I met one of my comedic idols last night, Jon Dore, and got to spend some quality one-on-one time talking to him. If you had told me a year ago that I would be super excited to meet a Canadian, I would have slapped you.

If you don’t know who Jon Dore is, he’s got one of the funniest shows on television right now. Acquaint yourself with a small clip, and then fall in love with this bearded king: