Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Black among Just For Laughs comedians coming to Montreal

Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival has announced that among the big names coming to town are Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Black and David Cross.

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The cast of the Emmy award-winningpolitical satire Veep will hold a live appearance on stage for the festival's 34th edition.

Several comedians, including Lewis Black, Hannibal Burress and David Cross, will stop into town to perform their lateststand up routines.

Live telecast

For the first time ever, Just For Laughs will hold a live telecast over four nights which will put comedians against one another.

Jeff Ross presents Roast Battlewill be live-taped and broadcast on Comedy Central in the United States and the Comedy Network in Canada.

Just For Laughs takes place from July 13-31. For full details, visit the festival website.