It is tricky to make a joke on stage. You can feel people checking whether you’re joking, confessing, or being accidentally honest. A line you thought clearly ridiculous can land like a thesis statement.

This has been a colder Toronto winter than I remember. Not necessarily colder in temperature, but longer. Most of the rest of Canada is deeply familiar with this kind of winter. Unwise to complain about it. Complaining about cold in Toronto is one more reason for Canadians to hate Torontonians, even though, we all now we’re better than you.