A Deliriously Hilarious Toronto Comedy Festival
What:
JFL42 (Just for Laughs)
Where:
Various venues
When:
September 24th-October 3rd
Price:
Festival Pass – $54.50-$129
Single Shows – $25+
Spend 10 days laughing it up across the city during JFL42, an all-out celebration of life’s painfully hilarious contradictions at venues as close as 5 minutes from your room or suite. This year’s line-up at the #1 comedy festival in Toronto features a collection of the most popular, artistically relevant, and side-splittingly controversial comedians in the world. Past performers include all-stars like Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, Lena Dunham and Seth Meyers. As for 2015, mark your calendar for these highlight acts:
Trevor Noah
September 26th, 7pm
Sony Theatre
Catch a sneak-peek of Jon Stewart’s replacement on The Daily Show, as Trevor Noah get audiences rolling in the aisles with his poignant blend of political and personal humor.
Alt Show Hosted by Andy Kindler
September 30-October 2nd, 11:59pm
Royal Theatre
Groundbreaking, edgy, up-and-coming comedians of tomorrow, the performers in this collective are some of the funniest around. Take heed, though. They perform at midnight for a reason…
Craig Ferguson
October 2nd, 7pm
Sony Theatre
Late-night TV host, renowned author and Grammy-nominated funnyman, Craig Ferguson is a headliner of JFL42. Expect loads of topical, off-the-wall laughs as he takes the stage at Sony Theatre on October 2nd.
Patton Oswalt
October 2nd, 9:45pm
Sony Theatre
If you don’t know his name, you know stand-up / improv virtuoso Patton Oswalt from appearances in a vast array of TV shows and movies, such as Parks and Recreation, Bob’s Burgers and Justified.