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Jarrod Alonge

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Jarrod Alonge
Jarrod Alonge at the 2015 APMAs
Born
Jarrod Michael Alonge

(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 33)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Comedy career
Years active2009–present
Genres
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Websiteboketo.media/about

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

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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 two daughters.[2]

Discography

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Studio albums

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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
2025 Milking a Dead Cow Various

Singles and EPs

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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

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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

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014Jarrod AlongeKerrang! Awards – Best ComedianWon[25]

References

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  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. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-05-27). Amidst the Grave's Demons - The Swimmer [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-08-11). Amidst the Grave's Demons - Save My Life [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Jared Dines (2015-08-26). Vermicide Violence - Inconceivable Somatic Defecation ft. Jared Dines (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-09-25). Chewed Up - Unbreakable [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-11-27). Sunrise Skater Kids - First World Tragedy [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-03-16). Sunrise Skater Kids - Pit Warrior ft. Dave Stephens [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-03-28). Sunrise Skater Kids - Rylo Ken [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-06-13). Sunrise Skater Kids - Friendville [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-10-26). Amidst the Grave's Demons - These Borders Don't Trump [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  15. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-05-19). CrazyEightyEight - Tommy's Planet [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-07-14). Canadian Softball - Your Validation [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-07-27). Canadian Softball - Great Again [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-01-26). CrazyEightyEight - Shinebox [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-11-30). CrazyEightyEight - Nitroglycerin [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-11-30). CrazyEightyEight - Tears In Rain [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "CrazyEightyEight - Bastard from a Basket [Official Video]". YouTube. 14 December 2018.
  22. ↑ Boketo Media (2019-01-14). CrazyEightyEight - I Am Tetsuo [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ Boketo Media (2019-06-28). CrazyEightyEight - Fortune and Glory, Kid [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ Boketo Media (2020-03-20). Vermicide Violence - Coronaviscerated [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  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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