John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler to Perform at Just For Laughs Comedy Festival
variety.comWilson Chapman editorJust For Laughs, the world’s largest annual comedy festival, has announced a new slate of performers for its upcoming 40th anniversary festival.“We are overjoyed to be able to bring the preeminent Just For Laughs Festival back to Montréal this summer, for a historic milestone festival” Just For Laughs president Bruce Hills said in a statement on Tuesday. “We share in the world’s heaviness right now, and as leaders in the comedy industry, we are hopeful that we can provide some much-needed levity and premium quality laughter for all audiences, industry and artists planning to gather in Montréal this July.”The festival has announced that John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Tommy Tiernan, Vir Das, Celeste Barber and Neal Brennan will perform concert shows during the festival.
In addition, comedians Patton Oswalt, Chelsea Handler, Jo Koy, Iliza Shlesinger, Marc Maron, Russell Peters, Hannah Gadsby and Ronny Chieng will host galas that will take place throughout the festival.
These announcements follow the news that Kevin Hart and Bill Burr will headline the festival with arena shows. In addition to the events headlined by major comedians, Just For Laughs also announced several club shows that will feature a variety of special guest performers.
Information about the announced events, including times and venues, can be found below. Produced by the Just For Laughs Group, the Just For Laughs festival regularly attracts more than 2 million attendees.
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