Corner Gas vies for Gemini comedy award



Canadian Press
globleandmail.com
August 28, 2007

TORONTO — The hugely successful CTV sitcom Corner Gas will compete against Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour Has 22 Minutes at this year's Gemini Awards, but the much-discussed Little Mosque on the Prairie failed to make the cut for best comedy series.

The Gemini nominations were announced this morning by Corner Gas star Brent Butt.

In addition to Air Farce and 22 Minutes, Butt's show will compete in the best comedy series category against Rent-A-Goalie and Odd Job Jack.

The nominees for best dramatic series are Intelligence, Jozi-H, ReGenesis, Slings and Arrows and Whistler.

Internet Links
Gemini Awards: Full list of nominations
  http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini22/gemnoms.cfm
The Gemini Awards recognize the best in Canadian television.

They will be handed out October 28 in Regina and will air live on the CBC.

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Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the Gemini nominations in this category be announced by some other party than someone whose own show just happens to be one of the shows nominated? Maybe Brent Butt is hosting and that's why he's making the announcements, but still, this item comes off like it should be accompanied by a "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" comment.

Corner Gas is the best Canadian comedy since The Trouble with Tracy. Kudos to Brent Butt and the gang for making a clever, funny, silly, gut busting Canadian comedy.