18th Canadian Comedy Awards

The 18th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2017.

18th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date2018 (2018)
Location
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Most awardsTelevision: Kim's Convenience (2)
Film: Don't Talk to Irene (2)
Internet: You Got Trumped (4)
Person: Ron Sparks (2)
Most nominationsTelevision: Kim's Convenience (13)
Film: Another WolfCop (5)
Internet: Best Before (4)
Person: Ron Sparks (2)
Websitewww.canadiancomedyawards.org
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Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 22 categories determined by votes from the public and industry members.

TV series Kim's Convenience led with a record thirteen nominations, including all five nominees in the Best TV Direction category, followed by the feature Another WolfCop with five. Web series You Got Trumped was the big winner, receiving three Beavers from its four nominations.

Reorganization and awards

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The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) award excellence in Canadian comedy at home and abroad. Due to a delay in the previous awards season, these awards also covered an 18-month period, from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2017, in order to return to annual eligibility. This edition of the awards consolidated the number of categories to 22, largely by combining separate male and female performance categories.

Industry members chose the nominees in each category. Each industry member could declare one category as their field of "expertise", giving their nomination and vote in that single category three times the normal weight. After nominations closed, voting was opened for the top five nominees in each category. 13 categories were open to public voting and 9 were exclusively decided by industry members.[1]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[2]

Multimedia

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Comedic Artist of the Year Best Short
  •   Day Players
  • Baby Shower
  • Fowl Play
  • Grocery Store Action Movie
  • Here's Video Game News
  • Jeremy and Margot Make a Baby
Best Feature Best Performance in a Feature
Best Direction in a Feature Best Writing in a Feature
Best Audio Show or Series Best Comedy Album
  •   Taggart & Torrens Podcast
  • Alex Wood Quits Everything
  • Comic Jenius
  • Killed to Death
  • Vest of Friends Podcast
  •   Andrew ChapmanOh Yeah This
  • Garrett Jamieson & Sprattacus – Superdrunkgnome
  • Marty Topps – Wetter Than Wet
  • Rob Pue – Puegilist
  • Shirley GnomeTaking It Up The Notch
  • Spencer Streichert – Winning By Default

Live

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Best Live Production Best Taped Live Performance
  •   The Adventures of Tom Shadow
  • Yes, Android
  • Party Today Panic Tomorrow
  • Everything Is Great Again
  • 32 Short Sketches About Bees
Best Live Ensemble Best Standup Comic
  •   Cast of The Adventures of Tom Shadow
  • The Sunday Service Improv Troupe
  • Sex T-Rex
  • Cast of Party Today Panic Tomorrow
  • Cast of Everything Is Great Again
Best Variety Act Best Breakout Artist

Television

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Best TV Show Best Performance in a TV Series
Best Direction in a TV Series or Special Best Writing in a TV Series or Special

Internet

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Best Web Series Best Performance in a Web Series
Best Direction in a Web Series Best Writing in a Web Series
  •   Kelly FansonBest Before, episode 21 "Loud Sex"
  • Ally PankiwTerrific Women, episode 2
  • Brandon Lane – Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid, episode 3 "I Need Space"
  • Daniel Tahmizian – The DG Special, season 1, episode 11
  • Derek HarvieYou Got Trumped, S01E01
  •   Derek Harvie, Jeff Kassel and Ron SparksYou Got Trumped, S01E03
  • Bob Kerr – But I'm Chris Jericho!, episode 203 "Peace Out"
  • Brandon Lane – Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid, episode 3 "I Need Space"
  • Christina Sicoli – Small Cop, "The Negotiator"
  • Kate Davis and Kelly Fanson – Best Before, episode 21 "Loud Sex"

Multiple wins

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The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards

Awards Person or work
3 Kim's Convenience
You Got Trumped
2 Don't Talk to Irene
Ron Sparks

Multiple nominations

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The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations

Awards Person or work
13 Kim's Convenience
5 Another WolfCop
4 Best Before
Don't Talk to Irene
Entanglement
Filth City
You Got Trumped
3 Princess Sparkly Butt & the Hot Dog Kid
2 Guilt Free Zone
Kelly Fanson
Ron Sparks
Small Cop
Space Riders: Division Earth
Terrific Women

References

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  1. ^ "FAQ | Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Morden, Paul (18 June 2018). "All-ages entertainer 'Beaks through for win'". Sarnia Observer. Postmedia Network. London Free Press. p. C3. ProQuest 2077137745.
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