Patrick Ledwell

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. 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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