Graham Chittenden is a

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standup comedian and television writer from

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, most noted for his work as part of the writing team for the television series '' Still Standing''. Alongside

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and

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, he is a four-time winner of the

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for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series for their work on the show, winning at the

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in 2018 for "Fort McMurray", at the

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in 2019 for "Carcross", at the

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in 2021 for "Rankin Inlet"; in 2021, they also won a

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for "Rankin Inlet".Musthafa Azeez
"Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards"
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'', April 27, 2021. In addition to his writing for ''Still Standing'', he also frequently performs as a warm-up comedian prior to Harris's headline set. Chittenden launched his comedy career in the 2000s. In 2011, he headlined his own ''

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'' special for

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, for which he was a

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nominee for Best Taped Live Performance at the 13th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2012. In 2013, he was one of the hosts of the shortlived ''

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'' for

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. In 2015 he created the web series ''Stand Up Guy'', which mixed real stand-up performance with a fictionalized account of his life as a working comedian. In 2017 he was a finalist in

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's annual Canada's Top Comic competition, and in 2018 he released the comedy special ''Graham Chittenden: Reluctant Adult'' on Crave. He has also appeared on

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's ''

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'', and has written for the television sitcom ''

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''. In 2022, he auditioned as a contestant in the second season of ''

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'',"Top Performances from Tonight's Episode of Canada's Got Talent on Citytv, Now Available to Share and Post"
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'', April 12, 2022. but did not advance to the semi-finals.

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