Hosted by Dane Cook

Featuring: Harland Williams, Gary Gulman, Greg Fitzsimmons, Robert Kelly

He’s only one of the biggest ticket-sellers in the history of comedy. No big deal. The...

Hosted by Seth Meyers

Featuring: Hannibal Buress

Live, from Montreal, it’s Seth Meyers! Get a sneak peek of the Weekend Update anchor’s hosting skills as he does the honours at one of our world...

Hosted by Jay Baruchel

Featuring: Hannibal Buress, Chris D’Elia, Amy Schumer, Bo Burnham 

Talk about local boy makes good! Straight outta NDG, Jay Baruchel heads to Place-des-Arts July...

Hosted by Eddie Izzard with Special Guest Gad Elmaleh

Featuring: Jean Paul, Trevor Noah

‘The Lost Python’ is finding his way to Montreal this year to host one of the city’s most important cultural...

Hosted by Joan Rivers

Featuring: Lynne Koplitz, Josh Thomas, Jen Kirkman and Ronna & Beverly 

Somebody called the Fashion Police on JFL this year. The eternally glamorous Joan Rivers...

Hosted by Sarah Silverman

Featuring: Wil Anderson, Kyle Dunnigan, Tig Notaro, Kyle Kinane - @ 8:15PM

Featuring: Arj Barker, Pete Holmes, Marc Maron - @ 11:00PM

She’s just THAT good; the...

The Videotron Just For Laughs Galas Presented by Air Canada

Don’t miss out on the festival’s most buzzworthy event! Stay on top (or at least in the general vicinity) of today’s hottest comics at...

Oh, Bhoy! Festival favourite Danny Bhoy is bringing his critically beloved Dear Epson show to JFL this summer! Epson has been described as his ‘best work yet’ and is sure to convert even the most...

One of the brightest stars in comedy today, Amy Schumer is a ‘must-see’ at this year’s festival. Hot on the heels of her hit series Inside Amy Schumer, she’s among the most in-demand comics of...

The CW’s Whose Line Is It Anyway reboot has got the entire comedy world talking and we just had to get a piece of the action! Master improvers Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood bring the spontaneous...

Colin Quinn returns to the stage in UNCONSTITUTIONAL where he tackles 226 years of American Constitutional calamities in 70 minutes. 

On May 25th, 1787, fifty-five delegates in wigs and tights sat...

It’s been a HUGE year for Nick Kroll. Creator and star of the wildly successful Kroll Show, he has become one of the most sought-after comedians of 2013. You’ve seen him in memorable roles on TV ...

We always knew Bo Burnham was gonna be famous! The comedy wunderkind returns to JFL this year after making a huge splash in the international comedy scene. Already a seasoned performer at age 22,...

A wise man once said “If Steven Wright, Mos Def and Dave Chappelle had a baby, that would be disgusting, but it would also sound like Hannibal Buress.” Do you really need any more convincing to go...

John Mulaney is back in town for one night only! On July 25, the former SNL scribe and producer takes over l’Astral with his very own JFL solo show. He’s one of the best in the game, having...

Hosted by Godfrey

Debra DiGiovanni, Bob Marley and Robert Kelly

A Crooked Perspective on Love, Sex, Significant Others and All the Nonsense in Between!

Romantically dysfunctinal comedians...

Hosted by Bobby Slayton with Special Guest Jimmy Carr

Robert Kelly, Bridget Everett, Brad Williams,Big Jay Oakerson

Crass, Vulgar and Uncensored. We F#cking Promise

JFL unleashed a pack of...

Hosted by Shaun Majumder

Featuring: Gary Gulman,  Fahim Anwar, Rocky La Porte, Cristela Alonzo

Comedy's Cultural Stew.Best Enjoyed with a Grain of Salt.

A rainbow coalition of comics poke...

Just For Laughs is thrilled to announce SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Centaur Theatre on July 16-28 at various times. The new show is a musical parody of ...

Featuring: Katie Crown, Ryan Belleville @7PM

Featuring: Perry Perlmutar, Eric Lampaert, Erica Sigurdsen, Big Jay Oakerson @10PM

You’re definitely out of the loop if you didn’t know that Kristen...

@7PM - Featuring: Rebecca Kohler, Loyiso Gola and Mark DeBonis 

@10PM - Featuring: Andrew Lawrence, Sean Proudlove and Simon King

You’re definitely out of the loop if you didn’t know...

Hosted by Rich Hall

Joe Lycett, Adam Bloom, Andrew Lawrence, Eric Lampaert, The Midnight Beast

God Save the Queen! Who will be left to humour her majesty with Joe Lycett, Adam Bloom, Andrew Lawrence,...

Hosted by Elon Gold

Gary Gulman, Jessica Kirson, Ronna & Beverly

L’chaim! Elon Gold is schlepping all the way to Montreal to host our annual Bar Mitzvah Show! He’s bringing along kosher comics...

Looking for stand-up with some serious swagger? Get down with your bad self at our Uptown showcase and see some of North America’s coolest urban talent, all on one too-hot-to-handle stage. Get ready...

We only speak one language: Funny. Well, we also speak English. And French. We also dabble in Spanish, but we don’t want to brag. This year, in celebration of all things funny, host Mike Ward has...

After surpassing the preliminary rounds of this international competition throughout the year, we’ve brought the world’s finest movers, shakers and breakers to dance it out at this year’s JFL...

Start spreading the news! Chris...

Word on the street is that Roastmaster General Jeff Ross is hosting the July 26th...

Maria Bamford is the creator and star of the critically praised Maria Bamford: the special special special! and The Maria Bamford Show. She was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy...

One of the most buzzed-about names in comedy last year, Tig Notaro continues to prove she’s a cut above the rest with her latest solo show, Boyish Girl Interrupted. The critically acclaimed...

Who wouldn’t want to see the World Champion? 30 Rock alum Judah Friedlander is known to comics and audiences as one of the funniest and most original stand-up comedians around. How could you dream...

South African sensation Trevor Noah is bringing his acclaimed solo show, Born a Crime, to Off-JFL this year! Catch the show that’s got both critics and audiences raving all across the world!

...

We’re proud to have former JFL New Face Chris D’Elia back at the festival this year. With a brand-new NBC sitcom in the works, he’s poised to be one of the biggest stars on television this...

These two 30 Rock alums are coming together to bring Off-JFLers an evening of incredible improv. Both Second City-trained performers and overall hilarious human beings, it may be the duo’s...

More shows. Intimate venue. Your alternative to not laughing.

One of Just For Laughs’ most popular shows joins the Off-JFL lineup with more performances in an environment so intimate, host and...

Paul Provenza presents improvised stand-up comedy. We’re not making this up.  Granted, they are.  But we’re not.

From the minds of Paul Provenza and Troy Conrad - SET LIST is back from...

From playing German beer-halls, garages and Los Angeles rooftops to performing at the world’s biggest comedy festival, Kyle Kinane has come a long way in the past few years. His honest, embarrassing...

Watch out! Pete Holmes’ live show just might impregnate you with wonder, leaving you with a little one that sounds something like the E*Trade baby. The future talk show superstar is sure to prove...

Get ready to throw the horns- cult comedy icon Brian Posehn is returning to the festival this year! Best known for writing and appearing in Mr. Show, Metalocalypse and The Sarah Silverman Program, his...

The delightfully deadpan Todd Barry returns to the festival this year and, just in case you didn’t catch the memo already, he’s bringing some friends with him! Prepare yourself for an evening of...

What kind of surprise? Nice try.  You’ll have to show up to find out.  Trust us when we say you’ll be glad you did.

Okay, here’s what we definitely can tell you: the show’s at...

He’s toured alongside Sarah Silverman, Louis C.K. and David Cross, but Todd Glass is stepping out on his own this year at Off-JFL! Witness the witticisms of this notoriously sharp-edged comedian...

You’ve heard him cull countless questionable opinions on The Debaters, but now it’s time to get Steve Patterson’s perspective. He’s bringing his one man show, This is Not Debateable, to...

Burlesque collides with stand-up comedy, and the result is astounding.  DeAnne Smith hosts, Montreal's own Miss Sugarpuss brings the burlesque, and some of the festival's hottest acts feature. Ha...

Robert Kelly's one-hour comedy special is his honest look at addictions, relationships, love and the struggle to become a better man. And all the silly shit in between.

Click here to see 2...

Ronna Glickman & Beverly Ginsburg are the best-selling co-authors of You'll Do A Little Better Next Time: A Guide to Marriage and Re-marriage for Jewish Singles ("It says Jewish in the name -- but...

Montreal just can’t get enough Godfrey! The breakout star of last year’s festival is back at JFL this year with his very own Off-JFL solo show. 

Click here to see 2 Off-JFL...

Hosted by Gavin Crawford

Canada's top character comedian brings his host of characters, insights and impressions to Just for Laughs in an all new one man show.  Skewering everything from Downton...

Rory Scovel has set out to dazzle the masses at the world’s largest comedy festival this summer. A master of reading his audience and a serious charmer to boot, we doubt he’ll have a problem...

Debra DiGiovanni is totally fine with being single. Totally fine. But she’s not doing anything later, in case you were wondering...

Meanwhile:

The multi award-winning maestro of suburban absurdism is back.

Don’t miss your chance to see Australia’s most original comedy creation in his Edinburgh Fringe Fosters Comedy Award...

Featuring The Midnight Beast, Zabruso and other special guests

What happens when you mix awesome music with kick ass comedy? You get AMP’D. This show attracts Hollywood industry types, mega hip...

In this hour of comedy, Jen Kirkman talks about loving being divorced, how the married people she knows are accidentally inconsiderate, why she would be a terrible mother, and how her family made her...

One of L.A.’s most popular alternative comedy showcases is coming to Just for Laughs! Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani co-host this crowd-pleasing event, known for attracting some of the biggest names...

Marc Maron is not the kind of comic who just gives the people what they want. He’s the kind who gives the people what they didn’t know they needed. 

WTF?! How on earth did we manage to secure...

“Are we doing this? Really? Are we doing this?” You’re damned right we’re doing this!” Festival favourite Marc Maron leaves the cozy confines of the Cat Ranch for the Grand Salon in the...

Pete Holmes has no filter. If that makes you feel awkward, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Everybody has secret weirdness. Pete Holmes gets comedians to share theirs.  You Made It Weird is...

Expect Tig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan and David Huntsberger to teach Montreal a thing or two about, well, pretty much everything during their live Professor Blastoff taping. Join this brainy bunch as they...

Get ahead of the comedy curve! Catch a glimpse of these up-and-comers before they hit it huge!

Hey, you know that retail clerk who seems so annoyed every time you ask for help? He’s actually a really...

Get ahead of the comedy curve! Catch a glimpse of these up-and-comers before they hit it huge!

Hey, you know that retail clerk who seems so annoyed every time you ask for help? He’s actually a really...

Musings from the world’s most loveable grump.

Hosted by Darrin Rose

Featuring: Ivan Decker, Craig Fay, Chris Locke, Andrew Johnston, Graham Kay, Christophe Davidson, Bryan O’Gorman, Derek Sweet, Keith Sarnoski

It’s no secret that...

See them live now before you see them Live, From New York!

Every year, a new crop of funny people seems to magically pop up in your favourite sitcoms, movies, and late night shows.  You know, the...

We’re representing them for now, but someone please take them off our hands!

Finding an agent or a manager can be hard for emerging comics.  That’s because they tend to see them less as humans...

One of the biggest events in the comedy world each year is Variety‘s unveiling of their annual ‘10 Comics To Watch’ feature. The issue is usually released during the last week of the Just For...

The first feature film from comedy leaders CollegeHumor, Coffee Town is an updated workplace comedy for the generation that works out of coffee shops. Will (Glenn Howerton) is a 30-something website...

Hosted by Robert Kelly

No topics, no filter, a true comic hang.The You Know What Dude podcast with Robert Kelly… oh and its funny as hell. 

Did you ever go to a comedy club and see the comics at...

Greg Fitzsimmons has interviewed so many JFL comedians on his popular Fitzdog Radio podcast that it only made sense to bring the whole set-up to the festival this year. He’ll be conducting his...

Ronna Glickman & Beverly Ginsberg are the best-selling co-authors of You’ll Do A Little Better Next Time: A Guide to Marriage and Re-marriage for Jewish Singles (“It says Jewish in the name...

Hosted By Mike Ward

For French people Mike Ward is a comedy legend, for English people he's just an unknown chubby guy with a drinking problem and a lot of funny stories. Let it be known, he is the...

The best shorts of the year! 90 minutes of cinematic laughter! Lol! (you chose the tagline, we provide the goods)

Hosted by Bobby Slayton with Special Guest Jimmy Carr

Robert Kelly, Bridget Everett, Brad Williams,Big Jay Oakerson

Crass, Vulgar and Uncensored. We F#cking Promise

JFL unleashed a pack of...

One of the brightest stars in comedy today, Amy Schumer is a ‘must-see’ at this year’s festival. Hot on the heels of her hit series Inside Amy Schumer, she’s among the most in-demand comics of...

Hosted by Shaun Majumder

Featuring: Gary Gulman,  Fahim Anwar, Rocky La Porte, Cristela Alonzo

Comedy's Cultural Stew.Best Enjoyed with a Grain of Salt.

A rainbow coalition of comics poke...

Just For Laughs is thrilled to announce SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Centaur Theatre on July 16-28 at various times. The new show is a musical parody of ...

Colin Quinn returns to the stage in UNCONSTITUTIONAL where he tackles 226 years of American Constitutional calamities in 70 minutes. 

On May 25th, 1787, fifty-five delegates in wigs and tights sat...

Join us as we celebrate and give out awards to the people who have made an impact in the world of comedy during the last year. Amy Poehler, star of Parks and Recreation, will be in attendance, live...

Whereas some women spent their twenties chasing unavailable men… (well I did that too) I am searching for something so elusive, so utterly out of my grip--‐ just beyond my yoga poses--‐ status....

Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-loving Amy can’t skate, isn’t athletic and finds it impossible to live up to her little sister’s über-success. Roller Derby & Superheroes collide in what CBC Ottawa...

The neo-burlesque revolution titillates in the name of freedom! Described as “Orwellian parody at its sexiest” and “as entertaining as it is subversive”, Bad Ladies and the Detective is a...

Every family has that weird uncle, but in the Dave’s family everyone is the weird uncle! Family Affair will make you feel like you are sitting at the Merheje table eating shwarma with the gang.The...

What would it be like if your best friend was your sister-in-law, AND your husband’s wife? The Progressive Polygamists is a seamless satire singing the virtues of polygamy’. Join two sister wives...

UncleFOFI's Couscous Comedy Show is the craziest place in Canada when it comes to have a good time while eating the best couscous in your lives.This very montrealis concept was created in 2009 by the...

Wrapping every song with deep-sea reverb and cold fingertips, Odonis Odonis distills the vitals of pop and experimentation. The Toronto-natives harken back to the classic 80s sounds of the likes of...

Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say 'Hallo' to your new favourite band. Catch the hilariously dysfunctional siblings, Berlin's prince and princess of indie rock before the release of...

JS Touring and Just For Laughs are thrilled to announce Jerry Seinfeld’s return to Canada!  America’s premier comedian has come back to Canada in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy...

In Last Time To See Me Before I Die, Cleese will regale fans with stories and exclusive clips from his illustrious 40-year career, before submitting to an extended questions and answer period with...

Since exploding to US stardom in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, British actor and stand-up comedian Russell Brand has established himself as one of the comedy world's true heavyweights. However, before...

Just For Laughs is thrilled to announce that Scottish comedian and festival favorite Craig Ferguson will be hitting select Canadian cities this fall with his witty and hilarious stand up performance...