Trevor Boris
Trevor Boris (born September 10, 1980)[2] is a Canadian comedian, writer and television producer.
| Trevor Boris | |
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| Born | September 10, 1980 Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada[1] |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Subject(s) | Homosexuality |
| Notable works and roles | Video on Trial, Canada's Got Talent, Big Brother Canada |
Television work
Boris is one of the stars of MuchMusic's Video on Trial, and is also a star of Stars Gone Wild. He has also appeared on many other MuchMusic specials including Stars on Trial, LOL!, Spring Break '07, Totally 80s Video on Trial, Video on Trial: Holiday Crap, Overrated in 06, and wrote the special Famous Fallouts. He was also a producer of Video on Trial at one point. He was also a presenter at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards. He was also a spokesperson for Sunsilk which aired numerous Hair on Trial commercials on MuchMusic. He also made an appearance on The Latest Buzz on Family Channel.
In 2007 Boris had his very own Comedy Now! standup special air on CTV and The Comedy Network, was the runner-up in the 2006 Great Canadian Laugh Off (the winner received $25,000) that aired on The Comedy Network, and was the host of the same-sex wedding show I Now Pronounce You... on OUTtv. He has been nominated twice for the "Best Stand-up Newcomer" Canadian Comedy Award, and has performed at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, as well as the CBC Winnipeg, Halifax, and Vancouver Comedy Festivals and at the 2006 Cape Town Comedy Festival in South Africa.
He has been featured numerous times on entertainment shows such as eTalk Daily, Star! Daily, Inside Jam!, CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's The Debaters, and was recently featured on the cover of NOW in Toronto, Ontario. He has also written for The National Post.
He was also part of season five of Last Comic Standing when they auditioned in Montreal, Quebec. He made it to the Finals of Canada (Top 15) but did not advance to L.A.
In 2012, Trevor made his late night U.S. TV debut when he performed stand up on Conan.[3]
He has also worked as a television producer, most recently as a Supervising Producer on Big Brother Canada. Since the first season, he has been the voice of Marsha the Moose, a magical Moose who lives in the house and occasionally gives secret tasks to the house guest's. Marsha became a hit and has been seen once a season.[4] Since season two of the show, he has served a challenge producer coming up with different challenges.[5] He also worked on Season 18 of Big Brother USA in LA in 2016. He also produced Canada's Got Talent, which was retired after only one season.
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Manivald | Manivald | Voice Short film |
Television
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Halifax Comedy Festival | Himself | |
| 2003 | Fairy Tale | Writer | |
| 2005 | I Now Pronounce You... | Head writer | |
| Famous Fallouts | Writer | TV movie | |
| Stars on Trial | Himself | ||
| 2006–2014 | Video on Trial | Himself/Juror | Producer Writer |
| 2006 | Great Canadian Laugh Off | Himself | |
| Headlines on Trial | Himself | ||
| MuchMusic Video Awards | Presenter | ||
| Overrated in '06 | Himself | ||
| 2007-2010 | Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Writer | |
| 2007 | Comedy Now | Writer | |
| MuchMusic Video Awards | Writer | ||
| Stars Gone Wild | Himself | ||
| We're Funny That Way! | Himself | ||
| 2008 | One Night Stand Up | Himself | |
| 2009 | Juno Awards | Writer | |
| Canada's Next Top Model | Interviewer | ||
| Howie Do It | |||
| 2009-2010 | The Latest Buzz | Boris / Glee-Phone Seller | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | MuchMusic Video Awards | Writer | |
| CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Contributing writer | Uncredited | |
| 2011 | The Debaters | Himself | Episodes: "Childless Women & Urban Chickens," "GPS & Adult Kids at Home," and "Rise of China & Band the Pride Parade" |
| Canada's Got Talent | Producer | ||
| 2013-2014 | Never Ever Do This at Home | Development producer | |
| 2013–present | Big Brother Canada | Executive Producer | Challenge producer, Senior producer, Tour Guide, Voice of Marsha the Moose |
| 2014 | Delivery | Himself | |
| 2016 | Big Brother (U.S.) | Challenge producer | Season 18 |
| 2017 | Manivald | Manivald | Voice |
| 2018 | Celebrity Big Brother (UK) | Senior producer | Series 22 |
| Big Brother (UK) | Senior producer | Series 19 | |
| 2021 | Canada's Drag Race | Showrunner / Executive producer | Season 2-3 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Event | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Himself | Canadian Comedy Awards | Pretty Funny Stand-up Newcomer | Nominated |
| 2005 | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Canada's Drag Race | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Reality/Competition Series | Won |
References
- Wheeler, Brad (May 3, 2010). "He's funny, that way and others". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- "Trevor Boris". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- Oswald, Brad (May 19, 2012). "Selkirk-born comic Trevor Boris makes his U.S. talk-show debut on Conan this week". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- Branco, Nelson (May 4, 2017). "Trevor Boris sounds off on whether BBCan is rigged, Marsha the Moose's return and more". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- Yeo, Debra (March 13, 2018). "Those challenges you see on Big Brother Canada are harder than they look". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- Hasselriis, Kaj (April 19, 2009). "Trevor Boris, Elvira Kurt talk cock in Winnipeg". Daily Xtra. Retrieved October 15, 2021.