6th Canadian Comedy Awards

6th Canadian Comedy Awards
Date	22 October 2005 (2005-10-22)
Location	London, Ontario
Country	Canada
Presented by	Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence
Hosted by	Bruce Hunter as Rocko the Dog
Most awards	Television: Corner Gas (2) Film: I, Claudia (2) Person: Kristen Thomson and Levi Macdougall (2)
Most nominations	Television: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (4) Film Ham & Cheese (6) Person: Ron Sparks (4)
Website	www.canadiancomedyawards.org

The 6th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2004. The awards ceremony was held on 22 October 2005 during the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival in London, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Bruce Hunter as Rocko the Dog.[1]

Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 20 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.

Nominations were led by the film Ham & Cheese with six nominations, followed by TV series Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes with five apiece. Corner Gas won two Beavers, as did Kristen Thomson for the film I, Claudia and Levi Macdougall for his Comedy Now! show. The Chairman's Award went to producer Andrew Alexander of The Second City.

Festival

The 6th Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival ran from 18 to 22 October 2005 in London, Ontario, its third year in the city. Each day featured talent showcases beginning with the Funniest Person in London Contest, sketch, stand-up and improv shows, and an all-star gala hosted by Seán Cullen. Among the highlights was the Jokers vs. Knights Alumni charity hockey game which mixed two of Canada's favourite pastimes, with two teams of comics, celebrities and retired professional hockey players aided by guest announcers, coaches, and musicians.[2]

Ceremony

The 6th Canadian Comedy Awards ceremony was held on 22 October 2005, hosted by Bruce Hunter as Rocko the Dog, the character he played on Puppets Who Kill.[1] Hunter had won the Beaver for Best Male Improviser in 2001.[3]

Winners and nominees

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

Live

Best Taped Live Performance	Best Stand-up Newcomer
Levi Macdougall – Comedy Now! Jason Bryden, Michael Robinson – The Lucky Eights Show Cory Mack – Yuk Yuk's Calgary Stampede	Mark Forward Aaron Berg Jon Steinberg Tommy Campbell Trevor Boris
Best Male Stand-up	Best Female Stand-up
Mike Wilmot Alan Park Glen Foster Jay Malone Pete Zedlacher	Nikki Payne Cory Mack Debra DiGiovanni Kate Davis Martha Chaves
Best Male Improviser	Best Female Improviser
Doug Morency Dan Joffre David Shore Graham Wagner Ian Boothby	Lisa Merchant Becky Johnson Diana Frances Ellie Harvie Janet van de Graaf
Best Sketch Troupe or Company	Best Improv Troupe or Company
The Imponderables The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Reid Along with Browning The Sketchersons Women Fully Clothed	Slap Happy Iron Cobra Monkey Toast The Williamson Playboys Urban Improv
Best One Person Show	Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series
From the Desk of Ron Sparks A Small Battalion of Soldiers One Man Harold That Improv Guy Show The Wizard of Coz	Dickwhipped Overlords! Sword Play The Kupps Runneth Over The Williamson Playboys

Television

Best Performance by a Male	Best Performance by a Female
Brent Butt – Corner Gas Fred Ewanuick – Corner Gas Ron Pederson – Mad TV Craig Lauzon – Royal Canadian Air Farce Shaun Majumder – This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Samantha Bee – The Daily Show Nancy Robertson – Corner Gas Jessica Holmes – Royal Canadian Air Farce Jennifer Irwin – Slings & Arrows Cathy Jones – This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Best Direction in a Series	Best Direction in a Special or episode
David Storey – Corner Gas Michael Kennedy – Listen Missy Adrian Carter, Denny Silverthorne – Odd Job Jack Shawn Alex Thompson – Puppets Who Kill Peter Wellington – Slings & Arrows	Stephen Reynolds – This Hour Has 22 Minutes, cycle 12 episode 16 Deborah Day – Getting Along Famously Henry Sarwer-Foner – Hatching, Matching and Dispatching Adrian Carter – Odd Job Jack – "Fantasy Atoll" Denny Silverthorne – Odd Job Jack – "American Wiener"
Best Writing in a Series	Best Writing in a Special or episode
Bob Martin, Susan Coyne and Mark McKinney – Slings & Arrows Paul Mather, Kevin White, Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, Andrew Carr – Corner Gas John Pattison – Puppets Who Kill Alan Park, Craig Lauzon – Royal Canadian Air Farce Kevin White, Cathy Jones, Gary Pearson, Barry Julien, Irwin Barker, Mark Critch, Ron Sparks, Gavin Crawford, Jennifer Whalen, Geri Hall, Greg Thomey – This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Levi Macdougall – Comedy Now! Colin Mochrie – Getting Along Famously Greg Lawrence – Kevin Spencer – "The Buck Stops Here" Jeremy Diamond, Tim Polley – Odd Job Jack – "American Wiener" Kevin White, Gary Pearson, Barry Julien, Irwin Barker, Mark Critch, Ron Sparks, Gavin Crawford, Jennifer Whalen, Geri Hall, Cathy Jones – This Hour Has 22 Minutes – episode #12.12

Film

Best Performance by a Male	Best Performance by a Female
Mike Wilmot – It's All Gone Pete Tong Ryan Belleville – Going the Distance Jason Jones – Ham & Cheese Mike Beaver – Ham & Cheese Gord Rand – Wading In	Kristen Thomson – I, Claudia Jennifer Baxter – Ham & Cheese Samantha Bee – Ham & Cheese Shauna MacDonald – The Porcelain Pussy
Best Direction	Best Writing
Denise Blinn – The Porcelain Pussy Warren P. Sonoda – Ham & Cheese Tim Burton – Wading In	Kristen Thomson – I, Claudia Jason Jones, Mike Beaver – Ham & Cheese Andrew Kelm – The Porcelain Pussy

Special Awards

Chairman's Award
Andrew Alexander

Multiple wins

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

Awards	Person or work
2	Corner Gas
	Kristen Thomson / I, Claudia
	Levi Macdougall / Comedy Now!

Multiple nominations

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

Nominations	Person or work
6	Ham & Cheese
5	Corner Gas
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes
4	Odd Job Jack
3	The Porcelain Pussy
	Royal Canadian Air Farce
2	Getting Along Famously
	Levi Macdougall
	Puppets Who Kill
	Slings & Arrows
	Wading In

References

1. "Canadian Comedy Awards | History". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
2. "Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival Leaves them laughing in London again". Survival of the Funniest. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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.
4. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

External links

• Canadian Comedy Awards official website