A Muskoka comedian finds himself in rarified air with a nomination for a 2024 Canadian Screen Award.
Bracebridge’s Tyler Morrison was recently announced as a nominee for Best Performance, Sketch Comedy, Individual or Ensemble for his performances on Roast Battle Canada. Morrison is nominated along with fellow Roast Battle regulars Ennis Esmer, Russell Peters, Sabrina Jalees, K. Trevor Wilson, Allie Pearse, Brendan D’Souza and Crystal Ferrier.
“If you know me you know what it took to get here and where it’s about to go,” said Morrison via social media. “Thanks to every comic who had my back and helped push to get me on the show and to my season 3 opponents Crystal Ferrier & Jordan Welwood…it’s pretty cool to be recognized for writing and telling roast jokes!”
Coming off its third season, Roast Battle Canada presents battles in which pairs of comedians take turns roasting each other on stage, before a panel of judges who decide the winner of each battle.
The show has previously been nominated twice for Screen Awards in the same category but this is Morrison’s first nomination.
The Canadian Academy produces the Canadian Screen Awards, bringing together the screen-based industry annually to celebrate the country’s top talent in the film, television and digital sectors at Canadian Screen Week. The awards will be handed out May 31 in Toronto.
From tylermorrison.ca:
Tyler Morrison is one of fastest rising comedians in North America with his hilarious brand of working class comedy. After winning the Dark Comedy Festival in Toronto, Morrison has headlined comedy clubs across Canada appearing as part of Andrew Schulz’s Matador Tour, Doug Stanhope’s Second Wind Tour, YHAJ Roast Battle at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and Toronto’s annual Massey Hall New Year’s Eve Extravaganza.
A festival favorite, he has been featured at The Boston Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, Atlanta Laughing Skull Fest, Just For Laughs 42 Festival, CBC’S Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Caroline’s on Broadway for the Roast of WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik. In 2014 he was named one of the Top 10 Comedians by Sirius XM Canada where he had his own daily roast segment. He has since appeared on CBC’s hit show The Debaters, Sirius XM’s JFL Canada & Raw Dog channels, Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude, and The Ron Jeremy Celebrity Roast where he received a standing ovation for his performance (on top of being the head writer).
Regarded by many as Canada’s best roast -comedian, he has written and performed on roasts featuring notable names such as Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Norton, Big Jay Oakerson, Tony Hinchcliffe, the NHL Alumni, and the Toronto Raptors. He has even written roast material for the current mayor of Toronto, John Tory.
Tyler’s Roast of America against Ms. Pat at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival has helped put him on the comedy map and paved the way for his well received new comedy special/album Too Soon. His previous 2 standup albums/specials Comedy Exile and Savage both debuted at in the #1 and #2 spots on the iTunes Comedy charts. When he is not busy touring doing standup he co-hosts the brand new podcast Fight Stories with comedian John Moses interviewing guests ranging from UFC icon Ken Shamrock to comedy legend Artie Lange.
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