Congratulations to Steve Patterson for being nominated for the Canadian Comedy Awards 2008 in the categories of Stand-Up Male, Taped Live Performance and Writing - Series!

Steve Patterson first set foot on the stand-up comedy stage at the age of 18 on a dare from his university dorm mates. Though that first set was well received, he spent the next several years finishing his university degree in business and earning a post-graduate diploma in Media Copywriting.  He continued to perform comedy part-time while earning a living as a full-time advertising copywriter from 1994-1996.

In 1996, Steve was fired from his full-time copywriting job for shamelessly trying to inject humour into an ad for an amusement park. He joined the touring roster of Canada’s premiere comedy booking agency, “Funny Business”, later that same year. After just one year of performing as an opening act, Patterson was promoted to headliner status in Western Canada and shortly thereafter began to headline in the ultra-competitive Toronto market.

In 1998, Patterson’s  idea for an “above the belt comedy” show was accepted for the Toronto (Peoples’) Comedy Festival. Steve was featured along with a select few other comedians who were able to get through an entire 45 minute set without reference to genitalia.

In 1999, Patterson performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal for the first time where his Irish-influenced set prompted his first tour of the Emerald Isle. Just as he had in Canada, Patterson quickly made the transformation from opening act to headliner and began a torrid touring schedule across Canada, to Ireland, the U.K. and back between1999-2004. During this time, Patterson also began an illustrious streak as being the only non-Maritime comic to be invited to the Halifax Comedyfest four consecutive years (2002-2005) and also made his first Just For Laughs gala appearance. In 2004, Steve also performed at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland where his showcase performances earned him invites from U.K. based production companies to return for a full festival run.

Patterson’s television credits include an hour-long stand-up special on Canadian national television as well as three gala appearances with the Halifax Comedyfest and his 2004 Just For Laughs gala. He also has appeared on The Comedy Network (Canada’s answer to Comedy Central) several times.

Currently, Patterson enjoys the distinction of being a top headliner comic on both the club and corporate comedy circuits in Canada with an open invitation to tour Ireland and the U.K. He is aligned with an international production company to pitch television projects and he is seeking American management for introduction to the lucrative U.S. market.  He has also just completed his second full-length comedy CD entitled “I Should Have Been Famous By Now!” and is a published humour writer with publications such as the Toronto Star and the Irish Independent.

Agent: Rosenthal Mercer Hamou Talent

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