18th Canadian Comedy Awards

Festival and awards ceremony for works of 2016–17
  • Toronto, Ontario
CountryCanadaPresented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for ExcellenceMost awardsTelevision: Kim's Convenience (2)
Film: Don't Talk to Irene (2)
Internet: You Got Trumped (4)
Person: Ron Sparks (2)Most nominationsTelevision: Kim's Convenience (13)
Film: Another WolfCop (5)
Internet: Best Before (4)
Person: Ron Sparks (2)Websitewww.canadiancomedyawards.org
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The 18th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2017.

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 22 categories determined by votes from the public and industry members.

TV series Kim's Convenience led with a record thirteen nominations, including all five nominees in the Best TV Direction category, followed by the feature Another WolfCop with five. Web series You Got Trumped was the big winner, receiving three Beavers from its four nominations.

Reorganization and awards

The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) award excellence in Canadian comedy at home and abroad. Due to a delay in the previous awards season, these awards also covered an 18-month period, from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2017, in order to return to annual eligibility. This edition of the awards consolidated the number of categories to 22, largely by combining separate male and female performance categories.

Industry members chose the nominees in each category. Each industry member could declare one category as their field of "expertise", giving their nomination and vote in that single category three times the normal weight. After nominations closed, voting was opened for the top five nominees in each category. 13 categories were open to public voting and 9 were exclusively decided by industry members.[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[2]

Multimedia

Comedic Artist of the Year Best Short
  • Blue ribbon Mike MacDonald
  • Samantha Bee
  • Mark Little
  • Barry Julien
  • Aurora Browne
  • Blue ribbon Day Players
  • Baby Shower
  • Fowl Play
  • Grocery Store Action Movie
  • Here's Video Game News
  • Jeremy and Margot Make a Baby
Best Feature Best Performance in a Feature
Best Direction in a Feature Best Writing in a Feature
Best Audio Show or Series Best Comedy Album
  • Blue ribbon Taggart & Torrens Podcast
  • Alex Wood Quits Everything
  • Comic Jenius
  • Killed to Death
  • Vest of Friends Podcast
  • Blue ribbon Andrew Chapman – Oh Yeah This
  • Garrett Jamieson & Sprattacus – Superdrunkgnome
  • Marty Topps – Wetter Than Wet
  • Rob Pue – Puegilist
  • Shirley Gnome – Taking It Up The Notch
  • Spencer Streichert – Winning By Default

Live

Best Live Production Best Taped Live Performance
  • Blue ribbon The Adventures of Tom Shadow
  • Yes, Android
  • Party Today Panic Tomorrow
  • Everything Is Great Again
  • 32 Short Sketches About Bees
Best Live Ensemble Best Standup Comic
  • Blue ribbon Cast of The Adventures of Tom Shadow
  • The Sunday Service Improv Troupe
  • Sex T-Rex
  • Cast of Party Today Panic Tomorrow
  • Cast of Everything Is Great Again
Best Variety Act Best Breakout Artist

Television

Best TV Show Best Performance in a TV Series
Best Direction in a TV Series or Special Best Writing in a TV Series or Special
  • Blue ribbon Aleysa Young – Kim's Convenience, "Sneak Attack"
  • Dawn Wilkinson – Kim's Convenience, "Cardboard Jung"
  • Peter Wellington – Kim's Convenience, "Appa's First Text"
  • Renuka Jeyapalan – Kim's Convenience, "Janet's Boyfriend"
  • Siobhan Devine – Kim's Convenience, "Good Neighbours"
  • Blue ribbon Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen and Kevin White – Kim's Convenience, "Handy Graduation"
  • Darrell Dennis – Guilt Free Zone season 2, episode 2011 "Cops & Mobsters"
  • Ins Choi and Kevin White – Kim's Convenience, "House Guest"
  • Matt Kippen – Kim's Convenience, "Business Award"
  • Melissa DiMarco, Adam Pal, Rebecca Taylor, Richard Church, Samuel Smith, Samantha Wyss, Adam Vet – Out There with Melissa DiMarco, episode 723 "The Pursuit of Hoppyness"

Internet

Best Web Series Best Performance in a Web Series
  • Blue ribbon You Got Trumped
  • Best Before
  • Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid
  • Space Riders: Division Earth – season 2
  • Terrific Women
  • The Amazing Gayl Pile – season 3
  • Blue ribbon Ron Sparks – You Got Trumped
  • Adrienne Fish – Best Before
  • Amy Matysio – Epic Studios
  • Anand Rajaram – Fare Trade
  • Christina Sicoli – Small Cop
  • Kayla Lorette – Space Riders: Division Earth, season 2
Best Direction in a Web Series Best Writing in a Web Series
  • Blue ribbon Kelly Fanson – Best Before, episode 21 "Loud Sex"
  • Ally Pankiw – Terrific Women, episode 2
  • Brandon Lane – Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid, episode 3 "I Need Space"
  • Daniel Tahmizian – The DG Special, season 1, episode 11
  • Derek Harvie – You Got Trumped, S01E01
  • Blue ribbon Derek Harvie, Jeff Kassel and Ron Sparks – You Got Trumped, S01E03
  • Bob Kerr – But I'm Chris Jericho!, episode 203 "Peace Out"
  • Brandon Lane – Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid, episode 3 "I Need Space"
  • Christina Sicoli – Small Cop, "The Negotiator"
  • Kate Davis and Kelly Fanson – Best Before, episode 21 "Loud Sex"

Multiple wins

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

Awards Person or work
3 Kim's Convenience
You Got Trumped
2 Don't Talk to Irene
Ron Sparks

Multiple nominations

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

Awards Person or work
13 Kim's Convenience
5 Another WolfCop
4 Best Before
Don't Talk to Irene
Entanglement
Filth City
You Got Trumped
3 Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid
2 Guilt Free Zone
Kelly Fanson
Ron Sparks
Small Cop
Space Riders: Division Earth
Terrific Women

References

  1. ^ "FAQ | Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Morden, Paul (18 June 2018). "All-ages entertainer 'Beaks through for win'". Sarnia Observer. Postmedia Network. London Free Press. p. C3. ProQuest 2077137745.

External links

  • Canadian Comedy Awards official website


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Categories
Public
  • Artist of the Year
  • Live Production
  • Taped Live Performance
  • Live Ensemble
  • Standup Comic
  • Variety Act
  • Breakout Artist
  • Feature Film
  • TV Show
  • Web Series
  • Short
  • Audio Show
  • Comedy Album
Industry
  • Performance in a Feature
  • Direction in a Feature
  • Writing in a Feature
  • Performance in a TV Series
  • Direction in a TV Series
  • Writing in a TV Series
  • Performance in a Web Series
  • Direction in a Web Series
  • Writing in a Web Series
Special awards
  • Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame
  • Chairman's Award
  • Roger Abbott Award
  • Bluma Appel Award
  • Dave Broadfoot Award
  • Phil Hartman Award
  • PAL Award
Ceremonies • Footnote
 • Years listed are the year in which the ceremony took place. The eligibility period was generally the previous calendar year for works released in Canada, except for the 17th and 18th awards which had eligibility periods of 18 months.