''The Writers' Block'' is a Canadian comedy

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, which premiered in 2015."The Writers’ Block is real"
''

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'', February 2, 2015. Created by David Benjamin Tomlinson and

Matt Watts Matt Watts (born May 31, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, best known for his work on Ken Finkleman's '' The Newsroom''. He was a writer, executive producer and the star of the Canadian television sitcom ''Michael, Tuesdays and Th ...

, the series begins with writer Matt (Watts) drunkenly pitching a terrible idea for a television series about a town populated with

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s; after the network executive loves the idea, however, Watts and his writing colleagues David (Tomlinson) and Aurora (

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) struggle to figure out both how to turn the idea into a viable series and how to keep their personal lives from derailing it. The series was launched independently in 2015. A second season premiered in 2018 on the

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's CBC Comedy web platform, and is currently available on

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. At the

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in 2019,

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won the award for Best Supporting Performance in a Digital Program or Series, and Browne was nominated for Best Lead Performance in a Digital Program or Series."Aurora Browne"

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