MONTREAL – Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg and Vancouver native Seth Rogen are among the winners of this year’s Just For Laughs Awards.
The Montreal-based comedy festival named Samberg, star of TV’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, its comedy person of the year on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Rogen and Vancouver-born Evan Goldberg won comedy directors of the year for their upcoming film The Interview.
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Other 2014 Just for Laughs honours went to American scribe Michael Schur of The Office and Parks and Recreation fame for comedy writer of the year.
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Vancouver native Nathan Fielder of Nathan For You won breakout comedy star of the year and American Bill Burr got stand-up comedian of the year.
The winners will receive their awards at a show hosted by American standup Pete Holmes on July 25 in Montreal.
The show is part of the Just For Laughs ComedyPRO Conference, which takes place July 24-26 in Montreal.
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