Jon Dore
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Jon Dore | |
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 Dore in 2013. | |
| Born | Jonathan David Dore November 2, 1975 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Jonathan David Dore (born November 2, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and actor currently based in Juneau, Alaska.[1]
Education[]
Dore attended Brookfield High School and studied broadcasting at Algonquin College in Ottawa.[2]
Career[]
Jon Dore was formerly a correspondent for CTV's Canadian Idol. Dore also appeared on his own Comedy Now! special for CTV and The Comedy Network, and was featured on the A Channel's comedy special Toronto Laughs. His show, The Jon Dore Television Show, can be seen on The Comedy Network in Canada, and on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. In July 2008, Dore appeared on Comedy Central's stand-up show, Live at Gotham along with several other comedians. In 2010, he appeared on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
In March 2011, he hosted Funny as Hell on HBO Canada,[3] a show featuring alternative, or musical comedy acts. Season 3 of Funny as Hell premiered on March 22, 2013.[4]
On November 11, 2010, he was the first featured comedian on Conan.
In 2013, Dore appeared as a main cast member alongside Sarah Chalke and Brad Garrett on the short-lived sitcom How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) and was interviewed by Melinda Hill for the web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill.[5]
Jon went on tour with Tig Notaro in the Summer of 2013 across the country to film a stand-up documentary for Showtime.[6]
In 2014, he appeared in an uncredited cameo on Alan Thicke's TLC show "Unusually Thicke" as a drunken stranger, who crashes 16-year-old Carter Thicke's party. That same year he appeared in two episodes of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer.[7]
In 2021, Dore created the single-camera sitcom Humour Resources for CBC, playing a fictional version of himself as an HR manager with unscripted interviews with Canadian and American comedians.[8]
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Stand-up Newcomer[9] | Won |
| 2008 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Series Writing, The Jon Dore TV Show[10] | Won |
| 2009 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Performance (male), The Jon Dore TV Show[11] | Won |
Filmography[]
- Canadian Idol (2003) – Correspondent
- (2003) – TV Host
- (2003) - Birnbaum
- Canadian Idol 2 (2004) – Correspondent
- Cream of Comedy (2005) – Host/Writer
- Naturally, Sadie (2006) – Mr. Woodson
- (2006) - Himself
- 7th Canadian Comedy Awards (2006) - Himself
- Comedy Now! (2007) - Himself/Writer
- The Jon Dore Television Show (2007–2009) – Himself/Creator/Writer/Co-producer
- (2007) – Himself/Performer/Writer
- (2008) – Jon
- Live at Gotham (2008) – Himself
- (2009) - Himself/Writer
- Hotbox (2009)
- Just for Laughs (2009) - Himself/Writer
- 10th Canadian Comedy Awards (2009) - Himself
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2010) - Himself
- 11th Canadian Comedy Awards (2010) - Himself
- (2010) - Himself
- Held Up (2010) – Ray
- Comedy Central Presents (2010) – Himself/Writer
- How I Met Your Mother (2010) – Mugger/Zookeeper
- Scare Tactics (2010) - Freakshow Owner
- Conan (2010-2017) – Himself (7 episodes)
- The Hour (2011) - Himself
- (2011) – Luke
- (2011)
- My Life As an Experiment (2011) - A.J. Wilder
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2012) - Writer
- Funny as Hell (2011-2013) – Host/Writer
- (2012) - Himself
- (2011-2012) – Himself/Writer
- (2012) - Himself
- Dino Dan (2011) – Recurring guest Uncle Jack
- All Growz Up with Melinda Hill (2013) - Himself
- Expecting (2013) - Peter
- (2013) - Himself
- (2013) - Himself
- How to Live with Your Parents (2013) – Julian Tatham
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2014) - Himself
- Katie Chats (2014) - Himself
- Hart of Dixie (2014) - Charles (3 episodes)
- Unusually Thicke (2014) - Jon
- Package Deal (2014) - TJ
- (2014) - Himself/Writer/Co-executive producer
- Kroll Show (2014-2015) - Gordon Yarmouth/Quentin Brian (2 episodes)
- Inside Amy Schumer (2014–2015) – Ted/Boyfriend/Max (3 episodes)
- Teen Lust (2014) - Gary
- @midnight (2014-2016) - Himself
- Bummed - (2015) - Billy Sunshine
- Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (2015) – Olie "The Goaltender" Marcoux
- After the Reality (2016) - Fitz/Co-producer
- The Pickle Recipe (2016) - Joey
- Angel from Hell (2016) - Hank (2 episodes)
- Speechless (2016) - Tom
- Those Who Can't (2016) - Dave
- (2016)
- Baroness von Sketch Show (2016-2018) - Mr. Bingleby/Pete/Henry/Jack/Bouncer/Lance (6 episodes)
- The 5th Quarter (2018) - Otis Wood
- (2018) - Tony
- (2018) - Dr. Max Nolan/Writer/Executive producer
- (2018) - Himself
- Humour Resources (2021) - Jon Dore
References[]
- ^ "Stop Podcasting Yourself 668 – Jon Dore". Maximum Fun. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Volmers, Eric. "Comedian Jon Dore tackles taboos and mines discomfort". Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Funny as Hell – HBO Canada
- ^ Bordeau, Annette. "Jon Dore Talks 'Funny As Hell,' Drunks and the Perks of Primetime". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Carrie, Stephanie. "Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ https://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17998
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233481/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t34
- ^ Greg David, "Just for Laughs wraps production on Humour Resources for CBC". TV, eh?, October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards". CBC News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ "2008 Canadian Comedy Awards winners". Canadian Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "2009 Canadian Comedy Awards winners". Canadian Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
External links[]
- Jon Dore at IMDb
- Diamondfield Entertainment feature
- The Jon Dore Television Show on The Comedy Network.
- 1976 births
- Male actors from Ottawa
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Algonquin College alumni
- Canadian Idol
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian television personalities
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian sketch comedians
- 21st-century Canadian comedians
- Canadian male comedians
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- People from Juneau, Alaska
- Comedians from Ontario
- Canadian Comedy Award winners