The 14th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2012. The ceremony was held at

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, on 6 October 2013 and was hosted by

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 '' Goin ...

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, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 26 categories. Winners in 5 categories were chosen by the public through an online poll and others were chosen by members of industry organizations. The awards ceremony concluded the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 3 to 6 October and included over 20 comedy events. The films ''

My Awkward Sexual Adventure ''My Awkward Sexual Adventure'' (or ''An Awkward Sexual Adventure'') is a 2012 Canadian sex comedy film directed by Sean Garrity and written by Jonas Chernick. The film stars Chernick as Jordan, a sexually uptight accountant who enlists Julia (E ...

'' and ''

Please Kill Mr. Know It All ''Please Kill Mr. Know It All'' is a 2013 romantic comedy film directed by Colin Carter and Sandra Feldman and starring Lara Jean Chorostecki, Jefferson Brown, Kristina Pesic, and Cliff Sanders. Plot Cynical Sally lives a life free of excitement ...

'' led with six nominations each, followed by the film '' Dead Before Dawn 3D'' and TV series ''

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'' with five. ''My Awkward Sexual Adventure'' won two Beavers, as did TV series ''

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'' and Mark Little for web series ''Dad Drives''.

Colin Mochrie Colin Andrew Mochrie (; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and US versions of the improvisational TV show ''Whose Line Is It A ...

was named Canadian comedy person of the year.

Festival and ceremony

The 14th

(CCA) was held in

. The gala awards ceremony was held on 6 October 2013 at

hosted by

. Belleville had previously hosted the 2007 CCA awards ceremony and won the Bluma Appel Award in 2001. The awards ceremony concluded the four-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 3 to 6 October, with over 20 events at venues including

Yuk Yuk's Yuk Yuk's is a national comedy club chain in Canada, founded by former stand-up comedian Mark Breslin and established in 1976 by Breslin and long-time friend Joel Axler. The company is currently run by Breslin and his long-time partner and presi ...

, Absolute Comedy, Arts Council Theatre, and Centrepointe Theatre.

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hosted a 4 October show featuring Ottawa natives

Jon Dore Jonathan David Dore (born November 2, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and actor currently based in Juneau, Alaska. Education Dore attended Brookfield High School and studied broadcasting at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Career Jon Dore was forme ...

Jeremy Hotz Jeremy Hotz (born May 31, 1965) is a Canadian–American actor and stand-up comedian. Hotz won a Gemini Award for his role on the television series '' The Newsroom'' in 1997. He has appeared on ''Comedy Central Presents'', the Just For Laughs c ...

Tom Green Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian-American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted ''The Tom Green Show'', which a ...

Mike MacDonald Michael MacDonald (born June 26, 1987) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2022 to 2 ...

and Rebecca Kohler, and a headline show with stand-up comedians

Harland Williams Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. After several years of stand-up in Toronto and Los Angeles he made his film debut in ''Dumb and Dumber'' (1994) before playing starring roles in the short ...

Nikki Payne Nikki Payne (also credited as Nikkie Payne), is a Canadian comedian and actress, from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born with a cleft palate, she is well known for incorporating her lisp into her comedy act. She has won three Canadian Co ...

and

Seán Cullen Seán Cullen (born August 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for combining improvisation with mimicry and music. He is known for providing voices of characters in shows like ''Best Ed'', ''Seven Little Monsters,'' a ...

on 5 October. The shows raised money for MacDonald who was making a comeback following a liver transplant. On the same evening as the Ottawa showcase, a Toronto Comedy All-Stars show was scheduled at the

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, in what some called the Battle of Ontario. Among the talks by industry experts was a discussion panel with

Tim Long Tim Long (born June 14, 1969) is a comedy writer born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Long calls Exeter, Ontario, his home town and has written for ''The Simpsons'', ''Politically Incorrect'', ''Spy (magazine), Spy'' magazine and the ''Late Show wit ...

, executive producer of ''The Simpsons'' and former head-writer for ''David Letterman''. This was the first year the festival included francophone talent with the show ''Le Spectacle Francophone'' at Yuk Yuk's on 4 October. Published with the festival guide was a compact history of the capital region, ''Ottawa: Gateway to Carp''. Written by John Mazerolle with assistance from other comedians, it suggests that the infamous tedium of Ottawa made fertile ground for the growth of comedy. Festival founder and Ottawa native Tim Progosh suggested that as a government town, there has been a variety of cultures which raises one's reference level, combined with an oral tradition of the Rideau Valley where Irish and French immigrants met and shared stories. The Jokers vs. Senators Alumni charity hockey game was held at

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on 5 October. A cocktail reception raised money for the Ottawa public library.

Winners and nominees

The nomination criteria were altered this year so that feature film and television categories could include works released on the Internet. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Multimedia

Live

Television and Internet

Special Awards

Multiple wins

The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards

Multiple nominations

The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations

Footnotes

References

External links

Canadian Comedy Awards official website
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