# 6th Canadian Comedy Awards

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.
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.

## 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. Hunter had won the Beaver for Best Male Improviser in 2001.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

### 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 |
| 2 | Kristen Thomson / I, Claudia |
| 2 | 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 |
| 5 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
| 4 | Odd Job Jack |
| 3 | The Porcelain Pussy |
| 3 | Royal Canadian Air Farce |
| 2 | Getting Along Famously |
| 2 | Levi Macdougall |
| 2 | Puppets Who Kill |
| 2 | Slings & Arrows |
| 2 | Wading In |