Just For Laughs: Bubbling With Laughter

Words by Jeff Barkun

The Just for Laughs festival is supposed to be packed with great performances, and last nights performance of Bubbling with Laughter truly satisfied the entire palette. This show is performed every night for over a week, with the benefit of different line-ups to allow one to get a taste of many different styles of comedy, so even if you go one night, you will not lack for delight and surprise if you are to return for another version of this show.

When I say it satisfied the entire palette, I take this very seriously. By the end of the show, I had gained a deep understanding of the life story of the evening exciting host Kathleen Madigan, while New Brunswick’s Tim Steeves provided a slightly more vivid depiction of his life and follies of tending to family. Greg Mortin on the other hand provided a visual depiction of certain societal quirks, with his facial expressions doing as much talking as his words. Finally, we were taken through an unexpected ride by Men in Coats, making their Montreal debut, which provided a clever fusion of a circus freak show and puppet show with a funky twist, nothing I have seen before or expected, but something I would highly recommend supplying to your laugh buds.

Bubbling With Laughter runs every night until July 21
Tickets: BUY!