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Just for Laughs cancels Montreal comedy festival, seeks creditor protection

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 5, 2024 10:34 am Updated March 5, 2024 10:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Montreal company that operates the Just for Laughs comedy festival has cancelled this year’s edition as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire …

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What’s the deal with Winnipeg? Seinfeld to stop at Canada Life Centre this fall – Winnipeg

One of the comedy world’s most iconic performers has added the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg to his standup tour. Jerry Seinfeld, creator and star of the eponymous sitcom that can often be found near the top of rankings of television’s all-time greatest shows, will perform in Winnipeg Sept. 22. …

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Jerry Seinfeld to headline outdoor comedy festival coming to Halifax

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A large Canadian comedy festival has announced it is coming to Halifax this summer with comedy star Jerry Seinfeld at the forefront. The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival — usually held in Edmonton and Calgary — will be expanding into Halifax. It will …

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Indigenous comedy duo forms in B.C. out of community need for laughter – BC

Just a couple of “dirty old grannies,” is how Lilet and Soogah – or Bev Prince and Winnie Sam – describe their comedy duo. The grannies are from Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation near Fort St. James, B.C. They grew up together, live two houses apart and say comedy sort of …

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American comedian’s racist remarks spark walkout at Winnipeg comedy show

An Ojibway woman says she was among at least 30 people who walked out of Rumor’s Comedy Club in Winnipeg on Friday due to a number of racist and homophobic comments they heard from the stage. Kelsey Lenaghan says she was almost immediately turned off by comedian Rich Vos’s set, which included what she called targeted …

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