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Jeremy Woodcock
Jeremy Woodcock is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, most noted as a writer for the sketch comedy series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''.Derek Dolstra"Whitby-born comedian Jeremy Woodcock loves his hometown" ''DurhamRegion.com'', May 10, 2015. He began performing both sketch and stand-up comedy while studying at Wilfrid Laurier University, and has been associated with the sketch comedy troupes Get Some, The Sketchersons and Rulers of the Universe, as well as performing stand-up comedy at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs. In 2013 he hosted ''Finding Bessarion'', a short comedic documentary film about Bessarion station, the least-used subway station on the Toronto subway system, as part of the ''Urbane Explorer'' documentary web series.Eric Andrew-Gee, "The quiet station that riders forgot: TTC's least-visited subway stop comes in for some ribbing - and praise - in local comedian's YouTube video". ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-la ...
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ...
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Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the awards recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The awards were first presented in 2013 as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards—the Academy's previous awards presentations for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as the equivalent of the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom, the AACTA Awards in Australia, the IFTA Awards in Ireland, the César Awards in France and the Goya Awards in Spain. History The award's historic root ...
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12th Canadian Screen Awards
The 12th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2023. They were held at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto from 28–31 May 2024, as part of Canadian Screen Week, with highlights of the final gala ceremony broadcast in a CBC Television special on 31 May 2024.Etan Vlessing"Canadian Screen Awards Gets New Date, Venue Change" ''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 8, 2024. Nominations were announced on 6 March; television drama '' Little Bird'' led in overall nominations with 19, while Matt Johnson's film ''BlackBerry'' received 17 nominations—becoming the most-nominated film in the history of the ceremony. Both ''BlackBerry'' and ''Little Bird'' would win the most awards in their respective categories. Ceremony information Due to venue availability issues in Toronto, the ceremony was delayed from a provisional April scheduling to May 2024. I ...
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Matt Wright (comedian)
Matt Wright is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Comedy Album of the Year, receiving nods for his 2019 album ''Existing Is Exhausting'' at the Juno Awards of 2021, and for his 2022 album ''Here Live, Not a Cat'' at the Juno Awards of 2023. He competed in the fifth season of ''Canada's Got Talent'' in 2025."Canada’s Got Talent Reveals the Showstopping Acts Competing for $1M Grand Prize from Rogers"


Chris Wilson (comedian)
Chris Wilson is a Canadian actor and sketch comedian, most noted as a cast member of ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''.J. Kelly Nestruck"Can 22 Minutes’ Chris Wilson keep riding Canada’s love-hate relationship with Pierre Poilievre (and that Trudeau guy too) up the property ladder?" ''The Globe and Mail'', January 25, 2024. He first joined the show in 2020 as a writer and supporting player, and was promoted to a full-time cast member in the 2023–24 season due in part to his impersonation of Pierre Poilievre becoming increasingly important to the show in the runup to the 2025 Canadian federal election. Wilson has also played Justin Trudeau, even acting both Pierre Poilievre and Trudeau in the same sketch. He is a native of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia. Prior to joining ''22 Minutes'' Wilson was part of the sketch comedy duo Peter & Chris with Peter Carlone. The duo performed at Just for Laughs and the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, and launched their own ...
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Aba Amuquandoh
Aba Amuquandoh (born 1994 or 1996) is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her work on the sketch comedy series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. She first joined the show in the 2020 season, both as a writer and as a supporting performer in sketches,"For the first time, This Hour Has 22 Minutes will cover the U.S. election in the field"
, October 1, 2020.
and was promoted to a starring member in the 2021–22 season. From ,

Aisha Brown
Aisha Brown is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress.Audrey Carleton"Aisha Brown Makes Canadian Comedy History at Just for Laughs" ''Exclaim!'', July 24, 2019. She is most noted for her 2020 comedy special ''Aisha Brown: The First Black Woman Ever'', which was the first Crave Original comedy special ever taped by a Black Canadian comedian. The special received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, including one for Best Variety or Entertainment Special, which it won.Brent Furdyk"Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations" ''ET Canada'', March 30, 2021. She also received a second nomination in the latter category as a member of the writing team for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. As an actress, she has appeared in sketches on ''The Beaverton'' and ''Baroness von Sketch Show'', and in the comedy series ''Humour Resources ''Humour Resources'' is a Canadian tel ...
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Jordan Foisy
Jordan Foisy is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, most noted as head writer of the sketch comedy television series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics wi ...''.Alex Flood"How a funny Saultite became head writer for iconic comedy series" '' Soo Today'', November 19, 2023. Awards References External links * 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male comedians Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian comedy writers Canadian television writers Canadian Screen Award winning writers People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Franco-Ontarian people This Hour Has 22 Minutes Living people {{Canada-tv-bio-stub ...
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10th Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 4–10 April 2022 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2021. The presentations were held as a series of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with awards in top categories presented via a CBC Television special on 10 April 2022 hosted by the cast of '' TallBoyz''. Nominations were announced on 15 February. In film, the top nominees were ''Scarborough'' and '' Night Raiders'', with 11 nods apiece, while in television the series '' Sort Of'' was the leader with 13 nominations.Greg David"Nominations announced for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards" ''TV, eh?'', February 15, 2022. ''Scarborough'' and '' Transplant'' were tied for most-awarded film and television series, with both receiving 8 awards (including Best Motion Picture and Best Dramatic Series respectively). Ceremony information For the third consecutive year, the in-pe ...
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Canada NewsWire
CNW Group Ltd., also called Canada Newswire and CNW, is a commercial press release service owned by Cision. Cision Distribution services in Canada are powered by Canada Newswire. The service is offered stand-alone or as part of its flagshiCision Communications Cloudplatform for PR professionals. History CNW was founded in 1960 as Canada News Wire, by Joseph Adair Porter Clark (1921–2013) who became CEO and President of the news service. Clark is the father of television journalist Tom Clark. CNW originally delivered text news releases to news media outlets on behalf of paying clients. This model expanded over time to include the provision of ancillary services required by investor relations and public relations professionals, including translation, photography, webcasts, media databases and media monitoring. Canada Newswire distribution switched to using XHTML instead of ANPA-1312, allowing for more formatting of releases. In 2003, CNW entered into a commercial endorsed dea ...
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