Patrick Ledwell is a Canadian stand-up comedian, best known as a frequent guest on the

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''. The son of poet and university professor

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and the brother of musician and artist

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, he is from

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. In 2012 Ledwell published the humour book ''I Am an Islander'', which was illustrated by Daniel.Sue Carter
"PEI comedian Patrick Ledwell turns to the crowds to support his first book"
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'', January 5, 2012. 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. In 2016, he published the sequel book ''An Islander Strikes Back''. In 2017 he played

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's Canada Day comedy special ''Your Special Canada''. Ledwell also regularly performs with musician Mark Haines as part of the Island Summer Review, a music and storytelling show. In 2020 during the

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, he was one of the guest readers in The East Pointers' livestreamed "#Annedemic" readings of ''

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''.Alison Jenkins
"P.E.I. band continues #Annedemic with Anne of the Island beginning soon"
'' Journal Pioneer'', June 16, 2020.

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