Ian Boothby(born June 8, 1967) is a multipleShuster Award,[1]Harvey Award[2]andEisner Awardnominee and anEisner Award–winning comic book creator best known for his work as the lead writer onSimpsons ComicsandFuturama ComicsforMatt Groening'sBongo Comics.[3]Boothby has written moreSimpsons Comicsissues than any other writer. He is a regular writer forMAD Magazine.He has also worked on various Canadian television series and is a well-known stand-up, sketch and improv comedian working in theVancouverarea.[4]He co-created Free Willie Shakespeare for theVancouver Theatresports Leaguewhich won theJessie Richardson Theatre Awardfor Excellence in Interactive Theatre.[5]
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| Born | June 8, 1967 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | writer/comedian |
| Spouse | Pia Guerra |
A writer for multiple television series includingCBC'sSwitchback,Street Cents,"Big Sound"andPopular Mechanics for Kids.He is the co-writer of the DVD filmCasper's Haunted Christmas[6]and screenwriter of theCartoon NetworkspecialScary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy.[7]
The creator of the sketch comedy seriesThe 11th Hour,called "The funniest sketch series sinceSCTV"by theNational Post,as well as the creator of the TV pilotsSpace Arm,Vancouver PMandI Dig BCand the co-creator of Channel 92 along withDean Haglundand Christine Lippa. Boothby founded theCanadian Comedy Award-winning sketch groupCanadian Content.He currently performs with the sketch comedy group Titmouse! and "The Critical Hit Show: a Live Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Experience," writes forCBC Radio'sThe Irrelevant Show,and co-hosts the podcastsSneaky Dragon,Compleatly Beatles,Totally Tintin,The FansplainersandFull Marx - a Marx Brothers Podcastwith David Dedrick.[8]He has also written theebookIt's About Tolerance Stupid: essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy.[9]He is the writer ofSparks!a graphic novel series for theScholastic Corporation's Graphix line with art byNina Matsumoto,andExorsisters,anongoing seriesfromImage Comicswith art byGisele Lagace.[10]
He also appeared in theAdam SandlerfilmHappy Gilmore.[11]
Ian Boothby is married toY The Last Manco-creator and artistPia Guerraand regularly contributes cartoons with her inThe New Yorker,The Washington Post,Mad Magazineas well as theGoComicsdaily stripMannequin on the Moon.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Nominations for the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards".2 April 2009.
- ^"2011 Harvey Awards | Harvey Awards".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-06.Retrieved2015-10-12.
- ^"Search | Bongo Comics".
- ^"Ian Boothby — Vancouver Is Awesome Blog".vancouverisawesome.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-21.
- ^"1996-1997 - Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards | Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards".jessies.ca.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-10-07.
- ^"Casper's Haunted Christmas (Video 2000) - IMDb".IMDb.31 October 2000.
- ^"Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (TV Movie 2005) - IMDb".IMDb.7 October 2005.
- ^"Home".sneakydragon.
- ^It's About Tolerance Stupid: Essays on improv & how to make things better without making yourself crazy.
- ^Johnston, Rich(July 24, 2018)."Image Comics Launches Blackbird, Dead Rabbit, Errand Boys, Exorsisters, Infinite Dark, Jook Joint, Murder Falcon, Norroway in October 2018 Solicits".Bleeding Cool.
- ^"Happy Gilmore (1996) - IMDb".IMDb.16 February 1996.
External links
edit- Video interview with Ian Boothby on 'Connected Life'
- Ian Boothbyat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- The Critical Hit Show: A Live Dungeons and Dragons Comedy Experience