Jon Dore

Jon Dore, born Jonathan David Dore on November 2, 1975, in Ottawa, is a Canadian comedian and actor. He attended Brookfield High School and studied broadcasting at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Dore was formerly a correspondent for CTV's Canadian Idol and appeared on his own Comedy Now! special for CTV and The Comedy Network. His program The Jon Dore Television Show aired on The Comedy Network in Canada and on the Independent Film Channel in the United States, with Dore serving as creator, writer, and co-producer.

On November 11, 2010, Dore was the first featured comedian on Conan, and he went on to appear on the show across seven episodes between 2010 and 2017. In July 2008 he appeared on Comedy Central's stand-up show Live at Gotham, and in 2010 he appeared on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He hosted Funny as Hell on HBO Canada beginning in March 2011, and in 2013 he was 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). That same summer he toured with Tig Notaro across the country to film a stand-up documentary for Showtime.

Dore's other credits include two episodes of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer in 2014 and recurring or guest roles on series such as Kroll Show, Hart of Dixie, and Baroness von Sketch Show. In 2021 he created the single-camera sitcom Humour Resources for CBC, playing a fictional version of himself as an HR manager who conducts unscripted interviews with Canadian and American comedians.