The 16th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2014. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 September 2015. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 29 categories.
The film Corner Gas: The Movie led with nine nominations, followed by web series Space Riders: Division Earth with seven and This Hour Has 22 Minutes with six. Space Riders: Division Earth and This Hour Has 22 Minutes each won four Beavers.
Ceremony
After spending two years in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) returned to Toronto for the 16th awards. The awards were presented at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon of the Toronto Reference Library on 13 September 2015.
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on 30 June 2015 and public voting was open through July to 15 August. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:
Multimedia Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Best Feature Film Samantha Bee Jay Baruchel Scott Thompson Sugar Sammy Will Arnett How to Be Deadly Big News from Grand Rock Corner Gas: The Movie I Put a Hit on You Pretend We're Kissing Best Direction in a Feature Best Writing in a Feature Mars Horodyski – Ben's at Home David Storey – Corner Gas: The Movie Lowell Dean – WolfCop Nik Sexton – How to Be Deadly Peter Benson – What an Idiot Peter Benson – What An Idiot Brent Butt, Andrew Carr, Andrew Wreggitt – Corner Gas: The Movie Daniel Perlmutter – Big News from Grand Rock Matt Sadowski – Pretend We're Kissing Best Male Performance in a Feature Best Female Performance in a Feature Ennis Esmer – Dirty Singles Brent Butt – Corner Gas: The Movie Eric Peterson – Corner Gas: The Movie Jonathan Cherry – WolfCop Lorne Cardinal – Corner Gas: The Movie Lauren Ash – Dirty Singles Gabrielle Miller – Corner Gas: The Movie Meredith MacNeill – Big News from Grand Rock Nancy Robertson – Corner Gas: The Movie Tara Spencer-Nairn – Corner Gas: The Movie Best Audio Show or Series Best Comedy Special or Short The Debaters: William Shatner (Eric Peterson & Sean Cullen) Comic Stripped w/Ben Miner Party of Four The Humble and Fred Show The Irrelevant Show Job Interview A Mile in these Hooves Beep Beep Erik The Pillager Retro Video Arcade – Hot Sister
Live Best Taped Live Performance Best Breakout Artist K. Trevor Wilson – Sexcop Firepenis Darrin Rose – The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Rob Pue – Winnipeg Comedy Festival Ron James – The Big Picture Steve Patterson – This is Not Debatable D.J. Demers Aisha Alfa Allana Reoch K. Trevor Wilson Rob Norman Best Male Stand-up Best Female Stand-up K. Trevor Wilson David Pryde Jeff McEnery Rob Pue Ron Sparks Steph Tolev Julia Hladkowicz Julie Kim Keesha Brownie Zabrina Chevannes Best Male Improviser Best Female Improviser Kris Siddiqi Isaac Kessler Mark Meer Rob Norman Taz VanRassel Kirsten Rasmussen Ashley Botting Becky Johnson Diana Frances Hayley Kellett Sarah Hillier Best Sketch Troupe Best Improv Troupe Get Some Peter N Chris The Second City Tony Ho Uncalled For The Sufferettes Bonspiel! Theatre Cast of Die-Nasty K$M The Sunday Service Best One Person Show Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series The Untitled Sam Mullins Project, Sam Mullins Don't Tell My Dad God Is A Scottish Drag Queen II James Mullinger is Living the Canadian Dream This Is Not Debatable The Second City: Sixteen Scandals A Twisted Christmas Carol Golden Ages: The Fully Improvised Musical Mump and Smoot in ANYTHING The Pageant Best Variety Act Mump and Smoot Bob Cates Marty Topps Mixed Company Shirley Gnome
Television Best Male Performance in a TV Series Best Female Performance in a TV Series Shaun Majumder – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII Darrin Rose – Mr. D Gerry Dee – Mr. D Jonathan Torrens – Mr. D Terry Barna – Meet the Family Leslie Seiler – 24 Hour Rental Cathy Jones – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII Ellie Harvie – Some Assembly Required Jill Morrison – Package Deal Susan Kent – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII Best Direction in a TV Series or Special Best Writing in a TV Series or Special Vivieno Caldinelli, Michael Lewis – This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII – episode 4 Cameron Wyllie – The D.J. Demers Show, "Backup Job" Derek Harvie – Meet the Family Henry Sarwer-Foner – Rick Mercer Report, episode 16 Mark O'Brien – Republic of Doyle, "No Rest for the Convicted" Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Jon Blair, Sonya Bell, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Pat Dussault, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Ron Sparks, Scott Vrooman, Jeremy Woodcock – This Hour Has 22 Minutes, season 22 episode 4 Chris Craddock – Tiny Plastic Men season 2 Gerry Dee – Mr. D, "Donor Dinner" Matt Doyle, Derek Harvie, Hannah Hogan, Brian Peco and Ron Sparks – Meet the Family Ryan Long, Jarek Hardy, Max Off, Jesse Wilks, Christopher Walton, Jarrett Campbell and Danny Polishchuk – Ryan Long is Challenged Best TV Show This Hour Has 22 Minutes XXII Meet the Family Ryan Long is Challenged Tiny Plastic Men season 2 Too Much Information
Internet Best Male Performance in a Web Series Best Female Performance in a Web Series Mark Little – Space Riders: Division Earth Dan Beirne – Space Riders: Division Earth Darrell Faria – The Chai-T Video Mixtape David Milchard – Convos with My 2 Year Old Sandy Jobin-Bevans – Bill & Sons Towing Kayla Lorette – Space Riders: Division Earth Amy Matysio – Space Riders: Division Earth Evany Rosen – Space Janitors Jayne Eastwood – Bill & Sons Towing Precious Chong – Sex and the Single Parent Best Direction in a Web Series Best Writing in a Web Series Jordan Canning – Space Riders: Division Earth David Milchard – Convos with My 2 Year Old Geoff Lapaire – Space Janitors John Borbely – Blimey! An Englishman In Atlantic Canada Vivieno Caldinelli – Bill & Sons Towing Stephanie Gorin, Naomi Snieckus and Ron James – The Casting Room, "Have Some Method in Your Creative Madness" Brendan Halloran, Andy Hull, Geoff Lapaire and Evany Rosen – Space Janitors Dan Beirne and Mark Little – Space Riders: Division Earth Katie Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott – HOT MOM episode 5 Mark De Angelis – Bill & Sons Towing Best Web Series Space Riders: Division Earth Bill & Sons Towing Sex and the Single Parent The Amazing Gayl Pile The Urbane Explorer
Special awards Phil Hartman Award Joe Bodolai
Multiple wins The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
Awards Person or work 4 This Hour Has 22 Minutes Space Riders: Division Earth 2 Dirty Singles K. Trevor Wilson
Multiple nominations The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
Awards Person or work 9 Corner Gas: The Movie 7 Space Riders: Division Earth 6 This Hour Has 22 Minutes 5 Bill & Sons Towing 4 Meet the Family Mr. D 3 K. Trevor Wilson Ron Sparks Space Janitors 2 Big News from Grand Rock Brent Butt Cathy Jones Convos with My 2 Year Old Dirty Singles Evany Rosen Gerry Dee How to Be Deadly Mark Little Peter Benson / What An Idiot Sex and the Single Parent Tiny Plastic Men WolfCop
References
External links Canadian Comedy Awards official website