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Listings Events By Genre Details - Steve patterson
Listings Events By Genre Details - Steve patterson
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets:$45
Though most familiar to over 750,000 weekly listeners as the host of “The Debaters” on CBC Radio, it is as an international headline stand-up comedian where Steve Patterson truly shines. Struck by the idea of stand-up as a full-time career in 1997, when he lost his job as a copywriter for making an ad about an amusement park 'too amusing', Patterson has since performed across Canada, as well as Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, the UK, the US and even the United Arab Emirates (the crowd spoke English ... Steve’s not a magician!).
By 2010, steady accolades for his work garnered him a third invitation to perform on the Just For Laughs prestigious televised gala. Considered to be the highlight of the show by critics and audience alike, Patterson's performance prompted the legendary comedy icon and gala host, Steve Martin, to quip:
“If I’d known he was going to be THAT good, I would have cancelled him.”
The comedy industry formally agreed with Martin, when Patterson was named Canada’s Best Male Stand-Up Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2011, and again at the most recent awards in 2013. It’s an opinion universally endorsed by peers and media alike: "one of this country's sharpest wits" - Montreal Gazette; "wickedly funny" - Halifax Chronicle Herald; “Be it resolved that whip-smart Canadian comic Steve Patterson, host of the hilarious CBC radio show The Debaters, is one funny fellow.” - Globe and Mail; "If degrees were granted in the study of humour, he would hold a PhD." - HERE; “No debate. He’s Funny” - NOW; “There’s no debate about it Steve Patterson is hysterical. Don’t miss him” - Rick Mercer
In September, Patterson begins the final leg of a national tour with his 90-minute one man show - “This Is Not Debatable!” With his hallmark gift for capturing a funny turn of phrase, he gleefully seizes the opportunity to express opinions he doesn’t get to voice as moderator of “The Debaters”...throwing in a couple of original satirical songs to boot. A full throttle, pedal to the metal ride!
Reserved seating tickets for Steve Patterson - “This Is Not Debatable!” are $40.00 ( tax included, plus facility fees, handling charges may also apply), and are available from the box offices listed below. Showtime is 7:30pm. For more info, pics and comedy clips, visit www.shantero.com or www.stevepatterson.ca.
Tour Schedule:
Sept. 25 - Medicine Hat Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre - TIXX Central: 403 502-8777
Sept. 26 - Lethbridge Yates Memorial Theatre - Ticket Centre: 403 329-7328
Sept. 27 - Red Deer Memorial Centre - Black Knight Ticket Centre: 403 755-6626
Sept. 28 - Calgary EPCOR CENTRE, Jack Singer Hall - Box Office: 403 294-9494
Sept. 29 - Edmonton Winspear Centre - Box Office: 780 428-1414 or 800-563-5081
Oct. 3 - Winnipeg Pantages Playhouse - Ticketmaster: 1 855 985-5000
Oct. 4 - Brandon WestMan Centennial Auditorium - WMCA Box Office: 204 728-9510
Oct. 5 - Saskatoon Broadway Theatre - Box Office: 306 652-6556
The Yates Theatre is located downtown next to Lethbidge City Hall. It is a great room which hosts a variety of shows including music and comedy from Ian Tyson to Ron James.
The Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre consists of two performance spaces, the Yates Theatre, a 486 seat proscenium theatre, and the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, a black box theatre with a maximum audience capacity of 180. Several facilities are shared between the two theatres. These include a costume construction/sewing room; a set construction workshop; set, costume, and property storage areas; offices; box office and concessions. In addition to serving as a performance venue, the Yates Memorial Centre also houses an art gallery in the upper mezzanine area. Works from new and established visual artists are displayed on a rotating basis for the enjoyment of both theatre patrons and the general public.
Ticket Centre - (403) 329-7328
