Tom Segura and Russell Peters are among the headliners booked for a revamped Just For Laughs comedy festival.
The Montreal summer showcase is touting a lineup that includes Toronto's Mae Martin, Pakistani-American comic Kumail Nanjinai, and U.S. comics Fortune Feimster, Michelle Buteau and Adam Ray.聽
JFL president and CEO Sylvain Parent-B茅dard says this year's festival will have something for everyone as it rebounds from bankruptcy under new ownership.
Parent-B茅dard's company ComediHa! purchased Just For Laughs last year after the Montreal comedy giant declared bankruptcy.
The company mounted shows in Vancouver and Bermuda last year but the Montreal festival is their flagship event.聽
JFL is set to run from July 16 to 27 and tickets go on sale on May 12.聽
Parent-B茅dard says he's applying a 鈥渃omedy first鈥 approach to a new chapter of Just For Laughs.
鈥淚 have my hands on the wheel. We can make our own decisions, and we are going to make decisions about love for comedy, about passion,鈥 Parent-Bedard said in an interview.
This report by 好色tvwas first published May 8, 2025.
