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JUST FOR LAUGHS TORONTO 2023
Just For Laughs Toronto is Back! September 21 to 30!
This year we're bringing you more comedy than ever before with hilarious headliners, special events, and a whole slew of fantastic comedy acts. We also need to mention our TOTALLY FREE Street Festival at Berczy Park, featuring some of your favorite musicians, comedians, and musical comedians!
Buy a pass and take your pick from headliners, Andrew Schulz, Ronny Chieng, An Evening with the Office Ladies, Leslie Jones, Jonathan Van Ness, Marlon Wayans, Nicole Byer, Sam Morril, and Giggly Squad Live!
Once you've purchased a pass, set up your JFLTO account at toronto.hahaha.com to start reserving seats for incredible acts Michelle Wolf, Neal Brennan, Michelle Buteau, Tom Papa, Jim Norton, Joanne McNally, Ron Funches, Patti Harrison, Catherine Cohen.... and more! (& many, many more)
Every pass comes with a number of credits which magically appear as soon as you're activated and ready to go! Use them to reserve seats at the following venues: Elgin Theatre, Royal Theatre, Comedy Bar, Garrison, Rivoli, Yuk Yuk's, Second City, Nothing Fancy, and Absolute Comedy. To keep it simple - One credit = one show reservation.
You can get these credits gifted back to you and reserve more shows with them when you get your barcode scanned at the door during the festival!
I went with my brother to the Office Ladies show at JFL Toronto. It was so much fun! We were lucky enough to get chosen to go on stage, got to take a selfie with the ladies, and they gave us a signed book. Unforgettable evening!
Very fun event with great hosts - genuinely entertaining. Appreciated what felt like connecting with the audience and the office/their stories
Deon Cole was hilarious!!!!! I had really hoped it would be great, but the indigenous comedy fell flat. This whole event was fabulous. Thanks JFL. Looking forward to next year.
The price compared to the value did not match. I seemed some of the people chosen for the event was just to fill up the spaces. The price should really match this.
Paid for an autograph signing experience.. And the guest only signed their initials. No actual autograph :( Pretty bummed.
The shows we saw were awesome! The street shows were not so great. Sound was sketchy, talent could be better, and too much gaps in between. Nothing to do in between acts.
A technology nightmare. Reservations do not go back to you like they promised. App logs you out thirty seconds after you log in. Because the reservation system wasn’t working I didn’t see as many shows as I wanted to due to the fact that they were spread out so far across the city and I didn’t want to chance going all the way to the other end to not get a seat. The few comedians I saw were good though.
Let me start with the comics they find are amazing BUT their token system is the worst tire fire in the world. For those unaware, this is based on a token reservation system. You reserved your seat with a token. You attend the show and scan your pass and get the token back. If you no show you lose your token. Sound like a good system right? It is if it worked. The tech behind it hasn’t worked for years, forcing you to email and harass them to get your token back so you can reserve another show. They aren’t responsive probably because its only one person dealing with complaints and I feel bad for that person. Day one the app wouldn’t even work. Wouldn’t show your barcodes for scanning. Day two the barcode comes up as invalid for the people in front of us in line even though it was for that show and their names were on the guest list. I love this festival but JFL needs to get it together as this is an unacceptable way of handling it - this has been a problem for years. What have you been doing this whole time when the festival couldn’t run? Fix the token system and this festival becomes 5 stars immediate. Until then I want this as a warning to people of what to expect. You’re going to lose at least one token, maybe 2. Plan your shows accordingly.
I couldn’t stop laughing! I knew HDTGM was going to be fun but they exceeded my expectations and I only wish I lived in LA so I could see them Live regularly. Thanks a million for gracing Toronto with Your appearance!
Seeing Gabriel Iglesias was awesome. I am a true fan. I would thank him. It was an anniversary gift, but I lost my wife 6 months ago. So my best friend came along with me and it was a laugh that we needed
Comics were outstanding! Haven't laughed so much since last year's JFL. Local talent for the openers were impressive. Definitely comics to watch for!
Just a great night with friends! Could improve the “adult beverage wine” selection but other than that a great venue!
This year the line up wasn't as strong as last year, specifically the headliners... The JFL42 app is terrible Had difficulty booking available shows it would clock for both android and apple
Such a great week of shows. Venues are cute and acts were awesome!
This was my first your trying the pass, the credit system has great value, a great way to see a bunch of new comedy
Gabriel Iglasis was HILARIOUS! We laughed non-stop for the entire time he was on stage. When we were headed home, it felt like I'd done 100 sit ups! The Meridian Centre is a great venue. There really isn't a bad seat in the house.
Shows where great, coordination and access to venues was so well organized especially considering these are not assigned seats (shout out to the JFL42 staff!). The app makes everything super easy minus when you first buy a pass, the app needs development or better instructions. Also venue addresses should be listed and linked to the maps part from the schedule section 🙃
Getting a pass is the best way to see the festival. I went to 15 shows and daytime panels — I was in comedy geek heaven. It was really well-run; the volunteers knew what they were doing, the shows started on time, and of course, they were funny. I look forward to JFL42 every year.
It was great!! But found the show really short, took us longer to drive there then the performance was. But fluffy was great to see, such an international comedian live. (Booking online did not allow us to see that our seats were not very accessible for a visually impaired person, we did not see that there were 2 flights of stairs to go up to get to our seats. Just something we will hace to watch for in the future.)
Great show. Great venue. If only people showed up on time.
