The Internet has become the fuel for many entertainers to rocket to fame.

No one exemplifies this more than Jon Lajoie, the Montreal-born comedian-musician who went from buying a low-quality camera to making comedy videos in his basement to a tour of L.A. looking for representation and listening to offers, to finally landing a role on a new series on cable channel FX.

“If I think about it that kind of stuff, I’ll go, ‘Oh, what the hell’ and start getting nervous,” says Lajoie, taking a break from his first North American tour, calling between dates in Iowa and Houston. “I just kind of go, ‘This is the situation now, deal with it, make sure you’re good, make sure you do everything right.’ Then keep moving on. It’s absolutely insane if I think where I was two years ago to where I am today.”