8th Canadian Comedy Awards

8th Canadian Comedy Awards
8th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date	12 October 2007
Location	London Music Hall Complex[not verified in body]; London, Ontario;
Country	Canada
Presented by	Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by	Ryan Belleville
Most awards	Television: Corner Gas and Rent-A-Goalie (2) ; Film: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (3); Person: Alan Park (2)
Most nominations	Television: Corner Gas (6); Film: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (4); Person: Alan Park (4)
Website	www.canadiancomedyawards.org

The 8th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2006 and was held on 12 October 2007 in London, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Ryan Belleville.

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 20 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association. The ceremony was held during the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which showcased performances by the nominees and other artists. Two variety specials were taped and broadcast by The Comedy Network.

TV series Corner Gas led with six nominations followed by Royal Canadian Air Farce with five, the film Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Alan Park with four. Bon Cop, Bad Cop received the most Beavers with, followed by Corner Gas, Rent-A-Goalie, and Alan Park with two each.

Festival

The 8th Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival ran from 9 to 13 October 2007 in London, Ontario,^[1] its fifth and final year in the city. Each day featured talent showcases by local comics, nominees and other visiting performers.

Two variety specials taped at the festival were aired on The Comedy Network.^[2] The Doo Wops – John Catucci and David Mesiano – were nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program for Canadian Comedy Awards 2007: Best of the Fest.^[3]

Ceremony

The 8th Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held on 12 October 2007, hosted by Ryan Belleville.^[2] Beavers were awarded in 20 categories covering live performance, television and film.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners were voted on by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association.

Nominees, chosen by juries, were announced on 25 July 2007. Voting was open from 15 August to 15 September.^[1]^[5] Nominees must have been Canadian, or been born in Canada or landed immigrants, or have done the bulk of their work in Canada.^[1]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:^[6]^[4]^[5]

Live

Best Taped Live Performance	Best Stand-up Newcomer
Tim Nutt – Just For Laughs Alan Park – Just For Laughs Pete Zedlacher – Just For Laughs Shaun Majumder – Just For Laughs Winston Spear – Just For Laughs	Jeff McEnery Darrin Rose Don Wood Graham Clark Sean Lacomber
Best Male Stand-up	Best Female Stand-up
Mike Wilmot Alan Park Gerry Dee Peter Kelamis Steve Patterson	Debra DiGiovanni Erica Sigurdson Kate Davis Kristeen von Hagen Nikki Payne
Best Male Improviser	Best Female Improviser
Drew McCreadie Adam Cawley Ian Boothby Peter Oldring Taz VanRassel	Lauren Ash Diana Frances Ellie Harvie Jan Caruana Jennifer Goodhue
Best Sketch Troupe or Company	Best Improv Troupe or Company
The Sketchersons Canadian Content The Distractions The Imponderables The Second City: cast of Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Illustrated Men AKA Improv: Cage Match Vancouver Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show Rock Paper Scissors Urban Improv
Best One Person Show	Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
Hard Headed Woman Any Second Now Comedy in Motion with Bob Cates Swiss Family Guy Robinson The Sean Schau!	Plan Live From Outer Space For Crying Out Loud My First Crush – From Fear to Non Confidence Swiss Family Guy Robinson Whatever Happened to Bergin and Bublick?

Television

Best Performance by a Male	Best Performance by a Female
Eric Peterson – Corner Gas^[7] Pat Thornton – Punched Up Christopher Bolton – Rent-A-Goalie Alan Park – Royal Canadian Air Farce Shaun Majumder – This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Inga Cadranel – Rent-A-Goalie^[8] Jennifer Goodhue – Comedy Inc. Sheila McCarthy – Little Mosque on the Prairie Jessica Holmes – Royal Canadian Air Farce Penelope Corrin – Royal Canadian Air Farce
Best Direction in a Series	Best Direction in a Special or episode
T. W. Peacocke – Rent-A-Goalie David Storey, Robert de Lint, Jeff Beesley, Mark Farrell, Brent Butt – Corner Gas^[7] Carl Harvey – Just For Laughs 2006 Michael Kennedy – Little Mosque on the Prairie Henry Sarwer-Foner – Rick Mercer Report	Henry Sarwer-Foner – Rick Mercer Report, episode 16 Robert de Lint – Corner Gas – "The Good Old Table Hockey Game"^[7] Stephen Reynolds – This Hour Has 22 Minutes – episode #14.3 Michael Kennedy – This Space for Rent – "Stained" Deborah Day – Women Fully Clothed
Best Writing in a Series	Best Writing in a Special or episode
Brent Butt, Mark Farrell, Paul Mather, Kevin White, Andrew Carr, Robert Sheridan – Corner Gas^[7] Zarqa Nawaz, Al Rae, Susan Flanders-Alexander, Dan Redican, Rebecca Schechter, Jackie May – Little Mosque on the Prairie Jeremy Diamond, Tim Polley – Odd Job Jack Christopher Bolton, Graeme Manson – Rent-A-Goalie Craig Lauzon – Royal Canadian Air Farce	Kevin White, Mark Critch, Gary Pearson, Gavin Crawford, Jennifer Whalen, Dave Nystrom, Carolyn Taylor, Albert Howell – This Hour Has 22 Minutes, season XIV, episode 3 Brent Butt – Corner Gas – "Kid Stuff"^[7] Brent Butt, Kevin White – Corner Gas – "Outside Joke"^[7] Chas Lawther, Gail Kerbel – Is It Art? Alan Park, Rob Ross – Royal Canadian Air Farce

Film

Best Performance by a Male	Best Performance by a Female
Patrick Huard – Bon Cop, Bad Cop Colm Feore – Bon Cop, Bad Cop Winston Rekert – Breakdown Dan Redican – If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?	Amanda Tapping – Breakdown Lisa Wegner – Boundless Catherine O'Hara – For Your Consideration
Best Direction	Best Writing
Érik Canuel – Bon Cop, Bad Cop John Bolton – Breakdown Vivieno Caldinelli – If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?	Patrick Huard, Leila Basen, Kevin Tierney, Alex Epstein – Bon Cop, Bad Cop John Bolton – Breakdown Winston Spear, Vivieno Caldinelli – If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?

Special Awards

Chairman's Award	Dave Broadfoot Award
Cass Beyley	Russell Peters

Most wins

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

Awards	Person or work
3	Bon Cop, Bad Cop
2	Alan Park
	Corner Gas
	Rent-A-Goalie

Most nominations

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

Nominations	Person or work
6	Corner Gas
5	Royal Canadian Air Farce
4	Alan Park
4	Bon Cop, Bad Cop
3	Breakdown
3	If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?
2	Little Mosque on the Prairie

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "'Gas' nabs six noms for Canadian Comedy Awards". CTV News. Toronto: Bell Media. The Canadian Press. 26 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Canadian Comedy Awards | History". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "Nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mercer, 22 Minutes take Canadian Comedy Awards honours". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Air Farce, Corner Gas up for Canadian Comedy Awards". CBC News. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian Press. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Corner Gas << Verite Films". Verite Films. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ Zekas, Rita (27 October 2007). "Goalie gal changes on the fly". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

External links

Canadian Comedy Awards official website

[Canadian2007-1] "'Gas' nabs six noms for Canadian Comedy Awards". CTV News. Toronto: Bell Media. The Canadian Press. 26 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[CCAHistory-2] "Canadian Comedy Awards | History". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[StarGemini2007-3] "Nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[CBC2007a-4] "Mercer, 22 Minutes take Canadian Comedy Awards honours". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[CBC2007n-5] "Air Farce, Corner Gas up for Canadian Comedy Awards". CBC News. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian Press. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[CCA2007-6] "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[veritefilms-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Corner Gas << Verite Films". Verite Films. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[ZekasCadranel2007-8] Zekas, Rita (27 October 2007). "Goalie gal changes on the fly". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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