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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 ''
Canadian Idol ''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show '' Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Do ...
''. Dore also appeared on his own '' Comedy Now!'' special for CTV and
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, and was featured on the A Channel's comedy special ''Toronto Laughs''. His show, '' The Jon Dore Television Show'', can be seen on
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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, '' Live at Gotham'' along with several other comedians. In 2010, he appeared on the
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''
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''. In March 2011, he hosted ''Funny as Hell'' on '' HBO Canada'', 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 Tig Notaro in the Summer of 2013 across the country to film a stand-up documentary for Showtime. In 2014, he appeared in an uncredited cameo on
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's
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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 '' Inside Amy Schumer''. 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.Greg David
"Just for Laughs wraps production on Humour Resources for CBC"
''TV, eh?'', October 29, 2020.


Awards


Filmography

* ''
Canadian Idol ''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show '' Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Do ...
'' (2003) – Correspondent * ''
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'' (2003) – TV Host * '' Outrage'' (2003) – Birnbaum * '' Canadian Idol 2'' (2004) – Correspondent * ''
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'' (2005) – Host/Writer * ''
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'' (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 * ''
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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 * ''
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'' (2010) – Mugger/Zookeeper * '' Scare Tactics'' (2010) – Freakshow Owner * '' Conan'' (2010–2017) – Himself (7 episodes) * '' The Hour'' (2011) – Himself * ''
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'' (2011) – Luke * '' Talking Hedz'' (2011) * '' My Life As an Experiment'' (2011) – A.J. Wilder * ''
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'' (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 * '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (2014) – Himself * '' Katie Chats'' (2014) – Himself * ''
Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of ...
'' (2014) – Charles (3 episodes) * '' Unusually Thicke'' (2014) – Jon * ''
Package Deal ''Package Deal'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Andrew Orenstein about three brothers and the woman who comes between them. It debuted on City on June 18, 2013 and ran for two seasons. Premise Danny thinks Kim might be the one. His ol ...
'' (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 * ''
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'' (2014–2016) – Himself * ''
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'' – (2015) – Billy Sunshine * '' Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro'' (2015) * ''
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'' (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


External links

*
Diamondfield Entertainment feature

The Jon Dore Television Show
on
The Comedy Network CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming and operates two time-shifted feeds, runni ...
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dore, Jon 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 Ottawa Canadian Comedy Award winners Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year winners Comedians from Alaska