TORONTO – SiriusXM Canada announced today the Just For Laughs Virtual Comedy Festival, which will air across numerous SiriusXM comedy channels from July 20-25 – the dates which the annual festival was originally scheduled to take place in Montreal (and is hopefully going to happen in the fall instead).
Two one-hour specials will air every day on five SiriusXM comedy channels, hosted with fresh commentary from the likes of Kevin Hart, Howie Mandel, Ronny Chieng, Caroline Rhea, Jim Norton, Alonzo Bodden, and others.
In addition, the best stand-up tracks from previous Just For Laughs shows will highlight some of the most iconic comedy sets, including segments from Andy Kindler’s biting “State Of The Industry” speeches as part of ComedyPRO.
More special coverage includes SiriusXM’s Just For Laughs Canada (channel 168) airing a 24/7 curated themed series that will highlight the festival’s revered Homegrown, New Faces, LGBTQ Gala, All Female Gala shows and more, using original recordings from the Canadian artists and record labels.
“We were thrilled when SiriusXM approached us with this idea. Now, on what would have been this year’s festival dates, we will carry on the tradition by sharing some of the greatest performances from our 37 years of festivals which includes some amazing homegrown Canadian content,” said Bruce Hills, president of Just For Laughs, in the press release.
