Jon Lajoie
Encyclopedia
Jonathan "Jon" Lajoie is a Canadian comedian
, actor
, rapper, singer, musician
and Internet celebrity
from Montreal
, Quebec
.
and raised in Montreal, Quebec. His father is French-Canadian and his mother is English-Canadian
. He graduated from Dawson College
's theatre program in 2001. Since 2003, he has acted as an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom L'auberge du chien noir.
. Jon Lajoie has also successfully released 2 studio albums.
as Taco McArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician. Lajoie performs his song "The Birthday Song" and "Vaginal Hubris" in two episodes of the first season. Throughout the series, Lajoie performs songs written specifically for the show.
on November 7, 2009. It premiered on March 5, 2010.
The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 at 1:30 AM (EST). The special featured the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, rapper, singer, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and Internet celebrity
Internet celebrity
An Internet celebrity, cyberstar or online celebrity is someone who has become famous by means of the Internet. Such fame is based less upon raw numbers, as with traditional media...
from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Background
Lajoie was born in Saint-Hubert, QuebecSaint-Hubert, Quebec
Saint-Hubert is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics...
and raised in Montreal, Quebec. His father is French-Canadian and his mother is English-Canadian
English Canadian
An English Canadian is a Canadian of English ancestry; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian. Canada is an officially bilingual state, with English and French official language communities. Immigrant cultural groups ostensibly integrate into one or both of these communities, but...
. He graduated from Dawson College
Dawson College
Dawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...
's theatre program in 2001. Since 2003, he has acted as an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom L'auberge du chien noir.
Career
Jon Lajoie began his career as a comedian in 2007. Lajoie's performance included music, skits, and some stand-up comedyStand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
. Jon Lajoie has also successfully released 2 studio albums.
The League
Lajoie currently has a role in the FX Network TV show called The LeagueThe League
The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:...
as Taco McArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician. Lajoie performs his song "The Birthday Song" and "Vaginal Hubris" in two episodes of the first season. Throughout the series, Lajoie performs songs written specifically for the show.
Comedy Central Presents
Jon Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central PresentsComedy Central Presents
Comedy Central Presents is a half-hour long stand-up show that features various stand-up comedians in each episode.-DVDs:Starting in 2008, Comedy Central started releasing "Best of" compilation DVDs, with uncensored audio...
on November 7, 2009. It premiered on March 5, 2010.
The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 at 1:30 AM (EST). The special featured the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| You Want Some of This? You Want Some of This? You Want Some of This? is the debut album by Canadian comedy musician and internet celebrity Jon Lajoie. It was released on January 30, 2009 and features all of his songs from his YouTube sketches up until that date with additional new tracks.... |
|
| I Kill People I Kill People I Kill People is the second album by Canadian comedy musician Jon Lajoie.-Track listing:... |
|
Music videos
| Year | Song title | Director Music video director A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles... (s) | Album | YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "High as Fuck" | You Want Some of This? | October 1st, 2007 | |
| "2 Girls 1 Cup Song" | November 1st, 2007 | |||
| "Everyday Normal Guy" | November 21st, 2007 | |||
| "Cold Blooded Christmas" | December 10th, 2007 | |||
| 2008 | "Why Did You Leave Me?" | January 8th, 2008 | ||
| "Everyday Normal Guy 2" | January 16th, 2008 | |||
| "Song for Britney Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album... " |
February 4th, 2008 | |||
| "Sunday Afternoon" | March 11th, 2008 | |||
| "Show Me Your Genitals" | May 31st, 2008 | |||
| "Stay at Home Dad" | August 21st, 2008 | |||
| "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina" | September 5th, 2008 | |||
| Bootlegs & B-Sides (including "I Don't Understand" and "Potty Training Song") | October 11th, 2008 | |||
| "Too Fast" | November 17th, 2008 | |||
| 2009 | "Everyday Normal Crew" | January 5th, 2009 | ||
| "Alone in the Universe" | I Kill People | March 8th, 2009 | ||
| "I Kill People" | April 23rd, 2009 | |||
| "Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... is Dead" |
June 26th, 2009 | |||
| "Radio Friendly Song" | August 27th, 2009 | |||
| "WTF Collective" | October 5th, 2009 | |||
| 2010 | "Chatroulette Chatroulette Chatroulette is a website that pairs strangers from around the world together for webcam-based conversations. Visitors to the website begin an online chat with another visitor who is chosen at random... Song" |
March 26th, 2010 | ||
| "I Can Dance" | April 19th, 2010 | |||
| "Blackbird Blackbird (song) "Blackbird" is a Beatles song from the double-disc album The Beatles . Blackbird was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Origins:... " (The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... parody) |
Non-album song | May 31st, 2010 | ||
| "Pop Song" | Julien Demers-Arsenault | You Want Some of This? | June 5th, 2010 | |
| "Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in... 's Love Song" |
I Kill People | July 5th, 2010 | ||
| "WTF Collective 2" | November 16th, 2010 | |||
| "In Different Ways" | Julien Demers-Arsenault | December 18th, 2010 | ||
| 2011 | "Very Super Famous" | "Very Super Famous" single | February 15th, 2011 | |
| "Osama Osama bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets... is Dead" |
Non-album song | May 2nd, 2011 | ||
| "The Best Song" | "The Best Song" single | June 21st, 2011 | ||
| "Fuck Everything" | Jon Lajoie | "Fuck Everything" single | July 29th, 2011 | |
| 2012 | "WTF Collective 3" |