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Just for Laughs creates record number of TV programming hours

MONTREAL – Thanks to an “unprecedented” number of domestic and international broadcast partners, Just For Laughs Television announced Wednesday that it will produce more than 40 hours of original programming from this year’s recently-wrapped Just For Laughs Festival. JFL Television has announced partnerships with The Comedy Network, CBC, HBO, Corus, Citytv, Comedy Central UK, Australia’s Seven Network, and others to broadcast some of the performances from the 31st annual comedy festival.  This year’s domestic productions include: The Comedy Network: The Just For Laughs: All Access series returns for another season with 13 one-hour specials, and 26 half-hour episodes, featuring comedians Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers, Jay Baruchel, Dane...