Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol is a Canadian musician, writer and actor, most noted as cocreator and costar with Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show.[1]

For the American fashion designer, see Jay McCarroll.

He is a three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for his musical work, receiving nods for Best Original Music for a Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for I, Martin Short, Goes Home[2] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for The Second City Project,[3] and for Best Original Score at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for The Kid Detective.[4]

As a writer he has received two CSA nominations for Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series for Nirvanna the Band the Show, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018[5] and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[6]

His other credits have included Johnson's theatrical films The Dirties, Operation Avalanche and BlackBerry.

He is a member of the synth-pop band Brave Shores, along with his sister, Stefanie.

References
  1. Matthew Ritchie, "Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on Keeping 'nirvanna the band the show' Bad with a Good Budget". Exclaim!, February 1, 2017.
  2. "2013 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS Television Nominations". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  3. Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced" Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
  4. Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  5. Calum Slingerland, "'Nirvanna the Band the Show' to Continue Without VICELAND". Exclaim!, January 23, 2018.
  6. Brent Furdyk, "2019 Canadian Screen Awards: Complete List Of Winners From Televised Gala" Archived 2021-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. ET Canada, March 31, 2019.


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