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16th Canadian Comedy Awards
The 16th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2014. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 September 2015. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 29 categories. The film '' Corner Gas: The Movie'' led with nine nominations, followed by web series ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' with seven and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' with six. ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' each won four Beavers. Ceremony After spending two years in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) returned to Toronto for the 16th awards. The awards were presented at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon of the Toronto Reference Library on 13 September 2015. Winners and nominees Nominees were announced on 30 June 2015 and public voting was open through July to 15 August. Winners are listed first and highlighted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Reference Library
The Toronto Reference Library is a public reference library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The library is located on the corner of Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue, within the Yorkville neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. The Toronto Reference Library is the largest and most visited branch of Toronto Public Library (TPL). Established in 1909, the Toronto Reference Library initially operated from another building on College Street. In the late-1960s, management of the library was assumed by the Metropolitan Toronto Library Board. Believing the space in the original structure to be inadequate, Raymond Moriyama was tasked to find a new site, and was later commissioned by the library board to design a new library building for the site. The new building was opened to the public in 1977 as the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library. The library continued to operate under that name until 1998, when it reverted to its original name. The building underwent renovations and expansion from 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben's At Home
''Ben's at Home'' is a 2014 Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Mars Horodyski. The film stars Dan Abramovici as Ben, a man who responds to an emotional breakup on the eve of his 30th birthday by rearranging his life so that he will never have to leave his apartment again, only to have his desire to live as a hermit challenged when he and Jess (Jessica Embro), a regular driver for his food delivery service, develop a romantic interest in each other. The cast also includes Jim Annan, Rob Baker, Craig Brown and Inessa Frantowski. The film was shot in August 2013 on a budget of just $20,000, half funded by Horodyski and Abramovici and half by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The film premiered in April 2014 at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. It had its Canadian premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.Brendan Kelly"FFM: Like their protagonist, Toronto filmmakers quick to create" ''Montreal Gazette'', August 28, 2014. Awards At Houston, the film wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Debaters
''The Debaters'' is a Canadian radio comedy show hosted by Steve Patterson. It airs on CBC Radio One, Saturdays at 1:30PM and Wednesdays at 11:30AM, Eastern Time. During each episode, two debates take place between two sets of two contestants. The topics are deliberately comedic, including "Apples are better than oranges" and "Darth Vader was a bad father". The winner is chosen by audience reaction at the end of the debate. Each season has approximately 33 new episodes. These are recorded in front of live audiences in studios, theatres and clubs across Canada. In 2011, the radio series also taped a number of episodes for broadcast as a television series on CBC Television, but did not get a second season. History The show was created by Richard Side and was first broadcast in September 2006, replacing the long-running comedy show ''Madly Off in All Directions''. It was produced by Side, along with Phillip Ditchburn and Anna Bonokoski. Whereas the first season was entirely host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Spencer-Nairn
Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series ''Corner Gas''. Early life Spencer-Nairn was born on January 6, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec, but raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School. Career Spencer-Nairn has appeared in a number of film and TV productions since the mid-1990s. Some of her most notable film appearances include ''New Waterford Girl'', '' Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled'', and television guest appearances on ''Puppets Who Kill'', '' Relic Hunter'', ''Cold Squad'', ''Bliss'', '' Flashpoint'', and '' The Outer Limits''. In 2005, she portrayed Wayne Gretzky's sister Kim Gretzky in the movie ''Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story''. Her most notable roles are Dog River Police Department (DRPD) Constable Karen Pelly on ''Corner Gas'' and Sandy Wardwell on CTV's '' The Listener''. Concurrent to appearing in ''Corner Gas'', she also appeared on the scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Robertson (actress)
Nancy Lee Robertson is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Wanda Dollard in the television series ''Corner Gas'' and Millie Upton in the series ''Hiccups (TV series), Hiccups'', both of which were created by and starring her husband, Brent Butt. Early life Robertson was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She studied drama during high school and graduated in 1990. She went on to attend the Breck Academy and The Vancouver Arts Club Theatre Program. Career Robertson's television career began with the CBC Television, CBC sketch comedy series ''The 11th Hour''. She later played temperamental parking attendant Harriet Sharpe in the mockumentary film ''The Delicate Art of Parking''; her fellow parking attendant, Grant Parker, is played by Fred Ewanuick, who later co-starred with Robertson in ''Corner Gas''. From 2004 to 2009, Robertson played Wanda Dollard, an intelligent and sarcastic gas station attendant, on the hit Canadian television series ''Corner Gas' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Miller
Gabrielle Sunshine Miller (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress who, since the start of her career in 1993, has appeared in many television films and series episodes, including leading roles in two of Canada's most popular concurrently-running series, the sitcom ''Corner Gas'' (2004–09) and the comedy-drama ''Robson Arms'' (2005–08). She was also a regular or semi-regular on the TV series ''Pasadena'' (2002), '' Alienated'' (2003–04), ''Call Me Fitz'' (2012–13), ''Mother Up!'' (2013) and '' Good Witch'' (2015–16). Career She was a cast member of the Canadian television series ''Corner Gas'', for which she won a shared Gemini Awards for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in 2007 and two Leo Awards for Best Performance or Host in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series (2005 and 2006). She is also featured in the CTV series ''Robson Arms'' for which she won another Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Ash
Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and comedian based in Los Angeles, but originally from Belleville, Ontario. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom '' Superstore''. She is also an alumna of both Second City Toronto Mainstage and Second City Chicago mainstage and is one half of sketch comedy duo "Cory!" She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser in 2006 and 2007 and has also won for Best Performance by a Female - Television for ''Almost Heroes'' in 2012 and in 2015 won Best Female Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Carol in the movie ''Dirty Singles''. She also appeared in the prank show "Scare Tactics". Since 2020, Lauren co-hosts her own podcast, "True Crime and Cocktails" along with her cousin, Christy Oxborrow. Career Ash has played various roles in ''Scare Tactics'' as well as the Canadian TV series ''Almost Heroes'' where she won the Canadian Comedy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964) is a Canadian stage, television and film actor, best known for portraying Davis Quinton on ''Corner Gas''. He is a former rugby union player. Early life Cardinal was born on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation at Lesser Slave Lake. He attended local schools as a child. He obtained a B.F.A. degree in acting from the University of Alberta in 1993, and was also the first Indigenous student to do so. Cardinal is also a rugby union enthusiast. He played for the Edmonton Druids RFC and then the Strathcona Druids, and was the first Indigenous person to play for the latter team. In his role in ''Corner Gas'', he is shown wearing Saskatchewan Prairie Fire rugby team merchandise. Career Cardinal has had a variety of roles in theatre, film and television. These include ''Insomnia'', '' renegadepress.com'', '' Crazy Horse'' and ''Wolf Canyon''. Of Cree descent, he is noted for playing First Nations roles in many productions, including Tecu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Peterson
Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), ''Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' (2004–2006), as well as ''Corner Gas Animated'' (2018–2021). Career Stage In 1971, Peterson began his acting career when he helped found the collective theatre company ''Tamahnous Theatre'' in Vancouver, British Columbia. There he received major roles in versions of ''The Bacchae'' and ''Nijinsky'', both directed by John Gray. In 1974, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, and joined Theatre Passe Muraille, a leading collective ensemble in Canada. He had main roles in productions of ''The Farm Show'', ''The West Show'', ''Them Donnelly’s'', and ''1837: The Farmers' Revolt''. It was in this latter Rick Salutin production that he gained the greatest recognition, playing William Lyon Mackenzie and Lady Backwash. In 1976, Peterson began to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennis Esmer
Ennis Esmer (born December 29, 1978) is a Turkish-Canadian actor, comedian, voice actor, writer, producer and presenter. He is best known for his roles as Osman 'Oz' Bey in ''The Listener'', Kurtis 'Maz' Mazhari in ''Private Eyes'', Nash in ''Red Oaks'', and as Rich Dotcom in ''Blindspot'' – a role that was specifically written for him. Early life Esmer was born in Ankara, Turkey, before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 3. His father, Demir, and his mother, Alev, were both systems analysts. As a child, Esmer learned English by watching Canadian television – which included programs like Sesame Street and Today's Special. His parents divorced in his early teens, and his father remarried to Esmer's stepmother, Florence. Esmer attended Earl Haig Secondary School, in the Toronto suburb of North York, participating in the Claude Watson Program for gifted arts students. During his time at the school, he took improv and experimental theatre classes, was elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Austin (actor)
Matt Austin (born Matthew Sadowski; 20 April 1978) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Bridge Carson, the Green Ranger (later Blue Ranger then Red) from the children's television series '' Power Rangers S.P.D.''. He returned in 2007 as the Red Ranger in the ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' "Once a Ranger" 15th anniversary team-up two-part episode. In addition to acting, he is also a writer, musician, and filmmaker. Life and career Austin communicates frequently with the Power Rangers fanbase, and was a guest aPower Morphiconin June 2007, where he interviewed guests and shot footage of the interviews with his own camera. Recently, he revealed plans to make a documentary on the Power Rangers fandom called ''MOR-FAN-ONIMAL''. However, according to his Twitter account, production has ceased due to the funding not being put together. Austin's "Power Rangers" character, Bridge, displays a particular fondness for buttered toast by wiggling the fingers on his right ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
