, ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁" Best ▁Male ▁Stand up ▁Com ic " ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Com edy ▁Awards . ▁The ▁C TV ▁sketch ▁comedy ▁series ▁Com edy ▁Inc . ▁commission ed ▁Mal one ▁to ▁write ▁sketch es ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mal one ▁was ▁h ired ▁on ▁staff ▁by ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁sketch es ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁three ▁seasons . ▁Later ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁shot ▁a ▁pilot ▁for ▁C TV ▁and ▁the ▁Com edy ▁Network , ▁called ▁House ▁Party , ▁co - st arring ▁David ▁Re ale . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ ▁Mal one ▁made ▁the ▁official ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁obtain ing ▁his ▁O - 1 ▁Vis a . ▁Short ly ▁there after ▁he ▁began ▁doing ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁guest ▁st arring ▁role ▁on ▁Boston ▁Leg al ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁being ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁Pil ot ▁Wor st ▁Week ▁for ▁CBS ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁Man ▁Of ▁Your ▁Dream s ▁for ▁N BC . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Mal one ▁guest ▁star red ▁opposite ▁Chris ▁O ' D onn ell ▁on ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁NC IS : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁as ▁a ▁tax ▁ev ading ▁video ▁game ▁company ▁CE O . ▁He