AN EVENING WITH
STEVE PATTERSON
Thursday January 29. We are privileged to have An Evening with Steve Patterson kick off our opening night of the 12th annual Icebreakers Comedy Festival at the rustic Oast House Brewers. Legendary Canadian comedian and LGBTQ icon Elvira Kurt joins the host of CBC's The Debaters, Steve Patterson, for a night you won't forget!
*Unfortunately, this venue is not fully accessible*
Special Guest
ELVIRA KURT
Elvira Kurt is a Canadian Screen Award, Canadian Comedy Award, Cannes Film Festival Award-winning, trail-blazing, blazer-wearing, queer. comedy. icon. Television highlights as writer/performer/host/creator include: The Social, Baroness Von sketch Show, I Have Nothing, Miss Persona, Spin Off, popcultured with Elvira Kurt. Beyond numerous televised comedy specials, Elvira’s creative talents in writing, producing, and directing are showcased in everything from The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown with Seth Rogen, Netflix’s Drink Masters to MasterChef Canada, Canada’s Drag Race and The Great Canadian Baking Show. In her downtime -ha!- Elvira tours her solo shows from Iqaluit to New Zealand and is a fan favourite on CBC’s The Debaters.
Headliner
STEVE PATTERSON
Steve Patterson is an award-winning comedian with over two decades of international performance experience. Best known as host of the long-running hit radio show and podcast The Debaters and theatre show The Debaters Live, Patterson’s brand of comedy is best described as honest and erudite combining well-crafted writing with unparalleled off-the-cuff wit. Twice named Canada’s Best Male Stand-Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards, Steve has also taken his award-winning humour to the literary world with The Book of Letters I Didn’t Know Where to Send and Dad Up! available wherever books are sold.
