Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival Honors Amy Schumer, Hasan Minhaj
variety.comEach year, Just for Laughs in Montreal hosts the Just for Laughs Awards Show, recognizing breakthroughs and icons in the comedy world.
This year’s ceremony will be held at 3 p.m July 29 in the DoubleTree Grand Salon Opera. Amy SchumerComedy Person of the YearAfter Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, the energy was sucked out of the room.
The producers had decided the show would continue without a pause. Then, Amy Schumer, one of the night’s three hosts, walked out. “I’ve been getting out of that Spider-Man costume, did I miss anything?” Schumer quipped as audience members laughed with a palpable sigh of relief. “There’s like a different vibe in here,” she added as she fist-bumped Tiffany Haddish.
It’s no surprise that Schumer was able to break the tension, since she’s been known for her no-holds-barred style of joke-making for years now.
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