Alex Avon, Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer, Just For Entertainment Distribution (JFE Dist.) announced that Quebec’s TVA, a subsidiary of Quebecor, commissioned Season 12 of hit sketch comedy series LOL Juste pour rire aka LOL Just For Laughs, fkn LOL ; ) which is produced by Juste pour rire, in collaboration with Quebecor Content. JFE Dist. holds worldwide rights. A new cast has been announced. Photo below.
LOL Just For Laughs is a unique comedy series of non-verbal sketches where versatile characters evolve in different scenarios and outlandish situations deliver unexpected payoffs.
Filming has just begun and will continue until June in Quebec City. The fourteen 30-minute episodes are directed by Francis Cloutier, Francis Piquette, and Marc-Olivier Valiquette. The series, sold in over 150 countries, is now known under the brand name LOL Juste pour rire / LOL Just For Laughs. The talented cast includes Antoine Vézina, Cathleen Rouleau, Emi Chicoine, Fayolle Jean Jr., Monika Pilon, Thomas Derasp-Verge, Louis Carrière, Benoit Mauffette, and Schelby Jean-Baptiste who will bring to life the wacky and inventive worlds imagined by writers Marc-Olivier Valiquette, Francis Piquette, Alexis Caron-Côté, Anthony Montreuil, Antoine Desjardins-Cauchon, Barbara Dufour, Charles-Alex Durand, Francis Cloutier, François St-Amant, Maryse Paradis, Mathieu Bouillon, Quentin Fachon, Thierry Blanchet, and Yann Vallières.
Avon stated: “Just For Entertainment Distribution is thrilled to announce that TVA just commissioned the 12th season of LOL ; ) now titled LOL Just For Laughs, produced by our parent company, Just For Laughs. The talented new cast is currently filming in Quebec City, and we have international rights for the show and look forward to announcing distribution deals soon. Just For Entertainment Distribution: Keeping the world feeling good!”
“We are very proud and excited about the return of LOL for its 12th edition! With a completely reinvented format and a revamped cast, we can expect a colorful and surprising season on every level,” says Pierre Paquin, LOL Juste pour rire.
“TVA is looking forward to the strong return of this unifying comedy. The show appeals to the whole family and makes young and old laugh together,” says Nathalie Fabien, Senior Director, Channels and Programming, TVA Group.
