Winnipeg Comedy Festival celebrating 25 years of Nonsense

The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is back and bringing laughs from April 20 to April 26, 2026. Celebrating 25 years of Nonsense, ...

Shamier Anderson & Stephan James team with CBC for 'The Legacy Lounge'

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s CBC and the co-founders of The Black Academy and Bay Mills Studios, Shamier Anderson and Stefan James, ...
Advanced Television

Canada: CBC Comedy FAST channel

CBC has launched CBC Comedy, a free 24/7 ad-supported streaming (FAST) channel featuring CBC’s original comedy series, sketch shows and stand-up specials, past and present. The new channel is now ...

Canadian Sketch Show Takes Aim at Trump With ‘Quiet Piggy!’ Storytime Parody | Video

Canada's CBC sketch comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" parodied President Donald Trump reading a fictional children's book titled "Quiet Piggy!" ...
The Conversation

After Just for Laughs’ bankruptcy, we should ask Canadian comedians what they need to succeed

Madison Trusolino has received funding for her research from SSHRC, OGS and the Jackman Humanities Institute. It’s still not clear how Juste Pour Rire / Just for Laughs (JPR/JFL) went from one of the ...
World Screen

Roast Battle Canada & Just For Laughs Galas Return for Comedy Festival

Just For Laughs’ flagship comedy series Roast Battle Canada and Just For Laughs Galas have been renewed and are set to return to the 2025 Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, running from July 16 ...