Most viewers found the Canadian comedian very funny at last year’s awards show (his material was co-written by Trevor Boris and Deborah Diogivanni who you may know best from MTV Canada’s Video on Trial).  His appearance was not without controversy, however. 

In this picture, I am at far right, Russel is in the middle and you will see a young boy in the far left corner.  While the show was broadcasting, Russell made a joke that insinuated that the boy was possibly gay.  What happened was that, when Russell asked the kids if he was into girls, he said "no" and Russell said: "Hey Calgary… Speaking about Flames…"  The boy seemed fine to me afterwards but his family claimed he was really humiliated.  In the end, Russell apologized.

Either way, I’m looking forward to it and I hope it all goes really smoothly this time.  He’s a great comedian and, from what I know of him, he’s a nice guy too.

images: Jeanne Dupuis

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