Very Funny But......
John is one of our favorite comedians, but this DVD was almost an exact replica of "I'm Starvin." "I Say Nay Nay" was produced first, but "I'm Starving" is a much better performance. We thought they would be different routines, but they were pretty much the same jokes. Don't get me wrong, John Pinette is hilarious, but if I knew they were so similiar I would have only purchased "I'm Starvin."
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He's so funny he's dangerous
John Pinette is so funny he's dangerous. I had to pause the tape to catch my breath. This is his first concert tape from the Montreal festival that jump-started his career - it's a bare-bones production, no extras, no interviews with mom, dad, his fifth grade math teacher, but the sound and video quality is still first-rate. His main topic is eating, the man loves to eat, a topic a very thin coworker of mine who is known for being a food-vac finds hysterical. He also talks a lot about the trials and tribulations of being fat in a refreshingly matter-of-fact way, without being self-deprecating or apologetic, as if, gosh, his size was just another variation on "human" and not a moral failing.
His singing is magnificent, star quality, he went on to tour with the show "Hairspray" in the role of Edna Turnblad, and "Don't cry for me, buffet people" is hilarious, in large part because he has a great voice. But it's his cherub-like appearance with his trademark sputtering rage that nails it. If Nathan Lane was fatter, and more pissed off, and did standup, he'd be John Pinette.
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