Netflix establishes a series of global comic events – Variety

Netflix continues its strong push into the comedy universe with a new series of comedies to be launched in 2019.

The streaming giant announced Tuesday that it will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions of the world. world for the series. Each actor will present a special half-hour show, some of which will be recorded at the upcoming Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, with recordings in Brazil, Mexico, India, Germany and the Netherlands. All episodes will be broadcast at the same time.

The currently untitled project will feature actors from different styles, genres, ethnicities and languages, with all episodes to be launched at the same time.

"Few things are better than discovering new comedian you like," said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy for Netflix. "With this event, we are creating a true festival experience of comedy for our members, where they can roam the world of home to find the coolest voices in comedy. "

The list of stand-up comedians who will record at this year's Just for Laughs on July 24 at July 29 in Montreal is listed below:

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United States

Chris D 'Elia

Neal Brennan

Nicole Byer

Nick Swardson

Great Britain

Nish Kumar [19659002] Joel Dommett

Mae Martin

Ellie Taylor

France

Shirley Souagnon

Jason Brokers

Two more comedians to announce

] Africa

Loyiso Gola

Loyiso Madinga

Tumi Morake

Riaad Moosa

Australia

Joel Creasey

Nazeem Hussain

New Zealand [19659002] Urzila Carlson

Cal Wilson

Canada

Adib Alkhalidey

Francois Bellefeuille

Ivan Decker

Louis-Jose Houde

Katherine Levac

Dave Merheje

Deanne Smith

K. Trevor Wilson

Middle East

Moayad Alnefaie

Adi Khalefa

Rawsan Hallak

Ibraheem Alkhairallah

In addition to recording at Just for Laughs, some Additional comedians will record promotions in São Paulo, Mexico City, Mumbai, Berlin and Amsterdam with their names announced at a later date.

Netflix turned the world on its head when it started offering substantial amounts of money to big comedians to launch new streaming service promotions. Big names like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle would have earned $ 20 million per special on Netflix. Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Ricky Gervais and John Mulaney are among the other leading actors who have released Netflix specials.

Netflix also recently launched "The Comedy Lineup", a 15-minute specials series. comedians.