JFL Montreal’s New Faces, the annual class of comedians deemed to be watched as they’re on the rise, is a tightly held secret until the moment it’s announced and, fortunately, the moment is here. 59 folks got handpicked by the powers that be at Just For Laughs to be this year’s New Faces of Comedy (which includes a brand new “New Faces: Canada” category).

Much love to some of our favorites Hannah Einbinder, Punkie Johnson, Carmen Angelica, Logan Guntzelman, Sam Tallent, Haley Hepworth, Brad Silnutzer, Anna Drezen, Dewayne Perkins, and Opey Olagbaju!

NEW FACES OF COMEDY

Anna Drezen
Brad Silnutzer
Brendan Scannell 
Chanel Ali
Dan Licata
Dewayne Perkins
Hannah Einbinder
Isabel Hagen
Jay Jurden
Joe Praino 
Kevin Iso
Logan Guntzelman 
Matty Ryan
Opey Olagbaju
Punkie Johnson
Reggie Conquest
Shane Gillis
Shapel Lacey
Tacarra Williams 
Tien Tran 
Tyree Elaine 

NEW FACES: CHARACTERS 

Allison Dunbar
George Aivaliotis
Haley Hepworth 
Michael Churven
Michael Van Schoick
Rachel Pegram
Shukri R. Abdi 
Taylor Ortega 
Thomas Whittington
Tristan Griffin 

NEW FACES: UNREPPED 

Andrew Murphy 
Andrew Stanley 
Craig Conant 
Drew Dunn 
Janae Burris 
Jordan Jensen
Lael O’Shaughnessy 
Napoleon Emill 
Sean Grant 
Sam Tallent 
Tina Friml 

NEW FACES: CREATORS 

Benito Skinner 
Brad Gage
Carmen Angelica 
Felipe Di Poi 
Jennah Brittany
Tiny Chef (Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and Ozlem Akturk)
Tutweezy aka Darius Tutwiler 

NEW FACES: CANADA 

Bee Bertrand
Brett Forte
Cassie Cao
Charles Haycock
Hisham Kelati
Leonard Chan
Rebecca Reeds
Rob Bebenek 
Tranna Wintour
Yumi Nagashima