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Pat Dussault
Pat Dussault is a Canadian television comedy writer and actor.

Early life
Dussault was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, where he attended Lower Canada College, Marianopolis College. He has a degree in philosophy from Queen's University.

Career
Dussault began his career writing comedy galas and television specials for the Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2013. He has since written material for Carrie Fisher, Sir Patrick Stewart, Jeff Goldblum, Jay Baruchel, Seth Meyers, Seth Rogen, Chevy Chase, Norm MacDonald, Michael Che, Lilly Singh, Russell Peters, Caroline Rhea, Jim Gaffigan, Anthony Jeselnik, and Jim Jefferies. 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 Foundation.

Dussault is also known for his work on the satirical news shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Beaverton. He has earned two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy and won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Writing in TV Series or Special.

Twitter controversy
On June 20, 2018, Dussault, a known political satirist, tweeted a satirical joke suggesting that one of Donald Trump Jr.'s children be placed in the same internment camps that the Trump Administration uses to detain the migrant children it forcibly separates from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. This triggered a backlash from far-right, pro-Trump media outlets and pundits, some of whom attempted to misrepresent the joke as a threat in an attempt to discredit and defame Dussault, who deleted the tweet and apologized that same day.

Personal life
Dussault is married and father to three children. He is a lifelong fan of the Montreal Expos and Montreal Canadiens. He is also a longtime supporter of Défi Canderel, a Montreal-based charity that raises money for cancer research.