Just for Laughs Toronto

Greg Proops Discusses Buck-A-Beer, Singing with an Orchestra and Bringing His Smarts to JFL42

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2018

"The world has always been coming to an end," Greg Proops says without a hint of irony. "There've always been evil old white men, that's ju...

James Acaster Discusses the Success of 'Repertoire' and Bringing New Show 'Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999' to JFL42

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2018

In March, Netflix released James Acaster's Repertoire, a fittingly titled series that introduced the world outside of the U.K. to James Aca...

Reggie Watts Talks About Challenging Authority, Tap Dancing and How Everyone Should Do Mushrooms

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2018

An intellectual stoner's dream, Reggie Watts is the essential answer to the question you didn't know to ask: "What would happen if you comb...

Neal Brennan Talks $600 Shirts, Globalization and If Trauma Made Him Funny

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2018

"I'm not a charisma machine," Neal Brennan admits to Exclaim! "I'm not dripping with charisma like many of my friends are. But I do have ca...

Jay Pharoah

JFL42, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 29

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2017

Known for his six-year tenure on Saturday Night Live, Jay Pharoah has undeniably made it in comedy. Having said that, he's now at a turning...

Mike Birbiglia

JFL42, Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 29

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2017

A renowned long-form storytelling comedian, Mike Birbiglia went all in for The New One, a sprawling tale about how he and his wife tried to...

Tim & Eric

JFL42, Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 29

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2017

Headlining the penultimate night of Toronto's ten-day JFL42 Festival, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim brought their "10 Year Anniversary Aw...

The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler

JFL42, Second City, Toronto ON, September 28

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017

Andy Kindler was on fire for the third of five Alternative Shows at JFL42 this week. It was a somewhat smaller crowd than the previous nigh...