McKinney to receive CTV Sir Peter Ustinov Award

TORONTO – Mark McKinney will be awarded with the CTV Sir Peter Ustinov Award at the Banff World Television Awards on June 8. The comedian, actor, writer and producer will join a list of prominent comedic actors who have received this award in the past, including Brent Butt, Guy A. Lepage, Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna), John Cleese, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Tracy Ullman, Kelsey Grammer and Rick Mercer. “Beginning with the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, Mark McKinney’s original characters and unconventional sketches have become a part of pop culture,” said Peter Vamos, executive director of the Banff Festival, in the...