{{Short description|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''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/lifestyles/haines-and-ledwell-at-the-trailside-in-mount-stewart-tonight-325103/ "Haines and Ledwell at the Trailside in Mount Stewart tonight"]. ''The Guardian'', June 21, 2019.</ref> The son of poet and university professor Frank Ledwell<ref>Jim Day, [https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/beloved-educator-frank-ledwell-dies-108785 "Beloved educator Frank Ledwell dies"]. ''The Guardian'', June 14, 2010.</ref> and the brother of musician and artist Daniel Ledwell,<ref>Tara Thorne, [https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/elephant-march/Content?oid=961173 "Elephant march"]. ''The Coast'', August 16, 2007.</ref> he is from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
In 2012 Ledwell published the humour book ''I Am an Islander'', which was illustrated by Daniel.<ref name=qq>Sue Carter, [https://quillandquire.com/book-news/2012/01/05/pei-comedian-patrick-ledwell-turns-to-the-crowds-to-support-his-first-book/ "PEI comedian Patrick Ledwell turns to the crowds to support his first book"]. ''Quill & Quire'', January 5, 2012.</ref> 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.<ref name=qq/> 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''.<ref>Kevin Yarr, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-torrens-your-special-canada-1.4174641 "Jonathan Torrens seeks out the most Canadian thing ever in TV special"]. CBC News Prince Edward Island, June 23, 2017.</ref> Ledwell also regularly performs with musician Mark Haines as part of the Island Summer Review, a music and storytelling show.<ref>[https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/haines-and-ledwell-to-perform-in-mount-stewart-oct-6-360394/ "Haines and Ledwell to perform in Mount Stewart Oct. 6"]. ''SaltWire Network'', October 4, 2019.</ref>
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''.<ref>Alison Jenkins, [https://www.journalpioneer.com/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/pei-band-continues-annedemic-with-anne-of-the-island-beginning-soon-462654/ "P.E.I. band continues #Annedemic with Anne of the Island beginning soon"]. ''Journal Pioneer'', June 16, 2020.</ref>
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==External links== *{{official|https://www.patrickledwell.net/}}
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