In Conversation with K. Trevor Wilson

For more than two decades, K. Trevor Wilson has been one of Canada's most beloved comedians and performers. Best known to audiences around the world as Squirrely Dan on the hit series Letterkenny, Trevor has built a career that spans stand-up comedy, television, film, and live touring. Despite spending much of his adult life on the road, he remains proudly Canadian, choosing family, home, and creature comforts over the traditional path many performers take to Hollywood.

For this edition of Movers & Shakers, we spoke with Trevor about terrible apartments, wrestling memorabilia, the realities of life after Letterkenny, and how his definition of home has changed over the years.

TSM: What's the first place you ever lived on your own?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"I always had roommates."

Like many aspiring performers, Trevor's first move out of his parents' house involved a collection of friends, very little money, and a lot of ambition.

"I moved out of my parents' place with four other dudes in a house in downtown Toronto."

At the time, he was already pursuing both acting and comedy.

"I'd been an actor since I was thirteen, fourteen. I finished up at Humber and was trying my hand at stand-up and sketch and all that jazz."

Contrary to comedy lore, however, this wasn't yet the famous Toronto comedy apartment that would later house a revolving cast of comedians.

"This wasn't that comedy apartment."

Instead, it was a mix of old friends from high school and college, many of whom went on to successful careers of their own.

TSM: Was there anything in that first place that you'd be embarrassed about now?

K. Trevor Wilson:

He laughs.

The apartment itself wasn't exactly luxurious.

"My bedroom was basically the dining room."

And despite attempts to solve the rodent problem, the solution ultimately became simple.

"We ended up moving out of that place and letting the landlords deal with it."

As Trevor puts it:

"It was a bit of a s***hole."

There were other signs of the era, too.

"I was still using a pager back then."

In fact, Trevor suspects he may have held onto it longer than anyone else.

"I waited way, way too long."

TSM: Who was your most memorable roommate?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"A lot of good roommates."

But one particular roommate has since become comedy material.

"Horwood was a good one."

Then Trevor immediately clarifies:

"In the sense that he was memorable, not in the sense that he was a good roommate."

The story eventually made its way into Trevor's stand-up special Talking Shit.

"When we called him out on leaving his stuff lying around the common area, he was like, 'Well, Buster leaves his stuff around the common area.'"

The flaw in this argument?

"Buster was a dog."

Trevor recalls trying to explain the distinction.

"That's not where you should be taking your cues on acceptable roommate behavior."

The comparison only became more ridiculous from there.

"Buster's thing was a rope."

And perhaps most importantly:

"Buster never left a dirty dish in the fucking room."

TSM: Is there something you've kept through all your moves?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"I think I still have the first TV I bought."

Unlike many possessions that come and go over the years, Trevor's first major adult purchase has survived every move.

"It was the first new thing that I bought when I moved out."

Remarkably, despite multiple relocations and years of use, it's still functioning.

"That's hanging in my guest room right now."

The irony isn't lost on him.

"The one I bought to replace it died."

TSM: Is there something you wish you hadn't left behind?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"When my parents moved out of their place, I'm pretty sure one of the movers stole my original LJN wrestling ring and blue steel cage."

For a lifelong wrestling fan and collector, this remains the great unsolved mystery.

"I kept that forever."

Fortunately, the rest of his collection survived.

"I still have a very expansive LJN figure collection."

In fact, it grew significantly after fellow comedian Hunter Collins gifted him his own childhood figures.

"Hunter had some really rare ones."

Today, the collection occupies a place of honour.

"It's in a display case in my basement."

Trevor glances over while we're talking.

"I'm looking at them right now."

His wrestling t-shirt collection, however, has become another story entirely.

"It's too big."

How big?

"I have three bins of wrestling t-shirts in a storage room."

He admits that some difficult decisions may lie ahead.

"I think I'm going to have to downsize the collection soon. It's gotten a bit egregious."

TSM: Did you ever move because of a relationship?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"Yeah."

Fortunately, this story has a happy ending.

"My girlfriend wanted to move in with me and I was living with a roommate."

The move worked out for everyone involved.

"He's now married to his girlfriend that he started living with."

As Trevor puts it:

"We both made the right call."

TSM: Did you ever have a move from hell?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"Oh, yeah."

The worst move happened while escaping one of those early Toronto apartments.

"The day we chose to move, one guy was supposed to get a vehicle and didn't."

Then the weather turned.

"It was freezing rain."

The entire operation devolved into chaos.

"We ended up doing almost the entire move in my mom's Honda."

Trevor pauses.

"It was just brutal."

The experience permanently changed his view of moving.

"The first few moves, I couldn't really afford a moving company."

But eventually the math became obvious.

"When I moved from my condo to my house, it was a no-brainer to use a moving company."

Since then:

"The last two or three times I've moved, I've always trusted movers."

TSM: Did you ever consider moving to the United States?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"Sure."

Like many Canadian performers, Trevor explored opportunities south of the border.

"I used to go down for pilot season."

But ultimately, there was never a compelling reason to relocate permanently.

"My family was all here."

"My show filmed here."

"And I could still work down there without being there."

For Trevor, Canada remained home.

"It just didn't make sense to move."

TSM: What's life like after Letterkenny?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"I don't know."

He laughs.

"It's a lot of stand-up."

As he puts it:

"That's my bread and butter."

These days, life consists of touring, auditioning, and preparing for future projects.

"It's the usual grind."

Fortunately for fans, the Letterkenny live experience isn't finished.

"Letterkenny's coming back next year. At least in the sense of the live show."

TSM: Do you ever get homesick?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"Sure."

Despite years on the road, Trevor's priorities have shifted.

"I miss my wife."

"I miss my dogs."

"I miss my creature comforts of home."

The long stretches touring with Letterkenny Live can still be difficult.

"I could be gone for a couple months."

These days, he tries to balance work and home life more carefully.

TSM: What place has felt most like home?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"We filmed Letterkenny in Sudbury."

Over the years, the city became something more than just a filming location.

"I got pretty used to Sudbury."

"It became like a second home to us."

Although he still visits regularly for work, he laughs when asked about vacationing there.

"God bless you, Sudbury."

"But if I'm taking vacation days, I'm going somewhere I haven't been."

TSM: If you had ten minutes to pack one box that represented your whole life, what's going in it?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"If I'm not bringing my wife with me, pictures of my wife."

Then come the essentials.

"Probably some of my wrestling shirts."

"Maybe one of my autographed Mick Foley books."

The priorities remain clear.

"Just the necessities."

TSM: Is there a city you've ever wanted to run away from?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"I can't say I've ever really felt like running away from a city."

After some consideration, however, one destination emerges.

"Vegas is good in small portions."

A sentiment familiar to anyone who's ever spent more than a weekend there.

TSM: What does home mean to you now compared to when you were twenty?

K. Trevor Wilson:

"When I was twenty, I wanted to be on the road."

Back then, home was merely a stopover.

"Home was just a place I visited in between jobs."

Today, everything has flipped.

"Home now is home."

"It's the place I want to be."

After decades of touring, filming, and life on the road, Trevor's priorities have changed.

"Now I work so I can enjoy home."

K. Trevor Wilson continues to tour extensively as a stand-up comedian while developing new film and television projects. His new stand-up special, Too Awesome Too Fast, premieres in July on the Wonder Project through Prime Video. Fans can find tour dates and updates at ktrevorwilson.com and by following him on social media.