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Canadian comedians and sketch stars

Canada punches so far above its weight in comedy that it’s basically a running joke in the industry. Second City Toronto, SCTV, The Kids in the Hall, Yuk Yuk’s, Just for Laughs in Montreal — the pipeline has been feeding American TV and film for 50 years straight. And it hasn’t slowed down. Nathan Fielder and Veronika Slowikowska are both pulling huge search traffic right now off HBO and sketch-series buzz.

Fielder in particular drives a weirdly specific type of curiosity. People watch The Rehearsal, clock that deadpan stare and that long, slightly hunched frame, and immediately go looking for his height. Below are 11 Canadian comics and sketch performers worth knowing, with the body stats, health details and career facts that actually matter.

1. Nathan Fielder

Image: Northwest / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born May 12, 1983 in Vancouver, Fielder is commonly listed at 6 ft (183 cm) and around 165 lbs (75 kg) — a genuinely lanky build the camera exaggerates thanks to his stillness. He barely moves on screen. That’s the bit.

He graduated from the University of Victoria with a business degree, cut his teeth on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, then made Nathan For You (2013–2017) for Comedy Central. The Rehearsal landed on HBO in 2022, and for season two in 2025 he earned an actual pilot’s license and flew a Boeing 737 simulator and a real aircraft. He also co-created and starred in The Curse (2023) opposite Emma Stone.

2. Veronika Slowikowska

Image: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Ontario-born sketch performer blew up through absurdist character videos on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, racking up millions of views with awkward-roommate and customer-service bits. She’s usually listed around 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) and leans hard on physical comedy: flailing, bad posture, dead-eyed stares.

A Just for Laughs regular, she’s moved steadily into scripted TV, which is why her search traffic jumped in 2025 alongside Fielder’s. She’s one of the few comics of her generation to build a legitimate career from short-form sketch without going through Second City first.

3. Jim Carrey

Born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Carrey stands 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) and has fluctuated between about 175 and 190 lbs across his career. He started at Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto as a teenager, got a break on In Living Color in 1990, then had the famous 1994 triple of Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber.

His comedy is pure elastic physicality — the rubber face, the contortions. He’s spoken publicly about depression and about cutting gluten and dairy from his diet, and he’s gone through multiple semi-retirements.

4. Mike Myers

Scarborough-born (May 25, 1963), Myers is listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and around 170 lbs. Second City Toronto, then SNL from 1989 to 1995, then Wayne’s World and the Austin Powers trilogy.

Playing Fat Bastard meant sitting in prosthetics and a weighted fat suit for three-plus hours per application. He pushed multi-character work further in Netflix’s The Pentaverate (2022), playing eight roles.

5. Catherine O’Hara

Born in Toronto on March 4, 1954, O’Hara is 5 ft 4 in (163 cm). She came up through Second City and SCTV, improvised half her dialogue in Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries, and won the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek.

At 71 she’s working more than ever, with a key role in Apple TV+’s The Studio in 2025. Her Moira wig collection numbered over 100 pieces.

6. Eugene Levy

Hamilton, Ontario, December 17, 1946. Levy is about 6 ft (183 cm) and lean. He’s never had cosmetic work on the eyebrows — they’re the real thing, and a career asset since SCTV in the late ’70s.

Eight American Pie films, co-creator and star of Schitt’s Creek, and since 2023 the reluctant host of Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler, which has him hiking, swimming and doing cold plunges well into his late 70s.

7. Martin Short

Also from Hamilton (March 26, 1950), Short is listed at 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) and around 150 lbs. He’s one of the most physically committed comics alive — Ed Grimley’s hair spike, Jiminy Glick’s enormous fat suit, the whole catalog.

He’s been Emmy-nominated repeatedly for Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Selena Gomez, and still tours a live two-man show at 75.

8. Dan Aykroyd

Born in Ottawa on July 1, 1952, Aykroyd is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm). He has two genuine physical quirks: heterochromia (one green eye, one brown) and syndactyly — webbed toes on both feet.

He’s also been open about being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome and Asperger’s. Original SNL cast member, wrote Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers, and still performs.

9. Seth Rogen

Vancouver, April 15, 1982. Rogen is listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and his weight has swung between about 175 and 225 lbs depending on the role. He did standup in Vancouver clubs at 13.

His biggest physical change came for The Green Hornet (2011), when he dropped around 30 lbs on a strict diet-and-training program. He co-created, directed and starred in The Studio, which swept the 2025 comedy Emmys.

10. Tom Green

Born July 30, 1971 in Pembroke, Ontario, Green stands about 6 ft 1 in (185 cm). The Tom Green Show made him an MTV star in 1999 with some of the most aggressive prank comedy ever broadcast.

In 2000 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, had a testicle removed, and filmed the whole thing for The Tom Green Cancer Special — genuinely useful public health messaging disguised as a comedy show.

11. Samantha Bee

Toronto-born (October 25, 1969), Bee is listed around 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). She was a founding member of the all-female sketch troupe The Atomic Fireballs before becoming The Daily Show‘s longest-serving correspondent, from 2003 to 2015.

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ran on TBS from 2016 to 2022. She’s since built a stage show around menopause, talking frankly about hormones, sleep and body changes in her 50s.

Different generations, totally different builds — from Fielder’s 6-ft stillness to Short’s 5-ft-7 full-body chaos. What connects them is the Canadian sketch system that trained most of them, and the fact that it’s still producing people like Slowikowska today.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the most searched Canadian comedian right now?

Nathan Fielder leads the list, driven by HBO’s The Rehearsal and constant searches about his height and lanky 6 ft (183 cm) frame.

How were the comedians on this list chosen?

Entries were picked for current search interest, cultural impact on sketch comedy, and the availability of verified body stats, health details and career facts.

Why does Canada produce so many famous comedians?

The pipeline of Second City Toronto, SCTV, The Kids in the Hall, Yuk Yuk’s and Just for Laughs in Montreal has fed American TV and film for over 50 years.

Who is the tallest comedian on this list?

Jim Carrey at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) edges out Nathan Fielder, who is listed at 6 ft (183 cm).

Which Canadian comedians have spoken about their health?

Jim Carrey has discussed depression publicly and has cut gluten and dairy from his diet, alongside several semi-retirements from acting.

Which newer Canadian sketch performer is breaking out?

Veronika Slowikowska, the Ontario-born performer listed around 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), built a career from absurdist TikTok and YouTube sketches without going through Second City.