Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias and Bruce Hills will also pick up trophies in Montreal as part of the ComedyPro conference.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Season 3 opener of “Hacks,” stand-up legend Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, touches down in Montreal to accept the ...

Stand up comedy showcases are planned for Sydney, Australia and Bermuda by new parent ComediHa! By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The new owner of the Just For Laughs festival brand has taken the ...

After a 2024 event cancellation, the stand-up showcase for Hollywood talent scouts and execs in Montreal is planned to run July 16 to 27. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Just For Laughs ...

I ran into an old episode of Hogan’s Heroes the other day that stuck me as odd. It didn’t have a laugh track. Ironically, the show was one where two pilots were shown, one with and one without a laugh ...

The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy.

Apparently, Just for Laughs can’t survive just on laughs — it needs money too. The storied Montréal comedy institution that, each year, awards the coveted distinction of “New Faces” to a crop of ...