4th Canadian Comedy Awards

Festival and awards ceremony for works of 2002

4th Canadian Comedy Awards

Date| 2003 (2003)
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* Grand Theatre[not verified in body]
* London, Ontario

Country| Canada
Presented by| Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by| Royal Canadian Air Farce
Most awards| Television: Made in Canada, This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2)
Film: Goldmember (2)
Person: Mike Myers (2)
Most nominations| Television: Made in Canada (7)
Film: Rub & Tug (6)
Website| www.canadiancomedyawards.org
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The 4th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2002. The ceremony was held in 2003 in London, Ontario, concluding the three-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival. The ceremony was hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Farce.

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.

For the second consecutive year nominations were led by TV series Made in Canada with seven nominations, followed by the films Men with Brooms and Rub & Tug with six apiece. Made in Canada and This Hour Has 22 Minutes each won two Beavers, as did Mike Myers for Goldmember.

## Festival and ceremony

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The Canadian Comedy Awards had been televised in 2000 and 2001, but due to a lack of sponsorship the broadcasts stopped in 2002 and the awards ceremony was scaled-back.[1] In 2003 the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE) was incorporated as a non-profit to organize the awards and the accompanying Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, a three-day comedy festival held in London, Ontario. The festival took advantage of having the nominees in sketch, stand-up and improv comedy together in one place, and showcase performances led up to the awards ceremony.[2]

The 4th awards ceremony was hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Farce,[2] who had been inducted into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame two years earlier.[3]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[4]

### Live

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

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* Winston Spear
* Derek Edwards
* Jason Rouse
* Mike Wilmot
* Russell Peters

* Nikki Payne
* Kate Davis
* Martha Chaves
* Shannon Laverty
* Tracey MacDonald

* Gilson Lubin
* Andrea Jensen
* Casey Corbin
* Dave Hemstead
* Sam Easton

Best Male Improviser  | Best Female Improviser

* Doug Morency
* Derek Flores
* Doug Funk
* Mark Hickox
* Paul Bates

* Lisa Merchant
* Aurora Browne
* Jane Luk
* Lisa Brooke
* Rebecca Northan

Best Sketch Troupe or Company  | Best Improv Troupe or Company

* The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
* Camaro
* Martin and Johnson
* Second City Mainstage
* The Young and the Useless

* Slap Happy
* Cast of Die-Nasty
* Lamb Chops
* The Jack Miller Show

Best One Person Show  | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series

* Heino Happy Hour
* Dave Broadfoot: The First Farewell Tour
* Don't Panic Remain.com
* Not Getting It
* Nymphomaniac

* The Second City: Psychedelicatessen
* Flux
* Radcliffe and Minotauk Falls
* Gazebo Pals: Romance-o-Rama
* U-Haulywood

### Television

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Best Performance by a Male  | Best Performance by a Female

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* Gavin Crawford – The Gavin Crawford Show
* Dan Lett – Made in Canada
* Peter Keleghan – Made in Canada
* Dan Redican – Puppets Who Kill
* Don Ferguson – Royal Canadian Air Farce

* Cathy Jones – This Hour Has 22 Minutes
* Leah Pinsent – Made in Canada
* Luba Goy – Royal Canadian Air Farce
* Debra McGrath – The Gavin Crawford Show
* Marypat Farrell – The Gavin Crawford Show

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

* Michael Kennedy, Stephen Reynolds and Henry Sarwer-Foner – Made in Canada
* Shawn Alex Thompson – Puppets Who Kill
* Perry Rosemond – Royal Canadian Air Farce
* Ron Murphy – The Gavin Crawford Show
* Henry Sarwer-Foner – This Hour Has 22 Minutes

* Shawn Alex Thompson – Puppets Who Kill – "Cuddles Goes to Jail"
* Henry Sarwer-Foner – Made in Canada – "Damacles Time Traveller"
* Michael Kennedy – Made in Canada – "Creative Bookkeeping"
* Perry Rosemond – Royal Canadian Air Farce – New Year's Eve Special
* Henry Sarwer-Foner – This Hour Has 22 Minutes – New Year's Eve Special

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

* Rick Mercer and Mark Farrell – Made in Canada
* John Pattison – Puppets Who Kill
* Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Gord Holtam, Rick Olsen – Royal Canadian Air Farce
* Kyle Tingley, Jennifer Whalen, Gavin Crawford, Alex Pugsley – The Gavin Crawford Show
* Greg Thomey, Colin Mochrie, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones, Luciano Casimiri, Mark Critch, Mark Farrell, Paul Mather, Peter McBain, Kevin White – This Hour Has 22 Minutes

* Greg Thomey, Colin Mochrie, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Mark Farrell, Paul Mather, Peter McBain and Kevin White – This Hour Has 22 Minutes – New Year's Eve Special
* Greg Lawrence – Kevin Spencer – "Kevin the Musical"
* Ariana Smith, Michael McKinnon, Brigitte Gall – Laughing Matters
* John Pattison – Puppets Who Kill – "Cuddles Goes To Jail"
* Gord Holtam, Rick Olsen – Royal Canadian Air Farce – New Year's Eve Special

### Film

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Best Performance by a Male  | Best Performance by a Female

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* Mike Myers – Goldmember
* Jed Rees – Men with Brooms
* Liam Neeson – Men with Brooms
* Paul Gross – Men with Brooms
* Don McKellar – Rub & Tug

* Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* Polly Shannon – Men with Brooms
* Kira Clavell – Rub & Tug
* Lindy Booth – Rub & Tug
* Tara Spencer-Nairn – Rub & Tug

Best Direction  | Best Writing

* Paul Gross – Men with Brooms
* Christy Garland – Dual Citizen
* Soo Lyu – Rub & Tug

* Mike Myers – Goldmember
* Christy Garland – Dual Citizen
* Paul Gross, John Krizanc – Men with Brooms
* Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* Soo Lyu, Edward Stanulis – Rub & Tug

## Multiple wins

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

Awards  | Person or work

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2  | Made in Canada
Mike Myers / Goldmember
This Hour Has 22 Minutes

## Multiple nominations

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

Nominations  | Person or work

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7  | Made in Canada
6  | Royal Canadian Air Farce
Rub & Tug
5  | The Gavin Crawford Show
Men with Brooms
Puppets Who Kill
4  | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2  | Dual Citizen
Mike Myers / Goldmember
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b "Canadian Comedy Awards | History". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
3. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
4. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

## External links

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* Canadian Comedy Awards official website

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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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