Steve Patterson is a Canadian

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, actor, writer, television and radio host, and

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known for his

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and

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Career

Patterson has been on the comedy circuit full-time since 1996. He draws material from observation of daily/current events and what goes on in the room during a show. He first set foot on the stage at the age of 18 on a dare from his

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mates. However, he spent the next few years away from comedy, as he finished his university degree in business from The University of Western Ontario. He then earned a

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. He performed comedy part-time while earning a living as a full-time

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copywriter from 1994-1996. Patterson was fired from his copywriting job in 1996. and started performing comedy full-time. Later that year, he joined the touring roster of Canadian comedy booking agency Funny Business, for which he started as the opening act. In 1999, Patterson got a chance to perform at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in

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for the first time. His Irish-influenced set made it possible for him to tour Ireland. Between the years 1999 and 2004, Patterson performed across Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. He also appeared for a few shows in the United States and the

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. In 2004, he made his first Just for Laughs

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appearance. Also in 2004, Patterson performed at the

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in Scotland. In 2006, Patterson was host of the Just for Laughs Road Tour throughout

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, and was part of the Just for Laughs festival in

that summer. In September 2007, Patterson became a host of

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's ''

The Debaters ''The Debaters'' is a Canadian radio comedy show hosted by Steve Patterson. It airs on CBC Radio One, Saturdays at 1:30PM and Wednesdays at 11:30AM, Eastern Time. During each episode, two debates take place between two sets of two contestants. ...

'', and gained some notoriety in 2007 as being the first

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to say no to ''

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'' when he qualified for their Canadian finals in

. He turned down

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to honour a local show commitment. In July 2010, Patterson performed again at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in

on a Gala hosted by Steve Martin. Following his performance, Martin said "If I knew he was going to be THAT good, I would have canceled him." With growing success as host of

on CBC Radio One, The Debaters began airing on CBC Television in the fall of 2011 Patterson was nominated for a Gemini Award for his JFL performance, on the Steve Martin Gala, and hosted the Industry Gala in 2011. His success continued in October when he was awarded "Best Male Stand-up" at the Canadian Comedy Awards, an industry event which he also hosted. Publishing rights to Patterson's debut novel, ''The Book of Letters I Didn’t Know Where to Send'', were sold to Goose Lane Editions in 2015. Goose Lane published the book in 2016.

Partial filmography

Television

* '' Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival'' (2001) * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2003) * ''

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'' (6 episodes, 2003-2010) * ''Stranger at the Door'' (2004) * '' You Bet Your Ass'' (2006) * '' Just for Laughs'' (2006) * ''Great Canadian Laugh Off'' (2 episodes, 2007-2008) * '' CBC

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(1 episode, 2008) * ''

'' (16 episodes, 2011) * ''

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'' (15 episodes, 2014–15)

Recognition

Awards and nominations

* 2007, Nominated for 'Best Male Stand-up' at the

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* 2008, Nominated for 'Best Male Stand-up' at the Canadian Comedy Awards * 2011, Won, 'Best Male Stand-up' at the Canadian Comedy Awards * 2011, Nominated for

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for ''Just for Laughs'' * 2013, Won 'Best Male Stand-Up' at the Canadian Comedy Awards Note: The 2008 winner of 'Best Series Writing' (for

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) at the Canadian Comedy Awards is a different comedian, actor, writer of the same name, now known as

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.http://www.funnybusiness.ca/roster.php?id=106 Steve Dylan aka Steve Patterson

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Steve Canadian stand-up comedians People from Richmond Hill, Ontario Living people Canadian people of Irish descent 20th-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian male comedians Comedians from Ontario Canadian Comedy Award winners