Jan. 3, 2005 - The series “Walter Ego” starring Peter Keleghan, debuts on CBC.

Jan. 10, 2005 - Debut of the Colin Mochrie/Deb McGrath series “Getting Along Famously”

Jan. 13, 2005 - Canada For Asia, a fundraiser for Tsunami Relief is braodcast from the CBC featuring acts including Rick Mercer, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, The Trailer Park Boys, Eric Peterson, and others.

Jan. 17, 2005 - Mary Walsh’s series “Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching” debuts on CBC.

April 1, 2005 - The historical special “Comedy Gold” airs on the CBC.

April 3, 2005 - Brent Butt hosts the Juno Awards from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

April 5, 2005 - PopCultured, hosted by Elvira Kurt, makes its debut on the Comedy Network.

May 19, 2005 - Brent Butt hosts the province of Saskatchewan’s 100th Anniversary gala in Saskatoon. Leslie Nielsen is one of the guests. The Queen and Prince Phillip are among the guests.

May 27, 2005 - Quebec comedy “C.R.A.Z.Y”  is released.

June 1, 2005 - Scott Thompson hosts the debut episode of “My Big Fat Gay Wedding”.

June 7, 2005 - Second season of Comedy Inc. kicks off.

Sept. 14, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina Benefit for the Red Cross takes place at Yuk Yuks in Toronto. Performers include Russell Peters, Scott Thompson, Dave Broadtfoot, Nikki Payne, Martha Chaves, Alan Park, Kenny Robinson, Sean Cullen, Harry Doupe, Glen Foster, Dan Redican, and George Westerholm.

Oct. 2, 2005 - The Canadian Comedy Awards take place in London. ON.

Nov 19, 2005 - 20th Gemini Awards broadcast on Global. Steve Smith receives the Earle Grey Award. Corner gas wins for Best Comedy Series.

Nov. 19, 2005 - Corner Gas’ Brent Butt and Nancy Robertson are married in a Vancouver ceremony.

2006 - Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees include Eugene Levy, Brendan Fraser, Jann Arden, Pamela Anderson, and Paul Shaffer.

March 13, 2006 - Comedy “C.R.A.Z.Y” wins 11 awards at the Genies, including the Golden Reel, Best Picture, Screenplay, Direction, Actor, and Supporting Actress. Six days later it wins 13 at the Jutra Awards.

April 16, 2006 - Billable Hours debuts on Showcase.

May 1, 2006 - The Drowsy Chaperone opens at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway.

June 11, 2006 - The Drowsy Chaperone wins five Tony Awards.

June 22, 2006 - Final episode of “Puppets Who Kill” airs.

July 24, 2006 - Dane Cook drops in to Yuk Yuks in Vancouver and does an astonishingly long guest set before headliner Peter Kelamis. Repeated flashes of the light do not deter him. Mark Breslin backs the move by Cook famously stating “fame trumps everything”.

Aug. 4, 2006 - The shot in Montreal series “The Business” makes its debut.

Aug. 11, 2006 - “Bon Cop Bad Cop” released.

Sept. 9, 2006 - CBC radio’s “The Debaters” makes its debut.

Sept. 20, 2006 - The Funny Bone Comedy Club opens in Vancouver’s Edgewater casino.

Oct. 18, 2006 - Mike Bullard begins hosting a show on XM Satelitte Radio’s Laugh Attack.

Oct. 26, 2006 - The Canadian Comedy Awards take place at the Music Hall in London, ON.

Nov. 15, 2006 - First episode of the series “Punched Up” on the Comedy Network.

Dec. 18, 2006 - Legendary Spring Thaw director Mavor Moore passes away in Victoria.

March 1, 2007 - 36 comics make up a team for the CBC quiz show “Test The Nation: Watch Your Language”. Final standings aren’t important.

April 15, 2007 - Will Sasso guests as writer Jay Lester on “Entourage”.

May 14, 2007 - The Drowsy Chaperone opens in London’s West End.

June 9, 2007 - Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees include catherine O’Hara and Gordon Pinsent.

June 15 – 17, 2007 - Irwin Barker, Lorne Elliot, Steve Patterson, Erica Sigurdson, Snook (aka Pete Soucy) and the cast of This Hour Has 22 minutes (Gavin Crawford, Mark Critch, Cathy Jones, and Shaun Majumder) perform at the inaugural season of the St. John’s Comedy Festival.

June 18 and 19, 2007 - Russell Peters becomes the first comic to headline Toronto’s Air Canada Centre for two nights.

July 10, 2007 - TV contest “The Second City’s Next Comedy Legend” debuts on CBC.

Aug. 22, 2007 - Many of the greatest comics in history gather to pay tribute to Mort Sahl for his 80th birthday

Aug. 28, 2007 - Megan McDowell of Dartmouth, NS, wins the title of The Second City’s Next Comedy legend.

Aug. 29, 2007 - Comedy Nest founder Ernie Butler passes away in Montreal.

Sept. 8, 2007 - Directed by Jason Reitman, starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera, and shot in and around Vancouver, the film “Juno” premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Sept. 29, 2007 - Final episode of Comedy Inc. airs.

Oct. 6, 2007 - Seth Rogen hosts SNL.

Oct. 14, 2007 - Bob Martin makes his last appearance as the Drowsy Chaperone’s “Man in Chair” at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto.

Oct. 17, 2007 - First episode of the Jon Dore TV Show airs on the Comedy Network.

Oct. 21, 2007 - Scott Montgomery’s last performance with the Second City’s mainstage.

Oct. 22, 2007 - George Stroumboulopoulos hosts the 22nd Gemini Awards in Regina. Don Harron is presented with the Earle Grey Award.

Nov. 1, 2007 - Absolute Comedy opens its Toronto location in the much-redone former home of the Yuk Yuks Uptown club.

Nov. 11. 2007 - Lauren Ash’s last performance with Second City’s mainstage.

Feb. 1 and 2, 2008 - Russell Peters plays Madison Square Gardens’ WaMu Theatre.

March 1, 2008 - Ellen Page hosts SNL.

April 1, 2008 - Big Daddy Tazz breaks the World’s record for longest stand-up, with an eight-and-a-half hour set at Winnipeg’s Gas Station Theatre.

April 5, 2008 - The “Girls Night Out” tour featuring Debra DiGiovanni, Kristeen Von Hagen and Laurie Elliott opens at Toronto’s Panasonic Theatre.

April 6, 2008 - Russell Peters hosts the Juno Awards from the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary.

April 9-13, 2008 - Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

April 10, 2008 - Brent Butt announces the upcoming season of Carner Gas will be its last.

May 4, 2008 - Jim Annan’s final show with the Second City mainstage.

May 11, 2008 - The “Girls Night Out Tour” begins a three-night run at the Centrepoint Theatre outside Ottawa.

May 19, 2008 - Jack Duffy passes away in Toronto.

May 30, 2008 - The “Girls Night Out Tour” wraps up at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo, BC.

June 20, 2008 - Mike Myers new film “The Love Guru” is foisted upon an unsuspecting public.

June 28, 2008 - Final show at The Laugh Resort in Toronto.

Sept. 5, 2008 - Kids In The Hall perform a surprise 25th anniversary show at the Rivoli.

Sept. 6, 2008 - Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees include Frances Bay and the Kids In The Hall.

Oct. 3, 2008 - The 9th Canadian Comedy Awards take place at Casino Regina.

Oct. 9, 2008 - Kenny Hotz’s show “Testees” makes its debut.

Oct. 13, 2008 - The series “Less Than Kind” debuts.

Nov. 2008 - Yuk Yuk’s St. John’s opens its doors; at the time, it's the 15th franchise location.

Dec. 1-3, 2008 - Russell Peters plays the Madinat Arena in Dubai.

Jan. 21, 2009 - Second season opener for the Jon Dore TV Show “Jon Fights Discrimination”.

Feb. 1, 2009 - Debut episode of “Hotbox” airs on the Comedy Network.

Feb. 14, 2009 - Russell Peters headlines London, England’s 02 Arena.

Feb. 21, 2009 - At the Razzie Awards, Mike Myers and “The Love Guru” win big, taking home Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay honours.

Feb. 26, 2009 - Yuk Yuks opens its new Calgary location in the Elbow River Casino with headliner Nikki Payne.

March 9, 2009 - Stand-up Rodney Pentalnd passes away in Toronto.

March 29, 2009 - Russell Peters hosts the Juno Awards at GM Place in Vancouver.

April 4, 2009 - Dave Foley hosts the Genie Awards from Ottawa.

April 4, 2009 - Seth Rogen hosts SNL.

April 13, 2009 - The final episode of Corner Gas airs on CTV. The day was also proclaimed as “Corner Gas Day” by the province of Saskatchewan.

April 15, 2009 - The final episode of the Jon Dore Show airs.

April 25, 2009 - Final episode of “Hotbox” airs.

May 21, 2009 - Yuk Yuk’s open their new club in Edmonton at the Century Casino with headliner Nikki Payne, host Jay Brown, middle Jeff McEnery, and guest spots by Donovan Deschner and Andrew Iwanyk.

May 30, 2009 - Heading into its 3rd season, The St. John’s Comedy Festival rechristened The Newfoundland Screech Comedy Festival.

June 10, 2009 - Newfoundland Screech Comedy Festival kicks off in St. John’s.

June 13, 2009 - “The Debaters” radio show tapes its 100th episode at the Reid Theatre in St. John’s, NL.

June 16 and 17, 2009 - Russell Peters plays GM Place in Vancouver.

July 24, 2009 - Russell Peters plays the Bell Centre in Montreal as part of the Just For Laughs Festival.

Aug. 10, 2009 - Sylvia Lennick, famous as the wife in Wayne and Shuster’s “Blood On My Toga”, passes away in Toronto.

Aug. 27, 2009 - The Laugh Shop’s new Whyte Ave. location opens in Edmonton.

Aug. 31, 2009 - The pilot for the Gerry Dee series “Mr. D” begins shooting in Halifax.

Sept. 11, 2009 - Gerry Dee’s “The Next Chapter” tour opens at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina.

Sept. 12, 2009 - Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees include Howie Mandel and Kim Cattrall.

Sept. 13, 2009 - Debut of the series “The Foundation” on Showcase. The show stars Mike Wilmot, Rebecca Northan, and Yvon Ponton.

Sept. 26, 2009 - The Ron James Show makes its debut on CBC.

Oct. 2, 2009 - The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards take place at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, NB, with Sean Cullen hosting.

Nov. 2, 2009 - Pat Thornton does a 24-hour comedy marathon at Toronto’s Comedy Bar, raising more than $5000 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

Nov. 7, 2009 - Ron James kicks off the Atlantic leg of his “Mental As Anything Tour” with the first of three nights at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax. The tour ends on the 28th at the DeCoste Centre in Pictou, NS.

Nov. 14, 2009 - Ron James hosts the 24th Gemini Awards from the Stampede Corral in Calgary.

Dec. 4, 2009 - The Ontario leg of Derek Edwards’ “It’s A Blunderful Life” tour opens at the Aultsville Theatre in Cornwall.

Dec. 16, 2009 - Norma MacMillan, voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost among others, passes away.

Dec. 20, 2009 - Final show of Derek Edwards’ Ontario dates for his “It’s A Blunderful Life” Tour at the Grand Theatre in London.

Dec. 31, 2009 - The final episode of the Air Farce’s series runs on CBC.