Talk:Canadian Comedy Awards

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Untitled

Is this limited to English comedy or does it include French comedy? --moyogo 12:50, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy

This page and IMDB's page do not match with the official page for the 2002 film awards. I think this is a mistake, but if so where did these wrong winners come from?--Supernumerary 16:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lists and updating

Lots of lists of winners in this article. Could be trimmed or split into separate list article(s).

The formatting is inconsistent in places (winners in italics vs capitals).

The different levels don't look good on mobile (numbered vs not, not enough whitespace).

Many redlinks in the lists.

Lists and prose are missing for later years.

I'm not confident on the rules or how-to, otherwise I'd make the changes myself! Zelik the Weak (talk) 13:06, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Curious about eligibility

Are only Canadians eligible, even in non-Canadian productions and shared credits? Eugene Levy won best writing for Best in Show in 2001 and A Mighty Wind in 2004. He co-wrote both with British-American Christopher Guest. I'm guessing Guest was ineligible but it seems odd to list only Levy, implying he wrote both by himself. I wonder if there's another way to list this, or add a note, as someone may see this, click on the film, and see that each film was co-written by Guest and Levy. freshacconci (✉) 15:50, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Freshacconci: The awards have a mandate "To recognize, celebrate and promote Canadian achievements in comedy at home and abroad." What this generally means is that nominees for a CCA must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, have been born in Canada or have produced the majority of their work in Canada. Additionally, the eligibility period is determined by when a work was released in Canada.

That's an interesting point. Levy can still win for best writing as a co-writer. We're just reporting who gets the award, but maybe we could make a note of that somewhere with the eligibility rules. – Reidgreg (talk) 23:32, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lists of most wins

I've removed the lists of 'most wins' from the article. It hasn't been updated in 10 years and it's not an easy thing to track. For example, it's difficult to source who was in a comedy troupe in the particular year that an award was won. I would applaud anyone who is willing to do the work, though maybe it should be limited to the top ten winners in any particular field. I've preserved the lists (which were completely unsourced) below. – Reidgreg (talk) 22:01, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lists of most wins

Most successful shows

The TV shows which have had the most success at the Canadian Comedy Awards are:

This Hour Has 22 Minutes - 15 wins (2000–2003, 2005, 2007–2008)
Made in Canada - 9 wins (2000–2003)
Corner Gas - 9 wins (2004–2007)
Slings and Arrows - 3 wins (2005–2006)
Comedy Now! - 2 wins (2005)
The Gavin Crawford Show - 2 wins (2003–2004)
Puppets Who Kill - 2 wins (2003, 2006)
Rent-a-Goalie - 2 wins (2007)

Most successful groups

The groups/troupes with the most Canadian Comedy Award wins are:

The Second City Mainstage - 7 wins (Best Improv Troupe, 2001; Best Sketch Troupe, 2001 and 2006; Best Comedic Play (Family Circus Maximus in 2002, Psychedelicatessen in 2003 and Facebook of Revelations in 2008)
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew - 3 wins (Best Sketch Troupe, 2003–2004; Best Taped Live Performance, 2006).
Slap Happy - 3 wins for Best Improv Troupe (2002–2003 and 2005).

Most successful individuals

People with the most wins (eight)

Mark Farrell was the first person to win 8 Canadian Comedy Awards, for Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2001–2002; Made in Canada, 2003; Corner Gas, 2004 and 2007), Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (Made in Canada, 2001; This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2003), and Best Direction - TV Series (Corner Gas - 2004).
Henry Sarwer-Foner has also won 8 awards, including Best Direction - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2001; Made in Canada, 2002–2003; Corner Gas, 2004; The Rick Mercer Report, 2008) and Best Direction - TV Special or Episode (for This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2000, Made in Canada in 2002 and The Rick Mercer Report in 2007).

People with three wins or more

Many others have also won several awards. The following people have won at least three awards:

Seven wins

Mary Walsh - 8 awards, including six for This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Best Female TV Performance (2000), Best Writing - TV Series (2000–2002), Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (2000 and 2003)), Best Female Film Performance for Rare Birds in 2002 and the Dave Broadfoot Award in 2009.* Cathy Jones - 7 awards for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, including Best Female TV Performance (2001 and 2003), Best Writing - TV Series (2000–2002) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (2000 and 2003).
Rick Mercer - 7 awards, for Best Male TV Performance (Made in Canada, 2000 and 2002), Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2000–2002; Made in Canada, 2003), and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2000).

Six wins

Ron Sparks - 6 awards, including Best Stand-up Newcomer (2004), Best One Person Show (From the Desk of Ron Sparks, 2005), Best Comedic Play (Plan LIVE from Outer Space!, 2007)), and with The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Best Sketch Troupe (2003–2004) and Best Taped Live Performance (2006).

Five wins

Brent Butt - Five awards, including Best Male Stand-up (2001), Best Male TV Performance (Corner Gas, 2004–2005) and Best Writing - TV Series (Corner Gas, 2004 and 2007).
Eugene Levy - Five awards, including two for Best Writing - Film (Best in Show in 2001 and A Mighty Wind in 2004) and three for Best Male Film Performance (Best in Show, American Pie 2 in 2002 and A Mighty Wind).
Paul Mather - Five awards, for Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes 2001–2002) and Corner Gas (2004 and 2007), and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (This Hour Has 22 Minutes 2003).
Greg Thomey - Five awards, all for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, including Best Writing - TV Series (2000–2002) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (2000 and 2003).
Kevin White - Five awards, including Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2001–2002 and Corner Gas, 2007) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2003 and 2007).

Four wins

Kerry Griffin - Four awards, for Best Improv Troupe (Slap Happy, 2002–2003, 2005) and Best Male Improviser (2006).
Bob Martin - Four awards, for Best Male Improviser (2002), Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (Made in Canada, 2002) and Best Writing - TV Series (Slings and Arrows, 2005–2006).
Mike Myers - Four awards, including two each for Best Male Film Performance and Best Writing - Film (for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 2001, and Goldmember in 2003)
Nikki Payne - Four awards, including Best Stand-up Newcomer (2001) and three for Best Female Stand-up (2003, 2005 and 2008).

Three wins

Lauren Ash - Three awards, for Best Female Improv (2006–2007) and Best Sketch Troupe (Second City: Reloaded, 2006).
Luciano Casimiri - Three awards, for Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2001–2002) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (for The Toronto Show in 2004).
John Catucci - Three awards, for Best Sketch Troupe (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, 2003–2004) and Best Taped Live Performance (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew in "Sketch with Kevin McDonald", 2006).
Mark Critch - Three wins for Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2003 and 2007–2008).
Seán Cullen - Three awards, for Best One Person Show (Erotic Laser Swordfight, 2002 and The Sean Shau, 2008), and Best Male Film Performance (Phil the Alien, 2006).
Jon Dore - comedian and writer, mostly for The Jon Dore Television Show
Josh Glover - Three awards, for Best Sketch Troupe (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, 2003–2004) and Best Taped Live Performance (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew in "Sketch with Kevin McDonald", 2006).
Sandy Jobin-Bevans - Three awards for Best Improv Troupe (Slap Happy, 2002–2003, 2005).
Edward Kay - Three awards, for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, including Best Writing - TV Series (2000), Best Writing - TV Series (2001) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (2000).
Michael Kennedy - Three awards for Best Direction - TV Series (Made in Canada, 2000 and 2002–2003).
Mark McKinney - Three awards, for Best Writing - TV Series (Slings and Arrows, 2005–2006) and Best Male TV Performance (Slings and Arrows, 2006).
Lisa Merchant - Three awards for Best Female Improviser (2001, 2003 and 2005).
Colin Mochrie - Three awards, for Best Male Improviser (2000), Best Male TV Performance (for Whose Line Is It Anyway? in 2001) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (for This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2003).
Doug Morency - Three awards, including Best Male Improviser (2003 and 2005) and Best Comedic Play (The Williamson Playboys, 2004).
Mike "Nug" Nahrgang - Three awards, for Best Sketch Troupe (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, 2003–2004) and Best Taped Live Performance (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew in "Sketch with Kevin McDonald", 2006).
Dave Pearce - Three awards for Best Improv Troupe (Slap Happy, 2002–2003, 2005).
Stephen Reynolds - Three awards, including two for Best Direction - TV Series (Made in Canada, 2002–2003) and Best Direction - TV Special or Episode (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2005).
Tim Steeves - Three awards for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, including Best Writing - TV Series (2000–2001) and Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (2000).
David Storey - Three awards for Best Direction - TV Series (Corner Gas, 2004–2006).
Janet van de Graaf - Three awards, including Best Female Improviser (2002 and 2004) and Best Female TV Performance (History Bites, 2002).
Kristeen von Hagen - Three awards, including Best Female Stand-up (2002), Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (The Toronto Show, 2004), and Best Comedic Play (Dickwhipped, 2005).
Tabetha Wells - Three awards for Best Improv Troupe (Slap Happy, 2002–2003, 2005).
George Westerholm - Three awards, two for Best Writing - TV Series (This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2000–2001) and one for Best Writing - TV Special or Episode (The Toronto Show, 2004).
Mike Wilmot - Three awards, for Best Male Stand-up (2005 and 2007) and Best Male Film Performance (It's All Gone Pete Tong, 2005).

Regarding bolding of The Beaver in lead

@JHunterJ: Hi! You recently changed The Beaver → the Beaver on first mention in the lead. I'm not a fan of excessive bold and I appreciate your good-faith edit. However, in this case, I feel that bold is justified. "The Beaver" is an alternate title to refer to the awards collectively and to the trophy. DAB pages link here from The Beaver (disambiguation) and Beaver Award. Emboldening of such terms is recommended by MOS:BOLDSYN and MOS:BOLDREDIRECT. As for the capitalization of the, MOS:THECAPS recommends to follow common usage, and I was trying to follow sources, e.g.: The Toronto Star, The Charlatan. What do you think? – Reidgreg (talk) 13:34, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did verify that nothing with "Beaver" in the title redirected to the awards. I've no issue with restoring the bolding to "Beaver", but I don't see any reason to capitalize "The" since the sources are inconsistent: Now, Yahoo!. Cheers! -- JHunterJ (talk) 14:01, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JHunterJ: I guess that's fair since Academy Awards has the Oscars. (In fact, now that I look, it's lower-case in the body.) Thanks! I'll try and keep that consistent moving forward with related articles. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:49, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]