Authority Quote by Lorne Michaels

Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the…

— Harland Williams

I think there's a certain objectivity that comes from being Canadian. You're partly British and partly American; you have a good bird's-eye view of…

— Eric McCormack

Canadians have an inherent good nature, and they are used to being made fun of.

— Cobie Smulders

Canadians always make jokes about the arrogant American, but the longer I'm here, the more I realize, "Oh, it isn't that they're arrogant, it's…

— Kelly Oxford

What could be a more Canadian way to indulge in the national preoccupation with perceptions - honest, hilarious, huffy or high-minded - of this…

— Norman Angell

In general, Americans like to be entertained. Canadians seem more suspicious of it.

— Eden Robinson

I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America's and juicier than Britain's. I think it's a cross between the two of…

— Scott Thompson

There's a kind of integrity to being an observer of a culture. I think Canadians have that privilege innately. We are, like, the observers…

— Luke Macfarlane

Canadians can be funny.

— Gord Downie

“Americans, though apparently impressed by ghastly sentimentality and outrageous hypocrisy, are by nature much more politically cynical than Canadians. In their longer history they…

— Gordon Donaldson

I think Canadian humor is a little less broad than American humor.

— Scott Thompson

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating…

— Alanis Morissette