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How Just for Laughs Montreal Festival Has Boosted Comedic Careers

by Jenelle Riley

In days of yore, the best opportunity for a stand-up comedian to break out was to be tapped by Johnny Carson's team for a "Tonight Show" slot. Getting invited to the couch afterward was a whole other level. By the 1990s, Carson was done and while there were other coveted late-night slots (David Letterman, Conan […]

SOURCE: Variety at 1:05pm on July 20, 2023