Kris Siddiqi is a Canadian actor and comedian.Glenn Sumi
"Party on, Kris!"
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'', March 3, 2011. He is most noted as the co-creator and co-star with

Nigel Downer Nigel Downer is a Canadian actor and comedian.Del Cowie"Nigel Downer: More than a Bit Playa" CBC News, February 21, 2020. He is most noted as the co-creator and co-star with Kris Siddiqi of the web series ''Bit Playas'', for which they won the Cana ...

of the web series ''

Bit Playas ''Bit Playas'' is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2019 on CBC Gem. The series stars Nigel Downer and Kris Siddiqi as Leon and Ahmed, two aspiring actors who find that their status as people of colour relegates them to bit parts. ...

'', for which they won the

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...

for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series at the

9th Canadian Screen Awards The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the p ...

in 2021. He was also a nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series.Brent Furdyk
"Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"
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ET Canada ''ET Canada'' (previously referred to as ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine '' Entertainment Tonight''. ''ET Canada'' is a broadca ...

'', March 30, 2021. He is an alumnus of

The Second City The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise and is the oldest ongoing improvisational theater troupe to be continually based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre o ...

's Toronto troupe. In 2020 he participated in '' Mass Hysterical: A Comedic Cantata'', a webcast collaboration between Second City alumni and the

Toronto Symphony Orchestra The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toronto ...

which presented a comedic history of the use of classical and liturgical music in the church.

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