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The ComedyHa! The group announced that it will offer several activities in Montreal at the end of July before its flagship event in Quebec City.
The group has already indicated that it will take over the musical “Waitress” after reaching an agreement with the rights holders and Just for Laughs.
To mark the 25th anniversary of ComedyHa! Fest, the group announced Wednesday that it will “salute Montreal” from July 18 to 28, with a budget for the Montreal event of nearly $10 million. In a separate press release, the federal government announced its “commitment to support ‘ComediHa! Salutes Montreal,'” indicating that it will reveal “the details of that support” at a later date.
The schedule, which will include “comedy shows, festivities and free outdoor performances,” will be revealed in the coming weeks.
The festival “ComediHa! salutes Montreal” will take place at the Place des Festivals, in the heart of Quartier des spectacles, Place des Arts, Espace St-Denis and Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne.
After confirming that the Just for Laughs festival will not take place in 2024, the ComedyHa! The group claimed that “coordinated action by many stakeholders and partners” led to Wednesday’s announcement that a comedy event will take place this summer in Montreal.
“It was unthinkable that our metropolis would not have a festival worthy of its name this summer. It didn’t take long for public and private partners to come together and make it possible,” said Sylvain Hora-Bédard, president and CEO of ComediHa!
The Just for Laughs Group announced in March that it had filed for bankruptcy under Canada’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, leaving behind many artists and organizations signed to this flagship company of Quebec’s cultural sector.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 8, 2024.
