Comedy legend Jim Carrey honoured during Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival
MONTREAL — When Jim Carrey was 17 years old, one of his first out-of-town standup gigs was in Montreal.
Decades later, the Canadian comedy legend was back in the city receiving the Generation Award presented by the Just For Laughs comedy festival.
“Montreal has a special place in my heart,” Carrey said on the red carpet outside the Just For Laughs Awards show on Friday. “I just think people here are very loose and fun and they like to show you a good time.”
The actor and comedian is currently a co-executive producer on the Showtime series “I’m Dying Up Here.”