Just for Laughs 2023 lineup Leslie Jones, Eddie Izzard Mike Ward
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Just for Laughs adds Leslie Jones, Eddie Izzard, Mike Ward & more to 2023 lineup

by Lorraine Carpenter

Neal Brennan, Ronny Chieng, Ramy Youssef and Mae Martin are also part of the Montreal festival’s second lineup reveal.

The lineup for the 41st edition of Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs has expanded this morning with the announcement of dozens of new names. Highlights of the second JFL 2023 lineup reveal include Saturday Night Live alumnus and actress Leslie Jones, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, Toronto comic/actor & screenwriter Mae Martin, Quebec comedian and Supreme Court jester Mike Ward (who will be hosting The Nasty Show), renowned U.S. comedy writer and stand-up comic Neal Brennan (Chappelle’s Show), Daily Show correspondent and Netflix comic Ronny Chieng and Egyptian American comic Ramy Youssef.

This adds to an already impressive Just for Laughs 2023 lineup, announced back in April, that includes Ali Wong, Trixie Mattel, Anthony Jeselnik, Jonathan Van Ness and Russell Peters.

Just for Laughs adds Leslie Jones, Eddie Izzard, Mike Ward & more to 2023 lineup

For more on Just for Laughs Montreal, happening from July 14 to 29, 2023, and to buy tickets, please visit the festival’s website.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.