The Just For Laughs comedy festival, run by a consortium including ICM Partners, Howie Mandel and Bell Media, has postponed its 2020 edition amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual festival in Montreal where Los Angeles and New York talent scouts discover the "next big thing" for Hollywood sitcoms and movie roles will now run Sept.
29 to Oct. 11, after cancelling its traditional late July dates during the height of the summer cultural season. "This decision was not taken lightly, however made possible by the agility, vitality and creative strength of the company," Just for Laughs said in a statement on Friday.
The festival cited the "evovling global situation of COVID-19" for the postponement, as travel bans and a closed U.S.-Canadian.