Posted: Wed., May 28, 2008, 3:33pm PT

Funnymen line up for comedy festival

Short, Fallon, Alexander to host Just for Laughs

Martin Short, Jimmy Fallon and Jason Alexander will host comedy galas at the second Just for Laughs Toronto Festival.

Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham takes the spotlight for a special concert event, and Canadian standup star Sugar Sammy hosts the Asian Invasion showcase.

The Headliners Club series features “Scary Movie’s” Kevin Hart, “Last Comic Standing’s” Gerry Dee and Aussie funnyman Adam Hills. The Best of Homegrown Comic Competition will be hosted by Debra DiGiovanni of “Last Comic Standing.”

The festival runs July 23-27.




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