{
  "id": 6431194,
  "title": "Great Outdoors Comedy Festival postpones Mississauga event featuring John Mulaney",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/great-outdoors-comedy-festival-postpones-mississauga-event-featuring-6431194",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:57:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/09/great-outdoors-comedy-festival-mississauga/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival has announced that its Mississauga event, featuring headliner John Mulaney, has been postponed. The reason for the cancellation was not disclosed, but organizers expressed their inability to deliver \"the best possible\" show at the originally planned venue, Erindale Park. Known for hosting comedy events across Canada and the United States, the festival has featured acts like Matt Rife, Nikki Glaser, and Kevin Hart. However, in preparation for the Mississauga edition, the lineup underwent changes, with comedians Nick Kroll and Mike Birbiglia dropping out due to scheduling conflicts. To replace them, Stavros Halkias and James Austin Johnson from \"Saturday Night Live\" were added to the lineup. John Mulaney himself shared on social media that while the decision is unfortunate, he plans to perform in the area soon. The festival management is actively exploring alternative show dates and will follow up with ticket holders individually.",
  "summary": "Organizers of the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival say its cavalcade of laughs set for this weekend in Mississauga, Ont., with John Mulaney as the headliner has been postponed. No reason was provided, but a notice on the festival’s website says organizers weren’t able to put on “the best possible” show, which was set to take […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Great Outdoors Comedy Festival postpones Mississauga event featuring John Mulaney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/great-outdoors-comedy-festival-postpones-mississauga-event-featuring",
        "published": "2026-09-09T04:34:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}