Just For Laughs Is Coming to Network TV With a Two Hour Special and More
This week at the CW Network Upfront, Just For Laughs and the CW announced that they’ve signed a deal that will undoubtably continue expand the reach of the world’s largest comedy festival.
The CW network, will broadcast a two-hour special featuring highlights from this summer’s Just For Laughs Montreal Festival next season. They’ll also air a behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Montreal Festival that will feature some of the big stars of comedy, as well as new emerging talents.
Just for Laughs COO Bruce Hillis said “Just For Laughs couldn’t be more excited to be in partnership with the CW, who have had a banner year with such hits as Jane the Virgin, Supernatural and Reign.”
CW’s online and mobile platform, CW Seed, has also acquired a new digital series from Just For Laughs which will include a series of interviews with comedians from the festival and hours of stand up content from the vast Just For Laughs library.
Dates for the network special and the digital series launch will be announced at a later time.
ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP
Just For Laughs Television is one of the leading producers of stand-up and variety programming and has produced television programs that have been seen around the world on FOX, ABC, MTV, TBS, CBC, IFC, HBO, W, BBC1, TF1, RTL, Showtime, Versus, BBC America, TEN Australia, HBO Canada, and The Comedy Network. The company has also expanded into scripted and non-variety programming with the acclaimed shows The Tournament (CBC), Deal with It (W Network), and Bullet in the Face (IFC). Just For Laughs Television is part of the Just For Laughs Group. Founded in 1983, the Just For Laughs Group’s growth is concentrated on four major focal points: Festivals (in Montreal, Toronto and Sydney); television production (most notably Gags, seen in 135 countries and on 95 airlines); live shows (Canadian tour dates for Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Craig Ferguson, North American dates for Family Guy Live!); and talent management. Its inaugural Montreal Festival is over 30 years old, and is now the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event, welcoming two million people each summer. The Group has offices in Montreal, Paris, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, and a small apartment on the Internet.
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