Honestly, at the time, I was in my 20s and it was probably the most fun you could ever imagine having. I was a guest on my hero David Letterman’s show — and got to guest-host it. When the show got picked up by MTV, it opened up this whole world that I’d only dreamed of ever happening. I didn’t know how big it was going to get; I just was happy to have a TV show. But the fact that all of a sudden I was invited onto Oprah — who had me and my parents on — and then hosting Saturday Night Live and directing my own movie . . . All of this stuff happened so fast that it was just kind of thrilling, you know? It wasn’t until a few years later that things became more normal . . . then there was criticism of my film Freddy Got Fingered, which was really difficult; I had cancer, of course, at the same time I was on the air. I had to deal with juggling all these things. So, that was where it took an unexpected turn that I’d never really anticipated — being subjected to that. I just thought we were having fun and making a funny show.

      The documentary takes you through that, and then onto the next chapter — which was, after the show, I started broadcasting from my living room and created this . . . what would now be called a “podcast,” and went on to keep doing what I love. That’s the thing I’m excited for people to see, and I’m excited for young people to see who want to get into this business — there are lots of bumps in the road and you can’t quit just because you get a little setback. I had cancer, my movie was not well-reviewed by Ebert & Siskel [laughs] — and I had to decide to keep going. Now here I am, all these years later. I’ve moved back to Canada, I’ve got this beautiful farm, and I’m producing three shows . . . I’m busier than I’ve been in my entire career. It’s amazing that you can go through these ups and downs, and sometimes feel like this is impossible to overcome, but if you keep your mind to it and keep doing what you love, then you can prevail.