Patrick Ledwell

Canadian stand-up comedian

Patrick Ledwell is a Canadian stand-up comedian, best known as a frequent guest on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters.[1] The brother of musician and artist Daniel Ledwell,[2] he is from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

In 2012 Ledwell published the humour book I Am an Islander, which was illustrated by Daniel.[3] Some copies of the book were sold with a bonus DVD of Think Like a Fish, an animated film on which Patrick and Daniel also collaborated.[3] In 2016, he published the sequel book An Islander Strikes Back.

In 2017 he played John A. Macdonald in Jonathan Torrens's Canada Day comedy special Your Special Canada.[4] Ledwell also regularly performs with musician Mark Haines as part of the Island Summer Review, a music and storytelling show.[5]

In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, he was one of the guest readers in The East Pointers' livestreamed "#Annedemic" readings of Anne of Green Gables.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Haines and Ledwell at the Trailside in Mount Stewart tonight". The Guardian, June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Tara Thorne, "Elephant march". The Coast, August 16, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Sue Carter, "PEI comedian Patrick Ledwell turns to the crowds to support his first book". Quill & Quire, January 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Kevin Yarr, "Jonathan Torrens seeks out the most Canadian thing ever in TV special". CBC News Prince Edward Island, June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Haines and Ledwell to perform in Mount Stewart Oct. 6". SaltWire Network, October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Alison Jenkins, "P.E.I. band continues #Annedemic with Anne of the Island beginning soon". Journal Pioneer, June 16, 2020.
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