'Canada is funnier than America': Moore

Acclaimed documentary-maker Michael Moore has claimed he is more successful in Canada than the US because Americans don't get his humour.

Moore praised Canada's collective sense of humour during an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he was promoting his latest project Captain Mike Across America.

He said: "Canadians, you're wired in a different way than we are humour-wise. You understand and appreciate irony and satire... Americans, we take things maybe a little bit too literally and don't always get it."