Editing Just for Laughs (section)

=== Sale to ICM Partners, Bell and the Molson family ===
On October 18, 2017, festival president and founder Gilbert Rozon resigned from his position following allegations of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gilbert-rozon-steps-down-1.4361550|title=Just For Laughs president steps down after misconduct allegations surface on social media|work=CBC News|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en|archive-date=2018-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322012820/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gilbert-rozon-steps-down-1.4361550|url-status=live}}</ref> Rozon later announced that he would sell the festival. As per a partnership with the conglomerate, [[Quebecor]] was given [[right of first refusal]] to counter competing offers. The company, however, declined. On March 21, 2018, it was announced that the entire company would be acquired by a partnership between U.S.-based talent agency [[ICM Partners]] and [[Ontario]] comedian [[Howie Mandel]]. In their announcement of the purchase, it was stated that Just for Laughs would remain based in Montreal (with Mandel considering the event to be a key component of local culture), and that there would be no changes in its management or operations. It was also stated that the partnership was seeking other local partners. Quebecor subsequently announced that it would become a "founding partner" of Le Grand Montréal Comédie Fest—a competing event established by a group of Quebecois comedians as a competitor in the wake of the Rozon scandal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Just For Laughs sold to Howie Mandel and American company|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/just-for-laughs-sale-icm-partners-howie-mandel-2018-1.4585651|website=CBC News|access-date=21 March 2018|date=21 March 2018|archive-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322032751/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/just-for-laughs-sale-icm-partners-howie-mandel-2018-1.4585651|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/howie-mandel-joins-icm-partners-to-buy-just-for-laughs|title='Montreal is the mecca': Howie Mandel joins JFL bid, will keep HQ here|date=2018-03-21|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321170402/http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/howie-mandel-joins-icm-partners-to-buy-just-for-laughs|url-status=live}}</ref> Le Grand Montréal Comédie Fest ran for two years. 

In May 2018, ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' reported that the partnership planned to sell a 51% stake in Just for Laughs to [[Bell Canada]] and [[Evenko]] (an event management company owned by the [[Montreal Canadiens]]' ownership group Groupe CH, in turn owned by the [[Molson family]]), so that the event would remain majority-owned by Canadian interests and remain eligible for government tax credits.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-evenko-buy-majority-stake-in-just-for-laughs-report|title=Majority stake in Just for Laughs to be bought by Bell/Evenko: sources|date=2018-05-29|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613084229/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-evenko-buy-majority-stake-in-just-for-laughs-report|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 7, 2018, Just For Laughs confirmed that [[Bell Media]] and Groupe CH had acquired stakes in the festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-media-groupe-ch-among-group-that-has-acquired-just-for-laughs|title=Bell Media, Groupe CH among group that has acquired Just For Laughs|date=2018-06-08|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-06-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430200726/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-media-groupe-ch-among-group-that-has-acquired-just-for-laughs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2022, Just for Laughs announced a line-up of 62 comedians that will be featured in the Montreal festival that will run from July 13 to 31st. This festival also marks the 40th anniversary of Just for Laughs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/just-for-laughs-montreal-new-faces-of-comedy-2022-list-showcases-1235076683/|title=Just For Laughs Sets Lineup For Annual New Faces Of Comedy Showcases|date=2022-07-25|work=Deadline|access-date=2022-07-25|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327061718/https://deadline.com/2022/07/just-for-laughs-montreal-new-faces-of-comedy-2022-list-showcases-1235076683/|url-status=live}}</ref>