Just For Laughs

Lil Rel & Friends

Katacombes, Montreal QC, July 26

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2017

"I think I just put this show together because I wanted to watch it." Lil Rel Howery laughed.   Unlike most shows that feature a host and t...

Boast Rattle

Mainline Theatre, Montreal QC, July 26

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2017

When Roast Battle began in 2013 in Los Angeles, it felt like the renaissance of comedic roasting. Once the roast had cast off the fantasti...

Moshe Kasher Doesn't Just Want to Talk, He Wants Conversation

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2017

Comedian Moshe Kasher made his mark as a lefty, California raised comic unafraid to challenge audiences — and himself — with the nuances of...

Natasha Leggero Discusses Teaming Up with Moshe Kasher and Acting Rich as a Defence Mechanism

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2017

Excellent comedian and Another Period star Natasha Leggero is hitting the road on her "Endless Honeymoon" tour, which includes a stop at Ju...

Sasheer Zamata Discusses the Revelations of Her 'Pizza Mind' Special, Her Mom's Secret History and Building Her Empire

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2017

If you only know Sasheer Zamata from her under-utilized (and now former) role as a Saturday Night Live cast member, you'll be blown away by...

Maz Jobrani Discusses Trump's First 100 days and Hosting the Ethnic Show at Just For Laughs in Montreal

PUBLISHED May 2, 2017

Maz Jobrani just performed a standup set in Toronto and he doesn't sound like he's in a hurry to get back to his home in Los Angeles.   "It...

'Letterkenny' Star K. Trevor Wilson Discusses His First Special, Staying In Canada and Successful Comedy Math

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2017

"You can't move forward in a vacuum," K. Trevor Wilson tells Exclaim! as he lets out a hearty chuckle. "If you're just doing the same thing...

Carrie Fisher Gala Ft. Brian Posehn, Celia Pacquola, Ivan Decker, Cristela Alonzo and Ronny Cheng

Maison Symphonique, Montreal QC, July 31

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2016

Carrie Fisher hosted Just for Laughs' final comedy gala of the fest on Sunday evening. She was in full possession of her typical irreverent...