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Maria Bamford, truly one of the best of the best, is a master of characters and observation. Whether it's her mother, the pretentious lady at the coffee shop, or her own therapist, Bamford brings audiences into a hilarious and colourful world. This compilation features some of her earlier sets from the Just for Laughs stage, so let's roll back the clocks to the 2000's and enjoy the ride. With the release of Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story on Netflix, we're revisiting our favourite Bamford bits from across the years.

Dane Cook on how to craft the perfect, borderline evil, text. Also, what boardroom brainstorm lead to eyes being added to the poop emoji and why are girls so obsessed with using it? Finally, yes the post-breakup, extremely happy profile picture is making your ex bitter.

With "Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story" now out on Netflix, look back at some of Dane Cook's best moments at Just For Laughs.

Lewis Black isn't feeling optimistic (or is he...). Trevor Noah would rather enjoy more Canadian political "scandals". Cameron Esposito doesn't like when politicians are bad at everything. David Angelo argues culture needs some crazy people, but they should be musicians not politicians. Plus, Colin Quinn thinks the revolution is coming, Nish Kumar wants to thank every American, and Maz Jobrani talks travel bans.

As Americans head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections, look back at some of the best stand-up about US politics from the last decade. Featuring Lewis Black, Cameron Esposito, David Angelo, Colin Quinn, Nish Kumar, Maz Jobrani, Ted Alexandro, Sophie Buddle, Grace Johnson, Guy Branum, Willie Simon, Nick Beaton, Erin Foley, Cristela Alonzo, Trevor Noah, The Lucas Brothers, Hayden Johnson, and Alonzo Boden.

Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias has a bone to pick with airlines, amusement parks, and every "not fluffy-friendly" establishment. Luckily, he's got some tricks up his sleeve. Also, are you aware of the humiliation of being stopped by a security guard with a badge the shape of a mouse?

In memory of Sir Patrick Stewart we're releasing his full comedy special on this feed.

Knight of the Realm, brings all the wit, elegance, and gravitas you’d expect from a British thespian to the Just For Laughs stage. He’s a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a fictional Star Ship captain, marking the first time a bona fide knight in shining armour has hosted a Just For Laughs gala. Join Sir Patrick for a star-studded evening of comedy, featuring the hilarious Sebastian Maniscalco, Gina Yashere, Russell Howard, Jim Breuer, and Pete Zedlacher.

This Halloween, dive into this killer compilation featuring a dad who would rather fake his own death than interact with white people on this satanic holiday. Also, dogs are terrible at Halloween, someone may or may not have gotten a ghost BJ, and can you call yourself a ghost hunter if you have yet to find one? Life as a zombie is chill so why are white people being weird at the Halloween party? And if you were a ghost, would you know? Featuring Salma Hindy, Chloe Radcliffe, Adam Christie, Matteo Lane, Graham Chittenden, James Davis, and Ceara O'Sullivan

Comedian, host, Heated Rivalry Season 2 cast member, and Canadian icon Gerry Dee continues to delight audiences around the world with his charming, sardonic, and delightful wit. In this episode, catch up on some of his best moments on the Just for Laughs stage over the years.

They’re here, they’re queer and they’re hilarious. We know it's October, but let celebrate Pride anyway with some of the funniest voices in the LGBTQIA+ community that have graced the Just for Laughs stages.

Featuring: Trixie Mattel, Kate Berlant, Hannah Gadsby, Deanne Smith, Wanda Sykes, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Mae Martin, Solomon Georgio, Matteo Lane, Gina Yashere, Joel Kim Booster, Tig Notaro, Robin Tran, and Guy Branum.

The legend Maria Bamford is at her best as she discusses cryptic flip phone texts, fart noises, and horseback riding with a lesbian couple. In honour of Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story dropping on Netflix, check out the best of Maria Bamford on the Just for Laughs stage.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

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Watch the full special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MjDcvrSkN8

A meditation on time and being alive, present, is the second special from Gavin Matts. It was produced by Just for Laughs and taped in Toronto on December 18, 2025.Gavin’s first special, progression (2023), was produced by Bill Burr and All Things Comedy special received wide acclaim, including from New York Magazine, who called it "dark comedy at its best."The special was produced by Jane Churchill-Smith of Just for Laughs and shot by the same all-Canadian camera team that shot last year’s hit, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie, led by cinematographer Nikolay Michaylov (Matt and Mara) and with help from Jared Raab (BlackBerry), Luca Tarantini, and Suave Hupa.

The edit was done by Reuter and Shaliek Jenkins, who have worked on many popular stand up specials of the last ten years. Sound was done by Kevvy Maher. And Gavin was dressed by the team from James Coward, a Vancouver based clothing company.

ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS :Just For Laughs is the world’s premiere destination for stand up comedy. JFL produces the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event every July in Montreal, as well as annual festivals in Quebec City, Vancouver and Sydney.

What's more American than freedom of speech? Using it to roast America. 🇺🇸Sit back, enjoy the fireworks, and laugh along with some of our favorite comedians.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

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Nobody took the scenic route to a punchline quite like Norm Macdonald. With Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald arriving on Netflix October 16, we’re revisiting his Just For Laughs performances, from politicians dodging basic math to a childhood lesson in quitting smoking that backfired spectacularly.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

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Michael Che tries to stay out of politics. It doesn’t last long.

Che gets into an eight-year relationship gone wrong, bathroom secrets and drinking so late it’s early. His new special, Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota, is out now on Netflix.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

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Gerry Dee’s got kids who won’t sleep and nowhere near enough marriage points for a trip to Vegas. He shares his questionable approach to grading exams, the relief of a playdate and the frozen bananas his wife swears she’ll turn into bread.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

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He talked about it with Amy Poehler on Good Hang. Now hear Marcello Hernández’s 2022 New Faces of Comedy set. He gets into his Cuban mom, Dominican dad and what happens when a Miami kid takes Spanish class in Cleveland.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:
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Parenthood has no background checks, a ten-minute vasectomy turns into an hour-long ordeal, and a dashcam captures a little too much evidence. Join Rebecca Reeds, Matt O’Brien, Laura Cilevitz, Kyle Brownrigg, Julia Hladkowicz, Graham Chittenden and Aisha Alfa for a Live Sessions Montréal compilation covering questionable sobriety, explaining Pride to border security and a child who mistakes her mother for Morgan Freeman.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, delivering big laughs wherever you listen.

Mom’s always right. Even when she’s absolutely unhinged.

From meeting your girlfriend’s impossible-to-impress mother to dating as a single mom, this episode gets into the chaos of family life. Expect brutal parenting confessions, threats only a mom could make and a baby who refuses to stop crying.

Hit play. You don’t need kids to laugh at this family drama.

Explicit language and mature content.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Canada, you’re getting roasted. Jeff Dunham brings Walter and Achmed to Just for Laughs in Montreal. Walter wants to be prime minister. Achmed thinks Canadians are way too nice. And curling? He has a few thoughts.

Hit play for digs at Canadian politics, brutal winters and city names that deserve an explanation.

Explicit language and mature content.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Seven comics. One episode. Plenty to laugh about.

This episode of Just for Laughs Live Sessions features stand-up from Sam Sferrazza, Jacob Balshin, Faris Hytiaa, Darren Frost, Crystal Ferrier, Chris Robinson and Ben Sosa Wright.

Press play, find your next favourite comic, and follow Live Sessions for more stand-up from Just for Laughs.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Cheech and Chong recall getting too high to film Up in Smoke, while other comedians take on absurd anti-pot ads, unpredictable edibles, and what happens when you bring a pot cookie to the movies. It's 420 somewhere! Featuring Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Pete Davidson, Barry Rothbart, Brendan Sagalow and Sophie Buddle,

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Summer cottages without air conditioning, wedding season burnout, dating apps, family drama, and a very different take on the Titanic: this Just For Laughs Live Sessions compilation goes wherever the punchlines take it.

Discover talented comics like: David Byrne, Quinn Lague, Kyra Carlton, Ke, John Cotrocosis, Joanna Salvarajah, David Pryde, Brad Macdonald, and Alasdair Trembley-Birchall.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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John Pinette riffs on summer cottage invitations, heat waves without air conditioning, and the wedding registry that left him buying a $700 vacuum cleaner in these iconic moments from his many Just For Laughs Montreal sets.

Laugh till it hurts!

Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Ivan Decker riffs on healthy eating (and why walnuts are gross), the cursed cinnamon‑raisin combo, sickness paranoia, and our pointless phone upgrades.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Anxiety, depression, white guilt… and somehow not finding out if you had a chance with your stepmom. 😭Andrew Santino covers all the important topics. 💀

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

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Catch Pete Davidson live at Just For Laughs Toronto on September 26 at Meridian Hall!⁠ ⁠https://geni.us/pete2026⁠

Before Bupkis, The King of Staten Island, and his many film and TV roles, Pete Davidson was already making audiences laugh at Just For Laughs. Take a look back at Pete on the Just For Laughs stage, showcasing the personal and unapologetic style of comedy that helped make him a household name.

Cat people will look you dead in the eye and say:“No, you can’t smell the cats.”“I actually love living alone.”“I just vacuumed!”Okay. ❤️Newsflash: it stinks, you’re lonely, and I left your house covered in cat hair.

Why wait for someone else to write your eulogy when you can just do it yourself? 😂 Sir Patrick Stewart takes “if you want something done right, do it yourself” to the next level. Segment from the 2015 Just for Laughs: Sir Patrick Stewart: A Knight of Comedy special. Watch more here.

Back to school is here. Consider this your permission slip to procrastinate. Press play, avoid your responsibilities for a little while, and start the school year the only way we know how: laughing.

Featuring John Mulaney, Gerry Dee, Malik Elassal, Debra DiGiovanni, Jim Jeffries, Marcello Hernández, Thomas Middleditch, Nick Thune, Willie Simon, Chris Gethard and Maggie Winters.

Mental health like a Nintendo. 🎮😂 Byron Bowers breaks down the ups, downs, and unexpected glitches of keeping it together.

Maybe it’s the cold that makes us so funny. Or the long winters. Or the shared national experience of pretending we’re fine when it’s -25.Whatever the reason, Canada has produced some of the funniest comics in the world, and today is a good day to celebrate them.Featuring: Rick Mercer, Arthur Simeon, Sophie Buddle, Jon DoreIvan Decker, Dakota Ray Hebert, Kyle Brownrigg, Mark Forward, Jeremy Hotz and Paul Rabliauskas.

If you think Australia is all sunshine and koalas, think again. Ron Funches has news for you, always finding the perfect balance between awe and absurdity, ultimately showing why travel makes for some of the best comedy you’ll ever hear.

Before the Emmy wins, the sold out tours, and the latest Netflix special, Wanda Sykes was already tearing the roof off at Just For Laughs.This compilation brings together some of Wanda’s funniest, sharpest, and most unforgettable moments from the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. From brutally honest relationship jokes to razor sharp observations about family, politics, and everyday life, Wanda proves exactly why she remains one of the most respected voices in stand-up comedy.Watch more legendary stand-up from Just For Laughs:

Canada, you’re getting roasted. Jeff Dunham brings Walter and Achmed to Just for Laughs in Montreal. Walter wants to be prime minister. Achmed thinks Canadians are way too nice. And curling? He has a few thoughts.

Hit play for digs at Canadian politics, brutal winters and city names that deserve an explanation.

Explicit language and mature content.

Laugh till it hurts! Just For Laughs Stand-Up Comedy brings you the world’s funniest comedians, iconic performances, and fresh new talent all in one place. From gut-busting one-liners to savage roasts, it’s your non-stop source for classic and cutting-edge stand-up. Whether you’re a casual fan or a comedy junkie, this is where legends are born and laughter never ends.

Listen on:

• Spotify: https://geni.us/jflonspotify

• Apple Music: https://geni.us/jflonapplepodcast

• Overcast: https://geni.us/jflonovercast

• Other: https://geni.us/jflpodlink

Jim Norton joins Plenty of Fish, reads one rule and immediately takes it as a personal attack.

Watch Jim Norton tackle online dating, age gaps and the fine print nobody reads.

You know that dream where everything goes wrong in front of an audience? ‪@mike_birbiglia‬ lived it- except the audience was The Muppets, and they were not impressed.This compilation pulls together some of his sharpest material: the slow-burn horror of chronically late people, childhood dreams that aged terribly, a yoga class that became a personal betrayal, and the unspoken negotiations that hold a marriage together.Specific, strange, and somehow completely relatable- this is Birbiglia at his best.

Marriage, therapy, family, anxiety and the culinary possibilities of a gas station. Maria Bamford finds the deeply strange in everyday life and somehow makes it all feel perfectly reasonable.

Enjoy some of Maria Bamford’s funniest Just For Laughs moments, featuring seductive waddling, joy whack-a-mole, anxiety songs, questionable restaurant orders and one woman’s courageous admission that she is, in fact, a raccoon.

Johnny Pemberton loves Santana and Rob Thomas’ “Smooth.” Does he know the words? Absolutely not. Will that stop him from performing it a cappella? Also absolutely not.In this full Just For Laughs set, Johnny mangles a modern classic, invents the most aggressively sponsored summer festival in history and reveals exactly what America sounds like. Spoiler: there are air horns.

Don't miss Johnny at Toronto Just For Laughs at Danforth Comedy Bar Sept 30th and October 1st Subscribe for more full stand-up sets and comedy classics from Just For Laughs.

Jonathan Van Ness loves Canada. The Olympic figure skaters, the maple syrup and, most importantly, Antoni Porowski.Watch Jonathan celebrate Canada’s finest exports, discover a wildly inappropriate new use for maple syrup and finally set the record straight about their Queer Eye co-star.

These comics all "got that dog in them". Celebrate man's best friend with some classic Just for Laughs jokes that are mostly bark, with a bit of bite.

Mentally we're still at the Montréal Just for Laughs Festival 2026. Catch up on classic clips from artists that appeared at the festival this year! Featuring Tiffany Haddish, Mike Birbiglia, Maria Bamford, Dave Merheje, Marito Lopez, Mark Watson, Joel Kim Booster, Keith Pedro, Dan Soder, and Ron Funches.

If your family didn’t scream through dinner and bring Tupperware to restaurants, Sebastian Maniscalco’s gonna make sure you feel left out. It’s full-volume nostalgia from the king of Italian-American comedy, live from the JFL stage!

The Just For Laughs New Faces of Comedy is the annual selection of comedy's next generation. We're running it back and highlighting some of the most successful comedians who were once New Faces! Featuring early performances from Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Nikki Glaser, Lil Rel Howery, Kumail Nanjiani, Pete Holmes, Roy Wood Jr., Dulce Sloan, Marcello Hernandez and Hannah Berner.

Tom Rhodes sure knows how to make an impression at Rome's Colosseum.

Before his latest Netflix special, Rory Scovel was already bringing his hilarious takes on everyday life at Just For Laughs.Rory shares what it’s like getting high and heading to the grocery store, aka the most expensive scavenger hunt. 🛒😂

10 years ago, who would’ve thought reading Reddit stories would lead to sold-out theatres?We caught up with Genevieve LaForce and the  @smosh  crew to talk about the journey and everything that brought them to the JFL stage. 🎥

Mike Birbiglia’s a champion scrambler, so long as he doesn’t look at anything. Don’t miss him hosting a Gala theJust for Laughs Montreal Festival this year

Sasheer Zamata thinks the only thing weird about periods is pretending they don't exist.

Nothing says "I'm getting older" like the moment you stop thinking "hot" and start thinking "cold." 😂

Johnny Pemberton loves Santana and Rob Thomas’ “Smooth.” Does he know the words? Absolutely not. Will that stop him from performing it a cappella? Also absolutely not.In this full Just For Laughs set, Johnny mangles a modern classic, invents the most aggressively sponsored summer festival in history and reveals exactly what America sounds like. Spoiler: there are air horns. Don't miss him at Just For Laughs Toronto: https://toronto.hahaha.com/en/page/detail/shows/johny-pemberton-852/

Jo Sunday's New Faces of Comedy is all about breaking down the myth of “intense immigrant cultures,” why it might actually just be your parents, and why “get home safe” sounds more like a warning than a wish.