Comedy Festival

Steve began his full-time comedy career in 1996 when he was fired from his full time copywriting job for making an ad about an amusement park "too amusing". Nominated for "Best Male Stand-up" at the 2007 Canadian Comedy Awards, Steve Patterson has emerged as a top international headliner and one of Canada’s best comedic hosts. Before taking of as host on CBC Radio One’s The Debaters, Steve starred in the CBC TV pilot, The Truth About and his own CBC Radio One special, Talking Funny with Steve Patterson.