For comedian and Concordia University graduate Andrew Searles it all started with a challenge. One night a friend dared him to open for comics Joey Elias and Ryan Wilner at a John Abbott College comedy show. At the time, he thought it would be a fun experience, nothing more.
Andrew Emond moved to Montreal from Toronto in 2006. Like any urbanite, he sought to get a fuller picture of his new home by visiting landmarks and walking the streets. Then he started discreetly lifting manhole covers.