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7th Canadian Comedy Awards
The 7th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2005 and was held on 27 October 2006 in London, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Debra DiGiovanni. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 20 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association. TV series ''Corner Gas'' led with seven nominations followed by the film ''Leo'' with four. ''Corner Gas'' won two Beavers as did Mark McKinney for the second season of ''Slings & Arrows''. Mike MacDonald received the first Dave Broadfoot Award for comic genius. The ceremony was held during the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which showcased performances by the nominees and other artists. A gala review on the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, Ontario
London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately from both Toronto and Detroit; and about from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat. London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada. The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman. The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855. Since then, London has grown to be the largest southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada's 11th largest metropolitan area, having annexed many of the smaller communities that surround it. London is a regional centre of healthcare and education, being home to the University of Western Ontario (which brands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Edwards
Derek Edwards (born 1958) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Timmins, Ontario. He went to Timmins High and Vocational School. In 1995, he was the winner of the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colorado. He is the only Canadian to date to have won this award. He won the 2004 Canadian Comedy Award for best male stand-up. He has been featured in the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival five times, in 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2010. He has been referred to as "...the funniest man in Canada. Everybody knows that," by Rick Mercer and as an emulation of "...Kramer from Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ......an odd, hysterically funny, brilliant artist," by Mitch Fatel. Edwards' style is defined by his low voice and sarcastic delivery. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Dee
Gerry Dee (born Gerard Francis-John Donoghue;Profile , oct.ca; accessed February 23, 2015. December 31, 1968) is a Canadian actor, , game show host, director, producer, and writer. He is currently the host of '' Family Feud Canada''. He placed third on the fifth season of '''', and he wrote and starred in the sitcom '' Mr. D'', which aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Park
Alan John Park (November 5, 1962 – November 10, 2022) was a Canadian comedian and political satirist best known for his appearances on the ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' where he gave humorous commentary on current events. Though originally not a caricaturist as were his ''Farce'' castmates, he developed portrayals of Canadian politicians such as Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, Health Minister Tony Clement, Foreign Affairs minister Peter MacKay, as well as former Liberal leaders Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff. Foreign based political portrayals included Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former US defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and U.S. president Barack Obama. Celebrity impressions included legendary folksinger Gordon Lightfoot, Boris Karloff, rock band Nickelback's front man Chad Kroeger, American stand-up comic and game show host Jeff Foxworthy, Kevin Federline, Peter O'Toole, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Fred Durst and former pop superstar Cat Stevens. Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Zedlacher
Pete Zedlacher is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and television writer. Originally from Wawa, Ontario, he has appeared at Just for Laughs and the Halifax Comedy Festival, and won the 2006 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up. He has also performed for the Canadian Forces on several Canadian Forces Show Tours, entertaining the troops in such places as Alert, Nunavut, the Persian Gulf and Kandahar, Afghanistan. As an actor, he has appeared in the movies '' American Pie: The Naked Mile'' and '' Survival of the Dead'' and on TV in ''The Jon Dore Television Show ''The Jon Dore Television Show'' is a Canadian mockumentary-style comedy television series, created by Jon Dore and John Brunton. The show stars Canadian actor and comedian Jon Dore, of recent ''Canadian Idol'' co-host fame. The Comedy Network ...''. In 2010, Zedlacher worked as a writer and performer on CBC television's '' The Hour'' He combined his performing and writing when he joined CBC's '' The Ron Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff McEnery
Jeff McEnery (1984)"Small town, single and microwave mac'n cheese", CBC Radio Laugh Out Loud podcast, 27 January 2017. is a stand-up comedian and actor born and raised in the small town of Acton, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of Humber College's Comedy: Writing and Performance Program. In 2004, he won the college's Best First Year Stand-Up Award. He won the Tim Sims Encouragement Award in 2005 and Yuk Yuk's $25,000 Great Canadian Laugh Off in 2006. He was nominated twice for the Best Stand-Up Newcomer Canadian Comedy Award (2006–2007), winning in 2007. Since then, McEnery has appeared at every major Canadian comedy festival including the " Just for Laughs Comedy Festival", "Halifax Comedy Festival", "Winnipeg Comedy Festival", "LOLSudbury Comedy Festival", "Hubcap Comedy Festival" in Moncton, "Cottage Country Comedy Festival" in Muskoka and "Global ComedyFest" in Vancouver. McEnery's one-hour ''Comedy Now!'' stand up special was broadcast on CTV and The Comedy Network in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Clark (comedian)
Graham Clark is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Vancouver, British Columbia, best known as co-host of the comedy podcast Stop Podcasting Yourself. He received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024 for ''Never Was''. He was an independent candidate in the 2009 British Columbia general election, running in Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province .... References 21st-century Canadian comedians Canadian male comedians Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian podcasters Comedians from Vancouver Living people Candidates in British Columbia provincial elections {{Canada-comedian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Dore
Jonathan David Dore (born November 2, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and actor currently based in Juneau, Alaska. Education Dore attended Brookfield High School and studied broadcasting at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Career Jon Dore was formerly a correspondent for CTV's '' Canadian Idol''. Dore also appeared on his own '' Comedy Now!'' special for CTV and The Comedy Network, and was featured on the A Channel's comedy special ''Toronto Laughs''. His show, '' The Jon Dore Television Show'', can be seen on The Comedy Network in Canada, and on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. In July 2008, Dore appeared on Comedy Central's stand-up show, '' Live at Gotham'' along with several other comedians. In 2010, he appeared on the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. In March 2011, he hosted ''Funny as Hell'' on '' HBO Canada'', a show featuring alternative or musical comedy acts. Season 3 of ''Funny as Hell'' premiered on March 22, 2013. On November 11, 2010, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Hotz
Jeremy Hotz (born May 31, 1965) is a Canadian–American actor and stand-up comedian. Hotz won a Gemini Award for his role on the television series '' The Newsroom'' in 1997. He has appeared on '' Comedy Central Presents'', the Just For Laughs comedy festival, the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', and '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. He has also worked as a staff writer for Paramount's '' The Jon Stewart Show'' and has appeared in various American and Canadian motion pictures including: '' My Favorite Martian'', '' Speed 2: Cruise Control'', and '' Married Life''. Filmography Films *'' Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (1997) *'' My Favorite Martian'' (1999) *'' Escape from the Newsroom'' (2002) *''James the Second'' (2021) Television *'' Married Life'' (1995) *'' The Newsroom'' (1996–2005) *''Made in Canada Made in Canada and Product of Canada (French: Fabriqué au Canada and Produit du Canada) are certification marks designating a claim that Canada is the country of orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Catucci
John Catucci ( , ; born July 11, 1973) is a Canadian sketch comedian, singer,John Catucci at Diamonfield Entertainment. Retrieved 29 February 2008. actor, and TV host. Catucci was born in , Ontario, and is of Italian descent. He was the host of the series '''' The series won two |
Comedy Now!
''Comedy Now!'' is a Canadian comedy television series which debuted in 1997 and ended in 2014 featuring the newest in Canadian comedic talent. The show has won numerous Gemini Awards as well as many international awards. It is broadcast in Canada on The Comedy Network and CTV. In the United States, the program airs on Comedy Central. The show has started the careers of notable Canadian comedians, including Brent Butt, Gavin Crawford, Shaun Majumder, Russell Peters, Pete Zedlacher and Harland Williams and has showcased comedians such as Trent McClellan, Darcy Michael, Graham Chittenden and Eric Tunney. Most episodes of the series featured a single comedian performing a stand-up set, although a few highlighted sketch comedy troupes and a number of "gala" episodes featuring several comedians were also aired as specials. These included ''Women of the Night'', a "women in comedy" special which aired in 2001 with Brigitte Gall, Aurora Browne, Jen Goodhue, Sabrina Jalees, Diana Love a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
