The Debaters Live is the conference and special event version of the popular comedy format made famous on CBC Radio. Hosted by award-winning comedian and author, Steve Patterson, The Debaters Live features Canadian stand-up comedy stars going toe-to-toe on a debate topic tailor-made for your organization, and where your live audience votes to pick the winner.
But that’s not all. The Debaters Live gets the fun rolling with a segment of clean, smart stand-up from Steve and each of his two fellow comics.
Custom Debate Topics
With hundreds of topics debated so far, The Debaters Live team has the skill and experience to find the perfect topic for your event: one that’s guaranteed to deliver the laughs and get all of your audience talking.
Our list of satisfied clients includes medical professionals, building contractors, bankers, librarians and tech engineers, just to name a few. Our custom debate topics are as varied as our client list. For Canada’s largest trade union, we debated whether a robot worker is superior to a human one. For an audience of 1,000 teachers, we debated whether memorization is superior to critical thinking. For an association of realtors, we debated whether it’s time to sell our city homes and move to the country.
The Debaters Live team works with you to pick the best topic for your group and then hand-pick two accomplished comedians to take that topic on.
The Debaters Live has been presented as an end-of-conference celebration, as a kick-off keynote event and as the featured entertainment at holiday parties. Depending on your needs The Debaters Live presentation is 55 - 70 minutes in length.
Created by Richard Side, The Debaters format is a tried-and-true comedy concoction that has garnered legions of fans on CBC Radio One and delighted audiences in live theatres and conference venues across Canada for over 16 years.
The Debaters Live & Streaming
The Debaters Live and Streaming is an online version of the popular comedy format made famous on CBC Radio. Hosted by award-winning comedian and author, Steve Patterson, The Debaters Live and Streaming can be delivered on a variety of digital platforms and features Canadian stand-up comedy stars going toe-to-toe on a debate topic tailor-made for your audience. Like The Debaters Live it’s an interactive show filled with funny and fact crafted specifically for you, where your live audience votes in real-time to pick the winner.
Since its introduction in 2020, The Debates Live and Streaming has been presented by numerous organizations eager to bring employees, customers and associates together with a one-of-a-kind laugh-filled online event.
Satisfied clients for The Debaters Live and Streaming include IBM Canada, TD and Calgary Public School Teachers. The financial association, Women in Payments, made The Debaters Live and Streaming an entertaining addition to their association’s events on three occasions for members across Canada and the USA.
The Debaters Live and Streaming just might be the custom-made answer to your next online conference, digital get-together or Zoom holiday party. Depending on your needs, The Debaters Live and Streaming show is 40 - 55 minutes in length.
Created by Richard Side, The Debaters format is a tried-and-true comedy concoction that has garnered legions of fans on CBC Radio One and delighted audiences in live theatres and conference venues across Canada for nearly 16 years.
