Each year, the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival selects up-and-coming comics for its "New Faces" showcases, which introduce promising young comedic talent to the industry and comedy fans alike – and often serve as a young comedian's first big break. Jfl has announced the comics who will be taking the coveted slots in this year's New Faces lineup, presented by College Humor.In total, 50 comics were chosen in four categories: "New Faces of Comedy," comprised of standup comics; "New Faces Characters," for the best sketch comedy performers; "New Faces of Comedy Unrepped," which includes comedians who are not represented by an agent or manager; and "Homegrown," an annual showcase of the next generation of Canadian comedy stars. These showcases will be held July 25-27 as part of the fest's 30th anniversary.See the full list of selected comics below:New Faces: David Angelo, Ron Babcock, Mike Burns, Adam Cayton-Holland, Thomas Dale,...
- 7/23/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
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