Canadian Comedy Awards 2008

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The ninth annual Canadian Comedy Awards take place in Regina, Saskatchewan from October 2-5, 2008. The awards ceremony takes place on the evening of October 4, 2008.

This marks the first year the awards will be held outside of Ontario. Previous Canadian Comedy Awards ceremonies took place in Toronto (2000-2002) before moving to London, Ontario (2003-2007).

Nominations were announced at an industry luncheon at Second City in Toronto on June 3, 2008.

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[edit] Nominees

[edit] Live

  • Larger Venue Stand-up Performers:
  1. Derek Edwards
  2. Jeremy Hotz
  3. Ron James
  4. Sean Majumder
  5. Russell Peters
  • Stand-up - Male:
  1. Sean Cullen
  2. Gerry Dee
  3. Steve Patterson
  4. Kenny Robinson
  5. John Wing Jr.
  • Stand-up - Female:
  1. Laurie Elliott
  2. Jennifer Grant
  3. Nikki Payne
  4. Shannon Laverty
  5. Erica Sigurdson
  • Stand-up Newcomer:
  1. Peter Anthony
  2. Sam Easton
  3. DeAnne Smith
  4. Nick Beaton
  5. Sean Lacomber
  • Comedic Play:
  1. Dreadwood: Stories of the Canadian Klondike
  2. Facebook of Revelations – The Second City
  3. PET3RS - Approximately 3 Peters
  4. The Dead Language of Love
  5. An Inconvenient Musical
  • One Person Show:
  1. The Sean Schau
  2. Scarfarce
  3. The One Man Harold
  4. The News Desk with Ron Sparks
  5. All the Rage
  • Sketch Troupe:
  1. Canadian Content
  2. The Imponderables
  3. Picnicface
  4. The Second City
  5. The Sketchersons
  • Improv Troupe:
  1. About An Hour
  2. Show Stopping Number - The Improvised Musical
  3. Urban Improv
  4. General Fools Improvisational Theatre
  5. Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show
  • Male Improviser:
  1. Taz VanRassel
  2. Jayden Pfeifer
  3. Doug Morency
  4. Toby Berner
  5. Dan Joffre
  • Female Improviser:
  1. Lisa Merchant - Monkeytoast
  2. Diana Frances Urban Improv
  3. Amy Matysio - General Fools
  4. Aurora Browne - Dreadwood Show Stopping Number, etc.
  5. Jamillah Ross - Show Stopping Number

[edit] Television

  • Taped Live Performance:
  1. The Doo Wops - Best of the Fest
  2. Manolis Zontanos – Comedy Network Presents
  3. Steve Patterson - Halifax Comedy Fest 2007
  4. Mike MacDonald - Halifax Comedy Fest 2007
  5. Gerry Dee - Just For Laughs 2007, Gala Show 12
  • Direction - Special or Episode:
  1. Brent Butt - Corner Gas (The Accidental Cleanist)
  2. David Storey - Corner Gas (Cable Excess)
  3. Don McCutcheon - Corner Gas (the 'J'Word)
  4. Samir Rehem - Cock'd Gunns (Episode #8 & 4)
  5. Jim Allodi - "Rent-A-Goalie" (Episode #4 Burlington)
  • Direction - Series:
  1. Michael Kennedy - Little Mosque On the Prairie (Spy Something or Get Out)
  2. David Storey, Robert de Lint, Brent Butt, Don McCutheon,Jeff Beesley – Corner Gas
  3. Henry Sarwer-Foner - Rick Mercer Report (Episode #10)
  4. Carl Harvey & Shelagh O'Brien - 2007 Just For Laughs Gala Series
  5. Vivieno Caldinelli - The Owl and the Man
  • Writing - Special or Episode:
  1. Zarqa Zawaz, Rebecca Schechter, Al Rae, Rob Sheridan, Greg Eckler, Paul Mather, Miles Smith – Little Mosque On the Prairie (Episode 213 Public Access)
  2. Graeme Manson - Rent A Goalie (Episode #5 - Everybody's a Fag)
  3. Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford, Gary Pearson, Kyle Tingley, Jennifer Whalen, Albert Howell, Tim McAuliffe, Nathan Fielder, Geri Hal, Andrew Bush, Dean Jenkinson – This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Episode 3)
  4. David Moses - Robson Arms S3 (Episode 303 Geeks In Love)
  5. Kevin White - Corner Gas (Bed and Brake Fast)
  • Writing - Series:
  1. Jon Dore, Mark Forward, Steve Patterson – The Jon Dore Television Show
  2. Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters, Andy King, Brooks Gray - Cock'd Gunns
  3. Zarqa Nawaz, Rebecca Schechter, Al Rae, Rob Sheridan, Greg Eckler, Paul Mather, Miles Smith – Little Mosque on the Prairie
  4. Kevin White,Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, Andrew Carr, Norm Hiscock, Gary Pearson, Dylan Wertz – Corner Gas
  5. Pat Thornton - The Owl and the Man
  • Female - TV:
  1. Geri Hall - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
  2. Janet Wright - Corner Gas
  3. Nancy Robertson - Corner Gas
  4. Cathy Jones - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
  5. Penelope Corrin - Air Farce Live
  • Male - TV:
  1. Jon Dore - Jon Dore Television Show
  2. Alan Park - Air Farce
  3. Christopher Bolton - Rent A Goalie
  4. Eric Peterson - Corner Gas
  5. Gavin Crawford - This Hour Has 22 Minutes

[edit] Film

  • Male Performance:
  1. Jay Reso - Dark Rising
  2. Landy Cannon - Dark Rising
  3. Michael Cera - Superbad
  4. Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
  5. Micheal Cera - Juno
  • Female Performance:
  1. Brigitte Kingsley - Dark Rising
  2. Julia Schneider - Dark Rising
  3. Ellen Page - Juno
  • Writing:
  1. Andrew Cymek - Dark Rising
  2. Seth Rogen - Superbad
  • Directing:
  1. Andrew Cymek - Dark Rising
  2. James Dunnison - Walk the Dog

[edit] References

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