Why are so many comedians Canadian?

[Riprorin]

You have to have a sense of humor to live in Canada but are there any other reasons?

 

[Rastus]

I think the old Second City TV has created an atmosphere that is conducive to the breeding of comedians.

 

[N8Magic]

<< I think the old Second City TV has created an atmosphere that is conducive to the breeding of comedians. >>



Absolutely right.

And Second City still pumps out great amateur comedians to this day!

 

[pulse8]

<< Why are so many comedians Canadian? >>



I wonder the same thing about hockey players.

 

[urameatball]

cuz we have nothing better to do than to tell jokes...

all we do is joke around.

 

[Riprorin]

Hockey players seem to be pretty decent guys compared to athletes in other sports.

It's probably because a lot of them are from small towns in the middle of nowhere.

Lindros is a big jerk though.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

That's because they still let babies eat led paint up there in Canada.

sorry, I really do like Canada. I promise.

 

[rahvin]

Because when you grow up in a joke of a country it's EASY to be a comedian!!!

 

[McPhreak]

It's the beer.

 

[BlueApple]

They have more mirrors per capita the the US?

 

[sandorski]

Actually it's probably because of Wayne and Shuster (yea I saw the news last night ).Wayne and Shuster were a great Canadian comedy duo who got their start in 1941.They were pioneers in sketch comedy who appeared regularly on Ed Sullivan and they mentored Lorne Michaels(a Canadian and the creator/executive producer of SNL).

Sketch comedy(short skit character based comedy) is very popular in Canada and is also very easy for non-comedians to emulate. This is the primary reason why, IMO, many Canadians are comedians, it's part of our culture.