3rd Canadian Comedy Awards

Awards ceremony for works of 2001

3rd Canadian Comedy Awards

Date| 4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)
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* The Docks
* Toronto, Ontario

Country| Canada
Presented by| Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by| Brent Butt
Most wins| Made in Canada (4)
Most nominations| Television: Made in Canada (8)
Film: Last Wedding and Rare Birds (4)
Website| www.canadiancomedyawards.org
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The 3rd Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2001 and was held on 4 April 2002 at The Docks in Toronto, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Brent Butt. This was the first year that the ceremony was not televised, and the first year that no special awards were given.

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 Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association.

The TV series Made in Canada led with eight nominations followed by the film Last Wedding with five. Made in Canada won four Beavers, two of which went to director Henry Sarwer-Foner. Also winning two Beavers were Janet van de Graaf for best female improviser and best female TV performance in History Bites, Bob Martin for best male improviser and best writing for an episode of Made in Canada, and Rick Mercer for best male TV performance in Made in Canada and writing for This Hour has 22 Minutes.[1]

## Ceremony

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The 3rd Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held on 4 April 2002 at The Docks in Toronto, Ontario. It was hosted by Brent Butt,[2] the previous year's winner for best male stand-up.[3] This was the first year the ceremony was not broadcast, due to a lack of sponsorship. As a result, the ceremony was scaled back in what journalist Leatrice Spevack described as a night of "gags over glamour".[2]

While giving his acceptance speech for best comedic play, the base of Doug Morency's Beaver fell off. He quickly remarked, "Obviously, they're not made in Canada".[2]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[1][2]

### Live

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Best Male Stand-up  | Best Female Stand-up  | Best Stand-up Newcomer

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* Shaun Majumder
* Derek Edwards
* Jason Rouse
* John Wing Jr.
* Mike Wilmot
* Peter Kelamis

* Kristeen von Hagen
* Heidi Foss
* Kate Davis
* Martha Chaves
* Nikki Payne
* Shannon Laverty

* Debra DiGiovanni
* Casey Corbin
* Dave Hemstad
* Dylan Mandlsohn
* Manolis Zontanos

Best Male Improviser  | Best Female Improviser

* Bob Martin
* Adrian Truss
* David C. Jones
* Doug Morency
* Roman Danylo

* Janet van de Graaf
* Diana Frances
* Jane Luk
* Lisa Merchant
* Rebecca Northan

Best Sketch Troupe or Company  | Best Improv Troupe or Company

* The Gentlemen Callers
* Birdy Num Num
* Glyph
* Reid Along with Browning
* The Cowards

* Slap Happy
* Cast of Die-Nasty
* On the Spot
* Rock-Paper-Scissors
* Sin City: The Improvised Soap Opera

Best One Person Show  | Best New Play

* Erotic Laser Swordfight
* Fully Committed
* My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* Things Under the Bed
* Welcome to My Nightmary: Mary Crosbie

* Family Circus Maximus
* A Twisted Cyrano D'Bergerac
* Critic
* Sideshow of the Damned
* Spandex!

### Television

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Best Performance by a Male  | Best Performance by a Female

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* Rick Mercer – Made in Canada
* Rick Wharton – Conspiracy Guy
* Peter Keleghan – Made in Canada
* Vik Sahay – Our Hero
* Martin Short – Primetime Glick

* Janet van de Graaf – History Bites
* Anne Tager Page – After Hours
* Jackie Torrens – Made in Canada
* Leah Pinsent – Made in Canada
* Jeanie Calleja – Our Hero

Best Direction in a Series  | Best Direction in a Special or episode

* Michael Kennedy, T. W. Peacocke, Stephen Reynolds, Henry Sarwer-Foner and Jerry Ciccoritti – Made in Canada
* Michael Kennedy – Blackfly
* Bob Sorger – Gutterball Alley
* Rick Green – History Bites
* Greg Lawrence – The Endless Grind

* Henry Sarwer-Foner – Made in Canada – "Damacles What a Doll"
* Allan Manson – Comedy Now! – "Jason Rouse"
* John Karolidis – Ham I Am
* Greg Lawrence – The Endless Grind

Best Writing in a Series  | Best Writing in a Special or episode

* Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh, Luciano Casimiri, Mark Farrell, Paul Mather, Peter McBain, Christian Murray, George Westerholm and Kevin White – This Hour Has 22 Minutes
* Kenny Robinson, Joe Bodolai, Trey Anthony, Marina Gail, Bruce Hunter, Jean Paul – After Hours
* Danny DiTata, Rick Green, Duncan McKenzie, Amy McKenzie, Eric Lunsky, Jason Taniguchi, Jeremy Winkels – History Bites
* Rick Mercer, Mark Farrell, Alex Galatis, Alex Ganetakos, Ed Macdonald, Bob Martin, Edward Riche, Raymond Storey – Made in Canada
* Suzanne Bolch, John May – Our Hero

* Bob Martin – Made in Canada – "Alan's Ex"
* Ian Boothby, Roger Fredericks – Big Sound – "Number One with a Bullet"
* Jason Rouse – Comedy Now! – "Jason Rouse"
* Brad Birch, Craig Lauzon – Ham I am
* Jessica Holmes – Holmes Alone

### Film

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Best Performance by a Male  | Best Performance by a Female

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* Eugene Levy – American Pie 2
* Benjamin Ratner – Last Wedding
* Andy Jones – Rare Birds
* Chris Owens – The Uncles
* Louis Di Bianco – Who is Cletis Tout?

* Mary Walsh – Rare Birds
* Frida Betrani – Last Wedding
* Molly Parker – Last Wedding
* Megan Dunlop – Parsley Days
* Kathleen Robertson – Scary Movie 2

Best Direction  | Best Writing

* Bruce Sweeney – Last Wedding
* Andrea Dorfman – Parsley Days
* Sturla Gunnarsson – Rare Birds
* James Allodi – The Uncles
* William Phillips – Treed Murray

* Karen Walton – Ginger Snaps
* Bruce Sweeney – Last Wedding
* Andrea Dorfman – Parsley Days
* Edward Riche – Rare Birds
* James Allodi – The Uncles

## Multiple wins

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

Awards  | Person or work

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4  | Made in Canada

## Multiple nominations

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

Nominations  | Person or work

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8  | Made in Canada
4  | Last Wedding
Our Hero
Rare Birds
3  | Parsley Days
The Uncles
2\  | After Hours
History Bites

## References

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1. ^ a b "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
2. ^ a b c d Spevack, Leatrice (6 April 2002). "The Beaver goes to ... a pretty funny show". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. ^ "Pretty funny awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario: The Globe and Mail Inc. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

## External links

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* Canadian Comedy Awards official website

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Canadian Comedy Awards

Categories|

| Public|

* Artist of the Year
* Live Production
* Taped Live Performance
* Live Ensemble
* Standup Comic
* Variety Act
* Breakout Artist
* Feature Film
* TV Show
* Web Series
* Short
* Audio Show
* Comedy Album

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Industry|

* Performance in a Feature
* Direction in a Feature
* Writing in a Feature
* Performance in a TV Series
* Direction in a TV Series
* Writing in a TV Series
* Performance in a Web Series
* Direction in a Web Series
* Writing in a Web Series

Special awards|

* Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame
* Chairman's Award
* Roger Abbott Award
* Bluma Appel Award
* Dave Broadfoot Award
* Phil Hartman Award
* PAL Award

Ceremonies†|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2019

* † 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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