# Steve Dylan

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{{Short description|Canadian comedian and television writer}}
'''Steve Dylan''' is the stage name of '''Steve Patterson''', a [Canadian](/source/Canada) comedian and television writer from [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario),<ref name=hendra>Peter Hendra, [https://www.thewhig.com/2014/01/24/dylan-engineers-standup-career "Dylan engineers standup career"]. ''[Kingston Whig-Standard](/source/Kingston_Whig-Standard)'', January 24, 2014.</ref> most noted as a writer for ''[Still Standing](/source/Still_Standing_(Canadian_TV_series))''.<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](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston), 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](/source/The_Jon_Dore_Television_Show)'', for which he was also a writer.<ref name=hendra/> He, [Jon Dore](/source/Jon_Dore) and [Mark Forward](/source/Mark_Forward) won the [Canadian Comedy Award](/source/Canadian_Comedy_Award) for Best Writing in a Series at the [9th Canadian Comedy Awards](/source/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](/source/Steve_Patterson_(comedian)).

As a writer for ''Still Standing'', he won the award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series alongside [Jonny Harris](/source/Jonny_Harris) and [Fraser Young](/source/Fraser_Young) at the [5th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/ET_Canada)'', March 6, 2018.</ref> at the [7th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/ET_Canada)'', March 26, 2019.</ref> at the [8th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/CBC_News), May 25, 2020.</ref> and at the [9th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/Tribute_(magazine))'', May 18, 2021.</ref> in 2021, they also won a [WGC Screenwriting Award](/source/WGC_Screenwriting_Awards) 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](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', April 27, 2021.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1392583}}

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Category:Queen's University at Kingston alumni
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Screenwriters from Ontario

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