Background
Dore was born into and raised in a Catholic family of 12 on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.
Dore was born into and raised in a Catholic family of 12 on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.
Dore started performing in 1989. He is the star of several Comedy Central specials, host of The Jimmy Dore Show, and a writer–performer for the Office-Broadway hit The Marijuana -Logues. His hour-long Comedy Central Special Citizen Jimmy was chosen Best Of 2008 by iTunes, and was named one of the Top 5 Comedy DVDs of 2008 by Punchline Magazine.
Jimmy Dore"s latest comedy special Sentenced to Live was released on October 6, 2015.
Dore currently lives in Pasadena, California, and hosts his own monthly show Left, Right & Ridiculous at the University of California, Berkeley theater in Hollywood. Much of his recent material is focused on the absurdity of the corporate news media, social criticism, and 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, airs nationally on the Pacifica Network and on the web via The Young Turk"s Network. In 2014 Dore authored his first book "Your Country Is Just Not That Into You" published by Running Press.
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Dore has made many appearances on late-night television on shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show on Columbia Broadcasting System, and National Broadcasting Company"s Late Friday. He has also performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Home Box Office United States. Comedy Arts Festival Aspen, Colorado, The Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia, The Amsterdam Comedy Festival, and for United States. troops in Afghanistan. He also appears regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Dore is a frequent guest host on the political talk show The Young Turks, which aired on Current television He now appears on The Young Turks on YouTube, and has his own show on TYT Comedy.
Citizen Jimmy – Comedy Central
Late Friday – National Broadcasting Company
Last Comic Standing – National Broadcasting Company
Friday Night Videos – National Broadcasting Company
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – American Broadcasting Company
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn – Columbia Broadcasting System
Comedy Central Presents – Comedy Central
Make Maine Laugh – Comedy Central
Premium Blend – Comedy Central
The Young Turks – Current television
Movies at our House – Administrative Management College
Shorties Watchin" Shorties – Comedy Central.