Vancouver’s comedy festival, JFL NorthWest, presented in association with SiriusXM, returns for a third year of hilarity from Thursday, March 1st to Saturday, March 10th, 2018 at multiple venues across Vancouver, including the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Rio Theatre, Biltmore Cabaret, ANNEX Theatre, Fox Cabaret, The Comedy Mix, and Yuk Yuk’s. Single tickets and the new 3-Show Pass will go on sale Friday, December 8 at 10:00am PST at www.JFLNorthWest.com.
In addition, this year’s JFL NorthWest introduces Vancouver to a new comedy film festival. The first edition of the “Vancouver Just For Laughs Film Festival” will also take place March 1-10. Programming for this new initiative will include exciting short and feature film screenings, premieres, riveting industry speakers, panels, and more. The search is on for the best and funniest short and feature films from around the globe to showcase at the inaugural edition. Filmmakers can submit their films to one or more of the following categories: Comedy Short Shorts, World-Wide Shorts, and Feature This! Submissions are now open and details can be found at www.JFLNorthWest.com.
Announced today, the 2018 JFL NorthWest lineup includes:
BILL BURR • TREVOR NOAH • JO KOY•
MARIA BAMFORD • BRIAN REGAN • JAY PHAROAH • ANTHONY JESELNIK • MIKE BIRBIGLIA • NIKKI GLASER JIM NORTON • THE FIGHTER AND THE KID LIVE • SASHEER ZAMATA • TODD BARRY • ARI SHAFFIR JAKE & AMIR • RACHEL FEINSTEIN • THIS IS THAT • RYAN HAMILTON • BETH STELLING • KYLE KINANETOM PAPA • CAMERON ESPOSITO & RHEA BUTCHER • RONNY CHIENG • VIR DAS SIRIUSXM’S TOP COMIC SHOWCASE • ALI SIDDIQ • BRENT MORIN • DEBRA DIGIOVANNI • BRENDAN SCHAUB THE ALTERNATIVE SHOW WITH ANDY KINDLER