JUST FOR LAUGHS MONTRÉAL IS BACK FROM 14 TO 29 JULY 2023
RACHID BADOURI - JEAN-MARC PARENT - TAÏ TL - SIMON BOULERICE
ARNAUD SOLY - VIRGINIE FORTIN - RICHARDSON ZÉPHIR
PIERRE-YVES ROY-DESMARAIS - HAIR, LA COMÉDIE MUSICALE
MAMA DE NATHALIE DOUMMAR - LES DENIS DROLET- EDDY KING
IZZY-S KORIASS - MARWANE - M-PRESS LIVE - OUSAMA FARES - RACHELLE ELLIE
SARAHMÉE - NORMAND BRATHWAITE - BOUCAR DIOUF
SIMON GOUACHE - MAUDE LANDRY - DANIEL LEMIRE
LAURENT PAQUIN - ROSALIE VAILLANCOURT
ET LA PARTICIPATION EXCEPTIONNELLE D'YVON DESCHAMPS
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ET LES VEDETTES INTERNATIONALES
ALI WONG - RUSSELL PETERS - JACK WHITEHALL - JONATHAN VAN NESS
TRIXIE MATTEL & KATYA ZAMO AND OTHERS!
Just For Laughs is excited to announce the first line-up of artists who will be performing at the 2023 edition of the Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL Festival, presented in in association with Loto-Québec and running from July 14 - July 29, 2023.
The festival, which draws more than 2 million visitors to the city, will bring the most sought-after comedy stars and rising talent together, creating the world's largest comedy hub for two consecutive weeks of laughter. Featuring shows citywide in a variety of venues from large theatres to more intimate club settings, the fest also features panels with esteemed celebrities and key industry insiders, live recordings of today's most popular comedy podcasts, TV tapings, and so much more. JFL has earned their reputation as an essential launchpad for comedic talent, with many of today's most successful comedians, writers, and actors having gotten their start at the festival, and who always like to return every July!
"With this great roster of star power already lined up for this summer, this year promises non-stop laughter and unforgettable experiences", shares President Bruce Hills. "We have many more announcements to come, as our festival continues to celebrate the power of humour to bring people together, and to provide a platform for new stars to be discovered".
Over the years, Just For Laughs has transformed the comedy landscape by serving some of the most iconic comedy moments of the last four decades. Quintessential JFL moments include Norm MacDonald's festival debut, to Jim Carrey's, to John Candy hosting HBO's first live comedy special live from the festival. Rowan Atkinson debuts Mr. Bean character at JFL to intentionally prove to network executives its international appeal which then catapulted his famous TV franchise worldwide. Jimmy Fallon notoriously shares how his show-stopping performance at JFL, opening for Penn & Teller, led to his first development deal; to breakout New Faces performances by Hasan Minhaj to Quinta Brunson, which all led to their trajectory of stardom.
The festival also played host to the world premiere of comedy film Sausage Party with Seth Rogen, Kristin Wiig, Nick Kroll in attendance; and let's not forget the festival's famous galas that have been hosted by comedy icons like Mary Tyler Moore, Lily Tomlin, George Burns, Jerry Seinfeld, Wanda Sykes, Howie Mandel, Don Rickles, P.K. Subban, Dame Edna and countless others. Some of the most memorable moments still talked about today include the cast panels with HBOs VEEP joined by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Timothy Simons; the cast table reads of The Simpsons to the cast of Brooklyn Nine Nine; and a sold-out live table read of The Big Lebowski where director Jason Reitman gathered some of the biggest Hollywood celebrities for it including Jennifer Lawrence, Olivia Munn, Dennis Quaid, Michael Fassbender, and others.