''But I'm Chris Jericho!'' is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2013. The series stars former professional wrestler

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jeri ...

as a fictionalized version of himself, trying to establish a career as an actor after retiring from wrestling.Sean Fitzgerald, "Jericho does it all: Multi-talented former WWE superstarbrings his comedy web series to Shaw's Action channel". ''

Kingston Whig-Standard ''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has ...

'', March 10, 2015. The cast also includes

Andy Kindler Andy Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', w ...

, Arlene Duncan,

Christian Potenza Christian Potenza (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for voicing Jude Lizowski on ''6teen'' and Chris McLean in the ''Total Drama'' franchise. Career He has been on television since 1997, when he first ...

, Scott Thompson,

Laurie Elliott Laurie Elliott (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, television writer, and stand-up comedian. She is best known as the voice of Jo from ''Total Drama''. Currently she is a writer of '' Corn & Peg''. Career She has appea ...

Kevin Vidal Kevin Vidal is a Canadian actor.

Mayko Nguyen Mayko Nguyen is a Canadian actress of Vietnamese descent. She was born on April 19, 1980 in Vancouver, Canada. She has appeared in ''ReGenesis'', ''Rookie Blue'', ''Killjoys'', and '' Hudson and Rex''. Career Nguyen has had lead and recurring r ...

, Brandon Firla, Ashley Comeau and

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 ...

. The series debuted on

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's web channel on

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in 2013, before being broadcast by the linear television channel in 2015. In 2017 it was picked up for a second season by CBC Comedy, with both seasons remaining available on

CBC Gem CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

. The series won two

Canadian Comedy Awards 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 ...

at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014, for Best Male Performance in a Web Series (Thompson) and Best Writing in a Web Series (Bob Kerr for the episode "Acting Class")."Canadian Comedy Award winners"
''

Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...

'', September 24, 2014. It was also a nominee for Best Web Series, Best Female Performance in a Web Series (Elliott) and Best Direction in a Web Series (Mike Fly for "Acting Class").

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* 2013 web series debuts 2013 Canadian television series debuts 2017 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian comedy television series Canadian comedy web series CBC Gem original programming {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub