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Margaret Trudeau taking show to Toronto

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Margaret Trudeau is bringing her one-woman show to the JFL42 comedy festival.

The Toronto laugh marathon has revealed a full lineup that includes a four-show run of Trudeau’s autobiogra­phical Certain Woman of an Age. It follows three sold-out shows at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival.

Other additions include another set from headliner John Mulaney; the world premiere of Billy Connolly’s big screen stand-up special, The Sex Life of Bandages; and a screening and Q-and-A of Between Two Ferns: The Movie.

Trudeau’s show promises to feature candid accounts of her wild-child days, insight into her marriage with then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and her delayed mental illness diagnosis.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other family members attended her performanc­e at Chicago’s Second City earlier this year.

Passes and tickets for the new programmin­g go on sale Friday.

Organizers said Wednesday they added a second show for Mulaney, who is already set to co-headline the fest with Pete Davidson. His special guest for the additional performanc­e will be revealed in the coming weeks. Also on tap is a live read of Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle in honour of the film’s 15th anniversar­y.

Conolly’s film traces his final stand-up tour in 2015 during the Australian leg. It’s set to hit select theatres Nov. 1. And Between Two Ferns: The Movie will feature a post-screening talk by writer-director Scott Aukerman and actress Lauren Lapkus in advance of its Netflix release Sept. 20.

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