"The Jon Dore Show" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

9.6/10   

Creators:

John Brunton
Jon Dore

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Fart Joke | Interview | Behind The Scenes | Fight | Fart

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jon Dore

...

Himself (26 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

Canada:30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:14+ (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Insight Production Company

Very Original

Dore has excellent deadpan delivery and has created a wonderfully self-aware show. It's a kind of faux documentary that centres around a fictionalized (but how much?) version of Dore. Each show takes on a topic that Dore fixates on (quitting smoking, getting in shape, attracting a woman, accessibility for disabled people, infertility, getting over a fear of bats etc)

The overall format of this show is unlike anything I've ever seen. The interview portions might remind me a little of D'Ali G show, but in Dore's case, it's almost irrelevant if the interviewee knows it's for a comedy show (and certainly, it's clear that some really do know).

At first I wondered why I found this show so "familiar" in tone. Then after a few episodes I looked him up online and discovered that he's from Ottawa, Canada and then moved to Toronto, Canada (same with me). So I'm thinking that a foreigner might see this show in a much stranger light that I'm seeing! Cool.