Jonathan "Jon" Lajoie (born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, musician and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec.[1]Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Internet videos 3 Beyond the Internet 3.1 The League 3.2 Comedy Central Presents 4 You Want Some of This? 5 References 6 External links
[edit] Background
Lajoie was born 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.[2] Since 1998, he has acted as an English-Canadian musician named Snotty McAssface in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom L'auberge du chien noir.[3] [edit] Internet videos
Jon Lajoie first became popular through the music video "Everyday Normal Guy", in which he, in ironic contrast to typical rap songs, sings about his bland, run-of-the-mill daily activities and his peaceful nature. Many of Lajoie's other videos, including The Bastard Breaks Up, "2 Girls 1 Cup Song", "Show Me Your Genitals", "Sunday Afternoon", and "High as Fuck", are also popular. Two of his music videos have developed into three-part series: "Everyday Normal Guy" was followed by "Everyday Normal Guy 2" and "Everyday Normal Crew", with the "WTF Collective" video supposedly being presented by "Normal Guy Productions"; and "Show Me Your Genitals" was followed by "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina" and "I Kill People" (under the alias MC Vagina). His videos have received millions of views on several websites.
Recently, Lajoie has released other songs: "Cold-Blooded Christmas," which tells a story in which he mistakenly shoots and kills Santa Claus thinking he is an intruder, then cuts the body into pieces and burns them in his fireplace (only to find out that the Santa was his Uncle Bob); "Alone in the Universe", a style parody of Coldplay with lyrics that deal with masturbation; "Michael Jackson is Dead", a criticism of those in the media who reversed their opinion of Jackson after his death; "Radio Friendly Song", poking fun at 'canned' 4 minute soft rock that is popular on the radio; and the aforementioned "WTF Collective", a parody of rap groups such as Wu-Tang Clan, G-Unit, and D-12. In the video, Lajoie acts as 12 different MCs, including MC Fatigue, who falls asleep after a single line, and the self-explanatory MC Shit My Pants Frequently. Recently, he recorded a videoclip for the music Pop Song, Voyous Films directed by Julien Demers-Arsenault (Voyous Films), and choreography by Mabel Palomino. The song plays with the 90's boy bands, and today's teens artists, such as Justin Bieber and Jonas Brothers.
Lajoie's songs are often parodies of everyday things, such as stay-at-home dads, pathetic attempts at having sexual intercourse with girls, and doing chores on Sunday afternoons. His commercial parodies advertise undesirable products like "pedophile beards" and "rapist glasses" (other products advertised included "serial killer vans," "public masturbator trenchcoats," a "there's gotta be something wrong with that guy hat", and pencil crayons) or mundane human behaviour such as "breathing". He also created commercials for "being gay" and "not giving a fuck" and one about "Hands". His other projects include song parodies, such as a parody of The Beatles' "Blackbird", including vulgar lyrics that spoof McCartney's state of mind at the time.
A common source of humor in Lajoie's videos is the appearance of his friend Steve, a man with a thick beard who doesn't speak often, except to say the line, "You want some [more] of this, bitch?" In "Everyday Normal Crew", Steve refuses to say it until Lajoie pays him. In the same video, Lajoie claims that Steve will "probably have a heart attack sometime soon".
Lajoie's videos have also portrayed him as a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, especially in the video Canadiens vs. Flyers in which he saves a woman being harassed by a man wearing a Philadelphia Flyers T-shirt. At the end of the video, Lajoie refers to Carey Price as "Jesus" Price. [edit] Beyond the Internet [edit] The League
Lajoie currently has a role in the FX Network TV show called The League as Taco McArthur a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician.[4] Created by the husband-and-wife duo of Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Jackie Marcus Schaffer, the show revolves around five guys who love fantasy football and they will do anything to win the league while dealing with other problems. Other ensemble cast members include Mark Duplass, Steve Rannazzisi, Nick Kroll, and Paul Scheer. [edit] Comedy Central Presents
Jon Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009.[5] It premiered on March 5, 2010.[6] The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6th at 1:30 AM (EST). The special featured the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song". [edit] You Want Some of This?
Lajoie released his debut album You Want Some of This? on January 30, 2009, under Normal Guy Productions. It features all of his songs from his YouTube sketches released up to that point plus additional new tracks.
Tracklist: Everyday Normal Guy (3:21) Too Fast (1:57) I Don't Understand (0:24) Show Me Your Genitals (2:32) High as F%#K (2:55) Pop Song (2:44) Song for Britney (2:29) The Phonecall (3:51) Everyday Normal Guy 2 (3:15) Sunday Afternoon (2:59) Stay at Home Dad (3:00) Potty Training Song (0:34) Show Me Your Genitals 2: E = MC Vagina (2:56) Cold Blooded Christmas (2:14) 2 Girls 1 Cup Song (2:43) Everyday Normal Crew (4:52) Why Did You Leave Me? (0:38)
Jon's album is available on iTunes and Amazon.com
