Butt to receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Award at Banff World Television Festival

TORONTO – Corner Gas star Brett Butt will be awarded The Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award on June 9 at the 29th Banff World Television Festival, running June 8-11. Butt joins a long list of comic actors who have received the award in the past, including Guy A. Lepage, Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna), John Cleese, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Tracy Ullman, Kelsey Grammer and Rick Mercer. The award will be presented by Susanne Boyce, president of Creative, Content and Channels at CTV Inc. “We are so thrilled to present this award to Brent,” said Jennifer Harkness, BWTF executive...