Just for Laughs: Andrew Dice Clay will get nasty, and Bill Burr goes big – Montreal Gazette

There should be few complaints about the level of nastiness at Just for Laughs Nasty Show this summer. The festival has landed the grandfather of filth, Andrew Dice Clay, to appear at the 32nd Nasty Show series.

Just for Laughs will also bring back one of the best, brightest and most acerbic standups in the business, Bill Burr, who will take his act to the Bell Centre July 25.

And although he will perform after this summers fest, Just for Laughs and Evenko are presenting the ever politically incorrect Bill Maher on Aug. 30 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts.

In what should come as welcome news to fans, the Diceman has not mellowed at all over the years. He will be going full raunch in 11 Nasty Shows, starting July 15 at MTelus.

The festivals other big staple series, the Ethnic Show, returns for 19 performances, beginning July 8 and playing at Club Soda and MTelus.

Burr has been on a roll of late. In addition to his hit animated Netflix series F Is for Family, he just wrapped shooting on the Judd Apatow/Pete Davidson flick The King of Staten Island and has been selling out arenas everywhere, including Madison Square Garden. The brash Bostonian is particularly delighted with the play of his beloved Bruins and lack of same for our Habs.

Maher should also be quite fired up when he gets here. The Emmy-winning host of HBOs Real Time will have plenty of ammo with the U.S. presidential election looming in November. No pulling of his punches on the Trump front.

AT A GLANCE

Tickets for Bill Burr, the Ethnic Show and the Nasty Show, featuring Andrew Dice Clay, will be available Thursday at 9 a.m. at hahaha.com.

Tickets for Bill Maher are now available via Place des Arts: 514-842-2112 or placedesarts.com.

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