Why is being outed such a big deal? When I find out that someone's gay, my respect for them increases tenfold.

Comedy is actually very macho driven.

I think a case could be made that there's sort of a crisis of masculinity in the West. Particularly with white males.

Americans know as much about Canada as straight people do about gays. Americans arrive at the border with skis in July, and straight people think that being gay is just a phase. A very long phase.

People don't listen when you lecture. No one wants to be talked down to or scolded.

Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer.

A lot of gay men are in delusion if they think they're super macho.