Jimmy Dore
| Jimmy Dore | |
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| Born | July 26, 1965 Chicago, Illinois |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, Radio, Podcast |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Political comedy, Satire |
| Subject(s) | American culture, current events, pop culture, politics, religion |
| Influences | George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Johnny Carson, David Letterman |
| Website | Official website |
Jimmy Dore (b. July 26, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian who has been performing for over 20 years.[1]
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[edit] Life and career
Dore was born into and raised in a Catholic family of 12 on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Dore is the star of several Comedy Central specials, and a writer–performer for the Off-Broadway hit The Marijuana -Logues. His latest effort "CITIZEN JIMMY", a one-hour Comedy Central Special currently airing, was chosen Best Of 2008 by iTunes, and was named one the Top 5 Comedy DVDs of 2008 by Punchline Magazine. Dore currently lives in Pasadena, California, and hosts his own monthly show Pop and Politics at the UCB theater in Hollywood. Much of his recent material is focused on the absurdity of modern politics. In June 2009 he began producing The Jimmy Dore Show, a one-hour comedic look at the news, which originates at KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles and airs nationally on the Pacifica Network. He also co-hosts the weekly podcast Comedy And Everything Else with Stefane Zamorano and formerly with Todd Glass, who departed from the podcast in late 2009.
Dore has made many appearances on late-night television on shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show on CBS, and NBC's Late Friday. He has also performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Aspen, CO, The Melbourne Comedy in Australia, The Amsterdam Comedy Festival, and for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.[1] He also appears regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Dore is a fill in host on the political talk show TheYoungTurks.
[edit] Television Appearances
- Citizen Jimmy-Comedy Central
- Late Friday-NBC
- Last Comic Standing-NBC
- Friday Night Videos-NBC
- Jimmy Kimmel Live-ABC
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn - CBS
- Comedy Central Presents - Comedy Central
- Make Me Laugh - Comedy Central
- Premium Blend - Comedy Central
- Movies at our House - AMC[2]
- Shorties Watchin' Shorties - Comedy Central
[edit] Discography
- It's Not Brain Surgery (2000)
- Really? (2004?)
- Citizen Jimmy (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Perlman, Daniel (July 30), "Jimmy Dore: Waging War on Stupidity", Punchline Magazine, http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/2008/07/jimmy-dore-waging-war-on-stupidity/[dead link]
- ^ "Comedy Central: Comedians: Jimmy Dore". Comedy Central. http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/d/jimmy_dore.jhtml. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Dore's Myspace
- Comedy Central Bio
- Comedy and Everything Else
- Jimmy Dore Show page
- Jimmy Dore at the Internet Movie Database
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