Corus alum Nicolas Holst-Roy joins Canada’s Just For Laughs, company teases Mipcom slate

Former Corus Entertainment executive Nicolas Holst-Roy has been appointed to the role of international sales manager at Montreal-headquartered comedy sales house Just for Laughs Distribution.

Nicolas Holst-Roy

He joins from Canada’s KO Distribution, where he served as a sales associate for almost three years. Prior to that, he worked for Corus Entertainment.

Holst-Roy said: “Alex and his team have created a premium portfolio of the best in comedy programming, and I look forward to presenting our catalogue to our current and new partners at Mipcom.”

In other company news, Just For Laughs has unveiled a slate of content which it will shop to buyers in Cannes.

The roster includes new seasons of the non-verbal sketch shows Just For Laughs Gags and Just For Laughs LOL, as well as fresh stand-up comedy shows from this summer’s Just For Laughs Festival and animated comedy Babyatrice.

Just For Laughs will also offer a new English-dubbed version of dramedy About Antoine and comedy film 1995.

Alex Avon, chief marketing and strategy officer, Just for Laughs, said: “We are pleased to welcome Nicolas onboard. He will help us with our strong comedy content distribution slate.

“We are coming to Mipocm with an impressive team including our development executives, ensuring we continue to “keep the world feeling good” for a long time.”