Awards & Winners

Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson is a Canadian comedian, and television writer producer. He grew up in the southwestern Ontario village of Comber. Taking an early interest in politics and art, he began to do editorial cartoons for the nearby weekly newspaper The Tilbury Times. He attended Sheridan College's illustration course, then later the Cartooning and Graphic Story course. He got work in the public Canadian Broadcasting Corporation animation department and became one of its mainstays. He animated segments for Mr. Dressup. In the late 1980s, he got involved with the improv comedy troupe Dangerous Poultry through the group Theatresports Toronto, then with The Chumps, who had a weekly radio show on CBC Radio. He was part of The Second City for a time and was a widely recognized face from dozens of TV commercials and television shows in the 1990s. He appeared on such TV comedies as The Newsroom, The Kids In The Hall, Sketch.com, all on CBC, and the drama ENG on CTV. He scripted multiple CBC Radio programs such as Muckraker which he created. Eventually he joined the Los Angeles staff of MAD TV, where he contributed writing to 25 episodes of the hit Fox program.

Awards by Gary Pearson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gary Pearson.

2014


Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Honored for : This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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Nominations 2014 »

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Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series That's So Weird
Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series That's So Weird

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series That's So Weird

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series That's So Weird
Background Music
Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series That's So Weird

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Episode 3

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Episode 7

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Cycle XII Episode #12.12