Career
He has a number of notable television appearances, including Comedy Central"s Premium Blend, CTV"s Comedy Now, Canadian Broadcasting Company"s Comics! and Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He has also appeared at the prestigious Just for Laughs festival and Home Box Office"s Aspen Comedy Arts festival. Pete has also appeared on the show Russell Howard"s Good News Extra.
In 2009, his debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Naked Pictures of My Life", was nominated for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award.
This was followed by a 2010 nomination for Chortle"s Best Breakthrough Acting award in the United Kingdom. In 2011 Pete returned to Canada to perform on two episodes of Canadian Broadcasting Company"s The Debaters, where he argued with Sean Cullen over which is better, coffee or tea, and in another episode with Charlie Demers over whether men are inherently cheaters or not. He also performed at The Winnipeg Comedy Festival Comedy Gala taped for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He has appeared twice at The Comedy Store, and was a featured comedian on the new Russell Peters Presents special entitled Live from the Redlight District.
His mother was Joanne Johansson, a painter and nurse in Western Canada. He currently tours globally doing shows in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States.
