Comedy Festival

• Series of costly losses in 2023 contributed to Just for Laughs insolvency: report

  Court filings show attempts by Facebook and YouTube to compete with the increasingly popular TikTok are among the factors that led revenue to plummet at the JFL parent company.

  Canada

  Mar 17
  
• Just For Laughs Toronto festival cancelled for 2024, joining Montreal

  The Just For Laughs Toronto festival is being cancelled for 2024 due to restructuring, according to the company that runs the organization.

  Entertainment

  Mar 7
  
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• Suspect in disturbing incident at Vancouver comedy festival arrested again

  Jacques Louis-Martin Letendre, 31, was arrested on Friday in downtown Vancouver and remains in custody pending a court appearance on Sept. 29.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
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• Great Outdoors Comedy Festival coming to Stanley Park this September

  The Vancouver Park Board approved the three-day Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in the Brockton Cricket Fields in Stanley Park from Sept. 15 to 17.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 28, 2023
• 3-day comedy festival could be coming to Vancouver’s Stanley Park

  Trixstar LIVE is asking for the Vancouver Park Board's approval to host it at Brockton Cricket Fields in Stanley Park from Sept. 15 to 17.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 21, 2023
• Edmonton festivals ‘feeling the crunch’ of rising costs, work to break even in 2022

  The festival city is feeling the impacts of inflation, as many Edmonton event-organizers work to balance entertainment with affordability.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022
• Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival moving online this fall due to COVID-19

  After being postponed, Montreal's Just for Laughs festival is moving online this fall due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  Entertainment

  Jul 21, 2020
• Edmonton’s Grindstone Theatre launches indie comedy festival

  The Grindstone Comedy Festival kicked off in Edmonton Wednesday night. 

  Entertainment

  May 9, 2019
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• Edmonton Comedy Festival ready to welcome over 30 performers to 4-day event

  Illusionist Matt Disero will be performing a brand new comedy magic show and the festival also boasts a one-night only performance by actor K. Trevor Wilson from the TV series Letterkenny.

  Entertainment

  Sep 4, 2018