Get Excited for Just for Laughs Vancouver's Comedy Festival

Just For Laughs (JFL) Vancouver’s ninth annual edition returns in 2025 with stand-up comics and performances scheduled from February 13 to 24. Get ready for Western Canada’s biggest comedy festival when it transforms the city into the ultimate destination for fans over ten days. Both international and Canadian comedians will hit stages and venues to wow audiences for a variety of live shows, improv sets, and podcast tapings.

Headliner

The legendary Jerry Seinfeld will take the stage at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 23 for two unforgettable performances headling the festival.

He’s fresh off his Emmy-nominated Netflix movie Unfrosted which he starred in, directed, co-wrote, and produced. However, he'll always be most famous for starring in and co-creating his eponymous 1990s NBC sitcom, widely considered one of the funniest and most successful half-hour comedies in American television history.

Comedy Lineup

This year’s festival promises an unforgettable experience, bringing together popular stand-up comedians, fan-favourite comedy podcasts, and rising digital stars from TikTok and YouTube.

JFL Vancouver will also celebrate the city's incredible local talent, showcasing Canada’s finest comedians and spotlighting the best of our homegrown talent alongside some of the world’s biggest comedy stars. The festival also continues to expand its reach by presenting shows in English, Spanish and French.

Standout comedians already announced include Margaret Cho, Pete Holmes, Harland Williams, Esther Povitsky, Jiaoying Summers, Langston Kerman, Gianmarco Soresi, Brittany Schmitt, and more to be announced.

Standout Shows

The Ryan & Amy Show @ Rio Theatre – Feb. 16

Join the award-winning queer comedy legends and hosts of the popular comedy podcast Poor Lil Thing, Vancouver's own, Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy, as they grace JFL's stage.

Roy Wood Jr. @ Vogue Theatre – Feb. 16

Don’t miss the Emmy-nominated former The Daily Show correspondent and White House Correspondents' Dinner host known for his sharp wit and jokes about race, politics, and American life.

Kumail Nanjiani @ Vogue Theatre – Feb. 22

The Oscar-nominated Pakastani-American writer, actor, and comedian marks his return to stand-up by hitting the road on tour.

Comedy Scene

Vancouver has a vibrant comedy scene and history with countless stand-ups and comedians getting their start here. Looking to see raw jokes from up-and-coming performers? There’s tons of local talent on stage at various regular weekly shows at intimate venues to get you into a comedy mood.

• Wednesdays-Sundays – Comedy After Dark

• Wednesdays-Sundays – Underground Comedy Club

• Thursdays-Saturdays – Don’t Tell Comedy!

• Thursdays & Fridays – TheatreSports @ The Improv Centre

• Fridays – Chill, Comedy! @ Chill x Studio

• Fridays – Jokes Please! @ The Cambrian Hall

• Saturdays – Jokes Please! @ Russian Community Centre

• Saturdays – Saturday Night Laughs @ The Show Cellar

• Sundays – The Sunday Service @ Fox Cabaret

Since 1983, Just For Laughs’ worldwide tours, from its flagship Montréal showcase – known as the biggest and most renowned comedy festival in the world – to Texas, Australia, the UK and many other cities, feature thousands of top-tier comedic talent from around the globe every year.

JFL continues to solidify its place as a premier destination for comedy fans while launching the careers of many renowned comedians and entertaining millions of spectators each year.

Tickets go on sale starting Thursday, December 12 at 10pm on JFL Vancouver’s website.