Etiket: Laughs
Just for Laughs Insolvent | The 2023 edition in deficit despite millionaire subsidies
The Just for Laughs Group (JPR) lost millions of dollars last year by presenting a comedy festival in London as well as its big summer event in the metropolis even…
Just for Laughs Insolvent | A final loss-making edition despite millionaire subsidies
The Just for Laughs Group (JPR) lost millions of dollars last year by presenting a comedy festival in London as well as its big summer event in the metropolis even…
Creditor of Just for Laughs, Duceppe does not intend to laugh
Several Just for Laughs (JPR) creditors are convinced that they will never see the color of their money again, which is now forcing them to consider difficult choices. This is…
Unpaid debts from Just for Laughs | Documents presented by the trustee show an additional 5 million
(Montreal) Documents released by the insolvency trustee show that the Just For Laughs Festival and affiliated companies owe millions of dollars in unpaid debts beyond what was included in a…
Do business models like Just for Laughs need to be reviewed?
The financial setbacks of the Just for Laughs Group (JPR) caused a shock wave, mainly because all the industry players on whom the group’s proliferation relies learned from the media…
Subsidies of $13 million: taxpayers have nothing to laugh about in the face of Just for Laughs’ setbacks
The Just for Laughs festival has received at least $13 million in grants from various ministries in just over 20 years, according to figures compiled by The newspaper. • Read…
Just for Laughs artists may never see the “color of their money” again
The setbacks of Just for Laughs could lead to the cancellation of shows and at least one TV series, in addition to the festival, which will officially not take place…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | The aftermath of the humor industry
The announced absence of Just for Laughs, which has placed itself sheltered from its creditors, leaves a void to fill in the entertainment industry. At ComediHa!, we know that the…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | The Toronto festival in turn canceled in 2024
(Toronto) The Just for Laughs Group (JPR) announces that its Toronto comedy festival will ultimately not take place as planned this year. Posted at 2:49 p.m. This is a change…
The Just For Laughs festival in Toronto is in turn canceled in 2024
The Just for Laughs Group (JPR) announces that its Toronto comedy festival will not take place as planned this year. It’s a change of direction for the company, which announced…
Just for laughs: let the boots walk the walk
What sad news the announcement of “Just for Laughs” festival taking steps to protect itself from creditors. This declaration comes just after the abandonment of the “Blue Spaces” project by…
The Just for Laughs Festival…and after?
Many legitimate questions arise with the closure of the Just for Laughs Group. One of them could be stated as follows: how can a non-profit festival backed by a multinational…
Just for laughs: Gilbert Rozon risks losing millions in the shipwreck
Former businessman Gilbert Rozon, fallen founder of the Just for Laughs Group, risks losing millions of dollars in the collapse of the company he had sold. • Read also: Just…
A bailiff seized assets from the Just for Laughs Group last week
A bailiff seized more than $800,000 in assets from the Just For Laughs Group last week after the comedy company failed to make a court-ordered payment to a former employee.…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | Back to events
A canceled festival, layoffs and significant debts: the face of Quebec’s flagship of humor, which has sheltered itself from its creditors, risks being transformed. Posted at 10:06 a.m. A face…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | The elephant in the room
The financial setbacks of the Just for Laughs Group, which has laid off nearly a hundred employees since December and canceled most of its activities on Tuesday – including the…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | Is the festival model still viable?
The cancellation of the Just for Laughs festival next summer is a call for vigilance so that other major events in the metropolis do not suffer the same fate, worry…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | “It’s another Quebec flagship that we’re letting go”
The announcement that the Just for Laughs Group was being placed under the protection of its creditors – as well as the cancellation of the next edition of the festival…
Just for Laughs takes shelter from its creditors
Big shock wave in the humor world. Due to multi-million debts, the Just for Laughs Group has decided to cancel its Just for Laughs and Just For Laughs festivals for…
Just for Laughs protects itself from its creditors | Artists will continue their tour
Faced with the decision of Just for Laughs to cancel the Summer Festival and the presentation of seven shows for financial reasons, artists and their entourage have decided to take…