Jonathan David Dore (born November 2, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and actor currently based in

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Education

Dore attended Brookfield High School and studied broadcasting at

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in Ottawa.

Career

Jon Dore was formerly a correspondent for CTV's ''

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''. Dore also appeared on his own ''

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'' special for CTV and

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, and was featured on the A Channel's comedy special ''Toronto Laughs''. His show, ''

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'', can be seen on

in Canada, and on the

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in the United States. In July 2008, Dore appeared on

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's stand-up show, ''

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'' along with several other comedians. In 2010, he appeared on the

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''. In March 2011, he hosted ''Funny as Hell'' on ''

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'', a show featuring alternative or musical comedy acts. Season 3 of ''Funny as Hell'' premiered on March 22, 2013. On November 11, 2010, he was the first featured comedian on '' Conan''. In 2013, Dore appeared as a main cast member alongside

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and

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on the short-lived sitcom ''

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'' and was interviewed by Melinda Hill for the

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''All Growz Up with Melinda Hill''. Dore went on tour with

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in the Summer of 2013 across the country to film a stand-up documentary for

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. In 2014, he appeared in an uncredited cameo on

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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 ''

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''. In 2021, Dore created the single-camera sitcom ''

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'' for CBC, playing a fictional version of himself as an HR manager with unscripted interviews with Canadian and American comedians.Greg David
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Awards

Filmography

* ''

'' (2003) – Correspondent * '' A Woman Hunted'' (2003) – TV Host * ''

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'' (2003) - Birnbaum * '' Canadian Idol 2'' (2004) – Correspondent * ''

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'' (2005) – Host/Writer * ''

Naturally, Sadie ''Naturally, Sadie'' is a Canadian teen comedy drama that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007 on Family Channel. The series was produced by Decode Entertainment. It was created by Barbara Wiechmann, and developed by Suza ...

'' (2006) – Mr. Woodson * '' Canadian Comedy Awards: Weekend Wrap-Up'' (2006) - Himself * '' 7th Canadian Comedy Awards'' (2006) - Himself * ''

'' (2007) - Himself/Writer * ''

'' (2007–2009) – Himself/Creator/Writer/Co-producer * '' The Nice Show'' (2007) – Himself/Performer/Writer * '' Hooked on Speedman'' (2008) – Jon * ''

'' (2008) – Himself * '' CH Live: NYC'' (2009) - Himself/Writer * '' Hotbox'' (2009) * '' Just for Laughs'' (2009) - Himself/Writer * '' 10th Canadian Comedy Awards'' (2009) - Himself * ''

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'' (2010) - Himself * '' 11th Canadian Comedy Awards'' (2010) - Himself * '' Global Comedians'' (2010) - Himself * ''

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'' (2010) – Ray * ''

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'' (2010) – Himself/Writer * ''

'' (2010) – Mugger/Zookeeper * ''

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'' (2010) - Freakshow Owner * '' Conan'' (2010-2017) – Himself (7 episodes) * '' The Hour'' (2011) - Himself * '' Stag'' (2011) – Luke * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

My Life As an Experiment ''The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An Experiment'' is a book by A. J. Jacobs, an editor at ''Esquire'' magazine, published in 2009. On a mission to improve aspects of his life A. J. Jacobs becomes a human guinea pig, putting himself through a s ...

'' (2011) - A.J. Wilder * ''

'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (2014) - Himself * ''

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'' (2014) - Himself * ''

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'' (2014) - Charles (3 episodes) * ''

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'' (2014) - Jon * ''

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'' (2014) - TJ * '' A Dore to Winnipeg'' (2014) - Himself/Writer/Co-executive producer * ''

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'' (2014-2015) - Gordon Yarmouth/Quentin Brian (2 episodes) * ''

'' (2014–2015) – Ted/Boyfriend/Max (3 episodes) * '' Teen Lust'' (2014) - Gary * ''

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'' (2014-2016) - Himself * ''

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'' - (2015) - Billy Sunshine * ''

Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro ''Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro'' is a 2015 stand-up comedy tour documentary film starring Tig Notaro and Jon Dore. The film premiered on March 16, 2015 at the South by Southwest Film Festival and aired on Showtime on April 17, 2015. Synopsis C ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) – Olie "The Goaltender" Marcoux * ''

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'' (2016) - Fitz/Co-producer * '' The Pickle Recipe'' (2016) - Joey * ''

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'' (2016) - Hank (2 episodes) * '' Speechless'' (2016) - Tom * ''

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'' (2016) - Dave * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (2018) - Dr. Max Nolan/Writer/Executive producer * '' Big Questions, Huge Answers with Jon Dore'' (2018) - Himself * ''

'' (2021) - Jon Dore

References

External links

*
Diamondfield Entertainment feature

The Jon Dore Television Show
on

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