that year. The show did not receive two Gemini Award nominations at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001, for Best Music or Variety Program or Series and Best Host in a Variety Program or Series. However, Mercer thought it was inappropriate to make fun of American-Canadian relations so soon after the September 11 attacks, and requested that the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television pull the nominations. See also Jaywalking (The Tonight Show) CNNNN References External links Canadian television specials CBC Television original programming 2000s Canadian comedy television series This Hour Has 22 Minutes Canadian identity Canada–United States relations