{"id":132186,"date":"2024-06-04T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/quebec-entertainment-group-comediha-will-acquire-some-just-for-laughs-assets\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:46:15","slug":"quebec-leisure-group-comediha-will-purchase-some-just-for-laughs-belongings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/quebec-leisure-group-comediha-will-purchase-some-just-for-laughs-belongings\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec leisure group ComediHa! will purchase some Just For Laughs belongings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Quebec-based leisure group ComediHa! stated Tuesday it\u2019s \u201centering a new era\u201d because it confirmed it can purchase quite a few belongings from the financially troubled Just for Laughs comedy firm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The firm stated {that a} choose has authorised its bid to amass the manufacturers Juste pour rire, Just For Laughs, Zoofest, ComedyPro, the Gags, in addition to the audiovisual catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis asset acquisition will enable us to offer even more diverse entertainment experiences to our Quebec, Canadian and global audiences while supporting the growth and development of our artists and content around the world,\u201d CEO Sylvain Parent-B\u00e9dard stated in a information launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also becoming a strategic player for international artists who want to perform in Quebec and Canada.\u201d<br \/>The announcement comes after Just for Laughs cancelled its Montreal and Toronto festivals this 12 months and sought creditor safety, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and the altering leisure business for its monetary woes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_gallery\">\n<section id=\"inline-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 3 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"inline\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10367608\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/lq40c3c9p8-33175kzgw3\/march_18_business_matters_web.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/lq40c3c9p8-33175kzgw3\/march_18_business_matters_web.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/lq40c3c9p8-33175kzgw3\/march_18_business_matters_web.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:57<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Costly losses in 2023 preceded Just For Laughs insolvency, new report says<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>A court docket submitting earlier this 12 months from insolvency trustee PwC stated Groupe Juste pour rire booked a internet lack of greater than $7.9 million within the first 10 months of 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking information from Canada and around the globe\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-textSignup__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10543938\/just-for-laughs-comediha-acquisition\/javascript:void(0)\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"newsletter-signup\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"article | newsletter signup text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t despatched to your electronic mail, because it occurs.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Court paperwork filed in March confirmed the corporate behind the comedy pageant owed practically $22.5 million to collectors. Other paperwork launched through the insolvency course of revealed an extra $5 million in unpaid money owed owed by the pageant and different affiliated companies.<\/p>\n<p>ComediHa! introduced final week that it had reached an settlement to amass the belongings however that the deal needed to be authorised by Quebec Superior Court. That approval got here Monday.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10541983\/zachary-quinto-toronto-restaurant-manita\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2152319291.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Toronto restaurant bans Zachary Quinto, accuses actor of making host cry\" data-title=\"\">Toronto restaurant bans Zachary Quinto, accuses actor of creating host cry<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10542172\/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-june-cut-odds\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tiff-macklem.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"A rate cut is in the cards. Here\u2019s what might hold the Bank of Canada back\" data-title=\"\">A fee lower is within the playing cards. Here\u2019s what would possibly maintain the Bank of Canada again<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>ComediHa! says it plans to develop its presence in quite a few sectors together with festivals, dwell manufacturing, tv manufacturing, tour promotion, distribution, and content material monetization. The quantity of the transaction was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The firm will maintain the twenty fifth version of its ComediHa! Fest in Quebec City from Aug. 1-24, headlined by comedians Laurent Paquin, Martin Petit, Fabien Cloutier and Korine C\u00f4t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, it introduced it could additionally maintain a Montreal occasion, referred to as \u201cComediHa! salue Montr\u00e9al\u201d between July 18-28. The lineup for the $10-million Montreal occasion shall be introduced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10513923_665f57b5dd01f\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10513923\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10513923\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10513923_665f57b5dd01f\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Recurring character from Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to Montreal'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hfad4tj78i-8e2zr8jwkv\/CURB.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hfad4tj78i-8e2zr8jwkv\/CURB.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hfad4tj78i-8e2zr8jwkv\/CURB.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hfad4tj78i-8e2zr8jwkv\/CURB.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">5:41<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Recurring character from Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to Montreal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Quebec-based leisure group ComediHa! stated Tuesday it\u2019s \u201centering a new era\u201d because it confirmed it can purchase quite a few belongings from the financially troubled Just for Laughs comedy firm. 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