15th Canadian Comedy Awards

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15th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date14 September 2014 (2014-09-14)
Location
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted byTom Green
Most awardsNathan Fielder for Nathan for You (3)
Most nominationsSex After Kids, Satisfaction (7)
Websitewww.canadiancomedyawards.org

The 15th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2013. The awards ceremony was hosted by Tom Green and held at the Ottawa Little Theatre on 14 September 2014.

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 30 categories. Winners in 7 categories were chosen by the public through an online poll and others were chosen by members of industry organizations. The awards ceremony was part of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 10 to 14 September and included over 20 comedy events.

The film Sex After Kids and TV series Satisfaction led with seven nominations each. The big winner was Nathan Fielder who won three Beavers for writing, directing, and performing in TV series Nathan for You. Jeremy Lalonde won two Beavers for Sex After Kids. Also winning two Beavers were web series But I'm Chris Jericho! and sketch group Peter 'n Chris. Dave Foley won Canadian Comedy Person of the Year.

Festival and ceremony[]

The 15th Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) was held in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Hamilton and Niagara Falls, Ontario, had also been approached to host the awards if they would become home to a new Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame, but the cities declined.[2]

The awards ceremony was hosted by Tom Green[3] and held on 14 September 2014 at the Ottawa Little Theatre[4] at the conclusion of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, which ran from 10 to 14 September. The festival included comedy showcases by many of the 150 nominees at venues including the Ottawa Little Theatre, Yuk Yuk's, and Absolute Comedy. School groups were invited to daytime workshops at the Market Media Mall in ByWard Market, which had interactive exhibits including a standup comedy stage and the television set from The Great White North of SCTV.[5]

Winners and nominees[]

Between 160 and 180 jurors chose the top-five nominees. Over 15,000 members of the public voted online for winners in seven categories. The others were decided by industry members. Voting was open from July to 15 August.[5]

Web series, which had been included with television awards in the previous year's ceremony,[6] were split into separate categories for this year's awards.[7] This resulted in 30 award categories and over 150 nominees,[5] the most for any awards ceremony as of 2018.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[7][1]

Multimedia[]

Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Best Feature Film
  • Blue ribbon Lawrence & Holloman
  • Bank$tas
  • Old Stock
  • Stag
  • That Burning Feeling
Best Direction in a Feature Best Writing in a Feature
Best Male Performance in a Feature Best Female Performance in a Feature
Best Audio Show or Series Best Audio Clip
  • Blue ribbon Bee Circus
  • Sci Fi
  • XBOX One ad written by your dad
Best Comedy Special or Short
  • Blue ribbon Torturous[a]
  • Japan
  • S is for Bird
  • The Golden Ticket
  • Wanda

Live[]

Best Taped Live Performance Best Breakout Artist
  • Blue ribbon Darrin Rose – Just for Laughs: All Access
  • Darren Frost – Emotional Terrorism
  • Nile Séguin – Just For Laughs
  • Blue ribbon Ken Hall
  • Amanda Brooke Perrin
  • Christina Walkinshaw
  • Darcy Michael
  • Matt O'Brien
Best Male Stand-up Best Female Stand-up
Best Male Improviser Best Female Improviser
Best Sketch Troupe Best Improv Troupe
Best One Person Show Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
  • Blue ribbon Weaksauce[c]
  • Adopt This!
  • Hold Mommy's Cigarette
  • Polly Polly
  • Roller Derby Saved My Soul[d]
  • Blue ribbon Peter n' Chris Explore Their Bodies
  • 2-Man No-Show-3D
  • George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead Live
  • Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody
  • We Can Be Heroes
Best Variety Act

Television[]

Best Male Performance in a TV Series Best Female Performance in a TV Series
Best Direction in a TV Series or Special Best Writing in a TV Series or Special
Best TV Show

Internet[]

Best Male Performance in a Web Series Best Female Performance in a Web Series
Best Direction in a Web Series Best Writing in a Web Series
  • Blue ribbon Mike Fly and Simon Fraser – Versus Valerie episode 10 "The Dark Night vs. Valerie"
  • Andrew Ainsworth and Andrew Kines – Straight Man episode 6
  • Geoff Lapaire – Space Janitors episode 205 "Pyus Dunes"
  • Mike Fly – But I'm Chris Jericho! episode 104 "Acting Class"
  • Neil Every – The Hungry Games Part 1 episode 2.1 "Fools For Hire"
  • Blue ribbon Bob Kerr – But I'm Chris Jericho! episode 104 "Acting Class"
Best Web Series

Special Awards[]

Dave Broadfoot Award Phil Hartman Award
Roger Abbott Award
  • Blue ribbon Kyra Williams
  • Blue ribbon Gary Rideout Jr.

Footnotes[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Torturous is a short film by Angus Swantee and Craig Gunn.[8]
  2. ^ The Tempelton Philharmonic are the comic duo of Gwynne Phillips and Briana Templeton.[9]
  3. ^ Weaksauce is a one-person show of Sam Mullins.[10]
  4. ^ Roller Derby Saved My Soul is the one-person show of Nancy Kenny.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Fraser, Ashley (24 September 2014). "Canadian Comedy award winners". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ Craggs, Samantha (5 September 2013). "Hamilton looks at being home to Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Langston, Patrick (6 September 2014). "Borg and Gnome bring comedy to a high note". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. F3. ProQuest 2069475746.
  4. ^ "Meet Tim Progosh of the Canadian Comedy Awards". Conversations with Influencers. Toronto: Fordham PR. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Canadian Comedy Awards Festival returns to Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Postmedia Network Inc. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ Nemetz, Andrea (17 September 2014). "More than a good laugh; Nova Scotians honoured at Canadian Comedy Awards". Chronicle-Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia. p. D3. ProQuest 1775200944.
  9. ^ Maga, Carly (6 September 2015). "They're funny, female, and in our own backyard". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. E1. ProQuest 2032156877.
  10. ^ Froneman, Kristin (11 September 2015). "It all started with a Tinfoil Dinosaur...". The Morning Star. Vernon, British Columbia: Torstar Syndication Services. ProQuest 1710924417.

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