[3] While attending college at USC in Los Angeles, Paravonian began working as a comedian, performing at wide-open shows in cafes in L.A.[4] After college he studied improvisation and ensemble work at the Second City Training Center in Chicago and became a regular at the Improv.
After moving to New York, he quickly became a regular at Catch a Rising Star, and has appeared on Comedy Central, VH1, has written cartoon theme songs, written and performed sketch shows and is on his third solo show.
"[5] Originally a traditional stand up comedian, Paravonian started bringing his guitar with him to pass the time waiting for his set at the open mic clubs in LA, playing comical songs he'd written with the other comics there.
They suggested he try some guitar stuff on stage and, since he had played music most of his life he tried it, and found the crowd enjoyed it.
Paravonian's popular YouTube video regarding his hatred toward Johann Pachelbel and Pachelbel's Canon in D major (which he attributes to the fact that he played cello in school, and the cellist's part consists of eight quarter notes played repeatedly: D, A, B, F#, G, D, G, A) has attracted more than 16.1 million viewers, including more than 151,000 favorites.