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New Faces at Just for Laughs Is a Welcome Talent Showcase
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 24
PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2019
New Faces is one of the most popular showcases at the Just For Laughs comedy festival every year, and for good reason — the artists are gre...
Aisha Brown Makes Canadian Comedy History at Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 23
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2019
On July 23, Aisha Brown became the first black Canadian comedian to tape a Crave standup comedy special. Donning a sash and a celebratory...
Good Dad Kurt Braunohler Also Shows Comedy Chops at Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 23
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2019
Kurt Braunohler aspires to be a good dad. He's a pretty new dad — his daughter is now five — and how could you not dedicate material to par...
Lucas Bros Double Down on Hardships at Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 23
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2019
Life's a bitch and then you die. At least that's what identical twins-slash-comedy duo the Lucas Bros, Keith and Kenny, who have been throu...
Ronny Chieng Brings His 'Daily Show' Politics to Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 23
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2019
Modern times happen fast. Very recently, you couldn't find a JFL set that didn't include a lot of Donald Trump shit. That's to be expected...
Robby Hoffman Gets Personal at Her 'Early Evening' Talk Show Parody
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 22
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019
Robby Hoffman is not afraid to "go there," she told her ex-girlfriend on stage in a packed room at the Montreal Improv Theatre during the J...
K. Trevor Wilson's Deadpan Delivery of Some Gross Truths Delights Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs, Montreal QC, July 22
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019
If there's one thing K. Trevor Wilson is good at, it's deadpan delivery — and that has never been more apparent than it was during his set...
Scott Thompson's 'Apres Le Deluge: The Buddy Cole Monologues' Show Is Uproariously Incorrect
The Great Hall, Toronto ON, March 14
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2019
The Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson suffered no fools, nor did he capitulate to contemporary norms of decorum and sensitivity. Or rather,...