In perhaps his first ever TV appearance, this was one of two John Pinette made on The Cable Comedy Show starring Mike McDonald (#17). See his second and final appearance here: • John Pinette | January...
This is from the era when I was trying to break into Boston comedy. John Pinette was the envy of all of us open mikers because he moved right up onto headliner status after a very brief time. It usually took years. Too bad he's gone.
30 likes three years later and nobody is suspecting this guy did the deed done dirt cheap? " Yeah he was great, we all hated him but now he's gone. Took us awhile" wow paraphrase. Lol.
Thank goodness for videos. It is SOOOOOOO NICE to be able to see him when he first started....as well as the rest of his career. R.I.P. John. We miss you. It's been almost 10 years since you've been gone.💔😢😢😢
What a joy to see this! John at 23 years old! What a sweet baby face. Always talented. I had the great joy to see him perform in person 3 times, and met him twice. A true gentleman, kind, sweet, and gracious. Funny as all heck. My ribs still hurt after all this time from laughing. Rest in peace John. You will be missed.
I would have loved to met jack clugman. Everytime I need a good laugh when I'm depressed, I just play any John Pinette routine I feel better and laugh so hard I cry no matter how many X's I've seen it.
It's always crazy to hear him sing so beautifully. I mean you KNOW he can do it, because he works it into his routine so flawlessly, but your jaw drops anyway. Every . Single. Time. I love hearing him sing as much as I love his comedy. In his performance, "I Say Nay Nay", he does this incredible bit, "Don't cry for me , buffet people! The truth is , I never left you!" It's mind blowing. What a gorgeous soul.
I thoroughly enjoy your reviews of John's work on Wow, What, Hmm. His talent and ethics will be sorely missed. I mostly enjoy his "Nay, Nay" as my eldest daughter enjoys this as a nickname due to her sister not being able to say her name when she was a little girl. 😊 Please keep us laughing and enjoying John's wonderful moments in your forum, which I watch for at least 3 hours each night. Thank you. Marcía Merry
John is only 23-y-o here; just after he graduated from UMASS. Early on he was known as an impression comic. The penny ante Cable Comedy Show with long-haired, gap-toothed Mike Macdonald should have been aware enough to get a large enough chair to accommodate Pinette. Poor guy was trying to look relaxed while holding on to that flimsy director's chair.
I became aware of John Pinette about 5 years ago. HOW DID I MISS HIM? Like so many BRILLIANT comedians, his talents as a singer & actor were "in my opinion" under-utilised. And maybe that's what he wanted. Carole Burnett was the same ...magnificent voice but seldom could play a torch song straight. Very sad John is gone ...and poignant, that the thing that killed him was also what made his career. A lovely sensitive man.
No other comic during that era could ever claim that they had worked w/ the *Chairman of the Board* himself, Frank Sinatra. John was the last of them. Rest in eternal Love Johnny Boy ❤
well he hadn't come up with a new joke since the 1990's so not much lol i love the guy he was hilarious but you can watch his stuff from 1997 and its exactly the same jokes as he did in his last two 1 hour specials. maybe with a tweak here and there for where he was but it was all the same jokes in about the same order. a lot of comedians use their old stuff mixed in but his was not a single new joke in the bunch.
He was amazing at the beginning and that's how long it takes to become a great comedian. He reinvented himself as the Buffet man and the rest is history. Montreal comics better wake up and work on their set and get a manager :)
