The 3rd Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2001 and was held on 4 April 2002 at The Docks in

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. The ceremony was hosted by

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. This was the first year that the ceremony was not televised, and the first year that no special awards were given.

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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 eight nominations followed by the film ''

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'' with five. ''Made in Canada'' won four Beavers, two of which went to director

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. Also winning two Beavers were

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for best female improviser and best female TV performance in ''

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'', Bob Martin for best male improviser and best writing for an episode of ''Made in Canada'', and

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for best male TV performance in ''Made in Canada'' and writing for ''

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Ceremony

The 3rd Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held on 4 April 2002 at The Docks in

. It was hosted by

, the previous year's winner for best male stand-up. This was the first year the ceremony was not broadcast, due to a lack of sponsorship. As a result, the ceremony was scaled back in what journalist Leatrice Spevack described as a night of "gags over glamour". While giving his acceptance speech for best comedic play, the base of Doug Morency's Beaver fell off. He quickly remarked, "Obviously, they're not made in Canada".

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Live

Television

Film

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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Canadian Comedy Awards

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2001 awards in Canada