andPOP » Young People Fucking http://www.andpop.com POP Culture with Substance Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Seth Rogen Named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year http://www.andpop.com/2009/10/04/seth-rogen-named-canadian-comedy-person-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seth-rogen-named-canadian-comedy-person-of-the-year http://www.andpop.com/2009/10/04/seth-rogen-named-canadian-comedy-person-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:54:58 +0000 Vanessa Baker http://www.andpop.com/?p=21221


Seth RoganVancouver-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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