9th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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Date | 5 October 2008 |
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Country | Canada |
Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
Hosted by | Alan Park |
Most awards | Television:
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (3) Film: Juno (2) Person: Gavin Crawford, Gerry Dee, Geri Hall, Seth Rogen (2) |
Most nominations | Television:
Corner Gas (9) Film: Dark Rising (6) Person: Michael Cera and Seth Rogen (3) |
Website |
www |
The 9th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2007. The ceremony was held on 5 October 2008 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The ceremony was hosted by Alan Park.
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 24 categories. This included the first public-voting categories and the first awards recognizing Internet content. The awards ceremony concluded the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which showcased performances by over 100 comic artists. A Best of the Fest special was broadcast by The Comedy Network.
For a third consecutive year TV series Corner Gas led the nominations with nine, followed by the film Dark Rising with six. However, neither of these works won a Beaver. Seth Rogen and Michael Cera led the nominations amongst people with three. This Hour Has 22 Minutes won three Beavers followed by a number of artists and projects that received two, including Gavin Crawford, Gerry Dee, Geri Hall, Seth Rogen, and the films Juno and Superbad. [1]
The 9th Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival ran from 1 to 5 October 2008 in Regina, Saskatchewan. [2] The province and city had provided $200,000 in funding to relocate the festival from London, Ontario. [3] Fourteen shows were held in Regina, showcasing the talents of more than 100 comedic performers. The awards were also sponsored by The Comedy Network [2] which compiled and broadcast the Best of the Fest television special, hosted by Gerry Dee. The awards ceremony was hosted by Alan Park [4] at Casino Regina. [1]
The Awards were expanded from 20 to 24 categories this year, including three public-voting categories: best radio program or clip, best web clip, and Canadian Comedy Person of the Year. Winners of public-voting categories were chosen by Canadian residents through an online poll. [2]
The film Juno had been controversially excluded from Canada's industry-driven Genie Awards. Although it had a Canadian director, lead actors, crew, and had been filmed in Canada, U.S. financing disqualified it from competition. The Canadian Comedy Awards, however, were artist-driven with a mandate "To recognize and celebrate Canadian achievements in comedy at home and abroad" [5] and awarded the film two Beavers. [6]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: [7]
Canadian Comedy Person of the Year | Best Radio Program or Clip |
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Best Stand-up, Large Venue | Best Stand-up Newcomer |
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Best Male Stand-up | Best Female Stand-up |
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Best Male Improviser | Best Female Improviser |
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Best Sketch Troupe or Company | Best Improv Troupe or Company |
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Best One Person Show | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series |
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Best Taped Live Performance | |
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Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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Best Direction in a Series | Best Direction in a Special or Episode |
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Best Writing in a Series | Best Writing in a Special or Episode |
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Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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Best Direction | Best Writing |
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Best Web Clip |
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Chairman's Award | Dave Broadfoot Award |
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The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
Awards | Person or work |
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3 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
2 | Gavin Crawford |
Gerry Dee | |
Geri Hall | |
Seth Rogen | |
Superbad |
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
Nominations | Person or work |
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9 | Corner Gas |
6 | Dark Rising |
4 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
3 | Juno |
Little Mosque on the Prairie | |
Michael Cera | |
Rent-A-Goalie | |
Seth Rogen | |
2 | Cock'd Gunns |
Gavin Crawford | |
Gerry Dee | |
Geri Hall | |
The Jon Dore Television Show | |
The Owl and the Man | |
Superbad |
9th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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Date | 5 October 2008 |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
Hosted by | Alan Park |
Most awards | Television:
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (3) Film: Juno (2) Person: Gavin Crawford, Gerry Dee, Geri Hall, Seth Rogen (2) |
Most nominations | Television:
Corner Gas (9) Film: Dark Rising (6) Person: Michael Cera and Seth Rogen (3) |
Website |
www |
The 9th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2007. The ceremony was held on 5 October 2008 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The ceremony was hosted by Alan Park.
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 24 categories. This included the first public-voting categories and the first awards recognizing Internet content. The awards ceremony concluded the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which showcased performances by over 100 comic artists. A Best of the Fest special was broadcast by The Comedy Network.
For a third consecutive year TV series Corner Gas led the nominations with nine, followed by the film Dark Rising with six. However, neither of these works won a Beaver. Seth Rogen and Michael Cera led the nominations amongst people with three. This Hour Has 22 Minutes won three Beavers followed by a number of artists and projects that received two, including Gavin Crawford, Gerry Dee, Geri Hall, Seth Rogen, and the films Juno and Superbad. [1]
The 9th Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival ran from 1 to 5 October 2008 in Regina, Saskatchewan. [2] The province and city had provided $200,000 in funding to relocate the festival from London, Ontario. [3] Fourteen shows were held in Regina, showcasing the talents of more than 100 comedic performers. The awards were also sponsored by The Comedy Network [2] which compiled and broadcast the Best of the Fest television special, hosted by Gerry Dee. The awards ceremony was hosted by Alan Park [4] at Casino Regina. [1]
The Awards were expanded from 20 to 24 categories this year, including three public-voting categories: best radio program or clip, best web clip, and Canadian Comedy Person of the Year. Winners of public-voting categories were chosen by Canadian residents through an online poll. [2]
The film Juno had been controversially excluded from Canada's industry-driven Genie Awards. Although it had a Canadian director, lead actors, crew, and had been filmed in Canada, U.S. financing disqualified it from competition. The Canadian Comedy Awards, however, were artist-driven with a mandate "To recognize and celebrate Canadian achievements in comedy at home and abroad" [5] and awarded the film two Beavers. [6]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: [7]
Canadian Comedy Person of the Year | Best Radio Program or Clip |
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|
Best Stand-up, Large Venue | Best Stand-up Newcomer |
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| |
Best Male Stand-up | Best Female Stand-up |
| |
Best Male Improviser | Best Female Improviser |
|
|
Best Sketch Troupe or Company | Best Improv Troupe or Company |
|
|
Best One Person Show | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series |
|
|
Best Taped Live Performance | |
|
Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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|
|
Best Direction in a Series | Best Direction in a Special or Episode |
|
|
Best Writing in a Series | Best Writing in a Special or Episode |
|
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Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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Best Direction | Best Writing |
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Best Web Clip |
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Chairman's Award | Dave Broadfoot Award |
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|
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
Awards | Person or work |
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3 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
2 | Gavin Crawford |
Gerry Dee | |
Geri Hall | |
Seth Rogen | |
Superbad |
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
Nominations | Person or work |
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9 | Corner Gas |
6 | Dark Rising |
4 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
3 | Juno |
Little Mosque on the Prairie | |
Michael Cera | |
Rent-A-Goalie | |
Seth Rogen | |
2 | Cock'd Gunns |
Gavin Crawford | |
Gerry Dee | |
Geri Hall | |
The Jon Dore Television Show | |
The Owl and the Man | |
Superbad |