| 13th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 August 2012 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
| Hosted by | Alan Thicke |
| Most awards | Television: Picnicface (3) Film: Roller Town (3) |
| Most nominations | Television: Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (7) Film: French Immersion (5) Internet: Comedy Bar (3) (5) Radio: The Debaters (2) Person: Ron Sparks (5) |
| Website | www |
The 13th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2011. The ceremony was held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, on 26 August 2012 and was hosted by Alan Thicke.
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 26 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 concluded the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival which ran from 23 to 26 August.
The TV series Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays led with seven nominations followed by the bilingual film French Immersion with five. They each won a Beaver for best male performance. The big winner was Halifax-based comedy troupe Picnicface, which won three Beavers for their eponymous TV series and three for their debut film, Roller Town.[1] This ceremony also introduced the Phil Hartman Award which went to Jo-Anna Downey.