(Apologies to the nominees in the film and digital categories, but as a TV writer I spend hours watching TV shows, which doesn’t allow time to consume much else.) As I set out to find resemblances, my appreciation for the Canadian shows deepened: there is nothing else exactly like them. Best ComedyBaroness von Sketch Show (Stream on CBC Gem)Nominations: 6It’s a bit like … nothing else really. The closest thing to the Baronesses’s women-centric humour is HBO’s “Black Lady Sketch Show,” which debuted three years after the Canadian series. The Canadian Screen Awards will be presented virtually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television May 17 to 20, streaming on its website, Twitter and YouTube channels.

Source: thestar May 16, 2021 12:00 UTC