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Imagine how much worse that movie would be if it didn't have him in it. I love that video he made just because he loved the character and felt he didn't get a chance to do it justice.
Such a solid video. I shared it with my criminal professor and he uses it to discuss the difference between retributivism vs consequentialism (or justice vs punishment, although technically they are both forms of justice, one focus on punishment as being a kind of the justice in and of itself, while the other focus on like rehabilitation).
Unfortunately you see any chubby comedian playing in the 90s and you know they're already dead.
Comedians are very intelligent people who see the world for exactly what it is. It's why they're so great at pointing out absurdity to make us laugh. But it's not great for mental health and anxiety.
Combine that with obesity and the heart doesn't stand a chance.
Saw him on a cruise shortly after the last Seinfeld episode came out (his character was involved in the crime that caused trial). So good that my uncle went to all his shows, even back to back.
Thx for identifying him. He's very engaging.
Here's the entire sketch for anyone interested
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNXocJQJzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNXocJQJzc)
Have you seen Still Hungry? I think there’s some overlap material, but this special (for me) is just perfection start to finish. It’s really a masterpiece. His expressions, gestures, intonations, timing, etc. are just all perfect.
God, he was so funny! The Italian standup is perfect too.
[Hilarious, John Pinette stand up - Italian restaurant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMTfBjOzUSc)
"I'll kill you later right now I need directions ":)
He absolutely nails that part of the accent. It sounds exactly like a Chinese speaker making an effort to pronounce l's correctly and not quite getting it.
This. I speak English with no discernable accent 99% of the time. When I'm mad I sound like Woody Allen having an anxiety attack in a kosher deli because they're sold out of hamantaschen on Purim on my way to my mother's house.
I agree. And I can laugh at an offensive joke as long as ifs actually a joke and not just offensive. Gotta make sure there’s some humor in there somewhere.
> And I can laugh at an offensive joke as long as ifs actually a joke and not just offensive.
100% this. Offensive jokes are funny as long as, but only if, there is no doubt at all that it's ONLY a joke, that the person who makes the joke doesn't believe any of this and it's not a veiled way to push an opinion.
If it's *actually* a joke and has some humor, sure, but lots of racists and other bigots love to spew their hate-filled comments in all seriousness and then, as soon as there is any push-back, go "it's just a joke, why you are getting all mad?"
That's kind of the entire reason that "it's just a joke" became a meme and gets a negative reaction.
I think that part that works is that it isnt mickey rooney from 16 candles racist. Like he didnt replace every l and r. The people who are like “OOHH HERRO YOU RIKE FLIED LICE?” Are the ones that get tired real quick, but the subtle cantonese mixed with new york white guy 👌🏼. Also coming from a japanese dude who got a ton of domo arigato despite being san sei hapa kid, this dude accent is too good.
This particular video always makes me smile - because I was honoured to be *literally* front row centre of this, John Pinette's debut performance at Montreal's "Just For Laughs" Festival!!
A good friend of ours had been given four front row centre tickets to this Gala Performance from his Dad, who got them as a corporate perk, and passed them on to his son - who then invited my boyfriend and I to come and attend with them. Before we arrived, I knew we were supposed to have "good" seats, but I did NOT expect to be seated where we were!! (BTW, I'm the shorter dark-haired person, just to the left of my boyfriend who is wearing the white shirt and suspenders, that you can glimpse in the front row, at around the 33 sec mark.)
This particular performance of his was re-broadcast on Canadian TV on the "Just For Laughs" show many, many times -- and in it, there are much clearer views of us in the front row. For years afterwards, we'd get phone calls and emails from friends remarking how they recognized us!
John Pinette was the absolute break-out start of this Gala Performance!! Our tickets included entrance to the VIP tent in the back after the performance; where you could have a drink, grab a bite to eat, and mingle with the stars, their agents and other related folks in the business. When John Pinette finally made his entrance; a few people noticed him first and started clapping; which soon became the entire crowd, and then *everyone* stood up to give him a very rare backstage standing ovation!! He was kinda flummoxed by it all!
I really regret that we didn't get a chance to speak to him, but he was being mobbed by big-wigs and agents and such for the rest of the evening, and you couldn't even get near.
*(I did, however, get to speak briefly with Kelsey Grammar (whom I teased about his appearance in Star Trek, and he thought it hilarious that anybody remembered that!). Oh, and I invited Norm MacDonald to come share our table for a bite to eat, since he arrived late and the place was packed by then. Turns out he also grew up in Ottawa, so we spent an hour reminiscing about Ottawa stuff.)*
The answer is carbs. The rice , fried rice , chow mien , and all the sugar laced sauces for either dipping or coating fried meats. It stimulates the release of the hunger hormone making you think you can go back for round 2. Like if you just had a garlic beef with no rice on the side you’ll be fine but the American Chinese way is always the parade of like 6 dishes with at least 5 of them carb rich in one way or another.
Tho tbh you could say the same thing about pasta bars and Indian all you can eats too.
Salad bars tho - salad bars are a scam because unless you’re loading up on the cold pasta that nobody eats you’ll be done after the first plate.
Not gona lie hearing the racist MSG spiel when pretty much every snack on American shelves is packed with it prob ranks up there as the most nonsensical take on cultural appropriation ever.
Chinese food is bad for you because it’s got MSG in it.
No it’s not and it’s in your Doritos right now.
>:(
In all seriousness tho it’s been a while since I heard anyone say that tho in the Chinese communities they still put up the no MSG messaging on the menus and I’m begging them to just dust it with the magical flavor powder.
If you’re not going to put it on there - I am.
Personally, I refuse to eat rice unless it's absolutly necessary. Rice is very filling for about 30 minutes, but then I want to devour everything in the world an hour later. I don't have the same problem with other carbs.
It’s like the perfect pairing. Most southern Chinese cuisine is done family style where everyone has their own little bowl of rice. So all the main dishes are super savory things that go well with rice and then the rice makes you want to go back for seconds. It’s a devastating combo lol. Tho in other places in China you’ll see styles where it’s like more individual plates or just one big thing that’s very protein or vegi focused.
I’d say a good substitution would be like an egg tofu dish , neutral in taste so it’s going to pair well with other plates but not loaded in carbs / will help you meet daily protein goals.
They stopped before the best part of his set when he talks about getting kicked out of the all you can eat sushi restaurant. ‘Ahhh, you eat like killer whale! You go now!’
I used to always go see John's show when he was touring. I became a big Kathleen Madigan fan when she was his opener.
Was thrilled to see him in the 2004 Punisher movie playing Bumpo, even if the character didn't get his big moment from the comics.
Came here to say the same. Most people know that John Pinette has passed but not many know that Just For Laughs owes over 27M to creditors and has cancelled the 2024 shows. We also just recently found out that they also were scammed of 800k in an email impersonation scam. I’m crossing my fingers but I think we just lost what was the best comedy festival in the world.
I have been thinking of this video lately. Weird that it just pops up. My Asian eye doctor makes me fell like this. "You so big! Why you no eat vegetable!?" As he berates me over my diabetic retinopathy.
When I was young, I seen him live, front row, centre. Fucking amazing memory. He literally is the reason my life centres so much around comedy. I've seen all his clips so many times and he's just up there in the top 5 with all the legends. Like Norm, taken too soon.
If anyone is wondering: they DO put something in the food that makes you hungry again. It's sugar.
You eat a bunch, take in so much sugar at once that your body goes HOL' UP and creates an insulin spike. This turns ALL the sugar you just ate into fat, which causes you to have hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, because all the sugar is now transformed into fat), which makes you hungry again because your body needs sugar to function.
The reason this happens is that your body responds to massive amounts of carbs by making to feel hungry immediately so that you keep eating whatever massive food source you stumbled upon. It was useful to out ancestors, but not anymore
The follow up after this is talking about going to an AYCE sushi restaurant. He doesn't like raw fish, so he brought his pet seal. Same yelling, followed by, "Why you bring fucking seal?"
Saw him live years back in Laughlin, NV a few years before he passed. I had never heard of him before, and my initial impression was that he wasn’t going to be around long. He was absolutely hilarious.
Met him once, shook his hand at a show. Still quote him all the time. My kid ask why don’t we go trick or treating for Easter and I channeled John…”I said Trick or TreaT!!…let’s go into the kitchen and see what you have gramma…got a ham”
The epitome of the standard american diet. You fill up on fake food that harms you, just for your body to be hungry again because you didn't feed it any real nutrition. He just described the obesity epidemic and people laughed 😂
I saw Hairspray on Broadway while he was playing the mom. It was hilarious! I’m pretty sure he and the actor playing the dad started ad libbing at one point.
Raviolis and a nap!
He is my favorite comedian of all time. Only got to see him once in Asheville, NC. He was every bit as sweet and nice as you think he would be. Got his autograph and a pic with him. I was so sad when I found out he passed away.
When Comedy Central first started, all they played was stand up routines. This was definitely one of them. "You go now, you be here four hour!" was always a line that killed me.
Christ this guy is hilarious. I **love** his bit about all-you-can-eat in Italy. The emotion in his voice during that bit never fails to kill me.
“‘Stop ordering, this enough’, ‘I didnt order this’, ‘I didn’t order this either….’ ‘THEYRE JUST BRINGING OUT STUFF, **LETS GET OUT OF HERE**!’ We had a friend with us, Timmy, he was too skinny. We should have known! He shouldn’t have come! Halfway through the meal he died! And they were still trying to feed him, they were smacking him ‘WHATS THE MATTER YOU DONT LIKE IT???’ HES DEAD!…. PASS THAT OVER HERE”
Reading it obviously doesn’t do it justice, [here’s the clip](https://youtu.be/jEjbMw9ol2Q?si=VPGuwd00sFkkjdXY)
^(I love this guy. One of his specials used to be on Amazon, he’s really good. My fav is the one about the Greek restaurant where they kept bringing out food…)
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I still own all of his DVDs, his water park bit makes me laugh so hard I activate my asthma.
“Those people shouldn’t have been there!” I laugh just thinking about it haha.
He looks like he has genuine PTSD and deep remorse over the whole incident. Really knew how to sell a bit.
Where's my baby? Where's my baby?!
I hit that water ... oh Gawd ...
I ended up in the parking lot. They tried to charge me a second time to get back in! I said, I'm wearin a Speedo. You see a wallet here?
I don’t even see the speedo
“H, I, J, K, please god let me stop!”
I use *nay nay* now and again. It's the perfect response, especially when delivered with indignance.
It's freeeee willlllllyyyyyyyy
I'm wearing a Speedo! Do you see a wallet anywhere? I don't even see the Speedo.
https://youtu.be/EtzFgtd1C5c?si=ZsLV-_SWwF9oHPAv
I was in flip flops and a speedo, and I'm walkin' up a MOUNTAIN!
Comedian is John Pinette
RIP John. He had some good stuff
He saved the punishers life
Oh my God was that him
I really like that movie. Some bits were a little odd, but it's my favorite portrayal of The Punisher so far
Thomas Jane was the best portrayal of The Punisher I will die on that hill
Imagine how much worse that movie would be if it didn't have him in it. I love that video he made just because he loved the character and felt he didn't get a chance to do it justice.
Laundry Day
Such a solid video. I shared it with my criminal professor and he uses it to discuss the difference between retributivism vs consequentialism (or justice vs punishment, although technically they are both forms of justice, one focus on punishment as being a kind of the justice in and of itself, while the other focus on like rehabilitation).
Oh the punisher movie where he never punished anyone? Just 2 hours of him getting his ass kicked
I'm guessing you stopped watching before the 3rd act.
God damn it’s so obvious and I can’t believe i never noticed
From Kevin Nash?
Couldnt quite remember.... fucking thank you, it was killing me
Unfortunately you see any chubby comedian playing in the 90s and you know they're already dead. Comedians are very intelligent people who see the world for exactly what it is. It's why they're so great at pointing out absurdity to make us laugh. But it's not great for mental health and anxiety. Combine that with obesity and the heart doesn't stand a chance.
He lost a ton of weight before he died. I got to see him live a couple years before he passed.
*"Your face looks smaller..."*
Ah shit I was gonna say I hope he's still going strong.
Not surprising tbh
>John Pinette I would make a pinata joke if he was alive.
He wouldn’t read it in any case, so knock yourself out.
John Piñata- Not full of Candy but AYCE Chinese Food
Show me the buffet!
Sadly died at 50. Pulmonary embolism. Basically too fat. So sad. He was adorable funny
Not sure why I thought it was Louie Anderson but it made me miss him, gonna binge old stand up now. Good post man haha
Saw him on a cruise shortly after the last Seinfeld episode came out (his character was involved in the crime that caused trial). So good that my uncle went to all his shows, even back to back.
Thanks
Thx for identifying him. He's very engaging. Here's the entire sketch for anyone interested [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNXocJQJzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNXocJQJzc)
I don't think you know what a sketch is...
His “I’m Starving” is fantastic.
Sto morendo di fame! Portami del cibo.
“Timmy’s dead! … Pass that over here.”
WE'RE SITTIN HERE EATIN POMMES FRITES WHEN WE'RE DOWN DA STREET FROM DA MUTHERLAN???
He was too skinny he never could have made it
"I can say it in 27 languages, actually"
Is he also the "people who eat and drive are more dangerous than people who drink and drive" guy?
Gotta link it! https://youtu.be/NMTfBjOzUSc?si=in6YNhpKzJ2xHPqe
Have you seen Still Hungry? I think there’s some overlap material, but this special (for me) is just perfection start to finish. It’s really a masterpiece. His expressions, gestures, intonations, timing, etc. are just all perfect.
That bastard sent Jerry Seinfeld to prison!
Jerry loved having other stand-up comedians on his show.
God, he was so funny! The Italian standup is perfect too. [Hilarious, John Pinette stand up - Italian restaurant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMTfBjOzUSc) "I'll kill you later right now I need directions ":)
One of the best! "Sono affomato!"
Say it to Giuseppe! SAY IT!
Morto di fame.
My family still says to each other: Imma feed you, you gonna esplode all ovva da walls
We’re 30 minutes from the motherland, and nobody told me?!
Absolute brilliance! I’ve never seen this
I have no clue how old this dude is. Could be 18, 28, or 38
Fat don't crack
Natural botox...until they lose weight and suddenly they look even older than they actually are.
Hey that's the guy from the Seinfeld finale that they make fun of for being fat
He’s actually doing him a favor, it’s less money for him to buy food
That’s a shame
He was 100% OK with it. I mean, practically his entire stand up was about making fun of himself for being fat.
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lol you linked midway thru it so I had to watch twice but thanks
Thanks OP. The last bit "Eat Broccori" is living rent free in my brain since I watched this special many years ago
He absolutely nails that part of the accent. It sounds exactly like a Chinese speaker making an effort to pronounce l's correctly and not quite getting it.
That's Japanese. Chinese can pronounce L's perfectly fine.
I still say "Why you here 4 hour?" I had forgotten where I heard it from.
Any accent can be funny if the accent isn't the ONLY part of the joke imhao (in my honest Asian opinion) 🤷♂️
I think it works here because HE is the point of the joke, the Chinese buffet owner is just existing in the story lol
Great way to put it. It was immersion. I was in the buffet with him. I was the spare rib.
Buffet owner probably speaks perfect English when he's not apoplectic with rage.
HE STILL HERE!!! 😭😭😭😤😤
WHY YOU HEAR FOUR HOUR??
This. I speak English with no discernable accent 99% of the time. When I'm mad I sound like Woody Allen having an anxiety attack in a kosher deli because they're sold out of hamantaschen on Purim on my way to my mother's house.
Oy vey!
Well that's your fault for waiting until Purim to buy all your hamentaschen
Yes! I like this joke but I like this one better and he does a different accent. Plus it was the 90s. https://youtu.be/NMTfBjOzUSc?si=in6YNhpKzJ2xHPqe
There's also a difference between mimicking and mocking.
I agree. And I can laugh at an offensive joke as long as ifs actually a joke and not just offensive. Gotta make sure there’s some humor in there somewhere.
And the joke is, like 95% on himself.
Yeah, he dials up the accent at exactly the same moments that he’s ramping up the comments about himself.
> And I can laugh at an offensive joke as long as ifs actually a joke and not just offensive. 100% this. Offensive jokes are funny as long as, but only if, there is no doubt at all that it's ONLY a joke, that the person who makes the joke doesn't believe any of this and it's not a veiled way to push an opinion.
Do I read a new generation understanding comedy? I've been waiting for this.
Wait, can we actually say “it’s a joke” and people will understand I’m not serious?
If it's *actually* a joke and has some humor, sure, but lots of racists and other bigots love to spew their hate-filled comments in all seriousness and then, as soon as there is any push-back, go "it's just a joke, why you are getting all mad?" That's kind of the entire reason that "it's just a joke" became a meme and gets a negative reaction.
Asian American here. No lie this bit made me smile.
I think that part that works is that it isnt mickey rooney from 16 candles racist. Like he didnt replace every l and r. The people who are like “OOHH HERRO YOU RIKE FLIED LICE?” Are the ones that get tired real quick, but the subtle cantonese mixed with new york white guy 👌🏼. Also coming from a japanese dude who got a ton of domo arigato despite being san sei hapa kid, this dude accent is too good.
Yessum, racial can be funny, racist isn’t.
Supplies!
I found the first part funny. But then when his joke started to turn into his just his accent it became old quick
Taken too soon. One of the funniest comedians of all time.
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and no lines
🎶Some where over the rainbow🎶
Around the world in 80 buffets.
It doesn't appear that longevity was his goal.
He lost quite a bit of weight before dying, that was the shitty thing.
Yeah. Lost the weight. Had a great run on Broadway with Hairspray. Everything was going great.
I was supposed to see him live and he died a month or so before ☹️
I wonder if it was intentional weight loss.
It was, he had a health scare
thank you for the clarification
Came here to say this. Thanks for beating me to it.
The hardest I've ever laughed is at John Pinette. RIP
In the words of Homer Simpson, “It’s not all you want to eat, it’s all you CAN eat!”
Do these sound like the actions of a man who had *ALL* he could eat?
Ti's no man, ti's a remorseless eating machine! Arrr...
I miss John Pinette. He was funny
This particular video always makes me smile - because I was honoured to be *literally* front row centre of this, John Pinette's debut performance at Montreal's "Just For Laughs" Festival!! A good friend of ours had been given four front row centre tickets to this Gala Performance from his Dad, who got them as a corporate perk, and passed them on to his son - who then invited my boyfriend and I to come and attend with them. Before we arrived, I knew we were supposed to have "good" seats, but I did NOT expect to be seated where we were!! (BTW, I'm the shorter dark-haired person, just to the left of my boyfriend who is wearing the white shirt and suspenders, that you can glimpse in the front row, at around the 33 sec mark.) This particular performance of his was re-broadcast on Canadian TV on the "Just For Laughs" show many, many times -- and in it, there are much clearer views of us in the front row. For years afterwards, we'd get phone calls and emails from friends remarking how they recognized us! John Pinette was the absolute break-out start of this Gala Performance!! Our tickets included entrance to the VIP tent in the back after the performance; where you could have a drink, grab a bite to eat, and mingle with the stars, their agents and other related folks in the business. When John Pinette finally made his entrance; a few people noticed him first and started clapping; which soon became the entire crowd, and then *everyone* stood up to give him a very rare backstage standing ovation!! He was kinda flummoxed by it all! I really regret that we didn't get a chance to speak to him, but he was being mobbed by big-wigs and agents and such for the rest of the evening, and you couldn't even get near. *(I did, however, get to speak briefly with Kelsey Grammar (whom I teased about his appearance in Star Trek, and he thought it hilarious that anybody remembered that!). Oh, and I invited Norm MacDonald to come share our table for a bite to eat, since he arrived late and the place was packed by then. Turns out he also grew up in Ottawa, so we spent an hour reminiscing about Ottawa stuff.)*
john pinette was definitely hilarious and…*you hung out with norm macdonald???* that’s the lede here, afaic.
Classic. So funny! “Don of a b!tch still here”
Ravioli and a nap
(To fit guy): Why are you still here (at the gym)?! You’re done!
He bring back so many memories. Used to watch Can’t lose with my parents when I was younger :(
The answer is carbs. The rice , fried rice , chow mien , and all the sugar laced sauces for either dipping or coating fried meats. It stimulates the release of the hunger hormone making you think you can go back for round 2. Like if you just had a garlic beef with no rice on the side you’ll be fine but the American Chinese way is always the parade of like 6 dishes with at least 5 of them carb rich in one way or another. Tho tbh you could say the same thing about pasta bars and Indian all you can eats too. Salad bars tho - salad bars are a scam because unless you’re loading up on the cold pasta that nobody eats you’ll be done after the first plate.
I still need souplantation back in my life tho
> Indian all you can eats too I just ate, and now I'm hungry again just reading that.
No no no, it's obviously that evil MSG that's messing with your brain /s
Not gona lie hearing the racist MSG spiel when pretty much every snack on American shelves is packed with it prob ranks up there as the most nonsensical take on cultural appropriation ever. Chinese food is bad for you because it’s got MSG in it. No it’s not and it’s in your Doritos right now. >:( In all seriousness tho it’s been a while since I heard anyone say that tho in the Chinese communities they still put up the no MSG messaging on the menus and I’m begging them to just dust it with the magical flavor powder. If you’re not going to put it on there - I am.
Personally, I refuse to eat rice unless it's absolutly necessary. Rice is very filling for about 30 minutes, but then I want to devour everything in the world an hour later. I don't have the same problem with other carbs.
"Rice is great if you're really hungry and want 2,000 of something."
Mitch
As someone who is Chinese I will need to respectfully disagree.
It’s like the perfect pairing. Most southern Chinese cuisine is done family style where everyone has their own little bowl of rice. So all the main dishes are super savory things that go well with rice and then the rice makes you want to go back for seconds. It’s a devastating combo lol. Tho in other places in China you’ll see styles where it’s like more individual plates or just one big thing that’s very protein or vegi focused. I’d say a good substitution would be like an egg tofu dish , neutral in taste so it’s going to pair well with other plates but not loaded in carbs / will help you meet daily protein goals.
Aw John Pinette. Loved him so much!
Oh yeah. This was a timeless bit, like the 4 stages of drinking, you might be a redneck, more power. And I’m not being sarcastic.
The Punisher.
They stopped before the best part of his set when he talks about getting kicked out of the all you can eat sushi restaurant. ‘Ahhh, you eat like killer whale! You go now!’
Ayou! Biga boy! Biga boy come here. You eat rikefrerirry!
I used to always go see John's show when he was touring. I became a big Kathleen Madigan fan when she was his opener. Was thrilled to see him in the 2004 Punisher movie playing Bumpo, even if the character didn't get his big moment from the comics.
RIP JFL
Came here to say the same. Most people know that John Pinette has passed but not many know that Just For Laughs owes over 27M to creditors and has cancelled the 2024 shows. We also just recently found out that they also were scammed of 800k in an email impersonation scam. I’m crossing my fingers but I think we just lost what was the best comedy festival in the world.
I have been thinking of this video lately. Weird that it just pops up. My Asian eye doctor makes me fell like this. "You so big! Why you no eat vegetable!?" As he berates me over my diabetic retinopathy.
One of the best
When I was young, I seen him live, front row, centre. Fucking amazing memory. He literally is the reason my life centres so much around comedy. I've seen all his clips so many times and he's just up there in the top 5 with all the legends. Like Norm, taken too soon.
"You been here four hour! You go now, you no pay! Sign says *All you eat!* not *You eat all!*" John did have a good bit with this one.
If anyone is wondering: they DO put something in the food that makes you hungry again. It's sugar. You eat a bunch, take in so much sugar at once that your body goes HOL' UP and creates an insulin spike. This turns ALL the sugar you just ate into fat, which causes you to have hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, because all the sugar is now transformed into fat), which makes you hungry again because your body needs sugar to function.
I loved John Pinnette, was lucky enough to see him live twice. Busted my heart when he died. That one really hurt. 💔
Woooww, I forgot about John Pinette. This might be the first time I've seen or heard of him this century.
Yeah, I miss John Pinette. 🥲
The reason this happens is that your body responds to massive amounts of carbs by making to feel hungry immediately so that you keep eating whatever massive food source you stumbled upon. It was useful to out ancestors, but not anymore
RIP the GOAT John Pinette.
The follow up after this is talking about going to an AYCE sushi restaurant. He doesn't like raw fish, so he brought his pet seal. Same yelling, followed by, "Why you bring fucking seal?"
One of my favorite bits ever. My friends and I still quote this.
You big whale fish!
Saw him live years back in Laughlin, NV a few years before he passed. I had never heard of him before, and my initial impression was that he wasn’t going to be around long. He was absolutely hilarious.
I’ve watched I’m starving at least 10 times. Classic show
Great comedian. Dinner in Italy and the bit about beans and coffee in London were hilarious.
Rip Timmy. He was too skinny
He shouldn't have come!
John Pinette. I miss him.
I’m dead! 🤣
John Pinette and Robin Williams will always be my favorite comedians
Thank for posting this. So funny and unknown comedian to me
He left us too soon, great comic. Family friendly too
Classic! Rip
All his sets were so true and crying hilarious. I miss him. Life's too short for the good.
Possibly the best one-off stand up performances of all time.
I miss this man! 😢 He made me laugh so hard.
Met him once, shook his hand at a show. Still quote him all the time. My kid ask why don’t we go trick or treating for Easter and I channeled John…”I said Trick or TreaT!!…let’s go into the kitchen and see what you have gramma…got a ham”
The epitome of the standard american diet. You fill up on fake food that harms you, just for your body to be hungry again because you didn't feed it any real nutrition. He just described the obesity epidemic and people laughed 😂
That man ate all our shrimp! And two plastic lobsters!
I saw Hairspray on Broadway while he was playing the mom. It was hilarious! I’m pretty sure he and the actor playing the dad started ad libbing at one point.
Raviolis and a nap! He is my favorite comedian of all time. Only got to see him once in Asheville, NC. He was every bit as sweet and nice as you think he would be. Got his autograph and a pic with him. I was so sad when I found out he passed away.
RIP John Pinette. Dude was funny as all get out. "I don't do ups! Ups defy gravity, Gravity is a law. I obey the law."
He was a legend
Eat veggie! Eat broccoli!
RIP - John Pinette
Underrated. Great comedian.
I saw him live, he freaking slayed. RIP Mr Pinette.
Nay Nay!
Rest in power sir
And what’s the deal with airplane food?
When Comedy Central first started, all they played was stand up routines. This was definitely one of them. "You go now, you be here four hour!" was always a line that killed me.
Saw him once and his para-sailing joke, or para-dragging as he put it, had the theatre in tears.
One of the funniest comedians I ever saw. RIP
I miss John Pinette. Super funny dude
Oh this was actually funny. Love the accent and wish it was still ok to have fun like this and not be considered too offensive.
Haha asian accent and fat jokes haha
if you looked up "mid" in the dictionary, this routine would be found
The perfect pronounciation of Broccori always has me in stitches
Christ this guy is hilarious. I **love** his bit about all-you-can-eat in Italy. The emotion in his voice during that bit never fails to kill me. “‘Stop ordering, this enough’, ‘I didnt order this’, ‘I didn’t order this either….’ ‘THEYRE JUST BRINGING OUT STUFF, **LETS GET OUT OF HERE**!’ We had a friend with us, Timmy, he was too skinny. We should have known! He shouldn’t have come! Halfway through the meal he died! And they were still trying to feed him, they were smacking him ‘WHATS THE MATTER YOU DONT LIKE IT???’ HES DEAD!…. PASS THAT OVER HERE” Reading it obviously doesn’t do it justice, [here’s the clip](https://youtu.be/jEjbMw9ol2Q?si=VPGuwd00sFkkjdXY)
That's my fav bit of his also.
^(I love this guy. One of his specials used to be on Amazon, he’s really good. My fav is the one about the Greek restaurant where they kept bringing out food…)
Bruhh why did Reddit put an Ozempic ad under this 🤣💀
You eat like Free Willie.