Posted Jun 7, 2023 6:10am ET
Marlon Wayans arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Marlon Wayans and Leslie Jones were on their way to this year’s Just for Laughs Toronto Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Invision, Evan Agostini
Marlon Wayans, Leslie Jones and Jonathan Van Ness are among the artists traveling to comedy festival Just For Laughs Toronto this year.
Wayans, an actor, comedian and film director who most recently starred in Nike drama Air, will perform at Meridian Hall on September 30th.
Saturday Night Live alumnus Leslie Jones will also bring her comedy to Meridian Hall on September 23.
The Queer Eye star, podcaster and author will be appearing on Fun & Slutty with Jonathan Van Ness on September 22 at the same venue.
Other artists taking part in the festival include standup comedians Andrew Schulz, Ronny Chieng, Sam Morril and Michelle Wolf.
The Just for Laughs events taking place across Toronto September 21-30 will also include a Napoleon Dynamite Live! event. Performing at the Elgin Theater on September 27 – a nostalgic throwback to the indie film released almost 20 years ago.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 7, 2023.
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