Canadian Comedy Awards 2009 - THREE Nominations!
July 17, 2009
Canadian Comedy Award (may not be exactly as pictured)
[EDIT - We've updated our FAQ on Voting - Click here for more info!]
We were pretty thrilled last year to receive a record two nominations for funniest web video in the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards - so we’re blown away to have recieved three nominations (for The Violator, Mushmouth, and Basement Accident) in 2009! As far as we know that’s a record for any Canadian Comedy Award category which we’ll be extremely shameless in awkwardly bringing up in uncomfortable social situations!
Of course this an honour that wouldn’t have been possible without our long-standing collaborative work with The Imponderables - whose “unique” brand of “genius” makes the whole thing possible.
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I don’t think I was supposed to type the air-quotes.
Seriously, the Imponderables were nominated (for about the tenth year in a row) for funniest sketch group as well… and given the year they’ve had - they would sure be my favourites to pick up another block of lucite for their shelves.
The CCA’s always have a very special place in our heart - not only as they have long recognized some of Canada’s legendary comic talent (Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Rick Farrell, Mary Walsh, Mike Myers, Colin Mochrie, Eugine Levy, Seth Rogen - to name-drop but a few) but they are one of the few creative arts awards that recognize the work being done in short-form video on the web.
Even better the “Web Video” field is one of only three awards which include public voting (Pretty Funny Web Video, Pretty Funny Radio Clip, and Canadian Comedy Person of the Year). So if you want to help us out you can head over to the Canadian Comedy Awards Voting Website and Register for a free account to vote!.
[Edit - Yes, as with last year, feel free to link to our nomination badges from your own sites or blogs if you wish, I've included sample code below]
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Also there’s been some question if we have a preference which RAMP show people vote for. So as to not split our vote, we’re encouraging fans of RAMP to vote for “The Violator” this year. While we love all three of our nominees equally - how can you not want to see the improbable run of this plucky underdog continue?
Jason Patrick Rothery selected for 2009 SoulPepper Academy!
January 13, 2009
Rocket Ace is extremely excited to congratulate RAMP co-founder, head of development, and our resident screenwriter Jason Rothery on his selection to the 2009 Soulpepper Academy!
An initiative of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre, the Academy is a unique full-time two-year residency comprised of ten multi-disciplinary theatre artists from across the country with the goal to create “the next generation of cultural leaders” through a mix of full-time skills development, involvement with Soulpepper productions, collaborative new-works creation, and youth and community artistic outreach initiatives.
While we selfishly hate to share Jason with anyone, I suppose we couldn’t have hoped to keep his brilliance hidden forever, so we’re extremely happy to have him join us in Toronto and can’t wait to see what amazing creations the Soulpepper Academy brings to the city in the coming months!
(Aw man, I set this to publish on January <em>2008</em>… so much for making ‘09 the <em>year of less typos</em>!)
The Violator Goes to London!
January 8, 2009
Much like reigning beauty-pageant champions have duties and requirements throughout the year, so is it for those whose head hangs heavy with the duties of the Fez D’Or. Except instead of “duties and requirements” we mean “The Violator” is being played in London, England on January 10th. Part of a forward-thinking collaboration between Daryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival, we’re not sure if the Roxy Bar and Screen can handle that much sexy-awesomeness - but you can find out this Saturday night at 8pm. Daryl’s got all the information on location and tickets, and “tube stops” and whatnot. Check it out if you’re in the area. The HLAP shows are a legendary good time, and (if we may toot our own horn) “Violator” looks great on the big-screen.
Not enough wanton hyperbole?
Normally to ship a film to England one has to fill out a lengthy declaration that one’s film “contains no pornography, treasonous content, nor advocates harm against the persons of the royal family”*… but since Daryl is hand-delivering all the films we had to promise no such thing!**
* We may have embellished the terms of the declaration, but only slightly.
**Those looking for actual pornography or treasonous, royal-harming, doctrine may be signifcantly disappointed.
Thank You, Couchathon Supporters!
November 12, 2008
Over the thirty hours of the Couchathon, hundreds of you donated nearly ten thousand dollars to help Sick Kids Foundation and Child’s Play.
We are blown away by your generosity, and can offer only our most sincere thanks in return.
The bitter draught of defeat!
October 4, 2008
Clearly we were not wearing our lucky socks in Regina as the coveted Canadian Comedy Award for Best Web Video this year went to Adrian Parks and Sean Hazell’s Sure Lock: A True Poo Story, and the sketch award this year went to Vancouver’s own Canadian Content - leaving the RocketAce / Imponderables camp 0 for 3 on the night. Then again, with an open bar, it really was an honour just to be nominated!
Undaunted, your representative RAMP team still managed to snatch victory from the jaws of less-victory by getting to spend a couple of excellent days at the Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival, tilting a glass or two with some of our favourite comedy friends and foes from coast to coast, and even finally managing to meet some of those fine Picnicface folk from Halifax.
So I guess that’s kind of like winning… except with more bitter, bitter, tears and frequent trips to the Casino in it’s crazy limo-bus.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the sketch shows on Thursday and Friday (especially those brave souls who eschewed the end of the ‘Riders game) - hopefully we’ll be back in Regina soon!
Dear National Post…
September 25, 2008
Dear National Post,
As a several-year subscriber to your publication, can someone please explain to me how you can do a feature article on the resurgence of Waldo from “Where’s Waldo” and somehow neglect to mention any of the recent Canadian projects, involving the titular hero which have attracted global attention as of late.
Not that we have a vested interest…
Sincerely,
RAMP
The Fez D’Or came with a Fez! And a D’or!
September 25, 2008
Despite our chronological impairment our coveted Fez D’or has made it’s way to us! Does any other major film festival prize winner automatically look so stylish? I think not.
Thanks again to the Hard Liquor and Porn film festival - which just might be hitting the road to come to a city near you… keep an eye out!
“Violator” Wins the Fez D’Or!
September 10, 2008
There are many, many, awards out there that your humble RocketAce crew would like to win some day, but few of them have we craved badly as the mythical Fez D’Or, the golden fez of Daryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival. The grand prize of a festival pretty much tailor made for our unique depravities (unless someone starts giving out an award for “Breakfast-based serialized new-media” I’m not sure there will ever be a better fit).
Such was our jubilation to be informed that “The Violator“, won the coveted prize at this years festival. Such was our shame that due to a very, very, stupid mix-up we entirely missed the screening, thinking it was next week. We even had a lovely post scheduled to go up this week encouraging everyone to come out for the big Toronto screening. Suffice it to say Matt was inconsolable. We had outfits. I own fezes. Multiple. Fezes.
Our sincere thanks to everyone who did go, and text messaged us the results Sunday when it was too late to do anything about it. Our sincere (belated) thanks to the astute jury for recognizing the latent genius of a film about toys getting molested in a theme park. Our sincere thanks to The Imponderables for orginally thinking how much comedy potential was present in getting molested in a theme park. And finally thanks to the audience who actually got the date of the festival right. I’m sure you all had an amazingly hilarious time while we did such important things as:
- drove around the city looking for parking
- purchased a burrito
- ate said burrito
- went to a Toronto Film Festival event to visit with people we see literally every week
- vaguely consider going to a movie
- wonder if something was slightly off with that burrito we ate
I’m sure you’ll agree that it was a tough call as to whose evening was more jammed packed with thrills and excitement.
*Sigh*
Last Chance For Canadian Comedy Award Voting!
August 26, 2008
Sorry it’s been quiet this month but if one (hypothetically) wants to release a fresh batch of comedy gold during the lean fall and winter months, one has to occasionally go on long voyages to the comedy mines, to dig up tonnes of… comedy dirt… and… sift… let’s just call this analogy done, shall we?
Suffice it to say we’ve been hard at work (more on that next post). But not so hard to forget that you only have until this Sunday to vote for the Waldo Ultimatum for “Pretty Funny Web Video” for the Canadian Comedy Awards. More information on the nominations (plural!) and voting details here.
Of course it’s an honour just to be nominated, but wouldn’t you like us to have a nice shiny paperweight to rest our tired feet on… all caked with comedy dust, from the comedy… trail… ah man, I’m doing it again.
Brad & Matt Blather On About Waldo: Part Deux!
August 5, 2008
Part 2 (of 3) of Brad and Matt’s epic Waldo Ultimatum interview is now up at the Can You Find Waldo on Wordpress Blog.
This instalment goes a little more into the background of The Waldo Ultimatum as well as some of the fallout from it. Interesting stuff all around.
