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{{other people|John Dore}}
{{short description|Canadian comedian and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox person
| image       = Jon Dore.jpg
| caption     = Dore in 2013.
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1975|11|2}}
| birth_name  = Jonathan David Dore
| birth_place = [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada
| occupation  = Actor, comedian
}}
'''Jonathan David Dore''' (born November 2, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and actor currently based in [[Juneau, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stop Podcasting Yourself 668 – Jon Dore |url=https://maximumfun.org/episodes/stop-podcasting-yourself/stop-podcasting-yourself-668-jon-dore/|website=Maximum Fun|date=January 5, 2021 |access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
==Education==
Dore attended [[Nepean High School (Ottawa)|Brookfield High School]] and studied broadcasting at [[Algonquin College]] in Ottawa.<ref name= herald>{{cite web|last=Volmers |first=Eric |title=Comedian Jon Dore tackles taboos and mines discomfort |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/comedian-jon-dore-tackles-taboos-and-mines-discomfort |access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
Jon Dore was formerly a correspondent for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s ''[[Canadian Idol]]''.  Dore also appeared on his own ''[[Comedy Now!]]'' special for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[The Comedy Network]], and was featured on the [[A (TV system)|A Channel]]'s comedy special ''Toronto Laughs''.  His show, ''[[The Jon Dore Television Show]]'', can be seen on [[The Comedy Network]] in Canada, and on the [[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 ''[[HBO Canada]]'',<ref>[http://www.hbocanada.com/funnyashell/about.php Funny as Hell – HBO Canada]</ref> a show featuring alternative or musical comedy acts. Season 3 of ''Funny as Hell'' premiered on March 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bordeau|first=Annette|title=Jon Dore Talks 'Funny As Hell,' Drunks and the Perks of Primetime|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/21/funny-as-hell-jon-dore-interview_n_2924329.html|work=Huffington Post|date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=April 26, 2013}}</ref>
On November 11, 2010, he was the first featured comedian on ''[[Conan (talk show)|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''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carrie |first=Stephanie |title=Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters |url=http://tangledwebwewatch.com/2013/07/17/stephs-la-weekly-feature-series-melinda-hills-romantic-encounters/ |access-date=October 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019203316/http://tangledwebwewatch.com/2013/07/17/stephs-la-weekly-feature-series-melinda-hills-romantic-encounters/ |archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}</ref>
Dore went on tour with [[Tig Notaro]] in the Summer of 2013 across the country to film a stand-up documentary for [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17998|title=Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro &#124; SXSW 2015 Event Schedule}}</ref>
In 2014, he appeared in an uncredited cameo on [[Alan Thicke]]'s [[TLC (TV network)|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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233481/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t34|title = Jon Dore|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref>
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.<ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2020/10/29/just-for-laughs-wraps-production-on-humour-resources-for-cbc/ "Just for Laughs wraps production on Humour Resources for CBC"]. ''TV, eh?'', October 29, 2020.</ref>
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
| 2006
| [[Canadian Comedy Award]]
| Best Stand-up Newcomer<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-comic-performers-to-celebrate-at-annual-awards-1.569970|website=CBC News|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
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|-
| 2008
| Canadian Comedy Award
| Best Series Writing, The Jon Dore TV Show<ref name="CCA2008">{{cite web | url=http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/awardwinners.php?year=2008 | title=2008 Canadian Comedy Awards winners | publisher=[[Canadian Comedy Awards]] | access-date=October 30, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018204942/http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/awardwinners.php?year=2008 | archive-date=October 18, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2009
| Canadian Comedy Award
| Best Performance (male), The Jon Dore TV Show<ref name="CCA2009">{{cite web | url=http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/awardwinners.php?year=2009 | title=2009 Canadian Comedy Awards winners | publisher=[[Canadian Comedy Awards]] | access-date=October 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031181309/http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/awardwinners.php?year=2009 | archive-date=October 31, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2023
| [[Juno Awards]]
| [[Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year|Comedy Album of the Year]] — ''A Person Who Is Gingerbread''<ref>Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/junos-2023-opening-night-winners-list-1.6776262 "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night"]. [[CBC News]], March 11, 2023.</ref>
| {{won}}
|}
==Filmography==
* ''[[Canadian Idol]]'' (2003) – Correspondent
* ''[[A Woman Hunted]]'' (2003) – TV Host
* ''[[Outrage (2003 film)|Outrage]]'' (2003) – Birnbaum
* ''[[Canadian Idol|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 (TV series)|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 (talk show)|Conan]]'' (2010–2017) – Himself (7 episodes)
* ''[[The Hour (Canadian talk show)|The Hour]]'' (2011) – Himself
* ''[[Stag (2013 film)|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 (film)|Expecting]]'' (2013) – Peter
* ''[[Set List: Stand Up Without a Net]]'' (2013) – Himself
* ''[[Who Charted?]]'' (2013) – Himself
* ''[[How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)|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 film)|Teen Lust]]'' (2014) – Gary
* ''[[@midnight]]'' (2014–2016) – Himself
* ''[[Bummed]]'' – (2015) – Billy Sunshine
* ''[[Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 TV series)|Cracked]]'' (2018) – Dr. Max Nolan/Writer/Executive producer
* ''[[Big Questions, Huge Answers with Jon Dore]]'' (2018) – Himself
* ''[[Humour Resources]]'' (2021) – Jon Dore
* ''[[The Lake (TV series)|The Lake]]'' (2022) – Wayne
* ''[[The Holiday Shift]]'' (2023) – Brian
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0233481}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192930/http://www.diamondfield.com/jondore.php Diamondfield Entertainment feature]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110514020815/http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=3843 The Jon Dore Television Show] on [[The Comedy Network]].
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