‘Killing It,’ ‘Solar Opposites’ Cancel Just For Laughs Cast Panels Due to Strike

Etan Vlessing
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The Hollywood actors strike has upended plans by the stars of Peacock’s Killing It and Hulu’s animated Solar Opposites series to take part in U.S. TV cast panels at the Just For Laughs comedy festival next week, organizers have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Killing It panel taking place before a second season return on Aug. 17 was to include series stars Craig Robinson, Rell Battle and Claudia O’Doherty. And Thomas Middleditch and Solar Opposites co-star Sean Giambrone had been booked before the SAG-AFTRA labor action to share sneak peeks clips and discuss the characters they voice on their animated show’s fourth season to bow on Hulu on Aug. 14.

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The comedy festival in Montreal that revolutionized stand-up comedy by discovering top comics like Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon before they went to stellar film and TV careers has been one of the first marquee festivals impacted by the ongoing Hollywood strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA.

The U.S. TV and film cast panels became high-profile casualties for the Just For Laughs festival after strike rules for SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 members were released to govern where they can perform and promote studio-tied films and TV series, and not appear.

As of Friday, Just For Laughs festival organizers said all other events will go ahead as planned for the 41st edition.

Comedians Ali Wong, Jonathan Van Ness, Anthony Jeselnik, Mae Martin, Russell Peters, Jack Whitehall, Marlon Wayans and Rainn Wilson are set to go ahead with appearances in Montreal, either with solo shows, hosting their own gala comedy showcases or picking up awards at the ComedyPRO conference.

This year’s Just For Laughs English language festival is set to run July 14 to 29.

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