The Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, run by a consortium led by ICM and Howie Mandel, has unveiled plans for a fully virtually event in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, fest organizers offered few details on the first-time digital format for the traditional in-person comedy festival in Montreal.
But JFL is expected to host free, interactive online gatherings, conversations, panels, performances and events taking place Oct.
9-10, 2020. "Certainly nothing compares to the energy of a live audience in a comedy club, hall or arena. However, pivoting with the current times, comedians are finding new ways to make audiences laugh," JFL president Bruce Hills told THR.
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