Listen "CH101 Select: Just for Laughs w/ Darren Frost"
Episode Synopsis
CH101 Select: Just for Laughs is the largest comedy festival in the world. Based in Montreal, the festival has helped launch the careers of such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Mitch Hedberg, Jimmy Fallon, Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, etc...
Last year, the festival was canceled due to bankruptcy, but its back for 2025.
We talk to Darren Frost - a Canadian comedian who started performing at the festival in the mid-90s - on the history of Just for Laughs.
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Last year, the festival was canceled due to bankruptcy, but its back for 2025.
We talk to Darren Frost - a Canadian comedian who started performing at the festival in the mid-90s - on the history of Just for Laughs.
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