Sims died at the age of 33 from AIDS-related causes.[1] The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and Tim Sims Playhouse, a Toronto venue used by The Second City, are both named in his honour.
Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award
The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award[2] is an annual award given to Canada's "most promising new comedy act". It was established by Sims' widow, comic actor Lindsay Leese. From 1996 to 2015, the Award is given annually as part of the Cream of Comedy showcase at The Second City, which features performances by that year's five finalists and which was televised by The Comedy Network until the final few years. In 2015, the 20th and final Cream of Comedy showcase (CoC20) took place at Toronto's Second City, featuring performances by many previous winners and nominees.
Since 2016 two Tim Sims Awards have been given out annually, one to a Second City Training Centre Conservatory Program Graduate, and another to a student of the Comedy Writing and Performance Program at Humber College.
2011 - British Teeth (Filip Jeremic & Allana Reoch)
2012 - Christi Olson
2013 - Nigel Grinstead
2014 - Caitlin Langelier
*in 2002 Hart and Polley tied for the award after the jury became hopelessly deadlocked; a new rule was made that Lindsay Leese would receive a tie-break in future years, if necessary, to avoid the same problem.
2015-present
Humber College Comedy Program students
2015 - Meg MacKay
2016 - Robbie Woods
2017 - Jordanne Brown
Second City Training Centre Conservatory Program graduates
2015 - Carolina Zoccoli
2016 - Cameron LaPrairie
2017 - Tom Hearn
2018 - Ophira Calof
References
^Shane, MacDougall (October 31, 1996). "Take the Money and Run". Eye Weekly. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
