Just For Laughs to return to Chicago, early lineup announced

By Keith Staskiewicz
Published on March 23, 2010 09:39PM EDT

TBS and the Montreal-based Just for Laughs will return to the Windy City for the second year in a row with their annual comedy festival this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Big names like Ellen DeGeneres, Denis Leary, Cedric the Entertainer and Aziz Ansari are set to perform, and TBS hopes to make three TV specials out of the festival, including ones from DeGeneres and Cedric. The event will run from June 15-19.

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