Just For Laughs Toronto is the Ontario not-for-profit responsible for one of the most important English comedy festivals in North America, the Just for Laughs Toronto Festival and other events. We occupy a unique place in the comedy world as one of the most important platforms for stand-up artists. Since 2012 the annual festival has showcased comedy's biggest stars, been a career-launcher for local and national emerging comedians, and been an important driver of tourism and fiscal revenue for Ontario and the City of Toronto.
The Just For Laughs Toronto mission rests on: reaching the widest audience possible; spurring discovery - by showcasing the next generation of local Toronto, Ontario and Canadian talent; supporting the comedy industry and comedy arts’ development in Toronto, across the province and beyond. We pursue our mission by being cutting edge and at the forefront of comedy – with stellar event management and unmatched programming laser focused on making Toronto THE comedy destination for a public wide and far.
WE’VE CHANGED THE COMEDY LANDSCAPE IN TORONTO FOREVER
The 2022 Festival was a smashing success. Nearly doubling in size from the last pre-pandemic edition — increasing the number of shows and artists by 93% and festival patrons by 86%!
The team took care to program shows for everyone. There was great BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ representation across the entire festival.
One of the most exciting parts of the 2022 festival, was the addition of the new FREE 100,000 sq ft outdoor Street Festival, which — even in its first year — has already become a fall festival staple for the city. Other highlights include:
Our organizational vision is to make Toronto THE comedy destination for a public wide and far. Our vision for the festival is to be at the forefront of comedy with North America's biggest, most important English-market comedy festival.
Robyn Kaszor
VP of Festivals
Oz Weaver
Executive Producer
Thomas Quirk
Director of Operations
Chris MacGregor
Associate Producer
Marc Chartrand
Director of Box Office & Ticketing
Elisabetta Gagliardi
Festival Coordinator
Madeline Pompura
Customer Service Coordinator
Nick Brazao
Director of Programming
Paul Willers
Director of International Programming
Christine Walters
Creative Director, ComedyPRO
Neil Bansil
Canadian Talent Programmer & Booker
Marianne Ways
U.S. Talent Booker
Ariane Thibault
Programming Manager
Lucy Segal
Director of Production
Reuben Coward
Producer, Street Festival
Duncan Macmillan
Sr. Production Manager
Matt Cohen
Technical Director
Laurent Madore
Director of Marketing
Alexandre Verbruggen
Marketing Project Manager
Kyra Carleton
Social Media Specialist
Diana Gerasimov
Marketing Coordinator
Charlene Coy
Publicist
Jessie Kravitz
Lead Designer
Khalil Michot
Designer
Scott Da Ros
Designer
Jean-Philippe Gaudette
Senior Director - Digital and Monetization
Anne B-Godbout
Digital Services Manager
Samuel Poisson
Web Developer
Amélie Durand
Web Developer
Mickael Bourdon
Web Developer
Fabien Dariel
Web Developer
Kathleen Barbeau
Manager of Public Partnerships*
Jean-Philippe Couture
Public Partnerships Senior Financial Analyst*
Isabelle Patenaude
Senior Writer*
David Massé
Project Manager, Public Partnerships and Cultural Industries*
Kevin Townsend
City of Toronto Government Relations**
Sadaf Abbasi
Ontario Government Relations**
Amanda DeYoung
Ontario Government Relations**
Liam Daly
Federal Government Relations*
Andrew Reddick
Director Sales, Sponsorships
Phil Bouffard
Managing Director+
Morgan Claringbold
Manager, Strategic Partnerships+
Marc Thususka
Business Development+
Charles Decarie
CEO & President
Bruce Hills
President
Alain Boucher
Exec. VP & Chief Financial Officer
Jacqueline Grossman
Chief Marketing Officer
Stéphanie Hudon
VP & Chief Legal Officer
Marina Di Pancrazio
Chief Content Revenue
Patrick Rozon
Chief Creative Officer
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