{{Short description|Awards ceremony for works of 2014}} {{Infobox award | name = 16th Canadian Comedy Awards | subheader = <!-- or | current_awards = --> | image = | image_size = <!-- or | image_upright = --> | alt = | caption = | awarded_for = | sponsor = | date = {{start date|2015|9|13|df=yes}} | location = {{unbulleted list|Toronto Reference Library|Toronto, Ontario}} | country = Canada | presenter = Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence | host = | former name = | preshow_host = | acts = | reward = | year = | year2 = | holder_label = | holder = <!-- or | winner = or | winners = --> | most_wins = Television: ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (4)<br/> Film: ''Dirty Singles'' (2)<br/> Internet: ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' (4)<br/> Person: K. Trevor Wilson (2) | most_nominations = Television: ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (6)<br/> Film: ''Corner Gas: The Movie'' (9)<br/> Internet: ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' (7)<br/> Person: K. Trevor Wilson (3) | award1_type = | award1_winner = | award2_type = | award2_winner = | award3_type = | award3_winner = | award4_type = | award4_winner = | award5_type = | award5_winner = | website = {{url|https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org}} | network = | runtime = | viewership = <!-- or | ratings = --> | producer = | director = | image2 = | image2size = <!-- or | image_upright2 --> | alt2 = | caption2 = | precedence_label = | individual = | higher = | same = | lower = | related = | previous = 15th | main = Canadian Comedy Awards | next = 17th }}
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.<ref name="Sumi2015n"/><ref name="Rock2015n"/>
==Winners and nominees==
Nominees were announced on 30 June 2015<ref name="Sumi2015n"/> and public voting was open through July to 15 August.<ref name="Rock2015n"/> Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:<ref name="CCA2015"/>
===Multimedia=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Canadian Comedy Person of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Feature Film |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Samantha Bee''' * Jay Baruchel * Scott Thompson * Sugar Sammy * Will Arnett | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''How to Be Deadly''''' * ''Big News from Grand Rock'' * ''Corner Gas: The Movie'' * ''I Put a Hit on You'' * ''Pretend We're Kissing'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Direction in a Feature ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing in a Feature |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Male Performance in a Feature ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Female Performance in a Feature |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Audio Show or Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Comedy Special or Short |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''The Debaters: William Shatner (Eric Peterson & Sean Cullen)''''' * ''Comic Stripped w/Ben Miner'' * ''Party of Four'' * ''The Humble and Fred Show'' * ''The Irrelevant Show'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''Job Interview''''' * ''A Mile in these Hooves'' * ''Beep Beep'' * ''Erik The Pillager'' * ''Retro Video Arcade – Hot Sister'' |}
===Live=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Taped Live Performance ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Breakout Artist |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''K. Trevor Wilson''' – '''''Sexcop Firepenis'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southsidestory.ca/2018/03/lol-comedy-festival-announces-k-trevor-wilson-live/|title=LOL Comedy Festival Announces K Trevor Wilson Live|publisher=SouthSideStory.ca|accessdate=June 7, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607160723/https://southsidestory.ca/2018/03/lol-comedy-festival-announces-k-trevor-wilson-live/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 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'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''D.J. Demers''' * Aisha Alfa * Allana Reoch * K. Trevor Wilson * Rob Norman |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Male Stand-up ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Female Stand-up |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''K. Trevor Wilson''' * David Pryde * Jeff McEnery * Rob Pue * Ron Sparks | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Steph Tolev''' * Julia Hladkowicz * Julie Kim * Keesha Brownie * Zabrina Chevannes |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Male Improviser ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Female Improviser |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Kris Siddiqi''' * Isaac Kessler * Mark Meer * Rob Norman * Taz VanRassel | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Kirsten Rasmussen''' * Ashley Botting * Becky Johnson * Diana Frances * Hayley Kellett * Sarah Hillier |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Sketch Troupe ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Improv Troupe |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Get Some''' * Peter N Chris * The Second City * Tony Ho * Uncalled For | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''The Sufferettes''' * Bonspiel! Theatre * Cast of ''Die-Nasty'' * K$M * The Sunday Service |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best One Person Show ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''The Untitled Sam Mullins Project''''', '''Sam Mullins'''<ref name="Sumi2015n"/> * ''Don't Tell My Dad'' * ''God Is A Scottish Drag Queen II'' * ''James Mullinger is Living the Canadian Dream'' * ''This Is Not Debatable'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} The Second City: '''''Sixteen Scandals''''' * ''A Twisted Christmas Carol'' * ''Golden Ages: The Fully Improvised Musical'' * ''Mump and Smoot in ANYTHING'' * ''The Pageant'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Variety Act |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Mump and Smoot''' * Bob Cates * Marty Topps * Mixed Company * Shirley Gnome |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Male Performance in a TV Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Female Performance in a TV Series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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 |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Direction in a TV Series or Special ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing in a TV Series or Special |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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" | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best TV Show |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''''' XXII * ''Meet the Family'' * ''Ryan Long is Challenged'' * ''Tiny Plastic Men'' season 2 * ''Too Much Information'' |}
===Internet=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Male Performance in a Web Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Female Performance in a Web Series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Mark Little''' – '''''Space Riders: Division Earth''''' * Dan Beirne – ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' * Darrell Faria – ''The Chai-T Video Mixtape''<ref name="FariaRapper"/> * David Milchard – ''Convos with My 2 Year Old'' * Sandy Jobin-Bevans – ''Bill & Sons Towing'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Direction in a Web Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Writing in a Web Series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''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'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Web Series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''Space Riders: Division Earth''''' * ''Bill & Sons Towing'' * ''Sex and the Single Parent'' * ''The Amazing Gayl Pile'' * ''The Urbane Explorer'' |}
===Special Awards=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:50%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Phil Hartman Award |- | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''Joe Bodolai''' |}
==Multiple wins== The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Awards ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Person or work |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4 | ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' |- | ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 | ''Dirty Singles'' |- | K. Trevor Wilson |}
==Multiple nominations== The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Awards ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Person or work |- | style="text-align:center" | 9 | ''Corner Gas: The Movie'' |- | style="text-align:center" | 7 | ''Space Riders: Division Earth'' |- | style="text-align:center" | 6 | ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' |- | style="text-align:center" | 5 | ''Bill & Sons Towing'' |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4 | ''Meet the Family'' |- | ''Mr. D'' |- | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 3 | K. Trevor Wilson |- | Ron Sparks |- | ''Space Janitors'' |- | rowspan=13 style="text-align:center" | 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== {{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="CCA2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/archives.php?year=2015 |title=Nominations & Awards Archives |work= |publisher=Canadian Comedy Awards |location= |author=<!--staff writers; no author credited--> |date=2015 |access-date=21 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180802164152/https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/archives.php?year=2015 |archive-date=2 August 2018 }}</ref>
<ref name="Sumi2015n">{{cite web |last=Sumi |first=Glen |url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/comedy/canadian-comedy-awards-nominees/ |title=2015 Canadian Comedy Awards nominees |work=Now Magazine |publisher=Now Communications Inc. |location=Toronto |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704123635/https://nowtoronto.com/stage/comedy/canadian-comedy-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=4 July 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name="Rock2015n">{{cite news |author=<!--staff writers only--> |title=Shot-in-Midland movie nominated for Canadian Comedy Awards |work=The Midland-Penetanguishene Mirror |location=Midland, Ontario |publisher=Metroland Media Group |date=3 July 2015 |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|1693321041}} }}</ref>
<ref name="FariaRapper">{{cite news |author=<!--staff writers--> |title=Rapper persona earns Mississauga native Canadian Screen Award nomination |work=Mississauga News |location=Mississauga, Ontario |publisher=Metroland Media Group |date=9 March 2016 |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|1772051117}} }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/ Canadian Comedy Awards official website]
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