{{Short description|Canadian comedian and television writer}} '''Steve Dylan''' is the stage name of '''Steve Patterson''', a Canadian comedian and television writer from Kingston, Ontario,<ref name=hendra>Peter Hendra, [https://www.thewhig.com/2014/01/24/dylan-engineers-standup-career "Dylan engineers standup career"]. ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', January 24, 2014.</ref> most noted as a writer for ''Still Standing''.<ref>Geoff Coleman, [https://lindsayadvocate.ca/fenelon-falls-still-standing-as-popular-cbc-show-sets-up-in-village/ "Fenelon Falls ‘Still Standing’ as popular CBC show sets up in village"]. ''The Lindsay Advocate'', December 13, 2021.</ref>
He studied engineering and urban planning at Queen's University, but decided during his studies that he wanted to be an actor instead.<ref name=hendra/> He had several television acting roles under his own name, most notably a recurring role as Phillip the Sound Guy in ''The Jon Dore Television Show'', for which he was also a writer.<ref name=hendra/> He, Jon Dore and Mark Forward won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Writing in a Series at the 9th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2008 for their work on the show.
When he branched out into stand-up comedy, he began using the stage name Steve Dylan, in part to avoid confusion with the already-established comedian Steve Patterson.
As a writer for ''Still Standing'', he won the award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series alongside Jonny Harris and Fraser Young at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for the "Vanastra" episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/210784/2017-canadian-screen-awards-and-the-winners-are/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313072920/http://etcanada.com/news/210784/2017-canadian-screen-awards-and-the-winners-are/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|title=2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And the winners are...|last=Furdyk|first=Brent|publisher=ET Canada|date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> With Graham Chittenden added to the writing team in subsequent seasons, the quartet has won the same award four more times to date, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for "Fort McMurray",<ref>Rachel West, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180307042224/https://etcanada.com/news/306506/2018-canadian-screen-awards-property-brothers-big-brother-canada-among-non-fiction-winners/ "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: ‘Property Brothers’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ Among Non-Fiction Winners"]. ''ET Canada'', March 6, 2018.</ref> at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for "Carcross",<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190328130245/https://etcanada.com/news/434901/canadian-screen-awards-presented-for-non-fiction-tv-programming-complete-list-of-winners/ "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners"]. ''ET Canada'', March 26, 2019.</ref> at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for "Churchill",<ref>Jackson Weaver, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-awards-2020-1.5583592 "The National, The Accountant of Auschwitz lead first night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, May 25, 2020.</ref> and at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for "Rankin Inlet";<ref>Marriska Fernandes, [https://www.tribute.ca/news/canadian-screen-awards-2021-news-documentary-lifestyle-and-reality/2021/05/18/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality"]. ''Tribute'', May 18, 2021.</ref> in 2021, they also won a WGC Screenwriting Award for "Rankin Inlet".<ref name=2021winners>Musthafa Azeez, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-schitts-creek-and-trickster-win-at-canadian-screenwriting-awards/ "Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 27, 2021.</ref>
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