Bill Burr, Kathy Griffin, and Bassem Youssef to appear at 2024 Just for Laughs Vancouver
This Is That Live, Ronny Chieng, Andrea Jin, and Ben Schwartz among dozens of other leading acts coming to fest running February 15 to 24
Andrea Jin.
Kathy Griffin.
JUST FOR LAUGHS Vancouver has unveiled its lineup for 2024, the city’s biggest comedy fest running from February 15 to 24.
Ben Schwartz.
Here’s who’s on the bill so far: Bill Burr, Ronny Chieng, Wanda Sykes, Ben Schwartz, Marlon Wayans, Bassem Youssef, Kathy Griffin, Nicole byer, Bob the Drag Queen, Christina Pazsitzky, Tom Papa, Jessica Kirson, Pattis Harison, Che Durena, Justin Willman, Sooshi Mango, Carlos Ballarta, Big Jay Oakerson, Catherine Cohen, Chris Redd, Zarna Garg, Aparna Nancherla, This Is That Live, Joel Kim Booster, Annie Lederman, Caroline Rhea, Andrea Jin, Mo Gilligan, Rafi Bastos, Chris Fleming, Lewberger, Celebrity Memoir Book Club, Chris Gethard, Emma Willman, Jesus Trejo, Sydnee Washington, Aaron Chen, Nathan MacIntosh, Leslie Liao, Mark Little, Josh Johnson, Tina Friml, Emil Wakin, Desi Comedy Fest, and more.
Bob the Drag Queen.
Presented in association with SiriusXM Canada, the festival is also hosting Best of the West, a showcase of B.C. talent. It features Big Dog Energy; Bloodfeud: Stand up vs. Improv; Camp! Comedy!, Chill, Comedy!; Comedy in the Forecast; COMEDY WORLD; Crumby Comedy; Fistful of Kicks; Indig-E Girl Comedy Presents: Caught in the Trapline; Mufaro Mbudzi’s Scheduled Meditation; New Moon Comedy; Ola Dada’s Black Out Comedy; Puff The Magic Improv Show; Smash Hit; Sunday Night Stand Up Comedy; The HERO SHOW; The Ryan & Amy Show; The Sasha Ha-Ha Show; and Treat Show Comedy, among others.
Marlon Wayans.
“As we approach our 8th edition, we're excited to build on the legacy of consistently delivering top-tier comedy to our city,” festival director Heather Wallace says in a release. “We take tremendous pride in presenting the world's biggest comedy stars; artists who are truly making waves across the industry.” She adds, “The valued support of our festival partners makes it possible for us to continue to grow and produce ten days of incredible programming that has something for everyone!”
Some artists will perform in multiple languages; Bassem Youssef, for instance, will do one show in Arabic.
Aparna Nancherla.
Venues include Rogers Arena (Bill Burr), Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Orpheum, Vogue Theatre, Rio Theatre, Biltmore Cabaret, and The Pearl.
More artists are to be announced in coming weeks.
For full details, see https://jflvancouver.com/.
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