Pat Dussault
Pat Dussault is a Canadian television comedy writer, sketch comedian and actor. He has written for a number of Canadian shows, including Just for Laughs and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Early life
Dussault was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Mount Royal. He played hockey as a child and later attended Lower Canada College and Marianopolis College. He earned a degree in philosophy from Queen's University.Career
Dussault lived in Toronto from 2004 to 2009. He began his career writing comedy galas and television specials for the Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2013. He has since written material for Sir Patrick Stewart, and various other comedians and guests on comedy shows. Most notably, Dussault wrote PK Subban: Shots Fired, a comedy fundraiser hosted by NHL all-star PK Subban, which was named Best Variety Special at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards, and raised over $130,000 for the Montreal Children's Hospital FoundationDussault is also known for his work on the satirical news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes; he was one of the writers who won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Writing in TV Series or Special for an episode of the show. He also wrote for the television series The Beaverton.
Dussault has earned two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy.