Jarrod Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within
alternative music. He has released three independent full-length studio albums,
''Beating a Dead Horse'',
''Friendville'' and ''
Awkward & Depressed
''Awkward & Depressed'' is the third studio album by internet comedian Jarrod Alonge, released under the moniker of his fictitious emo band Canadian Softball, on July 28, 2017. The album primarily satirizes and parodies tropes found in the emo ge ...
'', all of which reached number one on the ''Billboard''
Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of
post-hardcore project
CrazyEightyEight.
Personal life
Alonge studied
biology
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at
Tennessee Technological University and graduated with a
BS degree in 2014, having originally planned to attend
medical school. He is a self-described
Star Wars fanatic, making multiple references to the franchise in his content. He currently lives in
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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with his wife Rachel.
Discography
Studio albums
with CrazyEightyEight
* ''Burning Alive'' (2018)
Extended plays
Music videos
Singles and demos
*
"I'm So Scene"' (2013)
''"Eternity (Literally)"''(2014)
*
"Pop Punk Pizza Party"' (2014)
*
"12 Days of a Pop Punk Christmas"' (2015)
*
"Pubic Apology"' (2016)
Awards and nominations
, -
, 2014 , , Jarrod Alonge , ,
Kerrang! Awards
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– Best Comedian , ,
References
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1993 births
Living people
21st-century American comedians
Comedy-related YouTube channels
Comedy YouTubers
American comedy musicians