Topic: John Pinette

Top ten best comedians

We look to them to laugh. Angry and forever complaining, George Carlin turned the absolutely mundane into the uproariously hilarious, tossing in some excellent points about life in general. He might not be well known outside Canada, but when it comes to ...

Just For Laughs fest books Cheech & Chong

<div><p>TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival on Monday tapped Cheech & Chong, Brad Garrett, Aziz Ansari, Tom Papa, Jo Koy, Greg Giraldo, and festival favorite John Pinette for its talent lineup.</p><p>The English section of ...

John Pinette at Zanies

Curb Your Enthusiasm's recent Seinfeld pseudo-reunion naturally arouses recollection of how things ultimately unspooled on the original series finale: Pinette played Coach Kohler in multiple episodes of Parker Lewis Can't Lose. " Even if half those credits remain unfamiliar, live, his ...

John Pinette

John Pinette, the Kirby-shaped ex-accountant from Boston, has carved out a niche in the comedy world as an oral documentarian of the obese man in search of a faster fast-food line, an easier workout, and a more hospitable water slide. While many ...

Big names on autopilot in crash-landing

Carol Leifer ** John Pinette ***. Americans on the Fringe come in all shapes and sizes but Carol Leifer and John Pinette are both big. She is a veteran gagsmith who has written for Oscar nights, Pinette is fat, a butterball of a comedian ...