Funny People

What makes Canadians so hilarious? Is it our wit, our warmth or our wisdom? We searched far and wide for the answer—check out this collection of wisecracks and judge for yourself.

- Christina Palassio

The Great Canadian One-Liner

As these comedians are quick to show, brevity really is the soul of wit 

I went swimming in the mall fountain. Good money in that. —Jim McAleese

I was on the bus the other day and I saw a guy sit down on his glasses. I guess hindsight is not 20/20. —Ed Pollack

My daughter was planned. Poorly. So poorly. —Katherine Ryan

One day I hope to have the confidence it takes to give my opinion of the movie first after leaving the theatre.—Nathan Fielder

I wonder if customs agents practise being rude in the mirror. —Lilly Singh

I used to live with my ex-girlfriend and I thought we’d be together for the rest of our lease. —Phil Hanley

Politically Correct… and Incorrect

Even the most serious Canadians can’t resist a good zinger. Sometimes our leaders hit the target…

I’ve been called worse things by better people. —Pierre Trudeau, responding to former U.S. president Richard Nixon, who called him a “clever son of a b****”

The difference between being prime minister and not being prime minister is that people actually applaud you for barbecuing.—Former prime minister Kim Campbell, while grilling at an event in Scarborough

It’s very difficult for me to look handsome on English TV.—Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard, to Mary Walsh on This Hour Has 22 Minutes after she told him that he was more handsome in person than on English TV