Seth Rogen Named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year
Entertainment, Television Tags: Canadian Comedy Awards, Debra DiGiovanni, Jeremy Hotz, jon dore, Knocked Up, Peter Oldring, pineapple express, Seth Rogen, superbad, The Jon Dore Television Show, Young People Fucking
Posted on October 4th, 2009 by Vanessa Baker
Vancouver-born Seth Rogen, known for starring in films like Knocked Up, Superbad and Pineapple Express, won the Canadian Comedy Award for Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at a gala Friday held at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B., reports CBC.
Young People Fucking was awarded the awards for best writing, best directing and best performance by a male (Peter Oldring). The controversial film sparked much debate in the Senate last year about federal film sponsorship. The film was nominated for a total of eight awards.
Jon Dore won best performance by a male for The Jon Dore Television Show, which also won an award for directing.
Ottawa’s Jeremy Hotz and Debra DiGiovanni of Toronto won in the category of best stand-up.
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