Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017

OK. So I’ve only sat down to podcast with 28 of the comedians performing this week so far as part of the 2017 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. But that’s a start! Each of these fine, funny folks regales me (and now you) with inspirational stories about how they started in comedy, where they’ve […]

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Andy Kindler’s “State of the Industry Address (Just For Laughs 1996)” is a look at the beginning of an industry tradition

Andy Kindler is known for being outspoken on what bothers him about comedy. And in 1996, he began what would… MORE

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Andy Kindler, Comedy’s Ombudsman

In direct contrast to what he calls a career “marked by a lack of product” comedian Andy Kindler has two new releases to add to his resume. The first, a bit of a time capsule, is the album Andy Kindler: State of the Industry Address (Just for Laughs 1996), now available on iTunes, Google, and […]

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Andy Kindler urges everyone to keep making fun of Trump

In an interview, comic Andy Kindler – who spends about as much time engaging with Trump supporters as he does… MORE

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Andy Kindler’s first State Of The Industry Address to be released by Comedy Dynamics

For anyone that rolls in the comedy community, one of the best moments of the year is when everyone in… MORE

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Now hear this: The very first “State of the Industry” by Andy Kindler at Just For Laughs Montreal in 1996

For years now, we’ve been sharing notes, transcripts and more recently full audio recordings of Andy Kindler’s annual State of the Industry Address that he delivers at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. It has become one of the must-see, must-listen moments each July at comedy’s largest confab. What will Kindler have to say about […]

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