Gina Brillon – For Gina Brillon, comedy has been the ultimate career choice for her since she was a kid growing up in The Bronx. “I fell in love with comedy at the age of 14. I was watching such comedians ...
Rad Dads – As I met up with local comics – and recent first time fathers – Walter J. Lyng and Reese Turner at a pub on Monkland Avenue to discuss their upcoming show “Rad Dads!”, which will be part ...
Orny Adams – Comedian Orny Adams has been performing at Just For Laughs off and on for nearly 20 years, whether it be doing solo shows, or being part of a line-up of a club series or gala (in fact, ...
Bruce Hill appointed President, Just For Laughs – Just For Laughs Group is pleased to announce that Bruce Hills has been promoted to President, Just For Laughs, effective immediately. Hills’ appointment as President comes days after it was ...
ZooFest & OFF-JFL – It’s called “a festival of discoveries”, and for the past 10 years, Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire’s off-shoot ZooFest & OFF=JFL has given comedy lovers plenty of new ways to discover how they can enjoy stand-up ...
Just For Laughs COO stays on – Bell Media and Groupe CH today announced the completion of an agreement to join ICM Partners, one of the world’s largest talent agencies, and Howie Mandel in the acquisition of Groupe ...
Just For Laughs unveil 2018 line-up – After a fall and winter of discontent as a result of the scandal that was brought about by the sexual abuse charges levied against Gilbert Rozon, the Juste pour rire and Just For ...
Just For Laughs 2018 has been synonymous with presenting the who’s who of comedy at their prestigious Galas, taking place over five evenings at the prominent Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. This year is no exception. The first two ...
Just For Laughs 2017 – Nearly a month after its final show – the Montreal: An Intervention Gala – was staged (which gave me a sufficient amount of time to rest and recover from a whirlwind three weeks of nonstop ...
Jerry Seinfeld – Gad Elmaleh Just For Laughs – I first saw Jerry Seinfeld perform live on stage in 1989, during a taping for that year’s Just For Laughs gala that was to be aired later on HBO. From my ...