Comedian John Pinette RIP, 50 Years Old

[308Mike]

Linkarooni - I've heard Show Me The Buffet, and really enjoyed it:

John Pinette, Comic and Actor, Dies in Pittsburgh Hotel
By Associated Press
04/06/2014 at 09:10 PM EDT


John Pinette
Ed Rode/Getty

John Pinette, the chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of Seinfeld, has died. He was 50.

Pinette died of natural causes Saturday at a hotel in Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said Sunday evening. Pinette's agent confirmed his death.

The self-deprecating Pinette was a portly presence on stage, frequently discussing his weight on stand-up specials Show Me the Buffett, I'm Starvin'! and Still Hungry.

Pinette had been working on another stand-up project when he died, his agent, Nick Nuciforo, said.

"He should be celebrated for the amazing comedian he was," Nuciforo said.

The Boston native appeared in movies including The Punisher and had a trio of stand-up shows released on DVD but was perhaps best known as the portly carjacking victim whose plight lands the Seinfeld stars before a judge for failing to help under a "good Samaritan" law. Pinette also appeared in the television series Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

Pinette also appeared on state in a national tour of Hairspray as Edna Turnblad, the mother of the play's heroine.

The medical examiner's office said no autopsy was performed and Pinette's own physician signed off on the cause of death.

Pinette had been preparing for a stand-up tour of the U.S. and Canada, Nuciforo said.

[Steamforger]

He liked to frolic...

[308Mike]

He liked to frolic...

FROLIC???? Yes, I remember him using that word (and it was funny too), but that wasn't his focus. He LOVED to eat!! Even so, I enjoyed his performance in The Punisher (at least he didn't have any piercings ripped out of his face).

I think he REALLY liked to EAT - and he made no concessions to his love of food, he enjoyed it ALL!!! We found him damned funny, and he wasn't a dirty comic, he was GREAT!!!

[Aesop]

I heard this on the way home tonight.
I loved the guy since I discovered him on Pandora a few years ago.
Not mean, and freaking hilarious, every time. Still makes me laugh, and I listen to his stuff all the time on CD and DVD.
Way too soon, but I hope he's loaded his plate for the 20th time where he is now.

[308Mike]

Here's I'm Starving!! on YouTube. It's GREAT!!!

He was a DAMNED SIGHT BETTER than many of the current crop of folks calling themselves comedians (especially slugs like the warts appearing on The View)! John was fat, funny, and actually had some skin (FUNNY SKIN AT THAT), unlike that FAT nasty bitch who can't carry a tune and disgusted a nation!!