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{{short description|Canadian comedic actor}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name          = Colin Mochrie
| image         = Colin Mochrie at BANFF, 2008 (crop).jpg
| caption       = Mochrie in 2008
| birth_name    = Colin Andrew Mochrie
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1957|11|30}}
| birth_place   = [[Kilmarnock]], [[Ayrshire]], Scotland
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| education     = [[Langara College]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| medium        = [[Stand-up comedy]], [[television]]
| nationality   = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
| active        = 1977–present
| genre         = [[Improvisational comedy]]
| subject       = 
| notable_works = {{plainlist|
*[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British TV series)|British]] and [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|American]] versions of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
*''[[22 Minutes|This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' (2001–2003)}}
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Debra McGrath]]|1989}}
| children      = 1
| relatives     = [[Munro Chambers]] (nephew)
| website       = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Colin Andrew Mochrie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|k|r|i}}; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational]] [[Comedy|comedian]], best known for his appearances on the [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British TV series)|British]] and [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|American]] versions of the improvisational TV show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''.

Mochrie honed his comedic talents with Vancouver's [[TheatreSports]] League and Toronto's [[The Second City|Second City]] theatre. He has appeared in dozens of television series and films, as well as theatrical shows. With his wife, comedian [[Debra McGrath]], Mochrie co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the Canadian sitcoms ''[[Getting Along Famously]]'' and ''[[She's the Mayor]]''. He has written for numerous other series and events, and wrote and performed for the [[White House Correspondents' Association]] dinner.

Mochrie's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including two [[Canadian Comedy Awards]], a [[Gemini Award]], and a [[Writers Guild of Canada]] award. He was named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards.

==Early life==
Colin Mochrie was born in [[Kilmarnock]], [[Scotland]], the oldest of three children. His father was an airline maintenance executive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Colin-Mochrie.html|title=Colin Mochrie Biography (1957–)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> He was shy as a child, stating that neighbours would have commented that he "watched way too much television".<ref name="santa">{{cite news|first=Bridget|last=Byrne|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WDwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6694,4786788|title=Comedian keeps track of Santa|work=[[Ocala Star-Banner]]|date=December 24, 2000|page=7D}}</ref> In 1964, when Mochrie was seven years old, his family emigrated to [[Canada]]. They first settled in a neighbourhood just outside [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], and five years later moved to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref name="towncrier">{{cite news|url=http://mytowncrier.ca/arts/funnyman-mochrie-shy-guy-at-heart/|first=Lorianna|last=De Giorgio|title=Funnyman Mochrie shy guy at heart|work=Town Crier Online|date=February 23, 2006|access-date=March 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624171656/http://mytowncrier.ca/arts/funnyman-mochrie-shy-guy-at-heart/|archive-date=June 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mochrie attended [[Killarney Secondary School]], where he was a self-proclaimed loner who wanted to become a [[marine biologist]].<ref name="mockery">{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/nov/25/colin-doesnt-make-mockery-of-lv-comedy/|title=Colin doesn't make mockery of LV comedy|first=Jerry|last=Fink|work=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|date=November 25, 2005|access-date=March 19, 2009}}</ref> He was persuaded by a friend to try out for a play titled ''The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch'' in which Mochrie played the role of the undertaker.<ref name=santa/> He was hooked when he got his first laugh, which inspired him to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref name=mockery/> After graduating from high school as [[valedictorian]],<ref name="comedycouch">{{cite web|last=MacPherson|first=Guy|date=November 27, 2007|title=Colin Mochrie Interview|url=http://www.comedycouch.com/interviews/cmochrie2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924021010/http://www.comedycouch.com/interviews/cmochrie2.htm|archive-date=24 September 2010|access-date=July 13, 2009|website=The Comedy Couch}}</ref> Mochrie attended the [[Studio 58]] theatre school at [[Langara College]] for four years, where he discovered the art of improvisational comedy.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bridget|last=Byrne|title=Improv crew popping up|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|page=4F|date=December 22, 2000}}</ref>

==Career==
===Improvisational beginnings===
Upon graduation from Studio 58, Mochrie found his first line of work as a member of the Vancouver [[TheatreSports]] League.<ref name=mockery/> He started working with the group in 1980. Fame was slow to start, as Mochrie "literally had to pull people out of McDonald's to come see the shows."<ref name=comedycouch/> Mochrie originally had parts in plays while working for the group, but working for the TheatreSports League eventually became a full-time job for Mochrie.<ref name=comedycouch/> He met fellow improvisor [[Ryan Stiles]] during this time. He was visiting a mutual friend in [[New Zealand]] when Stiles was doing comedy at Punchlines. After the two met, Stiles and Mochrie began working at TheatreSports together.<ref name=comedycouch/> Though it has been stated that the two met while members of [[The Second City]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Serena|last=Markstrom|title=Improv troupe rolls with it and rocks the house|work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]]|page=14|date=June 15, 2007}}</ref> the pair were already close friends, according to both Mochrie and Susan Trimbee, the former manager of The Second City Toronto (1985–1988).<ref name=comedycouch/>

Following [[Expo '86]], Mochrie ended his tenure with the Vancouver TheatreSports League and moved to [[Toronto]]. Once there, Mochrie auditioned for The Second City comedy troupe, where Stiles was working.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 13, 2008|title=Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood head for Capitol Center|work=[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]|url=http://www.newhampshire.com/article.aspx?headline=Colin+Mochrie%2C+Brad+Sherwood+head+for+Capitol+Center&articleid=2526|url-status=dead|access-date=July 21, 2009|archive-date=July 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714173339/http://www.newhampshire.com/article.aspx?headline=Colin+Mochrie,+Brad+Sherwood+head+for+Capitol+Center&articleid=2526}}</ref> He began performing with the Second City National Touring Company where he met [[Debra McGrath]], who was the director of the company at the time.<ref name=mockery/> The two married in 1989 and had a child, Kinley, in 1990.

Mochrie worked for The Second City for three years, co-writing and starring in three productions and directing three seasons of their national touring company. As a member of the touring company, he performed in many skits, including one where he and two others are at a bar, and they help him to rewrite an anecdote from his youth involving his father taking him to a [[baseball]] game; and a five-minute version of a [[James Bond]] movie, complete with Mochrie in a downhill ski chase and parachuting off a cliff.<ref>{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Mietkiewicz|title= Second City Hits A New Plateau|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=June 7, 1989|page=B2}}</ref>

===1988–1998===
Upon finishing his stint with Second City in 1988, Mochrie's career was quiet for a while as he spent some time with his new wife and child. In 1989, he auditioned for the new British [[Channel 4]] improv show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' but did not make the cut.<ref name=branswell>{{cite news|first=Helen|last=Branswell|title=Toronto Comic Becomes British Celeb|work=Toronto Star|page=B4|date=August 25, 1996}}</ref> Mochrie has stated that the audition was a good learning experience because while improv is about setting other people up to be funny, auditions should be about giving yourself the chance to stand out.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 28, 2011|title=Episode 40: Featuring Colin Mochrie « Conversations with Ross|url=http://www.rosscarey.com/2011/07/28/episode-40-featuring-colin-mochrie/|url-status=live|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Ross Carey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816074855/http://www.rosscarey.com/2011/07/28/episode-40-featuring-colin-mochrie/ |archive-date=August 16, 2011 }}</ref> He moved to [[Los Angeles]] the following year, but again auditioned for the British ''Whose Line'', this time making the cut and being asked to fly to London. He appeared on one episode and was again let go.<ref name=hollywood>{{cite news|first=Rob|last=Salem|title=Beating Hollywood at its own game|page=E1|date=August 9, 1998|work=Toronto Star}}</ref> The third time Mochrie auditioned, he earned a regular spot on the show. He spent seven years as a regular on the UK version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' and remained a cast member until the show's end in 1998.

After the British version of the show ended its run, Mochrie joined the [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|American version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'']] hosted by [[Drew Carey]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. He was brought on alongside [[Ryan Stiles]], who was also a regular member of the UK cast.<ref>{{cite news | title=ABC charts new series strategy|first=Rob|last=Salem | work=Toronto Star | date=July 19, 1998|page=1}}</ref> Mochrie appeared on every episode from its debut in August 1998 to its finale in 2006. He noted his favourite games as "Scenes From a Hat", where he would have to act out scenes based on suggestions by audience members, and "Whose Line" where he and Stiles would act out a scene and have to add in lines written on pieces of paper.<ref name=northernstars>{{cite news|title=Who is Colin Mochrie Anyway?|first=Peggy|last=Hill|work=Northern Stars Magazine|date=August 27, 2000}}</ref> He believed his weak spots were the musical segments and the "Hoedown" game, which he said was the only time during the show when he felt total fear. Mochrie, who cannot sing, usually [[spoken word|spoke]] his lines instead of singing them.<ref name=northernstars/>

Mochrie's co-stars on the show would frequently mock him for being [[Canadians|Canadian]] and for his receding hairline. Very early on in the UK version, however, Mochrie still had a fairly full head of hair, and the bald jokes were done at the expense of the UK host, [[Clive Anderson]]. In the American version, Mochrie would often perform the female role in certain frequently performed skits, such as "Whose Line" and "Two Line Vocabulary". In the few times he played the man in the scene, the producers were making further fun of his baldness (e.g., Colin was [[Samson]], and Ryan was Delilah, and Samson had lost all his strength because Delilah had cut off his hair).

According to Mochrie's agent, Jeff Andrews, during the show's run Mochrie was better known in Canada as a "commercial king", performing as characters such the Detergent Crusader for Sunlight detergent.<ref name=branswell/> In March 2005, a [[Nabisco]] advertising campaign starred Mochrie as the "Snack Fairy", in which he wears a [[ballet tutu]] over ordinary slacks and a shirt. At the end of each commercial, he declares "Snack happy!" and waves his scepter with a smile.

Mochrie remained active elsewhere during his tenure as a ''Whose Line'' cast member. In early 1994, he played the role of [[Characters of The Brady Bunch#Mike Brady|Mike Brady]] in a musical version of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', directed by fellow Second City member Bruce Pirrie. In the production, Mochrie plays the character as caffeine-fuelled, jittery, and neurotic, an exaggeration of the Mike Brady television character, who often had a coffee in his hand on the show.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jamie|last=Tennant|title=Here's the story of a play named Brady|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|date=February 3, 1994|page=11}}</ref> Shortly before his move to the US version of ''Whose Line'' in 1998, Mochrie starred in the Canadian comedy series ''[[Supertown Challenge]]'' as the host of game shows, which the show spoofed. He also appeared in several episodes of the Canadian improvisational comedy series ''[[Improv Heaven and Hell]]''.

===1999–2009===
In an interview, it was revealed that in 1999 Mochrie worked on the [[Miloš Forman]] film ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'', but his scenes were deleted from the final movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbindependent.org/node/192|title=An Interview with...Colin Mochrie|first=Ian|last=Rice|work=[[Stony Brook Independent]]|date=March 2, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914103252/http://www.sbindependent.org/node/192|archive-date=September 14, 2010}}</ref> Mochrie was a guest star in three episodes of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'': "She's Gotta Have It" (1999), "[[Drew Live]]" (1999), and "[[Drew Live II]]" (2001). He also appeared on [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Figure It Out]]'' as a celebrity guest panelist; in one segment of the show, he was [[Slime (You Can't Do That on Television)#Slime|slimed]]. He had a [[One-liner joke|one-liner]] in the "[[Bad Hare Day]]" episode of ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'', and he made special guest appearances in several episodes of ''[[The Red Green Show]]''.

From 2001 through 2002, Mochrie co-starred in the Canadian comedy series ''[[Blackfly (TV series)|Blackfly]]'' for the series' two seasons. He appeared in ''[[22 Minutes|This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' on [[CBC Television]] from 2001 through 2003, and on the [[WB Television Network]] series ''[[Drew Carey's Green Screen Show]]'' in 2004.

In 2003, Mochrie, [[Leslie Nielsen]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], and [[Roy Halladay]] appeared in print and television advertisements to encourage people to visit [[Toronto]] after the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] outbreak that struck the city.

In May 2004, he hosted a [[wikt:tongue-in-cheek|tongue-in-cheek]] guide to surviving animal attacks on [[Animal Planet]] known as ''Wild Survival Guide''. He has done a commercial supporting [[Habitat For Humanity]]. He appeared briefly in a commercial for Buckley's Cough Syrup, and he was featured in a commercial for [[New York Fries]], manning a [[steamroller]]. He appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' as the [[superhero]] Overly Sensitive Man (inspired by ''Whose Line'').

By 2004, Mochrie was appearing in so many media spots that a new Canadian television series, ''[[Corner Gas]]'', made light of it by having him do a [[cameo appearance]] in the tenth episode. In 2005, Mochrie appeared in "Burnt Toast", a series of eight comedic mini-operas, each depicting a different stage of a romantic relationship in a contemporary setting, produced by Canada's [[Rhombus Media]]. He also appeared in an episode of ''[[The Surreal Gourmet]]''. Along with [[Rosie O'Donnell]], Mochrie hosts a video introduction to a tour of the bakery in the Pacific Wharf area of [[Disney California Adventure Park]]. In the video, he helps explain how [[sourdough bread]] is made. On December 25, 2005, the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] premièred the TV movie ''The Magical Gathering''. Mochrie starred in this, and his daughter, Kinley, co-starred as Mochrie's character at a younger age.

Mochrie starred in ''[[Getting Along Famously]]'' in 2006. In February 2007, he made a guest appearance as a priest in the seventh episode of ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'', a Canadian television comedy series.

On March 28, 2007, Mochrie and his ''Whose Line'' costar [[Brad Sherwood]] hosted part of the [[Press Correspondents' Dinner with the President]]. At that event, Sherwood and Mochrie featured Deputy [[White House Chief of Staff]] [[Karl Rove]] [[rapping]]. Rove's only line was "MC Rove". On August 29, 2007, it was announced that Mochrie would host the Canadian version of the game show ''[[Are You Smarter than a Canadian 5th Grader?|Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?]]''. The first of five episodes aired on October 25, 2007. As a result, Mochrie became the fifth member of the American ''Whose Line?'' cast to become a game show host, after colleagues Brad Sherwood (''[[The Dating Game]]'' and ''[[The Big Moment]]''), [[Greg Proops]] (''[[Vs. (game show)|Vs.]]'', ''[[Head Games (game show)|Head Games]]'' and ''Rendez-View''), [[Wayne Brady]] (''[[Don't Forget the Lyrics! (American game show)|Don't Forget the Lyrics!]]'' and ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''), and Drew Carey (''[[Power of 10 (American game show)|Power of 10]]'' and ''[[The Price Is Right]]'').

The image of Mochrie's face is used extensively in [[Animutation]], a style of [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] animation. [[Neil Cicierega]], the creator of Animutation,<ref>{{cite news|last=Rempel|first=Shauna|title=Copy, paste, animate; Pop culture crudely skewered in animutation Most shorts mash up celebrity faces, Japanese songs|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 26, 2006|page=H3}}</ref> would place Mochrie in almost every Animutation he made, making the inclusion of him in Animutation somewhat of a [[running gag]]. Mochrie is aware of his status among Animutation artists and fans, having been quoted, "It was very odd when I first saw the animutations. Obviously, the animators are more than a little crazy, but I am very proud of my standing in the animutation arena and hope that some day I can make millions off of it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colinmochrie.com/askcolin2.cfm |title=Ask Colin Mochrie |work=Colinmochrie.com |access-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314174952/http://colinmochrie.com/askcolin2.cfm |archive-date=March 14, 2009 }}</ref>

===2010–present===

In 2010, Mochrie acted in the Canadian television sitcom ''[[She's the Mayor]]'', which debuted in 2011.<ref name="hamilton">[http://www.thespec.com/article/753892 "She's the Mayor finds laughs in Hamilton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826210235/http://www.thespec.com/article/753892 |date=August 26, 2012 }}. ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', April 16, 2010.</ref> On July 19, 2010, Mochrie starred as the divorce lawyer working on the case of Spinner and Emma in ''[[Degrassi Takes Manhattan]]''.

In 2011, Mochrie appeared as a regular cast member on ''[[Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza]]'' on [[Game Show Network|GSN]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mipasthiewyebut|first=Keith|title=Charlie Sheen's Impromptu Improv with Drew Carey|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/109254_Charlie_Sheen_s_Impromptu_Improv_with_Drew_Carey/index.html|work=ET HD|access-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402044954/http://www.etonline.com/tv/109254_Charlie_Sheen_s_Impromptu_Improv_with_Drew_Carey/index.html|archive-date=April 2, 2011 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2012, Mochrie starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] improv comedy series ''[[Trust Us with Your Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=About this show: Trust Us With Your Life|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/trust-us-with-your-life/|access-date=July 7, 2012|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>

Mochrie returned for the [[The CW|CW network]]'s revival of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' in the summer of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title='Whose Line Is It Anyway?' Being Revived by The CW|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/line-is-being-revived-by-425622/|date=March 1, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> He had a recurring role in the short-lived television comedy series ''[[Working the Engels]]''.

In 2017 Mochrie made a cameo appearance complete with his trademark dry humour, as Ralph Fellows a hotel detective in an episode of the Canadian detective TV series ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''.

In 2020 he hosted ''[[Mass Hysterical: A Comedic Cantata]]'', a webcast collaboration between Second City alumni and the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] which presented a comedic history of the use of classical and liturgical music in the church,<ref name=beachmetro>[https://beachmetro.com/2020/12/05/comedian-colin-mochrie-to-host-online-presentation-of-mass-hysterical-a-comedic-cantata-on-dec-15/ "Comedian Colin Mochrie to host online presentation of Mass Hysterical: A Comedic Cantata on Dec. 15"]. ''Beach Metro Community News'', December 5, 2020.</ref> for which he received a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the [[10th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2022.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308182553/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ |date=March 8, 2022 }}. ''[[ET Canada]]'', February 15, 2022.</ref>

He has appeared on the revival of sketch comedy series ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'', which was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on May 13, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Head-Crushing Time! Prime Video Announces the Premiere Date and Trailer Release for Canadian Amazon Original Series The Kids in the Hall |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/it-s-head-crushing-time-prime-video-announces-the-premiere-date-and-trailer-release-for-canadian-amazon-original-series-the-kids-in-the-hall-821836739.html |website=newswire.ca |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}</ref> Mochrie co-created Hyprov, a comedy show that is a fusion of stage hypnosis and improvisation alongside hypnotist [[Asad Mecci]] and often co-stars as the improvisational comedian.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=2022-08-15 |title=You Are Getting Sleepy. When You Wake Up, You Will Be an Improv Star. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/theater/hyprov-comedy.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Show |url=https://hyprov.com/about |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=HYPROV |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Ongoing two-man show with Brad Sherwood===
Mochrie and ''Whose Line'' co-star [[Brad Sherwood]] have intermittently toured North America as a two-man stage show since 2002. Initially called "An Evening with Colin and Brad", they played primarily in small theatre venues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colinandbradshow.com/|title=An Evening with Colin and Brad|website=Colin and Brad Show}}</ref> A DVD of their performances, "Colin & Brad: Two Man Group", was released on March 8, 2011.

As of 2018, Mochrie and Sherwood have continued their performances, billed as the "Scared Scriptless Tour", and are playing in larger venues such as the [[Sydney Opera House]] and London's [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bossick|first=Karen|date=25 November 2019|title='Whose Line' Stars Are Scared Scriptless Now|url=http://www.eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/6705/‘Whose-Line’-Stars-Are-Scared-Scriptless-Now/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-04-01|website=Eyes on Sun Valley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125221240/http://eyeonsunvalley.com:80/Story_Reader/6705/%E2%80%98Whose-Line%E2%80%99-Stars-Are-Scared-Scriptless-Now/ |archive-date=November 25, 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mochrie lives in [[Toronto]] with his wife, Canadian actress [[Debra McGrath]]. The two have been married since January 8, 1989, and together they have a daughter, Kinley Mochrie. In 2017, with her permission, Mochrie revealed on [[Twitter]] that Kinley is transgender.<ref name="ny-jan2017">{{cite news|author1=Feldman|first=Kate|date=2017-01-16|title='Whose Line Is It Anyway' star Colin Mochrie defends transgender daughter online|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/line-star-colin-mochrie-defends-transgender-daughter-article-1.2947244|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="jackontheweb2017">{{cite news|date=January 18, 2017|title='Whose Line' Star Colin Mochrie, Opens Up About Transgender Daughter|work=[[CBS Local]]|url=http://jackontheweb.cbslocal.com/2017/01/18/whose-line-star-colin-mochrie-opens-up-about-transgender-daughter/|url-status=dead|access-date=May 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608135103/http://jackontheweb.cbslocal.com/2017/01/18/whose-line-star-colin-mochrie-opens-up-about-transgender-daughter/|archive-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nathoo|first=Zulekha|date=2017-03-12|title=How the rule of improv helped Colin Mochrie support transgender daughter|language=en-US|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/colin-kinley-mochrie-transition-1.4021271|access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, after Mochrie posted a picture with his wife and daughter on Facebook wishing her a happy birthday, he received hateful comments from [[Internet troll|trolls]]. He responded by saying in a post the following day, "Thanks to the fans of this page for being supportive and human. To the trolls, my thoughts and prayers to your body for losing its mind and soul so tragically."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/colin-mochrie-fires-back-at-online-trolls-insulting-transgender-daughter-1.4085413|title=Colin Mochrie fires back at online trolls insulting transgender daughter|last=Dunham|first=Jackie|date=September 8, 2018|publisher=[[CTV News]]|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> When Mochrie competed on ''[[LOL (format)|LOL: Last One Laughing Canada]]'' in 2022, he played for Rainbow Camp, an affirming summer camp program for LGBTQ youth in [[Thessalon, Ontario|Thessalon]].<ref>Warren Schlote, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/colin-mochrie-rainbow-camp-lol-canada-1.6365224 "Colin Mochrie playing for northern Ontario LGBT camp on new show"]. [[CBCS-FM|CBC Sudbury]], February 28, 2022.</ref>

Mochrie is related to Canadian actor [[Munro Chambers]] by marriage. In a 2010 interview, Chambers stated:

<blockquote>"I could say many things... my uncle, for one thing, is Colin Mochrie. He's been my inspiration getting into the industry. He's my uncle-in-law; his wife is my dad's cousin. My dad and his cousin, they were kind of like brother and sister growing up, so he's my uncle by law. We have a good relationship."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestarscoop.com/interviews/munro-chambers-interview-eli-eclare-and-more/|title=Munro Chambers Interview: Eli, "Eclare" & more|date=November 17, 2010|publisher=The Star Scoop|accessdate=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117192036/https://www.thestarscoop.com/interviews/munro-chambers-interview-eli-eclare-and-more/|url-status=usurped}}</ref></blockquote>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone]]''
| Guard
| Uncredited
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Rainbow War]]''
| 
| Short film
|-
| 1989
| data-sort-value="January Man, The" | ''[[The January Man]]''
| Pat
|
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Real Blonde, The" | ''[[The Real Blonde]]''
| Renny
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Road to Nowhere''
| Tom Berman
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Lucky Numbers]]''
| Jack
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2001
| data-sort-value="Midnight Hour, The" | ''The Midnight Hour''
| Fred Dennis
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Totally Blonde]]''
| Vulcan / Agent / Comic / Drunk
|
|-
| ''Truth in Advertising''
| John Stevenson
| Short
|-
| rowspan=4|2002
| ''[[Jane White Is Sick & Twisted]]''
| Barney
|
|-
| ''Do It for Uncle Manny''
| Maitre'd
|
|-
| ''Expecting''
| Gary
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Tuxedo, The" | ''[[The Tuxedo]]''
| Gallery Owner
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''Turnbuckle''
| Connor O'Connor
|
|-
| ''[[Bitter Jester]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Burnt Toast: The Argument''
| Husband
| Short
|-
| rowspan=2|2006
| ''Cathedral Pine''
| Dr. Brock Cosby
|
|-
| ''[[Young Triffie]]''
| Sgt. Bill O'Mara 
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''[[Surviving My Mother]]''
| Rick
|
|-
| ''I Do & I Don't''
| Bagpiper
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Let's All Hate Toronto]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| ''[[Inconceivable (2008 film)|Inconceivable]]''
| Andy Stephenson
|
|-
| ''[[Kit Kittredge: An American Girl]]''
| Mr. Pennington
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Puck Hogs''
| Irv Mason
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[GravyTrain]]''
| Mayor Chester Chubbins
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''In a Family Way''
| Oscar
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Mulroney: The Opera]]''
| [[Jean Chrétien]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''Ecstasy''
| Father Brian
|
|-
| ''Ron Sparks Celebrity Roast of Colin Mochrie''
| Himself
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[Please Kill Mr. Know It All]]''
| Talk Show Host
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Train, The" | ''The Train''
| Gordon
| Short
|-
| 2013
| ''Hardsell''
| Ben
| Short
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| data-sort-value="Anniversary, The" | ''The Anniversary''
| Carl
|
|-
| ''[[Beethoven (franchise)#Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)|Beethoven's Treasure Tail]]''
| Dr. Kelp
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan=3  |2015
| ''Business Ethics''
| Higgins
| Short
|-
| ''[[After the Ball (2015 film)|After the Ball]]''
| Colin Frost
|
|-
| ''Night Cries''
| The Hat
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2019
| ''Boys vs. Girls
| Roger
|
|-
| ''[[Astronaut (2019 film)|Astronaut]]''
| Interviewer
| 
|-
| ''[[Canadian Strain]]''
| Jack Banting
|
|-
| 2020
| ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Celebration''
| Burnett Stone
| 
|-
| rowspan=3|2021
| ''[[Drifting Snow]]''
| John
|
|-
| ''Maybe There's a Tree''
| Reggie Deuce
|
|-
| ''Ankle Biters''
| Detective Morton
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Junior's Giant]]''
|
|Producer only
|-
|2023
|''[[Hey, Viktor!]]''
|Craig Broner
|
|-
| 2023
| ''How to Ruin the Holidays''
| Dad
| 
|-
| 2024
| ''Villains Inc.''
| Harold
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3|1990
| data-sort-value="Campbells, The" | ''[[The Campbells]]''
| Farmer
|
|-
| data-sort-value="World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid, The" | ''The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid''
| Outdoor Bar Waiter
| TV movie<br/> Uncredited
|-
| ''[[My Talk Show]]''
| Guest Star
|
|-
| 1991–1999
| ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
| Himself
|United Kingdom version<br/> 71 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]''
| Bus Driver
|  Season 3 episode 4: "The Return of Sing Ling"
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''[[Gotti (1996 film)|Gotti]]''
| Sound operator
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]''
| Heavy
| Uncredited<br/> Season 2 episode 4: "Bad Hare Day"
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| ''Stories from My Childhood''
| Himself
| Voice<br/> 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Once a Thief (TV series)|Once a Thief]]''
| O'Grady
|  Episode 15: "True Blue"
|-
| 1998–2007<br/> 2013–present
| ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
| Himself
| United States version
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[Supertown Challenge]]''
| Dick Powell
| Writer (3 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=5|1999
| ''[[George and Martha]]''
| Oscar/Bud Chuckles
| Voice<br/> Main role (26 episodes)
|-
| ''Shelly Fisher''
| Mr. Niles
| TV movie
|-
| ''Show of Hearts''
|rowspan=3| Himself
|
|-
| ''[[Improv Heaven and Hell]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Figure It Out]]''
| Panelist
|-
| 1999–2000
| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
| Eugene/Eugene Anderson
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Dale La Rose
|  Season 6 episode 10: "Down to Earth"
|-
| ''Twas the Night Before Christmas''
| Himself
| Christmas special
|-
| 2000–2003
| ''[[Seven Little Monsters (TV series)|Seven Little Monsters]]''
| Two
| Voice<br/> Main role (49 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=4|2001
| ''Disney's California Adventure TV Special''
|  rowspan=4| Himself
|-
| ''Improv All Stars''
| TV special
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Squares#1998–2004|Hollywood Squares]]''
| Panelist<br/> 10 episodes
|-
| ''Cream of Comedy''
| Host
|-
| rowspan=2|2001–2002
| ''[[Blackfly (TV Series)|Blackfly]]''
| Cpl. Entwhistle
| 26 episodes
|-
| ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''
| Anthony St. George/Various
| 3 episodes<br/> Writer
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[Made in Canada (TV series)|Made in Canada]]''
| Frank Roy
|  Season 4 episode 10: "Alan's Brother"
|-
| ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''
| Himself
| Celebrity contestant<br/> Episode dated December 27, 2002
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''
| Queer Eye for the Al-Queda Guy 
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=4|2003
| ''[[Seán Cullen#The Seán Cullen Show|The Sean Cullen Show]]''
| rowspan=3|Himself
| Episode 1: "Seán's First Show"
|-
| ''Comedic Genius: The Work of Bernard Slade''
| Narrator
|-
| ''[[I Love the '70s (American TV series)|I Love the '70s]]''
|
|-
| ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special''
| {{NA}}
| Writer
|-
| rowspan=7|2004
| ''Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom''
|
|  Episode 10: "Winds of Courage"
|-
| ''[[Corner Gas]]''
| Dave
| Season 1 episode 10: "Comedy Night"
|-
| data-sort-value="Red Green Show, The" | ''[[The Red Green Show]]''
| Frank Kepke
|  2 episodes
|-
| ''25 Years of Skinnamarink''
|rowspan=5| Himself
|
|-
| ''[[I Love the '90s (American TV series)|I Love the '90s]]''
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Magical Gathering, The" | ''The Magical Gathering''
|
|-
| ''TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime''
|
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Drew Carey's Green Screen Show]]''
| 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan=5|2005
| data-sort-value="Very Barry Christmas, A" | ''A Very Barry Christmas''
| [[Santa Claus]]
| TV movie<br/> Voice
|-
| ''Burnt Toast''
| Dougald
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Getting Along Famously]]''
| Kip Delany
| TV movie pilot<br/> Teleplay writer<br/> Executive producer
|-
| ''[[I Love the '90s: Part Deux]]''
| rowspan=3|Himself
|
|-
| ''Comedy Gold''
| TV short documentary
|-
| 2005–2009
| ''[[Winnipeg Comedy Festival]]''
| Host<br/> Writer<br/>  2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
| ''[[Getting Along Famously]]''
| Kip Delaney
| Main role<br/> Co-creator<br/> Writer<br/> Executive producer
|-
| data-sort-value="Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" | ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''
| Overly Sensitive Man
| "#14.181" (Uncredited)
|-
| ''Second City: First Family of Comedy''
|rowspan=2| Himself
| Mini-series documentary:  "A College of Comedy" & "It Came from Melonville"
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''[[Second City's Next Comedy Legend]]''
| "Kreskin vs. Sean" & "Outsmart, Outlast, Outmug"
|-
| ''[[Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader?]]''
| Himself / Host
|
|-
| 2007–2012
| ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
| Archdeacon Gladwin/Plastic Surgeon
|  "The Archdeacon Cometh" &  "The Worst of Times"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[History Bites]]''
| Himself
| Special: "Céline Dion"
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''[[Hotbox (TV series)|Hotbox]]''
| 
|  "#1.6" and "#1.13"
|-
| ''Improv Monologue Project''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2009–2013
| data-sort-value="Ron James Show, The" | ''[[The Ron James Show]]''
| Barry Crosby/Mr. Douglas
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=6|2010
| ''Love Letters''
| Andy
| TV movie
|-
| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town]]''
| Veterinarian
|  Mini-series<br/> Episode 4: "Big City Smack Down"
|-
| ''[[Degrassi Takes Manhattan]]''
| Larry
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Men with Brooms (TV series)|Men with Brooms]]''
| 
|  Episode 12: "How They Got Here"
|-
| ''Making a Scene''
|rowspan=2|Himself
|
|-
| ''Truth Mashup''
| Episode 2: "Canadian TV"
|-
| 2010–2012
| ''[[Wingin' It]]''
| Security Guard Bob/Security Guard
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=6|2011
| ''[[She's the Mayor]]''
| Scott Hawkins
| 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[Single White Spenny]]''
| Dr. Brickman
| Episode 1: "Revenge Sex"
|-
| ''[[Almost Heroes (TV series)|Almost Heroes]]''
| Boyd
| 8 episodes
|-
| ''[[Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza]]''
| rowspan=3|Himself
| 21 episodes
|-
| ''Long Story Short: CBC Turns 75''
|
|-
| ''Colin & Brad: Two Man Group''
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2012
| ''[[Comedy Bar (Toronto)|Comedy Bar]]''
| Lionel
|
|-
| ''[[Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town#Television adaptation (2012 TV movie)|Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town]]''
| Judge Pepperleigh 
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Trust Us with Your Life]]''
| rowspan=4|Himself
| 8 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Casting Room, The" | ''The Casting Room''
| Episode: "Colin Mochrie"
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Match Game#Match Game (Canada)|Match Game]]''
| Panelist<br/> 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=7|2013
| ''Off2Kali Comedy''
| Season 1 episode 7: "Pick My Fake Indian Name!"
|-
| ''Downton Abbey at 54 Below: Season 4, Episode 1 Sneak Peek''
| Julian Fellowes (Himself) 
|
|-
| ''[[Satisfaction (2013 TV series)|Satisfaction]]''
| Manager
|  Episode 12: "Daddy Issues"
|-
| #7DaysLater
| Colin
| Episode 1: "Drama Queen"
|-
| ''Fir Crazy''
| Gary Dixon
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Call Me Fitz]]''
| Man in a Hot Dog Costume 
|  2 episodes
|-
| ''90210: 4ever''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2014
| ''[[Working the Engels]]''
| Miles
|  Episode 1: "Pilot"
|-
| ''[[Dark Rising]]''
| Nacelle "The Nefarious"
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Space Janitors]]''
|  Wondor Kenway
| Web series<br/> Season 3 episode 5: "Hope Day"
|-
| ''[[Canada's Smartest Person]]''
| Himself
| Linguistic Judge: "#1.1"
|-
| 2014–2017
| ''[[Annedroids]]''
| Mr. Cooper
| Web series<br/> 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|2015
| data-sort-value="Stanley Dynamic, The" | ''[[The Stanley Dynamic]]''
| Mailman
|  Season 1 episode 16: "The Stanley Student"
|-
| ''[[Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage)]]''
| rowspan=2|Himself
|  Season episode 7: "Pong the Movie"
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Name Game (American game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]''
| Celebrity player<br/> 3 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''Hart of America''
|
| Short
|-
| 2017
| ''[[But I'm Chris Jericho!]]''
| Himself
| Season 2 episode 3: "Peace Out"
|-
| 2017-2024
| ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| Ralph Fellows
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|2018
| ''[[Let's Get Physical (TV series)|Let's Get Physical]]''
| Bill Vanslooten
| Episode 8: "CAC Fight!"
|-
| ''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]''
| Rossi
| 21 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Mission, The" | ''The Mission''
| Ambassador Macdonald
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=5|2019
| ''Michelle's''
| Jerry
| Web series<br/> Episode 2: "Lunch is for Troglodytes"
|-
| ''[[Go Away, Unicorn!]]''
| Mr. Opus / Sensei Scotty / Scotty
| Voice<br/> 9 episodes
|-
| ''Pete Samcras''
| Dad
| Mini-series<br/> 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Private Eyes (TV series)|Private Eyes]]''
| Ralph Duncan
|  Season 3 episode 12: "Glazed and Confused"
|-
| ''[[Carter (TV series)|Carter]]''
| Neil Jacott
|  Season 2 episode 1: "Harley Wears A Wig"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Workin' Moms]]''
| Mr. Hall
| Season 4 episode 2: "Black Sheep"
|-
| rowspan=2| 2021
| ''[[TallBoyz]]''
| Himself
| Season 2 episode 6: "All the Focus Is on the Diamonds"
|-
| data-sort-value="Christmas Letter, A" | ''A Christmas Letter''
| Sandy Clause
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=4| 2022
| ''[[LOL (format)|LOL: Last One Laughing Canada]]''
| Himself
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Sloppy Jones]]''
| Frank Jones
| Episode 1: "Over My Dad Body"
|-
| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
| Police Detective
| Episode 8
|-
| ''Baking All the Way''
| Mr. Weaver
| TV movie
|-
|2023
| ''[[Ted Lasso]]''
| Lanny
| Voice<br>Season 3, episode 10: "International Break"
|}

==Awards and nominations==
Mochrie has been nominated for five [[Canadian Comedy Awards]] and has won two. He has also won a [[Gemini Award]] and a [[Writers Guild of Canada]] award for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. In 2013, Mochrie was awarded Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the [[Canadian Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|date=7 October 2013|title=Mr. D, Goon, Colin Mochrie win Canadian Comedy Awards|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mr-d-goon-colin-mochrie-win-canadian-comedy-awards-1.1928467|url-status=live|access-date=January 2, 2017|website=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002505/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mr-d-goon-colin-mochrie-win-canadian-comedy-awards-1.1928467 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 }}</ref>

{| class="infobox" style="width:22em; text-align:left; font-size:90%; vertical-align:middle; background:#eef;"
|+ <span style="font-size: 9pt">'''Colin Mochrie awards and nominations'''</span>
|- style="background:white;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| colspan="3" |
{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"| Awards and nominations
|- style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;"| Award
| style="background:#cec; font-size:8pt; width:60px;"| Wins
| style="background:#ecc; font-size:8pt; width:60px;"| Nominations
|- style="background:#d9e8ff;"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Totals'''
|-
|align=center|
;[[ACTRA Award]]s
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|2}}
|-
|align=center|
;B-Movie Award
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}
|-
|align=center|
;[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|{{won|5}}
|{{nom|10}}
|-
|align=center|
;[[Gemini Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|3}}
|-
|align=center|
;[[Writers Guild of Canada|WGC Screenwriting Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}
|}
|- style="background-color#d9e8ff"
| {{won|Wins}}
| {{won|9}}
|-
| {{nom|Nominations}}
| {{nom|19}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Nominated work
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
| 2000
|rowspan=2|Colin Mochrie – ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|Best Male Improviser
|{{won}}
|-
|2001
|Best Male Performance – Television
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|Colin Mochrie – ''[[Jane White Is Sick & Twisted]]''
|B-Movie Award
|Best B-Movie Hollywood Appearance or Cameo
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''
|[[Writers Guild of Canada|WGC Screenwriting Awards]]
|Best Script for TV Comedy or Variety
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' – "New Years Even Special" with [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]], [[Cathy Jones]], [[Mark Critch]], [[Mark Farrell (comedian)|Mark Farrell]], [[Paul Mather]], [[Peter McBain]], and Kevin White
|rowspan=2|[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Best TV Writing in a Special or Episode
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' with [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]], [[Cathy Jones]], [[Mark Critch]], [[Mark Farrell (comedian)|Mark Farrell]], [[Paul Mather]], [[Peter McBain]], Luciano Casimiri, Kevin White
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[18th Gemini Awards|2003]]
|''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''
|[[Gemini Awards]]
|Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|Colin Mochrie – ''Expecting''
|rowspan=3|[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|Best Male Performance – Film
|{{nom}}
|-
|Colin Mochrie – ''Expecting'' with Karl Pruner, Barbara Radecki, Cindy Stone
|Best Writing – Film
|{{nom}}
|-
|2005
|rowspan=2|''[[Getting Along Famously]]''
|Best Writing for a Special or Episode
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[20th Gemini Awards|2005]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gemini Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[23rd Gemini Awards|2008]]
|''[[History Bites]]'' for episode ''Celine Dion''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|rowspan=6|Colin Mochrie
|ACTRA Toronto Awards
|Award of Excellence
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|Canadian Comedy Person of the Year
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|Phil Hartman Award
|{{nom}}
|-
|Dave Broadfoot Award
|{{won}}
|-
|2013
|Canadian Comedy Person of the Year
|{{won}}
|-
|2015
|ACTRA Toronto Awards
|Outstanding Performance – Male
|{{nom}}
|-
|2016
|Colin Mochrie & Wayne Jones
|[[Canadian Comedy Awards]]
|Best Live Production
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Wikinews|Comedian Colin Mochrie to host Canadian "5th Grader" game show}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* [https://colinandbradshow.com/ Evening with Colin & Brad live tour]

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