8 ▁decided ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁ris ky ▁business ▁of ▁stand up ▁comedy ▁and ▁stepped ▁on stage ▁at ▁Y uk ▁Y uk ' s ▁comedy ▁club ▁in ▁W inn ip eg . ▁Short ▁in ▁stat ure ▁( K er ry ▁stood ▁only ▁ 5 ' 2 " ▁in ▁height ), ▁but ▁tall ▁in ▁talent , ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁stand up ▁head lin er ▁and ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁called ▁Toronto ▁his ▁home - base . ▁In ▁search ▁of ▁advent ure , ▁Ker ry ▁travel led ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁performing , ▁and ▁eventually ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁writer , ▁producer ▁and ▁star ▁of ▁a ▁situation ▁comedy ▁called ▁Bach elor ▁Pad . ▁ ▁Ker ry ▁has ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Prince , ▁Bach man – Turn er ▁Over drive , ▁Nash ▁The ▁Sl ash , ▁The ▁T rag ically ▁H ip ▁and ▁Doug ▁and ▁the ▁Sl ugs . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁The ▁Movie ▁Network ' s ▁Com edy ▁Special ▁Mond o ▁Tab oo , ▁C BC - TV ' s ▁H our ▁Magazine , ▁CH CH - TV ' s ▁Com edy ▁at ▁Club ▁ 5 4 , ▁Much Music ▁and ▁at ▁Com edy ▁Fest iv als ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁V ancouver , ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁While ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁Sim ps ons , ▁Con an ▁O ' B rien ▁created ▁a ▁character ▁on ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁based ▁on ▁Ker ry , ▁a ▁kid ney ▁patient ▁by ▁the