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Even as a U.S. citizen this hits me frequently. A lot of amazing comedians I didn't realize were Canadian for a long time, as a U.S. citizen. Norm Macdonald com

• bee_rider 2y ago
  Interesting. He seems extremely Canadian to me. A lot of his jokes play off this sort of fish-out-of-water vibe…
  • jchw 2y ago
    For Norm, just the crude nature of a lot of his jokes felt like something that was very "American", at least certainly in the 90s and 2000s. His delivery, on the other hand, always felt fairly unique to me. It's also possible I just mistook characteristics of Canadian comics as being those of American comics by simply not realizing how many popular comedians are Canadian.
• brudgers 2y ago
  Canada has government programs requiring broadcasters to broadcast Canadian content. So there are strong economic incentives to find, fund, develop, and promote Canadian artists working in various media.
  • mikrl 2y ago
    In my undergrad days I learned about the MAPL classification to be considered Canadian content: Music, Artist, Performance, Lyrics IIRC you need to hit 3/4 to be considered Canadian content. At that time J Biebs was big, but since his music and lyrics were written by Americans and he performed/recorded in the States, his music was not CanCon despite him being Canadian. So, at the radio station I volunteered at, his music would count towards the 30% quota of not-CanCon music.