Apatow, Seinfeld, Hart & Wong set for Just For Laughs Festival 2017


Judd Apatow at Bonnaroo 2016

Judd Apatow at Bonnaroo 2016 (Photo by Laurie Fanelli)

Judd Apatow, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart and Ali Wong are among those appearing at the 2017 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. This marks the 35th anniversary of JFL and to help make it a year to remember, festival organizers have enlisted dozens of comedians to appear in some capacity over the course of the event, which takes place July 12-31.

Apatow, who rocked Bonnaroo with his comedy megathon “Judd Apatow & Friends” in 2016, is slated to perform a handful of shows (on July 28-29) at the festival to be recorded for a future Netflix stand-up special. Seinfeld will return to JFL for the first time since ’89 to share the stage with France’s Gad Elmaleh for a one-night-only co-headlining set of comedy on July 26.

Wong, still on the heels of her hit Netflix special Baby Cobra, will perform a set on July 27, the same night Hart and his Laugh Out Loud Network will be onhand for the Just For Laughs Eat My Shorts initiative, which will see the comedian presenting a development deal to one lucky winner of an ongoing short film contest (see submission details here).

Joining the above-mentioned comedians on the 2017 Just for Laughs Montreal lineup are Daily Show host Trevor Noah, David Spade, Howie Mandel, Laverne Cox, John Mulaney, Sugar Sammy, Rick Mercer, Chris D’Elia, Cristela Alonzo, Tom Segura, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Norton, Natasha Leggero, Jimmy Carr, Moshe Kasher, Maz Jobrani, Sarah Millican, The Lucas Bros., W. Kamau Bell, Ron Funches, Sabrina Jalees, Jen Kirkman, Big Jay Oakerson, Arj Barker, Vir Das Sasheer Zamata, Godfrey, Andy Kindler, Robert Kelly and many, many more.

Let us also not forget Vice Principals‘ Danny McBride, Walter Goggins, Jody Hill, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Georgia King and Edi Patterson, all who will be at the fest to discuss the making of their HBO hit comedy series.

See the Just for Laughs 2017 lineup below and click here for more information and to pick up tickets.

 Just For Laughs 2017 lineup