Overview
- The Just For Laughs festival will run from July 16 to 27, 2025, marking its full-scale return after filing for bankruptcy in 2024.
- ComediHa!, led by Sylvain Parent-Bédard, acquired the festival last year and is relaunching it with a 'comedy first' strategy focused on passion-driven programming.
- Headliners for the 2025 edition include Tom Segura, Russell Peters, Russell Howard, Mae Martin, Kumail Nanjiani, Fortune Feimster, Michelle Buteau, and Adam Ray.
- The festival will feature a mix of solo standup shows, two free outdoor events, the return of the comedy club series, and gala performances airing on CBC.
- CTV Comedy Channel’s 'Roast Battle Canada' will be taped at the festival for the first time, with Russell Peters among the judges.