He's likeable, yet keeps his edge. Jo-Anna Downey's mom's favourite comic. When he's away from edgier venues like the Rivoli and Clinton's, he's learned to be a little friendlier, a bit more self-deprecating. I've lost audiences the second I walked onstage simply because of the way I look. But having played bass in the band Dogpile for years, and toured Europe twice, he has no illusions about the entertainment industry in this country.
Nothing happens till it happens.
I'm not fatalistic, just realistic. I've realized, though, that there's very little in Canada that can hurt me. A lot of my best work is going to be done elsewhere. Right now he's more concerned with stand-up. He wants to be able to take any audience, even a tired, after-work Friday audience, and drum them up.