• The Just for Laughs Group’s French-language television company, Just for Laughs TV, has signed a three-year deal with Netflix to air three solo comedy shows in French.

• The first of these three shows will be filmed in 2024.

• This new agreement follows the merger of Netflix and Just for Laughs Group to mark the release of Mathieu Dufour at the Bell Center filmed during the 40th anniversary edition of the comedy festival Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire MONTRÉAL last July.

• Marina di Pancrazio, Chief Content Officer, JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP: “We are excited to extend our collaboration with Netflix and begin a new three-year partnership that will allow us to bring even more great French Canadian comedy talent to Netflix subscribers. Within our company, we are passionate about creating original French-language content for comedy enthusiasts and greatly value this opportunity, which allows new audiences in Canada and abroad to benefit from the rich comedy talent we have here in have Quebec.

• Tara Woodbury, Content Director, Canada, Netflix: “Quebec has incredible stand-up voices for the world to discover. We can’t wait to deepen our relationship with Just for Laughs after collaborating on Math Duff’s Hilarious Show last year.”

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Groupe Juste pour rire/Just For Laughs television divisions are world leaders in comedy, specializing in the development and production of television content. With divisions in the United States and Canada, Just For Laughs Television productions feature some of the world’s top comedians – from Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser to Ali Wong, Hasan Minhaj and Jo Koy – and have aired on Netflix in the United States and abroad, 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. In Canada, they have aired on multiple Bell networks and platforms (CTV Comedy, CTV, The Movie Network, HBO Canada, Crave) and CBC. Dedicated to developing entertaining television content, Just for Laughs TV collaborates with many of Quebec’s best-known French-language artists, including Rachid Badouri, Marie-Lyne Joncas, Christine Morency and Marianna Mazza. His television productions have aired on Netlfix, Prime Video, Noovo, Radio-Canada, TVA, Tou.tv, Unis, TV5, Z, Crave, Vrak and Ici Artv. Just for Laughs Group, which produces the world’s premier festival of comedy and is dedicated to the development and production of television content, festivals, touring and content distribution, has launched and sponsored the brightest comedians for nearly 40 years. For more information visit www.hahaha.com.