Comic and actor Tom Green will bring Canadians backstage at the upcoming Gemini Awards, via the internet.

Green is to host a live one-hour webcast, The Tom Green Room, that will use live celebrity interviews and comedy to showcase what goes on behind the scenes at the Geminis.

The webcast will start at 7 p.m. on Sept. 7, an hour ahead of the live broadcast of the Canadian TV awards on the CBC.

The Geminis also unveiled plans Wednesday for an online Upresent contest to choose an ordinary Canadian to become an official Gemini Awards presenter.