15th Canadian Comedy Awards
Festival and awards ceremony for works of 2013
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The 15th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2013. The awards ceremony was hosted by Tom Green and held at the Ottawa Little Theatre on 14 September 2014.
| 15th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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| Date | 14 September 2014 |
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| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
| Hosted by | Tom Green |
| Most wins | Television: Nathan for You (3) Film: Sex After Kids (2) Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (2) Person: Nathan Fielder (3) |
| Most nominations | Television: Satisfaction (7) Film: Sex After Kids (7) Internet: But I'm Chris Jericho! (5) Person: Nathan Fielder (4) |
| Website | www |
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 30 categories. Winners in 7 categories were chosen by the public through an online poll and others were chosen by members of industry organizations. The awards ceremony was part of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 10 to 14 September and included over 20 comedy events.
The film Sex After Kids and TV series Satisfaction led with seven nominations each. The big winner was Nathan Fielder who won three Beavers for writing, directing, and performing in TV series Nathan for You. Jeremy Lalonde won two Beavers for Sex After Kids. Also winning two Beavers were web series But I'm Chris Jericho! and sketch group Peter 'n Chris. Dave Foley won Canadian Comedy Person of the Year.
Festival and ceremony
The 15th Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) was held in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Hamilton and Niagara Falls, Ontario, had also been approached to host the awards if they would become home to a new Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame, but the cities declined.[2]
The awards ceremony was hosted by Tom Green[3] and held on 14 September 2014 at the Ottawa Little Theatre[4] at the conclusion of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, which ran from 10 to 14 September. The festival included comedy showcases by many of the 150 nominees at venues including the Ottawa Little Theatre, Yuk Yuk's, and Absolute Comedy. School groups were invited to daytime workshops at the Market Media Mall in ByWard Market, which had interactive exhibits including a standup comedy stage and the television set from The Great White North of SCTV.[5]
Winners and nominees
Between 160 and 180 jurors chose the top-five nominees. Over 15,000 members of the public voted online for winners in seven categories. The others were decided by industry members. Voting was open from July to 15 August.[5]
Web series, which had been included with television awards in the previous year's ceremony,[6] were split into separate categories for this year's awards.[7] This resulted in 30 award categories and over 150 nominees,[5] the most for any awards ceremony as of 2018[update].
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[7][1]
Multimedia
| Canadian Comedy Person of the Year | Best Feature Film |
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| Best Direction in a Feature | Best Writing in a Feature |
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| Best Male Performance in a Feature | Best Female Performance in a Feature |
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| Best Audio Show or Series | Best Audio Clip |
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| Best Comedy Special or Short | |
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Live
| Best Taped Live Performance | Best Breakout Artist |
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| Best Male Stand-up | Best Female Stand-up |
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| Best Male Improviser | Best Female Improviser |
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| Best Sketch Troupe | Best Improv Troupe |
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| Best One Person Show | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series |
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| Best Variety Act | |
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Television
| Best Male Performance in a TV Series | Best Female Performance in a TV Series |
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| Best Direction in a TV Series or Special | Best Writing in a TV Series or Special |
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| Best TV Show | |
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Internet
| Best Male Performance in a Web Series | Best Female Performance in a Web Series |
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| Best Direction in a Web Series | Best Writing in a Web Series |
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| Best Web Series | |
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Special Awards
| Dave Broadfoot Award | Phil Hartman Award |
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| Roger Abbott Award | |
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Multiple wins
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
| Awards | Person or work |
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| 3 | Nathan Fielder |
| Nathan For You | |
| 2 | But I'm Chris Jericho! |
| Jeremy Lalonde / Sex After Kids |
Multiple nominations
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
| Nominations | Person or work |
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| 7 | Satisfaction |
| Sex After Kids | |
| 5 | But I'm Chris Jericho! |
| That Burning Feeling | |
| This Hour Has 22 Minutes | |
| 4 | Meet the Family |
| Nathan Fielder | |
| Space Janitors | |
| Straight Man | |
| 3 | Nathan For You |
| Old Stock | |
| 2 | Cathy Jones |
| Convos with My 2 Year Old | |
| Jeremy Lalonde | |
| Mark Critch | |
| Versus Valerie |