Press Coverage

  1. London Free Press - Reit stuff

    Father and son filmmakers at Just For Laughs prove the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

  2. HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD AT "JUST FOR LAUGHS" FESTIVAL

    The Festival brought in approximately 1,000 industry members, over 400 of whom attended the Just Comedy Conference. The buzz-worthy event was attended by some of the biggest players in comedy including representatives from the genres of feature film, tele

  3. There Are Many Comedy Persons, But Only One Comedy Person Of The Year: Judd Apatow

    Judd Apatow picked up a handsome companion trophy to sit alongside his Flackie and prized collection of custom penis-molds of every actor he's ever worked with: The prestigious Just For Laughs First Annual Comedy Person of the Year award.

  4. Playback :: Players address slide of comedy biz

    They say you should always open a speech with a joke, but organizers at Just for Laughs instead ended a week of jokes with a speech, as Just Comedy, its sideshow conference about the business of funny, made its debut on Thursday.

  5. Playback :: Apatow gets plaudits at conference

    Filmmaker and (who knew?) occasional stand-up comic Judd Apatow closed out industry confab Just Comedy on Friday, taking the first Comedy Person of the Year prize from the business-minded spin-off of Just for Laughs.

  6. Young comics hit right notes at JFL

    MONTREAL -- A handful of up-and-coming comedians left the 26th annual Just for Laughs festival with deals in their pockets, while others can hope to capitalize during the weeks and months to come on the buzz they created here.

  7. Just for Laughs comedy fest kicks off

    Thursday's kickoff events were punctuated by a keynote from Turner Entertainment Networks prexy Steve Koonin. Next up was a one-on-one between father-and-son filmmakers Ivan and Jason Reitman. The day's activities closed with Variety's 10 Comics to Watch

  8. Running With My Eyes Closed - Just Comedy: The Business of Funny

    The two day conference, set smack in the middle of the 26th Just For Laughs Festival, is the perfect way for writers, producers, and broadcasters to eat, sleep, and breath the business side of the comedy equation.

  9. Kindler colours outside the lines of mainstream comedy

    "Alternative" may run neck-and-neck with "indie" in the race for most overused cultural label of the past several years, but it's to the credit of Andy Kindler and his convention-flouting colleagues that the Alternative Comedy Show at Just for Laughs rema

  10. Comedy executives discuss Internet strategy

    The role of the Internet in today's comedy world was one key topic of debate on various panels here on the first day of the inaugural Just Comedy industry conference.

  11. Steve Koonin sees opportunity in comedy

    Given a decline in comedic film and TV content in the U.S. in recent years, "there is a big opportunity in comedy," Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks and head of TBS, said here Thursday.

  12. Reitman & Reitman draw laughs at comedy fest

    Asked how his father had influenced him and his work, "Juno" director Jason Reitman had a simple reply: "I saw "Animal House" way too young."

  13. Executives discuss future of studio sitcom

    Does the multi-camera studio sitcom have a future? And what kind of shows are development executives at major networks looking for these days? Those were two of the questions that a panel of TV comedy veterans discussed Thursday at the Just Comedy industr

  14. The Reit Stuff

    The biggest "awww!" moment of this year's comedy festival came during Reitman On Reitman, in which Ivan, the director/super-producer (Animal House, Meatballs, Dave) and his son Jason (Juno, Thank You For Smoking) had an hour of quality time onstage in fro

  15. Judd Apatow honored at Just for Laughs

    Judd Apatow found himself in the spotlight once again Friday as he was honored at the Just Comedy conference with the inaugural Comedy Person of the Year Award.