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With Over 500 Shows, ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ Comedy Festival Plans ‘More Ambitious’ Second Run
Robbie Praw, Netflix VP of stand-up and comedy formats, previews 2024's 'Netflix Is a Joke' comedy festival highlights and more than 500 shows.
The lineup was continuing to grow into April, as the boilerplate in Netflix Is a Joke press releases went from boasting more than “300 live stand-up shows, special events, table reads, sketch and more” to “over 500.” “We’re doing this every two years,” Praw says, disclosing his ambition to solidify Netflix Is a Joke as an ongoing concern — coincidentally, just as Just for Laughs has been canceled and faces an uncertain future over its finances. Speaking of L.A., Praw says he sees Netflix Is a Joke as a way to make a statement that, contrary to popular belief, Los Angeles is very much a comedy town.
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