Peter Aterman was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. After studying improvisation and acting with various teachers in Toronto, he founded Crime and Punishment, his own sketch comedy troupe, which lasted for one performance and then split up in violent acrimony. Forced to choose between misanthropy and trying again, he opted for the former. A vision of Jesus in a lake of fire made him reconsider, however, and shortly thereafter he began writing and performing his own one-man comedies. He has presented his shows in various cities in North America and Europe, and has won five awards for them. He was especially thrilled when his play Slaves of Starbucks was performed by David Beckett at the American Renegade Theatre in Los Angeles. His writing and directing credits include short works for Liberated Theatre at the Soho Theatre in London in 2003, for which he was not adequately recompensed because, let's face it, when it really comes down to it the English are just an evil bunch of bastards.
He has also performed stand-up comedy in various locations, from empty bars in Canada to empty bars in the U.K., but also including the gloriously refurbished 1,200-seat Hackney Empire in London.
''Hilarious, intelligent materialquickly-paced, Aterman scores big laughs'' - Next Magazine, New York
''Sit back, relax and be prepared to laugh a lot - as funny as anything you'll see on Saturday Night Live'' - digitalcity.com
''Aterman had the entire audience in stitches with his deadpan delivery - a new height to black comedy'' - Hi Drama! Channel 57, New York
''A witty...and very funny performer'' - The Halifax Herald
