Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Cancels 2024 Edition And Lays Off Staff After Filing For Bankruptcy; Pandemic And Inflation Blamed Deadline
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News Summary
- The organizers of Canada's Just for Laughs festival have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy
- Several dozen staffers have also been let go as a result of the moves, which were blamed on the one-two punch of Covid and rising inflation
- JPR said filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under Canada's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
The organizers of Canadas wellregarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy [+2137 chars]