15th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date14 September 2014 (2014-09-14)
Location
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted byTom Green
Most awardsTelevision: Nathan for You (3)
Film: Sex After Kids (2)
Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (2)
Person: Nathan Fielder (3)
Most nominationsTelevision: Satisfaction (7)
Film: Sex After Kids (7)
Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (5)
Person: Nathan Fielder (4)
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
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

Live

Best Taped Live Performance Best Breakout Artist
  • 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 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"
  • 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

Special Awards

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

Multiple wins

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

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

Multiple nominations

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

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

Footnotes

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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