RACHID BADOURI FILMING STAND-UP COMEDY SPECIAL FOR NETFLIX

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• Netflix announced today that Rachid Badouri will be filming his first Netflix stand-up comedy special.
• The special is filming on Sunday, July 30 as part of 41st edition of Juste pour rire/ Just For Laughs Montréal.
• This is the first special being filmed under a three-year deal that Netflix and Just For Laughs Group signed earlier this year.
• Additional details regarding the release will be shared later this year.
• Rachid Badouri: “I'm deeply honoured to be presenting my third one-man show, Les Fleurs du tapis, on Netflix to audiences around the world. It's a dream come true for me to connect with such a wide-ranging audience and to have the opportunity to be recognized on a renowned international platform. Having had the privilege of performing in over a dozen countries in Europe, Africa and North America, this broadcast of my show on Netflix is an incredible opportunity for my humour to be seen on screens across the globe”
• Marina di Pancrazio, Chief Content Revenue Officer, JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP: “Juste pour rire/Just For Laughs is committed to supporting and offering new opportunities to Quebec comedy talent on a global level. We are thrilled to have Rachid headline our first solo special from our three-year Netflix deal. Rachid is a Quebec powerhouse with international reach. His hilarious take on the world and his life is not to be missed.”
• Tara Woodbury, Director, Content - Canada, Netflix: “Seeing Rachid draw audiences in with his unique blend of energetic storytelling and candid intimacy, we knew that his show was the right choice for our next Quebec stand up special. We can’t wait to share what he has in store for our members around the world.”

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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 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

Media Contacts:

Lindsey Scully
Netflix PR
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Rachel Goldrick
Just For Laughs
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