Dane Cook, Bassem Youssef to perform at revived Just for Laughs festival [Video]

The president of a Quebec-based entertainment group says he’s “reviving” the Montreal Just For Laughs festival with a scaled-down 2024 event that includes shows by Dane Cook, Bassem Youssef and Bobby Slayton.

ComediHa! CEO Sylvain Parent-Bédard says it’s a “bit of a miracle” the company is able to announce a July lineup only weeks after acquiring a number of assets from the financially troubled Just for Laughs comedy company.

While this year’s festival will be smaller on the English side, with about 15 shows and 20-30 comedians, he said it sends a powerful signal.

“It was important for us to make a statement to the fans, to the different partners and to the comedy industry that we are there, we are still there, and we’re going to be there,” he said in a phone interview.

Just for Laughs cancelled its Montreal and Toronto festivals earlier this year and sought creditor protection, blaming the …