Jarrod Alonge

American comedian and musician
  • Sketch comedy
  • musical comedy
  • satire
  • deadpan comedy
  • self-deprecation
  • cringe comedy
Websiteboketo.media/aboutMusical careerGenres
  • Pop punk
  • comedy rock
  • parody
  • metalcore
  • hardcore punk
  • post-hardcore
  • easycore
  • emo
  • math rock
  • deathcore
  • progressive metal
  • crunkcore
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • programming
Musical artist

Jarrod Michael Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and media producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. His three independent full-length comedy albums Beating a Dead Horse, Friendville and Awkward & Depressed all 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 currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Rachel and daughter Eleanor.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Artist
2015 Beating a Dead Horse[3] Various
2016 Friendville[4] Sunrise Skater Kids
2017 Awkward & Depressed Canadian Softball
2018 Burning Alive CrazyEightyEight
2020 The Praxis of Prophylaxis Vermicide Violence
2023 Emotaku Sunrise Skater Kids
TBA Untitled LP2 Sunrise Skater Kids
TBA Untitled LP2 Canadian Softball
TBA Untitled LP1 Amidst the Grave's Demons
TBA Untitled LP1 CrazyEightyEight

Singles and EPs

Year Title Artist
2013 I'm So Scene Amidst the Grave's Demons
2014 Eternity (Literally)
Pop Punk Pizza Party Sunrise Skater Kids
2015 12 Days of a Pop Punk Christmas
2016 Space Zombies EP Amidst the Grave's Demons
Pubic Apology SwagChode
2017 How Far I'll Go Sunrise Skater Kids
Covers, Vol. 1 CrazyEightyEight
No Words Spoken
Covers, Vol. 2
2018 Shinebox
To Plant a Seed
Merry Splitmas Various
2020 COSPLIT-19
Killing In the Name CrazyEightyEight
2021 Still Posi Sunrise Skater Kids
What's My Age Again?
Liberté, Egalité, Friendvillé
Homeless Millennial
... and yet, I fish Canadian Softball
The Christmas Shoes
2022 Boybandin' Up Sunrise Skater Kids
2023 Hate the Swim, Love the Swimmer Amidst the Grave's Demons

Music videos

Title From the album
"The Swimmer"[5] Beating a Dead Horse
"Save My Life"[6]
"Inconceivable Somatic Defecation"[7]
"Unbreakable"[8]
"First World Tragedy"[9]
"Pit Warrior"[10] Friendville
"Rylo Ken"[11]
"Friendville"[12]
"These Borders Don't Trump"[13] Space Zombies EP
"Fund Me"[14] Awkward & Depressed
"Tommy's Planet"[15] No Words Spoken
"Your Validation"[16] Awkward & Depressed
"Great Again"[17]
"Shinebox"[18] Burning Alive
"Nitroglycerin"[19]
"Tears in Rain"[20]
"Bastard from a Basket"[21]
"I Am Tetsuo"[22]
"Fortune and Glory, Kid"[23]
"Coronaviscerated"[24] The Praxis of Prophylaxis

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Jarrod Alonge Kerrang! Awards – Best Comedian Won[25]

References

  1. ^ "Dean's and Graduates Lists". Tennessee Tech. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Jarrod Alonge tops Billboard charts Album". AltPress. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Sunrise Skater Kids – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVg_NdkJUkQ
  6. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbHHpNpG13E
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fvWcAw_DYY
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86VMSDiQY8
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9V8E12clcw
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcyAFnAkjRI
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kr_q-gnnWw
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEJ8ZOVllk
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYMA3kDaI0E
  14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0opj22nQo
  15. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyV-1hHDvc
  16. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzONkglx8EU
  17. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGdGmBWCN0
  18. ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nzpyo96Olk4
  19. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkkVhgKUlA
  20. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjk7nkQwbQ
  21. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2POs65kqos
  22. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtx7-32ph7w
  23. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL5sl7ZQ1mc
  24. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NnLQv4CZk
  25. ^ 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.
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