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Canadian comedian and actor Jon Lajoie is one of the few talents who has been able to manifest the cult following for his Internet videos into a mainstream audience, placing him in a preeminent spot in the comedy landscape. With ironically singsong lyrics about everything from boring everyday activities to genitals and getting high, his videos have over 100 million aggregate views on YouTube and Lajoie’s website alone, with “Show Me Your Genitals” recently surpassing the benchmark of 10 million views.

Known primarily for his comedic anthems “High As F#%k,” “Show Me Your Genitals,” and “Everyday Normal Guy,” Lajoie responded to the popularity of two of his videos by making sequels. He followed up “Everyday Normal Guy” with “Everyday Normal Guy 2” and “Everyday Normal Crew,” as well as the sequel to “Show Me Your Genitals,” “Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina.” The sequels furthered the notoriety of the characters he created and Lajoie is now met by audiences who eagerly await the appearance of their favorites during his live shows. Many of his die-hard fans don t-shirts emblazoned with the characters’ distinct visages. Lajoie has also parodied late-night infomercials, peddling “pedophile beards,” “rapist glasses,” and methods of stress relief in his “not giving a fuck” video. Lajoie previously starred in “L’Auberge Du Chien Noir” (“The Inn of the Black Dog”), a primetime dramedy on French-Canadian TV after graduating from Dawson College’s theatre program in 2001.

Currently touring the United States and Canada in conjunction with the release of his album “You Want Some of This” on ITunes and Amazon.com (as well as his website), Lajoie is kicking off his tour at Canadian Music Week and South by Southwest. He will then make his way across the country, touring until the Montreal Comedy Festival where he will again be a main headliner. The rampant success of Lajoie’s internet videos landed him a talent development deal with HBO. He is also a regular on the leading comedy website, Will Ferrell’s and Adam McKay’s www.Funnyordie.com. Ferrell and McKay, having quickly became fans, are also in the process of collaborating on a project with Lajoie.