| 12th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 October 2011 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
| Hosted by | Steve Patterson |
| Most awards | Television: Less Than Kind (2) Film: Good Neighbours, Summerhood (2) Person: Ron Pederson (2) |
| Most nominations | Television: Call Me Fitz, Caution: May Contain Nuts (3) Film: Peepers (5) Radio: The Debaters (2) Person: Debra DiGiovanni, Nikki Payne, Ron Pederson (2) |
| Website | www |
The 12th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Steve Patterson and held at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, on 17 October 2011.
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 24 categories. Winners in 5 categories were chosen by the public through an online poll and others were chosen by members of industry organizations. The awards ceremony was held during the five-day Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 13 to 17 October.
The film Peepers led with five nominations followed by the films Good Neighbours and Summerhood with four each. The CBC show The Debaters, which moved from radio to television, was nominated twice for audio and twice for television.[1][2] Good Neighbours and Summerhood each won two Beavers, as did the TV series Less Than Kind,[3] and Ron Pederson won twice for his improvisation work with National Theatre of the World.[4] Samantha Bee won the Beaver for Canadian Comedy Person of the Year.[3]
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