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Comedy Now!
''Comedy Now!'' is a Canadian comedy television series which debuted in 1997 and ended in 2014 featuring the newest in Canadian comedic talent. The show has won numerous Gemini Awards as well as many international awards. It is broadcast in Canada on The Comedy Network and CTV. In the United States, the program airs on Comedy Central. The show has started the careers of notable Canadian comedians, including Brent Butt, Gavin Crawford, Shaun Majumder, Russell Peters, Pete Zedlacher and Harland Williams and has showcased comedians such as Trent McClellan, Darcy Michael, Graham Chittenden and Eric Tunney. Most episodes of the series featured a single comedian performing a stand-up set, although a few highlighted sketch comedy troupes and a number of "gala" episodes featuring several comedians were also aired as specials. These included ''Women of the Night'', a "women in comedy" special which aired in 2001 with Brigitte Gall, Aurora Browne, Jen Goodhue, Sabrina Jalees, Diana Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a division of the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE. It is Canada's largest privately or commercially owned network consisting of 22 owned-and-operated stations nationwide and two privately owned affiliates, and has consistently been placed as Canada's top- rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival Global Television Network in key markets. Bell Media also operates additional CTV-branded properties, including the 24-hour national cable news network CTV News Channel and the secondary CTV Two television system. There has never been an official full name corresponding to the initials "CTV"; prior to CTV's launch in 1961, it was given the proposed branding of "Canadian Television Network" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in |
Trevor Boris
Trevor Boris (born September 10, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, writer and television producer. Television work Boris is one of the stars of MuchMusic's '' Video on Trial'', and is also a star of '' Stars Gone Wild''. He has also appeared on many other MuchMusic specials including '' Stars on Trial'', '' LOL!'', ''Spring Break '07'', ''Totally 80s Video on Trial'', ''Video on Trial: Holiday Crap'', ''Overrated in 06'', and wrote the special ''Famous Fallouts''. He was also a producer of ''Video on Trial'' at one point. He was also a presenter at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards. He was also a spokesperson for Sunsilk which aired numerous ''Hair on Trial'' commercials on MuchMusic. He also made an appearance on The Latest Buzz on Family Channel. In 2007 Boris had his very own ''Comedy Now!'' standup special air on CTV and The Comedy Network, was the runner-up in the 2006 ''Great Canadian Laugh Off'' (the winner received $25,000) that aired on The Comedy Network, and was the host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Belleville
Ryan Belleville (born May 8, 1979) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Career Belleville became the youngest person to tape his own ''Comedy Now!'' special for CTV. He also appeared in CBC's ''The Sean Cullen Show'' and the film '' Going the Distance''. He was also "Slime Master Ryan" on the YTV series '' Uh Oh!'' Belleville portrayed Eddie in the 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie '' Stuck in the Suburbs'' and had a starring role in 2008 as Finn in '' Finn on the Fly''. In 2011, he co-wrote and starred in the Canadian sitcom, ''Almost Heroes''. He also voices Holger Holghart in the Teletoon animated show ''Detentionaire''. He played the recurring character Jasper on the Fox TV series ''Life on a Stick'', and also appeared on the CTV show, '' Satisfaction''. Stand-up comedy Belleville won the Phil Hartman Award and won a Canadian Comedy Award. He has appeared eight times at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Bagg
Ian Bagg is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for bantering with audience members. He was a finalist on the ninth season of ''Last Comic Standing'' in 2015. Bagg has been a regular on Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club show in Las Vegas until it closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also appeared on other shows. Early life Bagg is a native of Terrace, British Columbia. He moved to New York City in 1996. Bagg previously lived in Washougal, Washington, where he often performed at the local Grand Theatre. Career Bagg has performed on ''The Tonight Show'', '' The Late Late Show'' and in films ''Cradle Will Rock'', '' MXP 2'' and '' MXP 3''. He featured in specials on Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Bagg was interviewed on WGN in 2017 and in 2019. He appeared on Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky’s podcast ''Your Mom's House''" in September 2020 and June 2021 In July 2021 Ian Bagg began co-hosting (with Matt Fondiler) the ''Sword and Scale Rewind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Rizvi Badshah
Ali Badshah (full name Syed Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah) is a Canadian actor, writer, producer, and director. Badshah is the male lead in the Oscar-nominated feature film drama '' The Breadwinner''. He has written and starred in five televised comedy specials for CBC, CTV, The Comedy Network, MTV and ABC2 Australia. An observational comedian whose work often draws on his experiences growing up in and around Toronto, Badshah has also written and performed for Video on Trial and was an associate producer for MuchMusic. Badshah created, executive produced, wrote, and starred in CBC's first web comedy series ''Bloody Immigrants''. An alumnus of both The Second City and Yuk Yuk's, he was on the front page of the ''Toronto Star'' as one of the Top Ten People in the country – the only actor/comedian to ever appear on their list – and was featured on the Comedy Network's 'Nubian Disciples Special', with Russell Peters and Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Allen
Todd Allen (born May 31, 1979, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a comedian, writer and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. Personal Todd Allen grew up in Victoria, British Columbia with one year stints living in both Tokyo (1987) and Honolulu (1994). Shortly after moving to Vancouver in his early twenties, Allen started performing comedy in local comedy clubs. Career His comedy act is continuously featured on television and radio. Past appearances include: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, Comedy Now on CTV and the Comedy Network, The Halifax Comedy Festival on CBC Television, Madly Off in All Directions on CBC Radio and XM Satellite Radio. He has been featured at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, the Uno Festival in Victoria, and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. He made guest appearances on the television shows Men in Trees on ABC, Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star and Animal Miracles. Allen also worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Acer
David Acer (; born 27 February 1970) is a Canadian author, stand-up comedian, close-up illusionist, inventor of magic tricks, and co-host/co-writer of the syndicated television series Mystery Hunters. His writing on Mystery Hunters earned him two Gemini Awards nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys) for Best Writing in a Children's Non-Fiction series (2005 and 2007), and he wrote a book based on his segments on the series called "Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends," published by Kids Can Press in 2008. "Gotcha!" was a Canadian best-seller and was nominated for two children's book awards, a Willow Award and a Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, and won the Hackmatack award in 2008/2009. Acer, who hails from Montreal, has also written for other Canadian television shows such as Popular Mechanics for Kids, YTV's Prank Patrol and TVO's Finding Stuff Out. Biography His career as a stand-up comedian began in 1989. By then, Acer was a recognized close-up mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Examiner
The ''Barrie Examiner'' was a daily newspaper published in Barrie, Ontario, Barrie, Ontario from 1864 to 2017. History The ''Examiner'' was founded in 1864. Publisher William Manley Nicholson launched the paper as an alternate to the ''Northern Advance'', which already had a strong political voice in the community of over 3,500 people. In the years since then, the ''Examiner'' has changed ownership and location several times. In 1889, Nicholson sold the newspaper to Andrew F. Hunter, who later wrote two volumes of the History of Simcoe County (1909). Hunter sold his interests in 1895 to James Alexander MacLaren, a former city editor at the ''Chatham Daily Banner''. At the time, the ''Examiner'' was located at 169 Dunlop Street East. By 1909, there was a thriving competition among newspapers of the day; four weekly newspapers served the community with each presenting a different political viewpoint. In August 1914, two days before the First World War, a major fire changed the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television. Awards Best Dramatic Series * ''Da Vinci’s Inquest'' - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Lynn Barr, Arvi Liimatainen *''Bliss'' - Galafilm, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Ian Whitehead *''Cold Squad'' - Keatley MacLeod Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Peter Mitchell, Suzanne Chapman, Gigi Boyd, Steve Ord, Matt MacLeod, Julia Keatley, Gary Harvey *'' Dice'' - Cité-Amérique, Showcase. Producers: Lorraine Richard, Greg Dummett, Gub Neal *'' Foreign Objects'' - Rhombus Media. Producers: Ken Finkleman, Niv Fichman Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television Award For Best Comedy Series ...
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for ''Best Comedy Series''. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards program, since 2013 the award has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards and nominations References External links * {{ACCT Best Comedy Series * Comedy series Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first United States television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and digital media, dubbed the "Canadian Screen Awards". The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013. The Gemini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
