JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP AND NETFLIX SIGN THREE-YEAR COMEDY DEAL FOR THREE FRENCH STAND-UP COMEDY SPECIALS

• Just For Laughs Group’s Francophone TV division, Juste pour rire TV, has signed a three-year deal with Netflix for three French stand-up solo specials.
• The first of the three specials will be filmed in 2023.
• This new deal comes on the heels of Netflix and Just For Laughs Group teaming up on the release of Mathieu Dufour at Bell Centre, which was filmed at the 40th anniversary edition of Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire MONTRÉAL comedy festival last July.
• Marina di Pancrazio, Chief Content Revenue Officer, JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP: “We are delighted to be extending our collaboration with Netflix and to be entering into a new three-year partnership that will enable us to showcase even more of Canada’s leading Francophone comedy talent to their subscribers. As a company we are passionate about creating original Francophone content for comedy fans to enjoy, and greatly value this opportunity that will allow new audiences both in Canada and overseas to enjoy the rich comedy talent we have here in Quebec.”
• Tara Woodbury, Director, Content - Canada, Netflix: “Quebec has incredible stand-up voices for the world to discover. We're looking forward to deepening our relationship with Just For Laughs after partnering on Math Duff's hilarious special last year.”

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ABOUT JUSTE POUR RIRE TV/JUST FOR LAUGHS TELEVISION

Global leader in comedy, Just For Laughs Group’s TV divisions, Juste pour rire TV / Just For Laughs Television specialize in TV development and production of unscripted and scripted content. With divisions in the USA and Canada, Just For Laughs Television productions feature some of the world’s top comedic talent - from Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser to Ali Wong, Hasan Minhaj and Jo Koy - and have been seen in the US and internationally on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, FOX, ABC, NBC, MTV, TBS, IFC, The CW, TF1, Comedy Central, Showtime, Hulu, BBC, BBC America, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and TEN Australia. And in Canada on an array of Bell networks and platforms (CTV Comedy, CTV, The Movie Network, HBO Canada, Crave), and CBC. Juste pour rire TV focuses on the development of comedic content delivered by some of Quebec’s most foremost Francophone artists – from Rachid Badouri and Marie-Lyne Joncas to Dominic Paquet, Christine Morency and Mariana Mazza. Their TV productions have been featured on Netflix, Prime Video, Noovo, Radio-Canada, TVA, Tou.tv, Unis, TV5, Z, Crave, Vrak and Ici Artv.  Home to the #1 Comedy Festival in the World and with concentrated growth on television development & production, festivals, live tours and content distribution, Just for Laughs Group has been launching and championing top comedic talent for close to 40 years. For more information, visit www.hahaha.com

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Lindsey Scully
Netflix PR
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Joelle Mauffette
Just For Laughs Group
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