Prix du fonds d'encouragement Tim Sims
Le Tim Sims Encouragement Fund recognizes and supports promising comedic performers in the early stages of their careers.
Le Tim Sims Encouragement Fund was founded by Lindsay Leese and established in 1995 in the spirit and memory of Tim Sims, a well-known comedic performer, writer, director, and charity fund-raiser from Toronto. The Toronto comedy community, Andrew Alexander and The Second City, friends of Tim and the annual fundraising showcases associated with the TSEF have raised the capital for the Fund. The interest generated by the capital makes up the annual cash award.
From 1996-2014, the Fund awarded prize money totaling $65,000 to young comedians in the early stages of their careers. The award was presented at the annual Cream of Comedy award show at Second City, which featured comedy performances by five outstanding jury-selected Tim Sims Award Nominees. The award was one of recognition and not designated for any purpose other than the recipient’s encouragement.
Depuis 2015, le Prix est attribué chaque année à un diplômant du programme « Comedy Writing and Performance » à Humber College et jusqu'à 2019 à un diplômant du programme de conservatoire au sein du « Second City Training Program ».
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Programme de « Comedy Writing and Performance » Humber College
Brady Coyle
Brady Coyle is a recent honours graduate of the Humber College Comedy Performance and Writing Program. Comedy has played a huge part in Brady’s life from his early years through to his decade working as an outdoor adventure guide – a job that required a constant stream of stories and jokes to entertain clients. This experience led Brady to get on stage and try stand-up comedy while living in Thunder Bay. He fell in love with live performance and decided to return to his hometown of Toronto to pursue comedy professionally.
Tout au long de l'année écoulée, Brady a fait la première partie de Danny Jolles, Sam Norton et Martha Chaves. En 2023, Brady a remporté le Vinny Vinelli’s Comedy Clash for Cash, et il a fini troisième de la compétition Folk’N Comedy’s Best Set . Brady a été demi-finaliste du concours Comedy Bar’s Comedy Brawl et le Absolute Comedy’s Prove You’re A Comic . On peut régulièrement voir Brady faire du stand-up, de l'improvisation et des sketches à Toronto.
“It’s a huge honour to win the Tim Sims Encouragement Award, and incredibly flattering to have my name put alongside the hilarious individuals who have previously won this award,” says Brady Coyle. “This achievement has given me the confidence to continue pursuing comedy, and not go back to post-secondary for a fifth time. Thank you so much.”
Prix: 2 500 dollars
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Brady Coyle reçoit le prix d'encouragement Tim Sims le 9 juillet 2024