Jarrod Alonge

American comedian and musician

Sketch comedy
musical comedy
satire
deadpan comedy
self-deprecation
cringe comedy

Websitejarrodalonge.comMusical careerGenres

Pop punk
comedy rock
parody
metalcore
hardcore punk
post-hardcore
easycore
emo
math rock
deathcore
progressive metal
crunkcore

Instrument(s)

Guitar
vocals
programming

Musical artist

Jarrod Michael Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. He has released three independent full-length studio albums, Beating a Dead Horse, Friendville and Awkward & Depressed, all of which reached number one on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of post-hardcore supergroup CrazyEightyEight.

Personal life

Alonge studied biology at Tennessee Technological University and graduated with a BS degree in 2014, having originally planned to attend medical school.^[1] He is a self-described Star Wars fanatic, making multiple references to the franchise in his content. He currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Rachel.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Under fictional band name	Chart peaks
Year	Title	Under fictional band name	US Comedy ^[3]	US Heat ^[4]	US Indie ^[5]
2015	Beating a Dead Horse^[6]	Various	1	18	–
2016	Friendville^[7]	Sunrise Skater Kids	1	12	39
2017	Awkward & Depressed	Canadian Softball	10	19	39
2020	The Praxis of Prophylaxis	Vermicide Violence	–	–	–

With CrazyEightyEight

Burning Alive (2018)

Extended plays

Year	Title
2016	Space Zombies EP
2017	Covers, Vol. 1
	No Words Spoken
	Covers, Vol. 2

Music videos

Title	From the album
"The Swimmer"	Beating a Dead Horse
"Save My Life"
"Inconceivable Somatic Defecation"
"Unbreakable"
"First World Tragedy"
"Pit Warrior"	Friendville
"Rylo Ken"
"Friendville"
"These Borders Don't Trump"	Space Zombies EP
"Fund Me"	Awkward & Depressed
"Tommy's Planet"	No Words Spoken
"Your Validation"	Awkward & Depressed
"Great Again"	Awkward & Depressed
"Shinebox"	Burning Alive
"Nitroglycerin"
"Tears in Rain"
"Bastard from a Basket"
"I Am Tetsuo"
"Fortune and Glory, Kid"
"Coronaviscerated"	The Praxis of Prophylaxis

Singles and demos

"I'm So Scene" (2013)
"Eternity (Literally)" (2014)
"Pop Punk Pizza Party" (2014)
"12 Days of a Pop Punk Christmas" (2015)
"Pubic Apology" (2016)

Awards and nominations


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Jarrod Alonge	Kerrang! Awards – Best Comedian	Won^[8]

References

^ "Dean's and Graduates Lists". Tennessee Tech. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
^ "An Interview with Jarrod Alonge, the Guy Who Made Those Pop Punk Videos You Love So Much – Noisey". Noisey. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^
Peak chart positions for the Comedy Albums Chart:
- Beating a Dead Horse: "Jarrod Alonge Chart History (Comedy Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Friendville: "Sunrise Skater Kids Chart History (Comedy Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Awkward & Depressed: "Canadian Softball Chart History (Comedy Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^
Peak chart positions for the Top Heatseekers Chart:
- Beating a Dead Horse: "Jarrod Alonge Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Friendville: "Sunrise Skater Kids Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Awkward & Depressed: "Canadian Softball Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^
Peak chart positions for the Independent Albums Chart:
- Friendville: "Sunrise Skater Kids Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Awkward & Depressed: "Canadian Softball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "Jarrod Alonge tops Billboard charts Album". AltPress. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Sunrise Skater Kids – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^ Barnes, Anthony (June 13, 2014). "Kerrang! Awards 2014: Winners list in full". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.