Complex sentence: The first show in 1996, The Award announcement by TSEF, founder Lindsay Leese, and the Award Winner also received the opportunity to write and star in a comedy short produced and aired by The Comedy Network.
Split into simpler sentences: The first show in 1996, The Award announcement by TSEF Founder Lindsay Leese. And the Award Winner also received the opportunity to write and star in a comedy short produced and aired by The Comedy Network.