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The Just For Laughs Vancouver comedy festival has announced names for the 2025 festival.
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Running Feb. 13-23 Just for Laughs Vancouver brings together popular stand-up comedians, alongside comedy podcasts and digital stars from platforms like TikTok and YouTube.
The lineup so far includes Jerry Seinfeld, Kumail Nanjiani, Tim Dillon, Magaret Cho, Roy Wood Jr., Pete Holmes, Maz Jobrani, Ashley Gavin, Sofia Niño de Rivera, Harland Williams, Brian Simpson, The Basement Yard, Nurse John, Sugar Sammy, Preacher Lawson, René Vaca, Sam Jay, Ryan Long, Jason Cheny, Esther Povitsky, Two Idiot Girls Live, Laurent Paquin, UpDating, Jiaoying Summers, Irene Tu, Langston Kerman, Sabrina Wu, Gianmarco Soresi, Sara Pascoe, Erica Rhodes, Jay Jurden, Maddy Smith, The Ryan & Amy Show, Fabrizio Copano, Ahren Belisle, Brittany Schmitt, John Goblikon, The Big Magical Cult Show, Tatanka Means, Vanessa Gonzalez, Alistair Ogden and Raanan Hershberg.
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The festival will be announcing additional performers in the coming weeks.
“For our 9th year, we’re thrilled to deliver another lineup that celebrates both the world’s biggest comedy stars alongside our own Canadian talent,” said festival director Heather Wallace in a statement. “We’re very proud to continue expanding the festival’s reach by presenting shows in English, Spanish and French.”
The 2025 festival also marks the arrival of the new Comedy For Community initiative, which in collaboration with British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s (BCLC) Community Ticketing Program, will be distributing tickets to non-profits and charitable organizations across the province.
Tickets for Just For Laughs Vancouver will go on sale to the public this Dec. 13, at 10:00 a.m. at jflancouver.com.
A pre-sale begins today at 10 a.m. and runs until 10 p.m. on Dec. 12.
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