Daryn Jones began his career in stand-up comedy clubs at the age of 17, receiving formal training in a private training school.
12 Facts About Daryn Jones
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In 2004, Jones was hired for the Rick Mercer Report, where he was a writer and an on-air correspondent.
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In 1999, Daryn Jones co-hosted a morning show for contemporary hit radio station KISS 92 FM with Jay Michaels but left to focus on his television career after Buzz was picked up by The Comedy Network.
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Daryn Jones made multiple appearances on CTV's Open Mike with Mike Bullard.
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Daryn Jones hosted Laughing Matters and YTV's flagship weekday afternoon programming block The Zone and has written for Oro Magazine and the National Post.
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Daryn Jones was a featured performer at the 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards, and received the 2001 Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for Buzz.
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Daryn Jones has interviewed a variety of newsworthy guests including Dave Navarro, Mark Wahlberg, Brian Stever, The Cult, Tom Cruise, Feist, Tori Spelling, Nelly Furtado, Weird Al Yankovic, Trailer Park Boys, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Quentin Tarantino.
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Daryn Jones has appeared in commercials for Blockbuster Video and Arby's.
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Daryn Jones appeared in Degrassi: The Next Generation in the episode "The Ghost In The Machine- Part 1" as a guitar salesman.
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Daryn Jones had a small part in Seventeen Again with Tia, Tamera and Tahj Mowry.
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Sometime after the conclusion of the show, Daryn Jones began to appear sporadically on Hockey Night in Canada for its 60th season.
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Not long after, Daryn Jones began appearing on Donut Showdown alongside Eden Grinshpan.