Canada

Canada

2016 • 304 pages

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15

This was a nice memoir. Like Myers, I'm the first-generation son of immigrants from the UK, who (ultimately) settled in a working-class suburb of Toronto, so the parts where he focuses on his childhood were VERY relatable to me. There was a really nice oral history of the comedy scene in the 80s, including a lot of reminders of how groundbreaking and influential Second City has been on comedy culture.

At the same time, it's very clear Myers is writing from an outsider perspective - he has lived in the US for many years now, so his view on the culture is seen through rose-coloured glasses. Still, on the whole it's a fantastic love letter to the Great White North.

December 24, 2017