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

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. The ceremony was hosted by

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and

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and was televised by

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, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 19 categories. Winners were picked by members of

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(Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the

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, the

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, and the Comedy Association. The TV series ''

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'' led with six nominations followed by ''

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'' with five, and the films '' Best in Show'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' 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 troupe.

Ceremony

The 2nd Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held in April 2001 at

. The ceremony was hosted by

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. The awards ceremony was televised by

. The

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entertainment channel on Rogers cable carried ''Before the Laughter: The Canadian Comedy Awards Pre-Show''. The 2001 ''Canadian Comedy Awards'' show was nominated for a

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for best writing in a comedy or variety program.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Live

Television

Film

Special Awards

Multiple wins

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

Multiple nominations

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

References

External links

Canadian Comedy Awards official website
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2000 awards in Canada