{"id":708459,"date":"2026-06-01T19:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708459\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:49:10","slug":"mike-myers-says-id-literally-be-nothing-without-you-to-canada-in-accepting-screen-award-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708459\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Myers says ‘I’d literally be nothing without you’ to Canada in accepting screen award in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) paid tribute to one of the country\u2019s most beloved comedic treasures on Sunday night \u2014 and Mike Myers, through tears, paid it right back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say Canada, I don\u2019t know what to say dude,\u201d said Myers after accepting the CSA’s Icon Award, which recognizes ongoing contributions to the industry, both at home and abroad. \u201cI\u2019d literally be nothing without you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comedian and actor, who was born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, capped an emotional speech by thanking his native country for helping pave the way to some of his most iconic roles, including in Austin Powers, Wayne\u2019s World and Shrek.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, the Saturday Night Live alum led and popularized the cultural \u201celbows up\u201d movement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s threats to annex Canada.<\/p>\n

At the CSA event, he made sure to acknowledge the millions he championed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the Canadian taxpayer,\u201d Myers said to chuckles and cheers. \u201cI really do actually, because I always say to my American friends I had a big ally on my hands \u2014 I had 40 million people behind me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

WATCH | Mike Myers says he’d ‘be nothing without’ Canada in tearful Canadian Screen Awards speech :\"\"<\/p>\n

Mike Myers says he’d ‘be nothing without’ Canada in tearful Canadian Screen Awards speech<\/p>\n

Legendary Toronto-born comedian Mike Myers gave a heartfelt tribute to his native country while accepting the Icon Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. His speech included tearful thanks to his parents and other Canadian screen stars, including Martin Short, Eugene Levy and the late Catherine O’Hara.<\/p>\n

Myers even gave a shoutout to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), adding that \u201cit\u2019s the better way,\u201d a reference to the public transit system’s slogan. <\/p>\n

He also applauded the staff at Canada House in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was literally down to $10 and they asked me, \u2018Do you need a job,\u2019 and I stuffed envelopes,\u201d Myers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colleagues honour Wayne’s World star<\/p>\n

As part of the tribute, a montage of his career highlights kicked off with a clip of the comedian proudly declaring, \u201cYou can take the boy out of Canada, but you can\u2019t take Canada out of the boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The montage then featured a series of pre-recorded tributes from former co-stars and Hollywood heavyweights, including fellow Canadian Will Arnett, and American entertainers Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, who extolled Myers for giving the world \u201csome of the most memorable characters\u201d and helping \u201cshape the language of comedy and film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Myers wiped away tears before taking the stage to accept the award from Kids in the Hall’s Dave Foley, a fellow Canadian comedian and friend who introduced him.<\/p>\n

WATCH | Heated Rivalry, North of North win big at Canadian Screen Awards :\"\"<\/p>\n

Heated Rivalry, North of North win big at Canadian Screen Awards<\/p>\n

Hit hockey drama Heated Rivalry won 16 Canadian Screen Awards for its inaugural season, including best lead performer in a drama series for Hudson Williams, who described the show as a ‘seismic’ hit he’s still trying to wrap his head around. Arctic comedy North of North picked up nine awards, including best lead performer in a comedy for Anna Lambe. The star-filled event also honoured the work of actor Mike Myers and the legacy of the late comedy star Catherine O’Hara<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a whole speech written about how much I love Canada, but I suspect some of you might be sick of hearing that at this point,\u201d Myers quipped before thanking his \u201cwife, Kelly, and my kids \u2026 who bug me every day to get their Canadian passports.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then fought back tears as he thanked his \u201cmum and dad for moving to Canada and stressing the importance of being silly,\u201d and his brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside several Canadian institutions, Myers also paid tribute to a number of fellow legendary Canadian screen stars. They included the late John Candy, \u201cfor being so nice to me. He didn\u2019t have to be,” Martin Short, whom Myers said was \u201cinsanely generous,” Eugene Levy and \u201cthe immortal\u201d Catherine O\u2019Hara, who died in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-708459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}