15th Canadian Comedy Awards

15th Canadian Comedy Awards
15th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date	14 September 2014
Location	Ottawa Little Theatre; Ottawa, Ontario;
Country	Canada
Presented by	Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by	Tom Green
Most awards	Television: Nathan for You (3); Film: Sex After Kids (2); Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (2); Person: Nathan Fielder (3)
Most nominations	Television: Satisfaction (7); Film: Sex After Kids (7); Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (5); Person: Nathan Fielder (4)
Website	www.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[edit]

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[edit]

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^[update].

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

Multimedia[edit]

Canadian Comedy Person of the Year	Best Feature Film
Dave Foley Mike Wilmot Mark Little Nathan Fielder Lauren Ash	Lawrence & Holloman Bank$tas Old Stock Stag That Burning Feeling
Best Direction in a Feature	Best Writing in a Feature
Jeremy Lalonde – Sex After Kids Alec Toller – Play The Film James Genn – Old Stock Jason James – That Burning Feeling Matthew Kowalchuk – Lawrence & Holloman	Jeremy Lalonde – Sex After Kids Dane Clark – Old Stock Daniel Arnold and Matthew Kowalchuk – Lawrence & Holloman Kelly McCormack – Play the Film Nick Citton – That Burning Feeling
Best Male Performance in a Feature	Best Female Performance in a Feature
Jon Dore – Stag Ben Cotton – Lawrence & Holloman Ennis Esmer – Sex After Kids Jay Brazeau – Sex After Kids Paulo Costanzo – That Burning Feeling	Ingrid Haas – That Burning Feeling Amanda Brugel – Sex After Kids Christina Sicoli – After Party Shannon Beckner – Sex After Kids Zoie Palmer – Sex After Kids
Best Audio Show or Series	Best Audio Clip
Stop Podcasting Yourself Illusionoid The Irrelevant Show This Is That We're Doing It	Bee Circus Sci Fi XBOX One ad written by your dad
Best Comedy Special or Short
Torturous^[a] Japan S is for Bird The Golden Ticket Wanda

Live[edit]

Best Taped Live Performance	Best Breakout Artist
Darrin Rose – Just for Laughs: All Access Darren Frost – Emotional Terrorism Nile Séguin – Just For Laughs	Ken Hall Amanda Brooke Perrin Christina Walkinshaw Darcy Michael Matt O'Brien
Best Male Stand-up	Best Female Stand-up
Chris Locke Darren Frost David Pryde Graham Kay Ron Sparks	DeAnne Smith Christina Walkinshaw Jen Grant Rebecca Kohler Steph Tolev
Best Male Improviser	Best Female Improviser
Adam Cawley Alastair Forbes Mark Meer Rob Norman Taz VanRassel	Kayla Lorette Ashley Botting Becky Johnson Caitlin Howden Kirsten Rasmussen
Best Sketch Troupe	Best Improv Troupe
Peter 'n Chris Baram & Snieckus Hot Thespian Action Ladystache The Templeton Philharmonic^[b] Tony Ho	The Sufferettes Bonspiel! Theatre Cast of Die-Nasty Rapid Fire Senior Ensemble The Sunday Service
Best One Person Show	Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
Weaksauce^[c] Adopt This! Hold Mommy's Cigarette Polly Polly Roller Derby Saved My Soul^[d]	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
Morro and Jasp Shirley Gnome Wes Borg David Merry Bob Cates

Television[edit]

Best Male Performance in a TV Series	Best Female Performance in a TV Series
Nathan Fielder – Nathan for You Darrin Rose – Mr. D Mark O'Brien – Republic of Doyle Pat Thornton – Satisfaction Ryan Belleville – Satisfaction	Nikki Payne – Satisfaction Cathy Jones – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXI Julia Voth – Package Deal Liz Best – Meet the Family Susan Kent – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXI
Best Direction in a TV Series or Special	Best Writing in a TV Series or Special
Nathan Fielder – Nathan for You episode 103 "Gas Station/Caricature Artist" Derek Harvie – Meet the Family episode 205 "Germaphobe" Jason Priestley – Satisfaction episode 112 "Save the Date" Keith Samples – Satisfaction episode 110 "Penis Face Cat Funeral" Vivieno Caldinelli and Michael Lewis – This Hour Has 22 Minutes season 21 episode 7	Nathan Fielder – Nathan for You episode 103 "Gas Station/Caricature Artist" Adam Cawley, Rob Baker, Pat Smith and Rob Norman – Guidance – episode 5 "Parental Advisory" Mark Critch – Satisfaction episode 109 "The Pot and The Pirate" Matt Doyle, Derek Harvie, Evany Rosen, Ron Sparks – Meet the Family episode 102 "Sugar Daddy" Peter McBain, Mark Critch, Shaun Majumder, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Greg Thomey, Jon Blair, Sonya Bell, Abdul Butt, Matt Kippen, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Ron Sparks – This Hour Has 22 Minutes season 21 episode 5
Best TV Show
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, season 21 Less Than Kind Meet the Family Satisfaction This Hour Has 22 Minutes – season 21^{[clarification needed]}

Internet[edit]

Best Male Performance in a Web Series	Best Female Performance in a Web Series
Scott Thompson – But I'm Chris Jericho! Brendan Halloran – Space Janitors David Milchard – Convos with My 2 Year Old Ken Hall – Straight Man Pat Thornton – Space Janitors	Kayla Lorette – Everyone's Famous Debra DiGiovanni – Straight Man Evany Rosen – Space Janitors Hannah Spear – Versus Valerie Laurie Elliott – But I'm Chris Jericho!
Best Direction in a Web Series	Best Writing in a Web Series
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"	Bob Kerr – But I'm Chris Jericho! episode 104 "Acting Class" Geoff Lapaire and Andy Hull ‐ Space Janitors: Episode 203, "Life Debt: Jared Keeso and Jordan Beirnes - Letterkenny Problems: "Hockey Players" David Tichauer and Ned Petrie ‐ Straight Man: Episode 6 Stephanie Kaliner ‐ Versus Valerie: "Sexy Nerd Girl Versus Valerie"
Best Web Series
Convos with My 2 Year Old But I'm Chris Jericho! Straight Man The Casting Room Versus Valerie

Special Awards[edit]

Dave Broadfoot Award	Phil Hartman Award
Ron James	Kenny Robinson
Roger Abbott Award
Kyra Williams Gary Rideout Jr.

Multiple wins[edit]

The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards

Awards	Person or work
3	Nathan Fielder
3	Nathan For You
2	But I'm Chris Jericho!
2	Jeremy Lalonde / Sex After Kids

Multiple nominations[edit]

The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations

Nominations	Person or work
7	Satisfaction
7	Sex After Kids
5	But I'm Chris Jericho!
	That Burning Feeling
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes
4	Meet the Family
	Nathan Fielder
	Space Janitors
	Straight Man
3	Nathan For You
3	Old Stock
2	Cathy Jones
	Convos with My 2 Year Old
	Jeremy Lalonde
	Mark Critch
	Versus Valerie

Footnotes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Langston, Patrick (6 September 2014). "Borg and Gnome bring comedy to a high note". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. F3. ProQuest 2069475746.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ 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.
^ Maga, Carly (6 September 2015). "They're funny, female, and in our own backyard". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. E1. ProQuest 2032156877.
^ Froneman, Kristin (11 September 2015). "It all started with a Tinfoil Dinosaur...". The Morning Star. Vernon, British Columbia: Torstar Syndication Services. ProQuest 1710924417.

External links[edit]

Canadian Comedy Awards official website
Torturous on YouTube (winner for Best Comedy Special or Short)

[9] Torturous is a short film by Angus Swantee and Craig Gunn.^[8]

[11] The Tempelton Philharmonic are the comic duo of Gwynne Phillips and Briana Templeton.^[9]

[13] Weaksauce is a one-person show of Sam Mullins.^[10]

[14] Roller Derby Saved My Soul is the one-person show of Nancy Kenny.^[3]

[Fraser2014-1] 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.

[CraggsHOF2013-2] 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.

[Langston2014-3] Langston, Patrick (6 September 2014). "Borg and Gnome bring comedy to a high note". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. F3. ProQuest 2069475746.

[FordhamProgosh-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.

[Advertisement2014-5] "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.

[CCA2013-6] "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[CCA2014-7] "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[Nemetz2014-8] 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.

[MagaFemale-10] Maga, Carly (6 September 2015). "They're funny, female, and in our own backyard". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. E1. ProQuest 2032156877.

[FronemanMullins-12] 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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