15th Canadian Comedy Awards explained

15th Canadian Comedy Awards
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Country:Canada
Presenter:Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Host:Tom Green
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Most Wins:Television: Nathan for You (3)
Film: Sex After Kids (2)
Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (2)
Person: Nathan Fielder (3)
Most Nominations:Television: Satisfaction (7)
Film: Sex After Kids (7)
Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (5)
Person: Nathan Fielder (4)
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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. 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.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Tom Green and held on 14 September 2014 at the Ottawa Little Theatre 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.

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.

Web series, which had been included with television awards in the previous year's ceremony, were split into separate categories for this year's awards. This resulted in 30 award categories and over 150 nominees, the most for any awards ceremony .

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Multimedia

Canadian Comedy Person of the YearBest Feature Film
Best Direction in a FeatureBest Writing in a Feature
Best Male Performance in a FeatureBest Female Performance in a Feature
Best Audio Show or SeriesBest Audio Clip
  • Bee Circus
  • Sci Fi
  • XBOX One ad written by your dad
Best Comedy Special or Short
  • Torturous
  • Japan
  • S is for Bird
  • The Golden Ticket
  • Wanda

Live

Best Taped Live PerformanceBest Breakout Artist
  • Ken Hall
  • Amanda Brooke Perrin
  • Christina Walkinshaw
  • Darcy Michael
  • Matt O'Brien
Best Male Stand-upBest Female Stand-up
Best Male ImproviserBest Female Improviser
Best Sketch TroupeBest Improv Troupe
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Best One Person ShowBest Comedic Play, Revue or Series
  • Weaksauce
  • Adopt This
  • Hold Mommy's Cigarette
  • Polly Polly
  • Roller Derby Saved My Soul
  • 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 SeriesBest Female Performance in a TV Series
Best Direction in a TV Series or SpecialBest Writing in a TV Series or Special
Best TV Show

Internet

Best Male Performance in a Web SeriesBest Female Performance in a Web Series
Best Direction in a Web SeriesBest Writing in a Web Series
  • Mike Fly and Simon FraserVersus 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"
  • Bob KerrBut 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 AwardPhil Hartman Award
Roger Abbott Award
  • Kyra Williams
  • Gary Rideout Jr.

Multiple wins

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

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

Multiple nominations

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

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

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