Sandy Jobin-Bevans (born 1972) is a

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comedian, actor and television writer.Marcy Cornblum, "Master of laughs ; Being funny has always came easy for Sandy Jobin-Bevans". ''

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'', December 31, 2011.

Biography

He is most noted as a writer of the children's television series ''

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'', for which he and writing partner Ken Cuperus won the

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for Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series at the

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in 2022 and Best Writing in a Preschool Program or Series at the

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in 2023. A native of Flin Flon,

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, he began performing improv comedy while studying at the

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's Toronto company, appearing for the first time in ''The Puck Stops Here''. He left Second City in 2001, but returned in March 2003 and remained with the company through the end of its 2004 season. In 2005 he played the lead in Waylen Miki's musical comedy ''SARSical'' at the Toronto Fringe Festival, and continued to tour and perform with Slap Happy. In 2009 he returned to Second City as director of ''Shut Up and Show Us Your Tweets'', and was a regular in the

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sketch comedy series '' Hotbox''. From 2011 to 2013 he had a regular role as Jack Foster in the YTV teen sitcom '' Life with Boys''. In 2013 he played one of the Hanson Brothers in ''Slap Shot Live'', Second City's stage adaptation of the cult comedy film ''

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''. From 2017 to 2019, Jobin-Bevans and his wife, Kylee Evans, were hosts of the children's game show ''

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''.Greg David
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''TV, eh?'', October 4, 2017. In 2023, he had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film '' Suze''. Slap Happy were three-time

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winners for Best Improv Troupe or Company, winning at the

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in 2002, the 4th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2003, and the 6th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2005. Jobin-Bevans was a nominee for Best Male Improviser at the 11th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2010, and for Best Male Performance in a Web Series for ''Bill & Sons Towing'' at the

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in 2015.

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