13th Canadian Comedy Awards

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13th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
Location
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted byAlan Thicke
Most winsTelevision: Picnicface (3)
Film: Roller Town (3)
Most nominationsTelevision: Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (7)
Film: French Immersion (5)
Internet: Comedy Bar (3) (5)
Radio: The Debaters (2)
Person: Ron Sparks (5)
Websitewww.canadiancomedyawards.org
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The 13th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2011. The ceremony was held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, on 26 August 2012 and was hosted by Alan Thicke.

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 26 categories. Winners in 5 categories were chosen by the public through an online poll and others were chosen by members of industry organizations. The awards ceremony concluded the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 23 to 26 August.

The TV series Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays led with seven nominations followed by the bilingual film French Immersion with five. They each won a Beaver for best male performance. The big winner was Halifax-based comedy troupe Picnicface, which won three Beavers for their eponymous TV series and three for their debut film, Roller Town.[1] This ceremony also introduced the Phil Hartman Award which went to Jo-Anna Downey.

Festival and ceremony

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The 13th Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) was held in Toronto, Ontario. The gala awards ceremony was held on 26 August 2012[1] in the Imperial Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.[2][3] The ceremony was produced by Gary Rideout, Jr.[3] and hosted by Alan Thicke, a veteran actor who at that time was the honorary chair of Canadians Abroad, a group that organized Canadian events in Los Angeles.[4]

Each nominee for Best TV Show had already been cancelled.[2] This was played-up in a video inspired by Billy Crystal's Oscar montages, where Gavin Crawford visited the cancelled shows' empty sets, was faced with his own cancelled shows, and was replaced as CCA host by Thicke. Also entertaining at the ceremony were Seán Cullen and Colin Mochrie.[3]

The awards ceremony concluded the four-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 23 to 26 August, showcasing performances by nominees at various Toronto venues.[5] Many stand-ups also took part in a 27 August AltDotComedy Lounge show at The Rivoli.[6]

Winners and nominees

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Nominees were announced on 7 June 2012 in Toronto, and voting took place between 14 June and 29 July.[7] Members of the Canadian public voted for the categories Canadian Comedy Person of the Year, Best TV Show, Best Film, Best Web Clip, Best Web Series, Best Podcast, and Best Radio Program or Clip, with industry members deciding the remaining categories. There was record participation, with 88% more public voting and 113% more industry members voting compared to 2011.[8]

This year's ceremony introduced the Phil Hartman Award for "an individual who makes the Canadian comedy community better."[7] The award went to long-time Toronto open-mic night host Jo-Anna Downey.[3][9][10] Awards were also introduced for podcasts and web series, giving this ceremony more award categories than any previous year.[11]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[11][1]

Multimedia

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Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Best Radio Program or Clip
Best Podcast

Live

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Best Taped Live Performance Best Stand-up Newcomer
  • Blue ribbon Steve Patrick Adams
  • Heidi Brander
  • Josh Williams
  • Julie Kim
  • Tom Henry
Best Male Stand-up Best Female Stand-up
Best Male Improviser Best Female Improviser
Best Sketch Troupe Best Improv Troupe
  • Blue ribbon The Sunday Service
  • 2-Man No-Show
  • Blind Date on Tour
  • M and M Improv
  • Mantown
Best One Person Show Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
  • Blue ribbon Sex, Religion & Other Hang-ups[c]
  • ELLAmentary
  • Mickey & Judy
  • The Best of The Newsdesk with Ron Sparks
  • The Cockwhisperer: A Love Story
  • Blue ribbon Blind Date[d]
  • Celebrity Roasts with Ron Sparks
  • Hypnogogic Logic
  • Rap Battlez!
  • The Script Tease Project

Television

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Best TV Show Best Performance by an Ensemble
Best Performance by a Male Best Performance by a Female
Best Direction in a Program or Series Best Writing in a Program or Series

Film

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Best Performance by a Male Best Performance by a Female
Best Direction Best Writing
Best Film

Internet

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Best Web Series Best Web Clip
  • Blue ribbon Riverdale: The Archie Movie Trailer
  • Acting Real
  • Call Me Dad
  • Comedy Bar – "Makin' a Show"
  • The Fish Bride

Special Awards

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Dave Broadfoot Award Phil Hartman Award
Roger Abbott Award

Multiple wins

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

Awards Person or work
3 Picnicface
Roller Town

Multiple nominations

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

Nominations Person or work
7 Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
5 French Immersion
4 The Debaters (Radio & tv)
The Trial
3 Beat Down
Comedy Bar
Good God
Picnicface
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
2 Almost Heroes
The Dance
Darrin Rose
Kevin Tierney
Mr. D
Nathan Macintosh

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Anything Goes is a podcast hosted by Darren Frost and Dave Martin.[12]
  2. ^ The Illusionoid podcast is an improvised serial by Paul Bates, Lee Smart and Mike Nahrgang.[12]
  3. ^ Sex, Religion & Other Hang-ups is a one-person show by James Gangl.[13][14]
  4. ^ Blind Date is Rebecca Northan's improvised stage show.[8]

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