16th Canadian Comedy Awards explained

16th Canadian Comedy Awards
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Country:Canada
Presenter:Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
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Most Wins:Television: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (4)
Film: Dirty Singles (2)
Internet: (4)
Person: K. Trevor Wilson (2)
Most Nominations:Television: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (6)
Film: (9)
Internet: Space Riders: Division Earth (7)
Person: K. Trevor Wilson (3)
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The 16th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2014. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 September 2015. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 29 categories.

The film led with nine nominations, followed by web series Space Riders: Division Earth with seven and This Hour Has 22 Minutes with six. Space Riders: Division Earth and This Hour Has 22 Minutes each won four Beavers.

Ceremony

After spending two years in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) returned to Toronto for the 16th awards. The awards were presented at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon of the Toronto Reference Library on 13 September 2015.

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on 30 June 2015 and public voting was open through July to 15 August. 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 Comedy Special or Short
  • Job Interview
  • A Mile in these Hooves
  • Beep Beep
  • Erik The Pillager
  • Retro Video Arcade – Hot Sister

Live

Best Taped Live PerformanceBest Breakout Artist
Best Male Stand-upBest Female Stand-up
Best Male ImproviserBest Female Improviser
Best Sketch TroupeBest Improv Troupe
Theatre
Best One Person ShowBest Comedic Play, Revue or Series
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
  • Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Jon Blair, Sonya Bell, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Pat Dussault, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Ron Sparks, Scott Vrooman, Jeremy WoodcockThis Hour Has 22 Minutes, season 22 episode 4
  • Chris Craddock – Tiny Plastic Men season 2
  • Gerry DeeMr. D, "Donor Dinner"
  • Matt Doyle, Derek Harvie, Hannah Hogan, Brian Peco and Ron SparksMeet the Family
  • Ryan Long, Jarek Hardy, Max Off, Jesse Wilks, Christopher Walton, Jarrett Campbell and Danny Polishchuk – Ryan Long is Challenged
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
An Englishman In Atlantic Canada
  • Vivieno Caldinelli – Bill & Sons Towing
Best Web Series

Special Awards

Multiple wins

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

AwardsPerson or work
4This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2Dirty Singles
K. Trevor Wilson

Multiple nominations

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

AwardsPerson or work
9
7
6This Hour Has 22 Minutes
5Bill & Sons Towing
4Meet the Family
Mr. D
3K. Trevor Wilson
Ron Sparks
Space Janitors
2Big News from Grand Rock
Brent Butt
Cathy Jones
Convos with My 2 Year Old
Dirty Singles
Evany Rosen
Gerry Dee
How to Be Deadly
Mark Little
Peter Benson / What An Idiot
Sex and the Single Parent
Tiny Plastic Men
WolfCop

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LOL Comedy Festival Announces K Trevor Wilson Live. SouthSideStory.ca. June 7, 2019. June 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607160723/https://southsidestory.ca/2018/03/lol-comedy-festival-announces-k-trevor-wilson-live/. live.