2nd Canadian Comedy Awards

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2nd Canadian Comedy Awards
DateApril 2001 (2001-04)
Location
Country Canada
Presented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by Sheila McCarthy and Patrick McKenna
Most awardsTelevision: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (3)
Film: Best in Show (3)
Most nominationsTelevision: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (6)
Film: Best in Show and Waydowntown (4)
Website www.canadiancomedyawards.org
Television/radio coverage
Network The Comedy Network
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The 2nd Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2000 and was held in April 2001 at The Guvernment in Toronto, Ontario. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Sheila McCarthy and Patrick McKenna and was televised [1] by The Comedy Network.

Contents

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 19 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association. [2]

The TV series This Hour Has 22 Minutes led with six nominations followed by Made in Canada with five, and the films Best in Show , New Waterford Girl and Waydowntown with four apiece. [3] The big winners were Best in Show and This Hour Has 22 Minutes which each received three Beavers, followed by The Second City Mainstage which won for best sketch troupe and best improv troupe. [2]

Ceremony

The 2nd Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held in April 2001 at The Guvernment in Toronto, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Sheila McCarthy and Patrick McKenna. [1]

The awards ceremony was televised by The Comedy Network. [1] The Star! entertainment channel on Rogers cable carried Before the Laughter: The Canadian Comedy Awards Pre-Show. [4]

The 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards show was nominated for a Gemini Award for best writing in a comedy or variety program. [1]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: [2] [3]

Live

Best Male Stand-upBest Female Stand-upBest Stand-up Newcomer
Best Male ImproviserBest Female Improviser
Best Sketch Troupe or CompanyBest Improv Troupe or Company
Best One Person ShowBest New Play
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  • Living in My Mother's Basement
  • Martians in My Driveway
  • Shifting Gears
  • The Rise and Fall of Vella Dean
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  • Mikayla
  • Sordido Deluxo
  • The Chick and Cubby Comedy Hour
  • White Mice

Television

Best Performance by a MaleBest Performance by a Female
Best Direction in a SeriesBest Direction in a Special or Episode
Best Writing in a SeriesBest Writing in a Special or Episode

Film

Best Performance by a MaleBest Performance by a Female
Best DirectionBest Writing

Special Awards

Hall of FameThe Bluma Appel "That's Funny" Award

Multiple wins

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

AwardsPerson or work
3 Best in Show
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2 Eugene Levy

Multiple nominations

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

NominationsPerson or work
6 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
5 Made in Canada
4 Best in Show
New Waterford Girl
Waydowntown
3 The Gavin Crawford Show
2 Eugene Levy
Good Monday
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Top of the Food Chain

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Canadian Comedy Awards | History". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pretty funny awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario: The Globe and Mail Inc. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ March, Catherine Dawson (26 May 2001). "The Critical List". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: The Globe and Mail Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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