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The Bobroom
The Bobroom was a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Jim Bawden, "Bobbing for laughs in all the right places ; Toronto troupe's show lampoons Canadian culture". ''Toronto Star'', February 27, 2000. The troupe consisted of Jennifer Baxter, Mike Beaver, Stacey DePass, Jason Jones, Shaun Majumder and Rob Tinkler,Andrew Clark, "Leaving it to Beaver". ''Toronto Star'', July 17, 1997. and took its name from the Bob Dylan poster on the door to the smoking room in Beaver's apartment. The troupe performed their first gig at The ALTdot COMedy Lounge in 1997. In 1999 they were featured in an episode of the CBC Television sketch comedy series ''SketchCom''; the following year they received their own one-hour special on The Comedy Network. In 2004 they premiered a ten-episode sketch comedy series on The Comedy Network, although by this time Majumder had left the troupe. The five remaining members made the series with guest performers David Fujino, Duane Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Sirota
Ian Sirota is a Canadians, Canadian stand-up and sketch comedian, who was a cast member of the television sketch series ''Comedy Inc. (Canadian TV series), Comedy Inc.'' in the 2000s. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Sirota began his comedy career as a solo stand-up comedian, before becoming known as a member of the stage sketch troupe The Blockheads with Mimi Holmes, Johnny Gardhouse and Suzanne Muir. The troupe gained their first widespread publicity in 1995 when they pranked talk show host Jerry Springer, appearing on an episode devoted to the theme "My Husband Slept With the Babysitter" by pretending to be people in that situation but in fact essentially improvising their dialogue. Springer subsequently sued the troupe to recoup the cost of producing the ruined episode, but the suit was settled out of court. He was also a writer for the CTV Comedy Channel, Comedy Network game show ''Gutterball Alley'', and an occasional guest performer on ''The Bobroom'', and has continued to perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV Comedy Channel Original Programming
CTV may refer to: Television * Connected TV, or Smart TV, a TV set with integrated internet North America and South America * CTV Television Network, a Canadian television network owned by Bell Media ** CTV 2, a secondary Canadian television network owned by Bell Media **CTV Atlantic, a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritime provinces ** CTV Comedy Channel ** CTV Drama Channel ** CTVglobemedia, now owned by Canadian telecom giant Bell Canada as Bell Media ** CTV Life Channel ** CTV News ** CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel) ** CTV Sci-Fi Channel * C TV, a Trinidad and Tobago broadcast television station * Citizens Television, an American public access network in Connecticut * CTV: The Comedy Network, former name of Comedy Central, an American television channel Asia * China Television, a Taiwanese television company, established 1968 ** CTV Main Channel ** CTV News Channel (Taiwan) ** CTV Classic * CTV (Japan) or Chūkyō Television Broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Canadian Sketch Comedy Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Press
The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Press has been a private, not-for-profit cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers for most of its history. In mid-2010, however, it announced plans to become a for-profit business owned by three media companies once certain conditions were met. Over the years, The Canadian Press and its affiliates have adapted to reflect changes in the media industry, including technological changes and the growing demand for rapid news updates. It currently offers a wide variety of text, audio, photographic, video and graphic content to websites, radio, television, and commercial clients in addition to newspapers and its longstanding ally, the Associated Press (AP), a global news service based in the United States. History Initially, Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Canadian Comedy Awards
The 2nd Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2000 and was held in April 2001 at The Guvernment in Toronto, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Sheila McCarthy and Patrick McKenna and was televised by The Comedy Network. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 19 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association. The TV series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' led with six nominations followed by ''Made in Canada'' with five, and the films '' Best in Show'', ''New Waterford Girl'' and ''Waydowntown'' with four apiece. The big winners were ''Best in Show'' and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' which each received three Beavers, followed by The Second City Mainstage which won for best sketch troupe and best improv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton Journal
The ''Edmonton Journal'' is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network. History The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the 23-year-old ''Edmonton Bulletin''. Within a week, the ''Journal'' took over another newspaper, ''The Edmonton Post'', and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative Party against the ''Bulletins stance for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party. In 1912, the ''Journal'' was sold to the William Southam, Southam family. It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by Hollinger International. The ''Journal'' was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000, and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc., in 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Canadian Comedy Awards
The 1st Canadian Comedy Awards honoured the best Canadian comedy of 1999 in live performances, television and film. The awards ceremony was presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), and was held on 6 April 2000 at the Masonic Temple in Toronto, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Thomas. A one-hour version of the ceremony was broadcast late the following night on CTV, and the full program aired on The Comedy Network on 9 April at 9 pm. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 23 categories. Winners were selected by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, and the Directors Guild of Canada. It was one of the first award presentations to use online voting. The ceremony also marked the creation of the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame and the induction of its first honourees. ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' and the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Comedy Award
The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) is an annual ceremony that awards the Beaver for achievements in Canadian comedy in live performance, radio, film, television, and Internet media. The awards were founded and produced by Tim Progosh in 2000. The CCA have been held in different cities, most often in Toronto and London, Ontario. Between 2003 and 2015, the awards were held as part of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, with showcase performances by nominees and other comedic talent. The Comedy Network broadcast the first two award ceremonies and several specials of festival performances. These broadcasts have earned two Gemini Award nominations. The awards are artist-driven with a mandate "To recognize, celebrate and promote Canadian achievements in comedy at home and abroad." They are run through a non-profit organization and volunteer committees, drawing membership from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Yaphe
Scott Yaphe (born February 16, 1970) is a Canadian actor and comedian best known as a cast member of the YTV variety show '' It's Alive!''. After its cancellation in 1997, Yaphe and a few other ''It's Alive!'' regulars such as Mike Beaver and Patricia Ribeiro, moved over to the game show '' Uh Oh!'', where he became the host by his fictional name, "Wink Yahoo". Yaphe appeared in the movie '' Amelia'' in the third quarter of 2009, as well as in the recurring roles of Sliver in the second season of Disney XD's, ''Aaron Stone'' and as Zafer Griffin in the Cartoon Network live-action series, '' Unnatural History''. He also appeared in Global's police drama ''Rookie Blue'', which began in 2010. Yaphe has appeared in numerous TV commercials such as the ''Whiskas Temptations'' cat treats spot and the fast talker for ''expedia.ca''. A prominent voice actor as well, he is the promo-voice for the Canadian television station, Sun TV, as well as the voice behind many radio and television co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Watts
Matt Watts (born May 31, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, best known for his work on Ken Finkleman's '' The Newsroom''. He was a writer, executive producer and the star of the Canadian television sitcom ''Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays'', which debuted on CBC Television in September 2011."Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC’s new fall lineup" . '''', June 8, 2011. Watts worked for , writing and performing in the dramas '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Spear
Winston Spear (born 1965) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor originally from Montreal, Quebec. He is the winner of the 2003 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-up and was a member of the cast of sketch comedy shows '' Comedy Inc.'' and ''The Bobroom''. * Winston is known for dancing during his live performances, often to foreign music where he mouths or reacts to the music and lyrics. * Winston has appeared in the Barenaked Ladies music video "Sound of Your Voice" *Winston was a semi-finalist on Season 6 of Last Comic Standing ''Last Comic Standing'' was an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group .... External links * Diamondfield Entertainment 1965 births Living people Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian sketch comedians Canadian television personalities Comedians from Montrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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