Posts Filed Under: “Just For Laughs”

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Our 10 Favourite Things at JFL42 ’14

We count down the highlights of this year's JFL42 comedy festival, which included a mix of big names, rising stars, and local talent.

By Steve Fisher and Kevin Scott Oct. 1st, 3:20 pm

From Girls to Women: Lena Dunham Talks Young Adult Novels, Jian Ghomeshi, and Artistic Development

We catch up with the creator and star of Girls and author of Not That Kind of Girl ahead of her Just for Laughs appearance on Saturday.

By Rachel Bulatovich Sep. 19th, 11:10 am

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Local Ladies Who Make Us Laugh (2014 Edition)

Our fourth annual profile of talented female performers and writers in Toronto who don't always get the attention they deserve.

By Steve Fisher • Photos by Corbin SmithJun. 30th, 6:40 pm

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Just For Laughs 42: The Best of the Fest

The JFL42 comedy festival is over for the year. Here's a rundown of the acts that impressed us most.

By Kevin Scott and Steve Fisher Sep. 30th, 12:15 pm

Just For Laughs 42: Comedian Marc Maron on Belated Success

Ahead of his appearance at JFL42, the veteran stand-up comic talks about how his podcast saved him from obscurity.

By Kevin Scott Sep. 19th, 1:45 pm

Just For Laughs 42: A Talk With Comedian Chris Locke

Local funnyman and SiriusXM Next Top Comic competitor Chris Locke talks about the JFL42 festival, and how marriage has (and hasn't) changed his act.

By Steve Fisher Sep. 17th, 9:15 am

Just for Laughs Tour Hits Massey Hall

Canadian comedy mainstay Debra DiGiovanni and SNL alum Jim Breuer are among the acts on this year's JFL tour.

By Chris Dart Nov. 8th, 9:00 am

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A Just For Laughs Post-Mortem

As the week-long comedy festival winds down tonight, we reflect on the good, the bad, and the needlessly complex.

By Kevin Scott Sep. 28th, 3:00 pm

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Neal Brennan on Co-Creating Chappelle’s Show and His Half-Baked History with Toronto

The comedian returns to perform several shows as part of Just For Laughs 42, starting tonight.

By Kevin Scott Sep. 25th, 10:15 am

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Ari Shaffir Talks About Magic Mushrooms and Being “the Amazing Racist”

The comedian discusses his fears and his influences ahead of several shows at this weekend's Just For Laughs 42.

By Kevin Scott Sep. 21st, 12:15 pm

Urban Planner: September 21, 2012

In today's Urban Planner: Mark Little appears onscreen in Rollertown, and onstage in the Just For Laughs Festival; new editions of Steam Whistle Unsigned, Shake a Tail, and The Big Sound.

By Steve Fisher Sep. 21st, 7:00 am

Not Just For Laughs Anymore

After a one-year hiatus, the Toronto incarnation of the Montreal-based comedy festival brings us a week of funny (and not-so-funny) shows.

By Kevin Scott Sep. 19th, 12:30 pm

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Just for Laughs 2010 Steals Montreal’s Thunder, And for That We Are Grateful

By John Semley Jul. 6th, 12:15 pm

Urban Planner: July 17, 2009

By Anne Joyce Jul. 17th, 7:00 am

Urban Planner: July 15, 2009

By Alison Horn Jul. 15th, 7:00 am

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Urban Planner: July 24, 2008

By Robin Hatch Jul. 25th, 10:00 am

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Televisualist: Spaceballs, Wing, and Pro Wrestling

By Christopher Bird Jun. 30th, 11:31 am

The Daily Photoist: DSC_5251

By Marc Lostracco Jul. 30th, 9:10 am