The 5th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2003. The ceremony was held in 2004 in London, Ontario, concluding the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival. The ceremony was hosted by Scott Thompson.[1]
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 19 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association.
TV series Corner Gas led with seven nominations followed by the films Mambo Italiano and Expecting with six apiece. Corner Gas won three Beavers, followed by Expecting and A Mighty Wind with two each. This ceremony also introduced the Chairman's Award which recognized the contributions of Mark Breslin, founder of Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs.
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[2]
Live
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Best Male Stand-up
Best Female Stand-up
Best Stand-up Newcomer
Derek Edwards
Alex Nussbaum
Gerry Dee
Mike Wilmot
Russell Peters
Laurie Elliott
Jo-Anna Downey
Kate Davis
Martha Chaves
Shannon Laverty
Ron Sparks
Brian Lazanik
Terry Clement
Tommy Campbell
Trevor Boris
Best Male Improviser
Best Female Improviser
Paul Bates
Albert Howell
Derek Flores
Kerry Griffin
Peter Oldring
Janet van de Graaf
Becky Johnson
Diana Frances
Jane Luk
Rebecca Northan
Best Sketch Troupe or Company
Best Improv Troupe or Company
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Scrambled Leggs
Second City Mainstage
The Imponderables
The Sketchersons
Monkey Toast
Leave It To Cleavage
Rock Paper Scissors
Slap Happy
Urban Improv
Best One Person Show
Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
The Road Between My Ears
From the Desk of Ron Sparks
Love Girl
The Underbelly Diaries
The Williamson Playboys
Arma-Get-It-On
Bush League of Justice
Lost Weekend
Top Gun the Musical
Television
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Best Performance by a Male
Best Performance by a Female
Brent Butt – Corner Gas
Winston Spear – Comedy Now!
Eric Peterson – Corner Gas
Dan Redican – Puppets Who Kill
Gavin Crawford – The Gavin Crawford Show
Marypat Farrell – The Gavin Crawford Show
Gabrielle Miller – Corner Gas
Janet Wright – Corner Gas
Jessica Holmes – Royal Canadian Air Farce
Laurie Elliott – The Toronto Show
Best Direction in a Series
Best Direction in a Special or Episode
David Storey, Robert de Lint, Rob King, Henry Sarwer-Foner and Mark Farrell – Corner Gas
Shawn Alex Thompson – Puppets Who Kill
Perry Rosemond – Royal Canadian Air Farce
Ron Murphy – The Gavin Crawford Show
David Storey – The Seán Cullen Show
Carl Harvey and Shelagh O'Brien – Sean Cullen: Home for Christmas
Henry Sarwer-Foner – Corner Gas – "All My X's"
Michael Kennedy – Mental Block – "Danger Boy"
Henry Sarwer-Foner – Rick Mercer Report – "episode 4"
Best Writing in a Series
Best Writing in a Special or Episode
Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, Andrew Carr and Paul Mather – Corner Gas
John Pattison – Puppets Who Kill
Gord Holtam, Rick Olsen, Rob Lindsay, Wayne Testori – Royal Canadian Air Farce
Kyle Tingley, Gavin Crawford, Jennifer Whalen, Alex Pugsley, Cathy Gordon – The Gavin Crawford Show – Define and Tandy
Seán Cullen – The Seán Cullen Show
Luciano Casimiri, Harry Doupe, Kristeen von Hagen and George Westerholm – The Toronto Show, episode 7
David Mesiano, John Catucci – Comedy Now!
Ron James – Ron James: The Road Between My Ears
Seán Cullen – Sean Cullen: Home For Christmas
Jennifer Robertson, Erin Keaney, Geri Hall, Jennifer Whalen – To Die 4
Film
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Best Performance by a Male
Best Performance by a Female
Eugene Levy – A Mighty Wind
Don Lake – A Mighty Wind
Colin Mochrie – Expecting
Tom Melissis – Expecting
Luke Kirby – Mambo Italiano
Debra McGrath – Expecting
Barbara Radecki – Expecting
Claudia Ferri – Mambo Italiano
Ginette Reno – Mambo Italiano
Mary Walsh – Mambo Italiano
Best Direction
Best Writing
Deborah Day – Expecting
Émile Gaudreault – Mambo Italiano
Eugene Levy – A Mighty Wind
Valerie Buhagiar, Deborah Day, Angela Gei, Karen Hill, Derwin Jordan, Debra McGrath, Tom Melissis, Colin Mochrie, Karl Pruner, Barbara Radecki, Cindy Stone – Expecting
Émile Gaudreault, Steve Galluccio – Mambo Italiano
Special Awards
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Chairman's Award
Mark Breslin
Multiple wins
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The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
Awards
Person or work
3
Corner Gas
2
Eugene Levy / A Mighty Wind
Expecting
Multiple nominations
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The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
† Years listed are the year in which the ceremony took place. The eligibility period was generally the previous calendar year for works released in Canada, except for the 17th and 18th awards which had eligibility periods of 18 months.
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