Just For Laughs announces Cancun comedy festival, “Escapes,” this November

Every year, comedians, industry folks, and comedy fans alike all run to Montreal for the annual Just For Laughs comedy… MORE
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Netflix announces the rescheduled dates for Netflix Is A Joke Fest

Back in March of 2020, Netflix announced a new comedy festival that consisted of big names in stand-up like Dave… MORE
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Just For Laugh’s booker Jeff Singer resigns after reports of using a racial slur surface

Yesterday, word started to break on Twitter that Just For Laughs New Faces booker Jeff Singer had repeatedly used the… MORE
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Let’s not ‘get back to normal’: the Southbank Centre will reflect our changed world

From postponed Meltdowns to melted icecream, shutting down an 11-acre multi-venue site has made for a challenging 15 months at London’s Southbank Centre. But, as it reopens, there have been gains as well as lossesPerhaps not right at the top of the lis…

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From Hamlet to Hullabaloo: what to see as theatres and comedy clubs reopen

As stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths … and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82More events to enjoy: Pop | Art | Classical Continue reading…

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Nashville Comedy Festival Returns In Person June 2021

You can tell America is returning to some sense of normal when comedy festivals begin coming back with in-person celebrations. Nashville may be the first of the mid-sized fests to return with today’s announcement: The Nashville Comedy Festival ma…

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‘I’m optimistic – hell, yeah’: stars of music and theatre on one year of Covid

In the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ahead‘The nation needed a rescue from despair’: Part 1 of culture’…

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SXSW announces their virtual Comedy Festival lineup for 2021

SXSW in Austin has become one of the most popular festivals in the country that encompasses film, music, comedy, and… MORE
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Ron Funches, Tom Papa, Michelle Wolf, and more to headline Gilda’s LaughFest 2021

After getting unexpectedly cut short last year due to the Coronavirus, Gilda’s LaughFest is coming back again this year for… MORE
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Just For Laughs Returning to Montreal for July 2021

While falling short of announcing a full slate of in-person performances for the summer, the folks at Just For Laughs in Montreal did commit themselves today to bringing the comedy industry back together this July in some form or fashion. JFL announced…

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