Peter McBain

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Peter McBain is a Canadian comedian and writer. He has written for CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes [1] [2] and The Hour . He has won three Canadian Comedy Awards as a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Best TV Writing - Season in 2001 and 2002 and Best TV Writing - Special or Episode in 2003) as well as a Writers Guild of Canada Award in 2002, and a Gemini Award nomination in 2004.

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References

  1. "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". IMDb. 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 2003 Canadian Comedy Award nominated Peter McBain
  2. Writers Guild of Canada (April 19, 2004). "Comedy & Variety: Nominees". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-12-28. This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Irwin Barker, Mark Critch, Mark Farrell, Cathy Jones, Shaun Majumder, Peter McBain, Jennifer Robertson, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh, Kevin White For episode 11.1.