Mike Paterson

Can you remember the class clown from high school, you know the goofy guy that was surrounded by a whole bunch of boys waiting for him to do something bizarre or crazy? I`m pretty sure that would have been Mike Paterson.

Today, he is an established television and film actor, writer and comedian. He has travelled all across Canada performing his stand up comedy and has been featured in sixteen Festivals for Just For Laughs and recently started performing for the Le Festival Just pour Rire. His recent commercial spots include La Cage aux Sports and Hydro Quebec and he has been featured in Crawler which was a Fantasia Film Festival favorite.

Born in Montreal, after high school, he attended the Dome Theatre to study acting which set off a whirlwind of writing, putting on plays, building theatres out of abandoned swimming pools and loving the Montreal art scene. In 1997, he joined a sketch troupe called Yikes and began writing and performing in comedy which led to his stand up comedy which he says has taken hold of his soul and won`t let go.

A multi talented man, he dabbles in in a series of outrageous music projects such as the ``Dan-D-Lyons`` a ``Musidy`` (a word combining music and comedy) which released a CD with songs entitled ``Testicle Tea``, ``Syrupy Kisses`` and ``God`s watching you make love``. If you love a cross between Weird Al Yankovic and Twisted Sister, you will want to hear his heavy metal band belt out ``Sex with Ghosts`` and ``Shampoo``. At the same time, you can catch him on the Disney Family Channel and he has written for YTV, CBC and Cartoon World. He will soon be on TeleToon staring in a new animated program called ``Toon Mart Marty`` which he plays Marty`s best friend Burnie. You can catch him on CBC`s children`s game show as `Mr. Gross the Grosser`` or watch his half-hour "Comedy Now" special that was filmed last year.

Such a diversity of character has led him to be a recognised as a well respected versatile, creative and entertaining artist. 

Happily married, he shares all his ideas with his wife whom he states is the one that keeps him focused and leveled and supports him in every part of the process. Recently, he joined Mike Ward on stage for the show "Smoking crack with Mike Ward". He says they have a lot in common, they are both vegetarians, they love comedy and both really love their wives. Mike Ward will be hosting the "Nasty Show" for Just for Laughs, http://www.hahaha.com/en/show/nasty-show-hosted-mike-ward.

You can get to know Mike Paterson more on his website at http://mikepaterson.ca/. He is a character willing to try anything, wrestle his way out of any situation and being as diverse as he is, he will find a way to make you laugh. Maybe sometimes being a little bizarre and crazy is not such a bad idea. If you would like to catch his stand up comedy, he will performing at Comedy Nest on April 2 to the 4th for the April Fool`s Show. You can get information at http://www.comedynest.com/montreal-comedy/april-2-4-april-fools/ .

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