Just for Laughs starts today! Here’s the schedule for Day 1

Just for Laughs starts today — check out our recommendations here, and the full schedule below for the first day.

Just for Laughs Schedule Day 1

5:15 p.m. conversations with funny people featuring kevin hart and judd apatow

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Start your weekend early and be sure to catch conversations with funny people: @kevinhart4real & @juddapatow today at 5:15pm EST- you really won't want to miss this! Watch at http://festival.hahaha.com for free!

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6 p.m. keynote with gina yashere, moderated by wanda sykes

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Oct 9 & 10 – 100% free to watch on https://festival.hahaha.com/en @ginayashere is one of the most influential comedic voices on television, and on the comedy circuit. JFL could not be more honoured to have her deliver a keynote address moderated by @iamwandasykes. Oct 9 at 6PM EST!

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6 p.m. Tooning Out the News panel presented by CBS All Access, moderated by Olivia Nuzzi

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100% Free 100% Digital October 9-10 Watch on https://festival.hahaha.com The @tooning.out Panel at this year's festival will feature a cast of animated characters lampooning top news stories and interviewing real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts. Who would you like them to interview at this year's festival? Let us know at #JFLFestival

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6 p.m. LOL presents: now what?! comedy and touring irl

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This weekend October 9-10 2020! 100% Free 100% Digital Watch at festival.hahaha.com Thought leadership roundtable moderated by President of @lolnetwork, Jeff Clanagan will include industry veterans & thought leaders from around the comedy space as they discuss the current state of the live comedy business and what the future holds for the industry. Oct 9 at 6PM EST

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6:30 p.m. new faces: creators, moderated by samata narra

7 p.m. special screening of notebooks featuring owen smith

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This weekend October 9-10 2020! 100% Free 100% Digital Watch at festival.hahaha.com Notebooks features the top standup comedians as they sitting down with @owensmith4real to discuss their careers, creative writing process, comedy & more. Lineup includes @joerogan, @nealbrennan, @erikgriffin and @zofunny. Oct 9 at 7PM EST

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7 p.m. Variety’s legend and groundbreaker jo koy, moderated by jenelle riley

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100% Free 100% Digital October 9-10 Watch on https://festival.hahaha.com Although virtual this year, comedian @jokoy is no stranger to the stage. Starting off 2020 with a bang and four sold out stand-up arena shows, we can't wait to see him at this year's JFL Festival. What is your favourite Jo Koy joke? Let us know at #JFLFestival

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8 p.m. conversations with funny people featuring tituss burgess, moderated by yvette nicole brown

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This weekend October 9-10 2020! 100% Free 100% Digital Watch at festival.hahaha.com @instatituss from the Netflix's series, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt heads to our virtual stage for a live conversation that you really won't want to miss, moderated by @yvettenicolebrown. Oct 9 at 8PM EST

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8 p.m. quake’s house featuring earthquake

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Oct 9 & 10 – 100% free to watch on https://festival.hahaha.com/en Comedian, @therealearthquake takes the virtual stage for a never-before-seen, live taping of his hit daily SiriusXM radio show, “Quake’s House.” and we can't wait! Oct 9 at 8PM EST!

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8 p.m. conversations with funny people featuring kenya barris, moderated by maurice williams

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100% Free 100% Digital October 9-10 Watch on https://festival.hahaha.com @kenyabarris, award-winning writer, producer and director and creator of the hit ABC series “black-ish,” takes to the virtual stage for a live, unscripted and never-before seen conversation. What would you like to ask him? Let us know at #JFLFestival

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9 p.m. eat my shorts

9 p.m. comedy in color

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100% free to watch on https://festival.hahaha.com/en @lolnetwork, our official programming partner will be presenting a Stand-Up Turnup session with different comedians on both days of the festival! Each show has a great line-up of comedians and is a must-see! Oct 9 at 9PM & Oct 10 at 10PM EST #JFLFestival . . . . . @comediangodfrey @thedavidaarnold @cwayans @funnyhelenhong @lewdo2much @affioncrockett @aprilmacie @framoscomedy @heylando @tacarracomedy

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9 p.m. conversations with funny people featuring sarah cooper, moderated by tig notaro

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100% Free 100% Digital October 9-10 Watch on https://festival.hahaha.com @sarahcpr, writer, comedian and Trump impersonator du jour, chats with Tig Notaro about how she made the jump from tech to comedy & the ins, outs, ups and downs of making her addictive Trump lip-sync videos. What's your favourite one? Let us know at #JFLFestival

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10 p.m. conversations with funny people featuring trixie mattel and nicole byer

For the complete schedule for tomorrow, Day 2, and for the full programming info, please visit the Just for Laughs website.

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