Just For Laughs: New Faces of Comedy revealed; watch them in action!

By Dylan P. Gadino | July 27, 2011 at 1:09 pm | 6 comments | Audio/Video, News

Each year at Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival — arguably the most important fest in the industry — the New Faces of comedy are introduced. In short, these are the up-and-coming comedians festival producers have deemed the brightest and most worthy to watch for the upcoming year. Two groups of New Faces comedians will perform at the festival starting Wednesday. It should be noted here, that the New Faces lineups are the only ones the festival doesn’t announce until right before the shows happen.

But, we finally got word on who the comics are. And since most of you won’t be in Montreal to check out their sets, we wanted you to get a glimpse of each. Check them out below.

JERROD CARMICHAEL

DAN ST. GERMAIN

BARRY ROTHBART

NICK RUTHERFORD

NICK TURNER

Untitled from Free Comedy! on Vimeo.

CY AMUNDSON

ALI WONG

JOHNNY PEMBERTON

Montreal Showcase 2010 – Johnny Pemberton from Johnny Pemberton on Vimeo.

BETH STELLING

YANNIS PAPPAS

STREETER SEIDELL

KEVIN BARNETT

CARL DONNELLY

RON FUNCHES

SEAN O’CONNOR

MIKE RECINE

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Dylan P. Gadino

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Justin Ian Daniels

That’s a stellar line-up. I got to meet Ron Funches at Bridgetown this year, and I was blown away by his set.
http://twitter.com/seanoconnz sean oconnor

Oh no! They used a video of mine from 5 years ago.

http://twitter.com/punchlinemag Punchline Magazine

we updated the video!

http://twitter.com/seanoconnz sean oconnor

Thanks! This one I look much thinner in. (Not really, but you should see me now. So much thinner.)

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http://twitter.com/thelaughfactory Laugh Factory

Thanks for linking to Jerrod’s clip! Just posted a new one of him today: http://youtu.be/nuaAbVh8ej4