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- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
- ↑ Marty Younge, "11 of the Best Canadian Comedy Albums of 2019". The Interrobang, December 28, 2019.