Avocado Toast (web series)
{{Short description|Canadian comedy-drama web series}}
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| genre = Comedy
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| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Heidi Lynch
- Perrie Voss
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| director = Sam Coyle
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| country = Canada
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 20
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- Charlie David
- Heidi Lynch
- Perrie Voss
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| location = Toronto
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| network = OutTVGo
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|05|18|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|09|09|df=yes}}
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Avocado Toast is a Canadian comedy-drama web series, which premiered in 2020 on OutTVGo.[https://www.curvemag.com/film-club/film-interview/a-sex-comedy-web-series-avocado-toast-the-series/ "A Sex Comedy Web Series 'Avocado Toast The Series'"]. Curve, April 15, 2020. The series stars Heidi Lynch as Molly, a woman in her early 30s who unexpectedly falls in love with a woman for the first time, and learns after coming out as bisexual to her parents that they have been in an open marriage for many years; meanwhile, her best friend Elle (Perrie Voss) simultaneously discovers that her mother is having an affair with a man young enough to be her brother.
The series was based in part on Lynch and Voss's own real-life experiences.Melody McCune, [https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/avocado-toast-the-series-heidi-lynch-and-perrie-voss-talk-representation-and-generational-gaps/ "Avocado Toast the series’ Heidi Lynch and Perrie Voss Talk Representation and Generational Gaps"]. Geek Girl Authority, May 20, 2020.
The cast also includes Faye Marsay, Brenda Robins, Kristian Bruun, Nelu Handa, Scott Cavalheiro, Andrew Moodie, Mag Ruffman, Clare McConnell and Prince Amponsah.
Awards
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scope="row" rowspan=11| Canadian Screen Awards
| rowspan="4" |May 20, 2021 |rowspan=2|Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series |{{nom}} |rowspan=4|{{Cite web|title=Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations|url=https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2021|date=March 30, 2021|website=ET Canada|author=Brent Furdyk|language=en-US}} |
Perrie Voss
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rowspan=2|Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series
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Mag Ruffman
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rowspan="7" |April 16, 2023
|Best Original Program or Series, Fiction |Charlie David, Heidi Lynch, Perrie Voss |{{nom}} |rowspan=7|Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgarians-expats-earn-canadian-screen-award-nominations "Calgarians, expats earn Canadian Screen Award nominations"]. Calgary Herald, February 22, 2023. |
rowspan=2|Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series
|Heidi Lynch |{{nom}} |
Perrie Voss
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rowspan=3|Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series
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Nelu Handa
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Clare McConnell
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Best Direction in a Web Program or Series
|Sam Coyle — "With a Side of... Decaf American't-Have-Kids-O" |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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Category:2020 web series debuts
Category:Canadian comedy-drama web series
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related web series
Category:OutTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
Category:2020 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2020s Canadian comedy television series
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