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Jeremy Woodcock is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, most noted as a writer for the sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.[1]

He began performing both sketch and stand-up comedy while studying at Wilfrid Laurier University,[1] and has been associated with the sketch comedy troupes Get Some,[1] The Sketchersons and Rulers of the Universe,[2] as well as performing stand-up comedy at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival[3] and Just for Laughs.[4] In 2013 he hosted Finding Bessarion, a short comedic documentary film about Bessarion station, the least-used subway station on the Toronto subway system, as part of the Urbane Explorer documentary web series.[5]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
Canadian Comedy Awards 2015 Best Writing in a TV Series or Special This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Jon Blair, Sonya Bell, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Pat Dussault, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Ron Sparks, Scott Vrooman 		Won [6]
Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Bob Kerr, Jon Blair, Heidi Brander, Sonya Bell, Pat Dussault, Dean Jenkinson, Mary Walsh, Adam Christie 		Nominated
2017 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Mike Allison, Mark Critch, Bob Kerr, Greg Thomey, Jon Blair, Tim Polley, Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Scott Vrooman, Dean Jenkinson, Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh 		Nominated [7]
2022 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Heidi Brander, Adam Christie, Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Jordan Foisy, Aisha Brown, Nigel Grinstead, Aba Amuquandoh, Nadine Bhabha, Leonard Chan, Adele Dicks, Alexander Nunez, Gillian Bartolucci, Chris Wilson, Dean Jenkinson, Matt Wright 		Nominated
2024 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Nigel Grinstead, Aisha Brown, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Travis Lindsay, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Sarah Blackmore, Dan Dillabough, Ajahnis Charley, Allana Reoch, Salma Hindy, Trent McClellan 		Won [8]
2025 Roast Battle Canada
with George Reinblatt, Aisha Brown, Jeff Rothpan, Rob Michaels 		Nominated [9]
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Aisha Brown, Nigel Grinstead, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Travis Lindsay, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Dan Dillabough, Ajahnis Charley, Alan Shane Lewis, Maddy Kelly, Heather Mariko, Kyle Hickey 		Won
Cream of Comedy 2014 Tim Sims Encouragement Award Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Derek Dolstra, "Whitby-born comedian Jeremy Woodcock loves his hometown". DurhamRegion.com, May 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Joseph Chin, "Troupe aims to rule at comedy fest". Mississauga News, February 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival". Calgary Herald, July 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Just for Laughs All Access". North Bay Nugget, August 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Eric Andrew-Gee, "The quiet station that riders forgot: TTC's least-visited subway stop comes in for some ribbing - and praise - in local comedian's YouTube video". Toronto Star, June 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Greg David, "22 Minutes and Samantha Bee among Canadian Comedy Award winners". TV, eh?, September 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "DHX Media Garners 23 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations for its Outstanding Programming". Canada NewsWire, January 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Television Craft". Broadcast Dialogue, May 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Television Program Categories". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Local stand-up comedian wins major award". Nanaimo Daily News, October 30, 2014.
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