Comedy in Quebec

Comedy is a vast cultural sector in Quebec, whose promotion and development are in part ensured by the Association des professionnels de l'industrie de l'humour (APIH).[1]

The École nationale de l'humour, located in Montreal, is an institution that trains Quebec comedians.[2]

The Gala Les Olivier rewards talented comedians.[3]

Comedy festivals

Quebec hosts many comedy festivals, including:

• Just for Laughs[4]
• ComediHa! Fest-Québec[5]
• Grand Montréal Comique[6]
• Zoofest[7]
• Festival d'humour d'Alma[8]
• Festival d'Humour de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue[9]
• Festival d'Humour de Gatineau[10]
• Festival de la Blague de Drummondville[11]
• Festival MiniFest[12]

Features

Quebec humour has long been expressed through very popular periodicals entirely devoted to the genre, whether through literature, illustration or comics. Quebec's journals have their own cartoonists who publish humouristic comics.[13]

References

This article has been totally or partially translated from the French-language Humour québécois.

1. "A propos". APIH. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
2. "Passion, diversite, innovation". ENH. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
3. "Gala Les Olivier". APIH. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
4. "Just For Laughs". Place des Arts. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
5. "ComediHa! Fest-Quebec". Videotron. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
6. "Une idee de fous". Grand Montreal Comique. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
7. "A propos". Zoofest. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
8. "Festival d'humour d'Alma". Festival d'humour d'Alma. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
9. "Festival d'humour". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
10. "DE RETOUR SELON LES RÈGLES". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
11. "On rira a Drummondville". Journal de Montreal. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
12. "Programmation". Festival MiniFest. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
13. Aird, Robert; Falardeau, Mira (July 2010). VLB éditeur (ed.). Histoire de la caricature au Québec. VLB éditeur. ISBN 9782896490189.

See also

• List of Quebec comedians
• Culture of Quebec
• Canadian humour