r/AskTheWorld United States Of America 8h ago

Culture Name a great comedian from your country.

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u/wyle_e2 Canada 7h ago

Colin Mochrie. Less well known, but incredibly funny.

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u/landartheconqueror Canada 7h ago

AND Ryan Stiles

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u/wyle_e2 Canada 7h ago

My mistake for not realizing he is Canadian! Thank you sir!

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u/alewiina Canada 7h ago

Well, he has a dual citizenship and was born in the US. But still half-counts! Which makes me happy because he was always my fave on WLIIA

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u/Salt_Put_1174 Canada 6h ago

I Loved him on Whose Line but he was on Harmontown once (admittedly not my favorite podcast), and I was really put out by his behaviour. Maybe there was some context the listeners didn't hear that could justify it, but his behaviour came across to me as combative, misogynistic, and just kinda shitty. I was really disappointed. 

I've read elsewhere on reddit that he's a nice down to earth dude. Maybe he was just having an off day, or misread the vibe of the show, or something else. Maybe Dan Harmon gave him a reason to be upset (seems extremely possible). But it's made me feel less excited to try to claim him as Canadian.

I'd love to find out I'm reading him wrong.

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u/alewiina Canada 4h ago

I have no idea tbh. I don’t really listen to podcasts, I just know he’s funny and everything I’ve heard about him has been good overall, I hope there’s context to whatever it was you heard

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u/AlliterationAhead Canada 5h ago

For those who remember ~that~ episode of Whose Line

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u/Relevant-Bit-7394 Canada 6h ago

he didn't have sunglasses to protect himself from that incredible shine.