Founded in 1999, the Canadian Comedy Awards have a mandate "to recognize, celebrate and promote Canadian achievements in comedy at home and abroad." The awards ceremonies are known for placing "gags over glamour", with quick wit and improvisational skills showcased by hosts, presenters and recipients. From 2002 to 2015, the awards ceremony was held as part of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, which featured dozens of comedy events.
Date Venue Host city Host(s) Artist of the Year Festival Televised Ref1st 6 Apr 2000 Masonic Temple Toronto, Ontario Dave Thomas — — CTV The Comedy Network 2nd Apr 2001 The Guvernment Toronto Sheila McCarthy Patrick McKenna — — The Comedy Network Star! 3rd 4 Apr 2002 The Docks Toronto Brent Butt — — — 4th Sep 2003 Grand Theatre London, Ontario Royal Canadian Air Farce — — — 5th Oct 2004 — London Scott Thompson — — — 6th 22 Oct 2005 — London Bruce Hunter asRocko the Dog — 18–22 Oct — 7th 27 Oct 2006 London Music Hall Complex London Debra DiGiovanni — 24–28 Oct Gala review only 8th 12 Oct 2007 London Music Hall Complex London Ryan Belleville — 9–13 Oct Variety specials only 9th 5 Oct 2008 Casino Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Alan Park Seth Rogen 1–5 Oct Variety special only 10th 2 Oct 2009 Imperial Theatre Saint John, New Brunswick Seán Cullen Seth Rogen 1–4 Oct Variety special only 11th 18 Oct 2010 Winter Garden Theatre Toronto Dave Foley Irwin Barker 14–18 Oct — 12th 17 Oct 2011 Isabel Bader Theatre Toronto Steve Patterson Samantha Bee 13–17 Oct — 13th 26 Aug 2012 Fairmont Royal York Toronto Alan Thicke Nikki Payne 23–26 Aug — 14th 6 Oct 2013 Centrepointe Theatre Ottawa, Ontario Ryan Belleville Colin Mochrie 3–6 Oct — 15th 14 Sep 2014 Ottawa Little Theatre Ottawa Tom Green Dave Foley 10–14 Sep — 16th 13 Sep 2015 Toronto Reference Library Toronto — Samantha Bee — — 17th 6 Nov 2016 The Second City Toronto — Mike Ward — — 18th 18 Jun 2018 — Toronto — Mike MacDonald — — 19th 4 Jun 2019 The Second City Toronto Ali Hassan Catherine O'Hara — —
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