Pat Kelly (comedian)
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Pat Kelly is a comedian from Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
. He was trained at Loose Moose Theatre
in Calgary, and was a host for YTV, a Canadian cable channel featuring children's programming. He is also an alumnus of Toronto's The Second City
mainstage.
Kelly was the star of the Dave Thomas
film, Intern Academy, a comedy featuring Canada's top comedic talent, including Dan Aykroyd
, Peter Oldring
and Dave Foley
. He also appeared as the young love interest in the films Crimes of Fashion and Twitches. He has also starred in Twitches Too
, the sequel to Twitches.
Kelly became interested in acting at the Western Canada High School
in Calgary. He has also pursued a musical career, singing and drumming for the rock bands The Dudes and The Infernos.
He appeared in a music video for the band The New Pornographers
called "The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism", which also featured fellow Loose Moose Theatre players Paul Spence
and David Lawrence (actor)
.
Kelly often works with Peter Oldring
, a fellow Calgarian comedian. Together they created a web and television series called Good Morning World
for the Comedy Network.
Most recently Kelly created and produced This Is That, a satirical current affairs program for CBC Radio One. He is also the creative director of a Vancouver based company PIKE.
www.pikeideas.com
www.cbc.ca/thisisthat
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was trained at Loose Moose Theatre
Loose Moose Theatre
The Loose Moose Theatre Company , is a theater company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was co-founded in 1977, by Keith Johnstone and Mel Tonken. LMTC has an international reputation for developing the theatrical style of improvisation and specifically the work of Keith Johnstone...
in Calgary, and was a host for YTV, a Canadian cable channel featuring children's programming. He is also an alumnus of Toronto's The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
mainstage.
Kelly was the star of the Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas (actor)
David "Dave" Thomas is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools...
film, Intern Academy, a comedy featuring Canada's top comedic talent, including Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...
, Peter Oldring
Peter Oldring
Peter Oldring is a Canadian TV actor and comedian.- Biography :In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV...
and Dave Foley
Dave Foley
David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
. He also appeared as the young love interest in the films Crimes of Fashion and Twitches. He has also starred in Twitches Too
Twitches Too
Twitches Too is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie. It is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches, released in 2005. The film began production in late April 2007 and was released on October 12. It aired during Disney Channel's Halloween Month. The Disney Channel Original Series,...
, the sequel to Twitches.
Kelly became interested in acting at the Western Canada High School
Western Canada High School
Western Canada High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 10 through 12. Western is located in the 17th Avenue business district of the Lower Mount Royal community, and is the most centrally located public high school in Calgary.-History:The...
in Calgary. He has also pursued a musical career, singing and drumming for the rock bands The Dudes and The Infernos.
He appeared in a music video for the band The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...
called "The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism", which also featured fellow Loose Moose Theatre players Paul Spence
Paul Spence
Paul Spence is a Canadian actor, author and musician. Born 29 January, 1976 in Calgary, Alberta, Paul is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2001 mockumentary hit FUBAR: The Movie, which he co-wrote with friends David Lawrence and Michael Dowse.The characters and...
and David Lawrence (actor)
David Lawrence (actor)
David Lawrence is a Canadian actor, writer, producer and director.Dave Lawrence was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1976. He trained at the Loose Moose Theatre from 1993 to 2001. Lawrence is best known for his headbanger character 'Terry' from the mockumentary FUBAR: The Movie and its follow-up, FUBAR II...
.
Kelly often works with Peter Oldring
Peter Oldring
Peter Oldring is a Canadian TV actor and comedian.- Biography :In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV...
, a fellow Calgarian comedian. Together they created a web and television series called Good Morning World
Good Morning World
Good Morning World is a satirical television show posing as a fictional morning show called "Good Morning World". It stars Peter Oldring and Pat Kelly, as hosts Andy Peppers and Allister Coulter....
for the Comedy Network.
Most recently Kelly created and produced This Is That, a satirical current affairs program for CBC Radio One. He is also the creative director of a Vancouver based company PIKE.
External links
www.pikeideas.com
www.cbc.ca/thisisthat