Ian Sirota is a
Canadian stand-up and sketch comedian, who was a cast member of the television sketch series ''
Comedy Inc.'' in the 2000s.
A native of
Montreal,
Quebec, Sirota began his comedy career as a solo stand-up comedian, before becoming known as a member of the stage sketch troupe The Blockheads with Mimi Holmes, Johnny Gardhouse and Suzanne Muir. The troupe gained their first widespread publicity in 1995 when they pranked talk show host
Jerry Springer, appearing on an episode devoted to the theme "My Husband Slept With the Babysitter" by pretending to be people in that situation but in fact essentially improvising their dialogue. Springer subsequently sued the troupe to recoup the cost of producing the ruined episode, but the suit was settled out of court.
He was also a writer for the
Comedy Network
CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on Octobe ...
game show ''
Gutterball Alley'', and an occasional guest performer on ''
The Bobroom The Bobroom was a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Jim Bawden, "Bobbing for laughs in all the right places ; Toronto troupe's show lampoons Canadian culture". ''Toronto Star'', February 27, 2000. The troupe con ...
'', and has continued to perform standup.
He received a
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
nomination for
Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the
23rd Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 23rd Gemini Awards were held on November 28, 2008, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Jason Priestley, took place at the John Bassett Theatre in Toront ...
in 2008, for ''Comedy Inc.'' The full cast, including Sirota, were nominated for
Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the
22nd Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 22nd Gemini Awards were held on October 28, 2007, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, took place at the Conexus Arts Centre in ...
the previous year.
[Patricia Robertson, "The Hour has come for the Geminis". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', October 27, 2007.
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20th-century Canadian comedians
21st-century Canadian comedians
Canadian male comedians
Canadian stand-up comedians
Canadian sketch comedians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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