Manchester, New Hampshire
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. He has released two albums, most recently 2019's ''The Texas Chanoinesaw Massacre'', produced by Grammy winner
Dan Schlissel
Dan Schlissel (born November 9, 1970) is an American record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founder of the record labels Stand Up! Records, which specializes in comedy, and -ismist Recordings, which focused on punk and alternative roc ...
for
Stand Up! Records
Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 2 ...
. It reached No. 1 on the Amazon comedy chart.
Career
Chanoine started performing stand-up comedy in 2009. He was recognized by
New Hampshire Public Radio
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's ''Word of Mouth'' program as one of the top comics in the state, saying that "Jay has loads of talent. He's funny. He's got personality. And there's that feeling he might make something of this." New Hampshire weekly '' The Hippo'' called his comedy "edgy" and noted that Chanoine's favorite topics included "
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,
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and his ability to fit into his wife’s clothes." He is featured in director Lisa Romagnoli's 2013 documentary ''Wicked Funny 2'', an exploration of the New Hampshire comedy scene.
Chanoine has toured frequently with
Austin, Texas
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comic JT Habersaat, and performed with
Kyle Kinane
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Career
Kinane's first television appearance was on ''The Nanny'' playing "Young Roger Clinton".
His debut album ''Death of the Pa ...
Sam Jay
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.
He is a contributing writer for satirical website
The Hard Times
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.
Albums
Chanoine self-released his first album ''Come On Feel Chanoine'' in 2015, whose title puns off of the
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song "
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." It was recorded live at Manchester's Shaskeen Pub in 2015.
His 2019 followup album ''The Texas Chanoinesaw Massacre'' was released by
Stand Up! Records
Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 2 ...
. Reviewer Richard Lanoie of the Serious Comedy Site called it "surreal but very, very believable. Also excellent." He wrote that, "At a time when biographical stand-up comedy seems generally banal at best, Jay Chanoine’s material stands out for how well it is written and how different it is."
Stand Up! Records
Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 2 ...