Steve Patterson

Steve Patterson is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television and radio host. He is also a television producer and known for his satire and observational comedy.

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 at the venue during a show. He was first on the stage at the age of 18 on a dare from his dorm 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 in London, Ontario. He earned a post-graduate diploma in media copywriting and performed comedy part-time while earning a living as a full-time advertising 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 Montreal for the first time. and gained some notoriety in 2007 as being the first comic to say no to Last Comic Standing when he qualified for their Canadian finals in Montreal.

With growing success as host of The Debaters 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 that 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) Comedy Now! (1 episode, 2003) Halifax Comedy Festival (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 Winnipeg Comedy Festival (1 episode, 2008) The Debaters (16 episodes, 2011) I Wrecked My House (15 episodes, 2014–15)

Recognition

Awards and nominations 2007, Nominated for 'Best Male Stand-up' at the Canadian Comedy Awards 2011, Nominated for Gemini Award for Just for Laughs 2013, Won 'Best Male Stand-Up' at the Canadian Comedy Awards Note: The 2008 winner of 'Best Series Writing' (for The Jon Dore Show) at the Canadian Comedy Awards is a different comedian, actor, writer of the same name, now known as Steve Dylan.