The comedian/actor/writer (Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders, Hannibal) opens up about his childhood in Brampton Ontario, coming to terms with his sexuality, especially the bullying that eroded his self-esteem and the lack of support from many in the gay community when he came out in the early nineties. He also shares about a traumatic and violent even at his middle school that he considers seminal and his past battle with cancer. This episode was recorded at the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival .

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