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The Just For Laughs Festival
in Montreal (JFL) is the largest comedy
festival in the world.
Montreal’s very own bilingual celebration
of comedy and performing arts offers hundreds of free
outdoor shows right in the heart of downtown.
Just For Laughs also presents the ultimate best stand-
up comedy acts, as well as theater, musicals and
variety shows.
Year after year, JFL takes over the city and makes
tourists and locals alike laugh out loud to
performances by leading international artists
through its famous televised galas. JFL is also
a place of discovery thanks to countless niche
comedy showcases and ComedyPro, the festival’s
professional comedy industry rendez-vous.
Every summer JFL makes Montreal the funniest
city in the world!
Founded in 1983, the
Just For Laughs Group
has activities in four
areas:
Television,
Concerts and Touring,
Artist Management
and Festivals.
JFL is present on all
continents with offices in
Montréal, New York, Paris, London,
Bruxelles, Tunis, Agadir,
Johannesburg, Melbourne and Sydney
JFL Festivals are also present in
Toronto, Vancouver, London, Bruxelles,
Tunis, Agadir, and Adelaide
Just For Laughs productions are
presented in French and English,
all over the planet,
and even in the air thanks
to over 80 major airlines.
Every summer, the Just For Laughs Festival welcomes 1.7 million visitors ,
features over a thousand shows and more than 1,600 artists including:
MIKE MYERS· LOUIS C.K. · SIR PATRICK STEWART· KEVIN HART · DAVE CHAPELLE
WHOOPI GOLDBERG · CARRIE FISHER · HOWIE MANDEL · STEVE MARTIN · SETH ROGEN
SARAH SILVERMAN · NEIL PATRICK HARRIS · GAD ELMALEH · “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
WYCLEF JEAN · TREVOR NOAH · JANE LYNCH · MARGARET CHO · LEWIS BLACK
PATTON OSWALT · RUSSELL PETERS · WANDA SYKES
AND MANY OTHERS
2101, boulevard St-Laurent [phone]
Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 2T5 www.hahaha.com