Jon Dore
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Jon Dore | |
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | 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
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
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]
Dore 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
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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 |
| 2023 | Juno Awards | Comedy Album of the Year — A Person Who Is Gingerbread[12] | Won |
Filmography
- Canadian Idol (2003) – Correspondent
- A Woman Hunted (2003) – TV Host
- Outrage (2003) – Birnbaum
- Canadian Idol 2 (2004) – Correspondent
- Cream of Comedy (2005) – Host/Writer
- Naturally, Sadie (2006) – Mr. Woodson
- Canadian Comedy Awards: Weekend Wrap-Up (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
- The Nice Show (2007) – Himself/Performer/Writer
- Hooked on Speedman (2008) – Jon
- Live at Gotham (2008) – Himself
- CH Live: NYC (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
- Global Comedians (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
- Stag (2011) – Luke
- Talking Hedz (2011)
- My Life As an Experiment(2011) – A.J. Wilder
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2012) – Writer
- Funny as Hell (2011–2013) – Host/Writer
- CC: Stand-Up - The Bonnaroo Experience (2012) – Himself
- Mash Up w/ TJ Miller (2011–2012) – Himself/Writer
- Just for Laughs: All-Access (2012) – Himself
- Dino Dan (2011) – Recurring guest Uncle Jack
- All Growz Up with Melinda Hill (2013) – Himself
- Expecting (2013) – Peter
- Set List: Stand Up Without a Net (2013) – Himself
- Who Charted? (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
- A Dore to Winnipeg (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
- The Crossroads of History (2016)
- Baroness von Sketch Show (2016–2018) – Mr. Bingleby/Pete/Henry/Jack/Bouncer/Lance (6 episodes)
- The 5th Quarter (2018) – Otis Wood
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh (2018) – Tony
- Cracked (2018) – Dr. Max Nolan/Writer/Executive producer
- Big Questions, Huge Answers with Jon Dore (2018) – Himself
- Humour Resources (2021) – Jon Dore
- The Lake (2022) – Wayne
- The Holiday Shift (2023) - Brian
References
- ^ "Stop Podcasting Yourself 668 – Jon Dore". Maximum Fun. January 5, 2021. 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 (March 21, 2013). "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.
- ^ "Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule".
- ^ "Jon Dore". IMDb.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
External links
- Jon Dore at IMDb
- Diamondfield Entertainment feature
- The Jon Dore Television Show on The Comedy Network.