John Mann (comedian) Phill Jupitus and Lenny Henry and has appeared on numerous TV comedy shows. He was first stand-up comedian to act as warm-up for a music show "The White Room". He has written for Harry Enfield, Paul O'Grady, Gina Yashere and Jasper Carrott, and was a writer for both "The 11 O'Clock Show" and "The Big Breakfast" as well as its replacement R.I.S.E. He also has a popular fortnightly column in the local "Bishop's Stortford Observer", near his residence, for which he was shortlisted as Columnist of the Year in the 2008 EDF Media Awards. Mann is a regular guest on
Steve Patterson (comedian) on the Steve Martin Gala, and hosted the Industry Gala in 2011. His success continued in October when he was awarded "Best Male Stand-up" at the Canadian Comedy Awards, an industry event which he also hosted. Publishing rights to Patterson's debut novel, "The Book of Letters", were sold to Goose Lane Editions in 2015. Note: The 2008 winner of 'Best Series Writing' (for The Jon Dore Show) at the Canadian Comedy Awards is a different comedian, actor, writer of the same name, now known as Steve Dylan. Steve Patterson (comedian) Steve Patterson is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television