JUST FOR LAUGHS SPEED PITCHING is an exciting initiative taking place at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, as part of ComedyPRO! Designed to be fast-paced and high-energy, this exciting program offers a rare and valuable opportunity for emerging and established talent alike—whether producers, writers, comedians, or content creators—to bring their most innovative and entertaining concepts to the table.

Participants will have the chance to pitch their original scripted and unscripted TV projects directly to top-tier industry professionals in a series of rapid one-on-one, speed-dating style meetings, lasting approximately 5 minutes each. These professionals will include major network executives, studio development teams, talent agents, production companies, and other key decision-makers from across the global entertainment landscape.

Whether you have an idea for a hit comedy series or a boundary-pushing unscripted format, this is your moment to get your ideas in front of the people who can help bring them to life.

If you’ve got a great idea and the passion to pitch it—this is the stage (or table!).

Fast. Focused. Funny. Submit now for a chance to pitch at Just For Laughs!

Awards & Prizes

Selected pitchers will be invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival to participate in a SPEED PITCHING session as part of ComedyPRO, which will take place Thursday, July 23 & Friday, July 24.

You will be provided a complimentary ComedyPRO Pass to take advantage of the festival offerings, including exclusive networking events.

If selected, attendance is MANDATORY in order to participate. NOTE: A travel stipend will NOT be provided.

Rules & Terms

This program is open to a SELECT number of participants. Submission criteria are as follows:

- Open to creatives worldwide!
- All submissions must be in English.
- Submissions MUST be made through FilmFreeway to qualify.
- The project can be scripted or unscripted, but it must be comedic.
- Projects with existing attachments are permitted to enter (if so, please state who).
- Ideally, these projects have not been pitched to networks before.

As part of the application, participants must provide a logline and a 2-page pitch deck, which must include:

- If Scripted:
- Logline including title, protagonist, action, antagonist, goal, stakes.
- Description of show including: Intended market (US, CAN, UK, other), logline, tagline, story, structure, characters, world, plot, tone, and answers to "Why you? Why this? Why now?"

- If Unscripted:
- Logline including title, tone, genre, cast, setting, core action, goal, unique twist.
- Description of show including: Intended market (US, CAN, UK, other), title, tone, genre, cast, setting, format, structure, “what makes this successful?”

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS THOROUGHLY: https://tinyurl.com/mtmr8xk3

The submitter agrees to indemnify and hold JFL harmless from any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, or expenses (including attorney's fees and court costs) arising from any issues related to copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, or the loss or damage of the submitted project.
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  • Omari Brown

    It was like a comedy bootcamp--fast paced, intense and somehow weirdly fun and exciting once my adrenaline kicked in. I had an absolute blast pitching my comedy show, and seeing the execs and 'comedy development pros' light up from the top of my pitch to the end. That is the best kind of chaos I thrive and live for. Cheers to JFL for creating this.

    August 2025
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