Jonny Porkpie
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Jonny Porkpie is a New York City
-based writer
, director, and performer
in neo-burlesque
. So called for his pork pie hat
, Jonny Porkpie creates and hosts scripted theme-based burlesque
shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom, as well as solo productions under the title "Jonny Porkpie's Bad Ideas" and is the creator and host of the touring burlesque-tinged game show Grab My Junk, which has toured the United States, New Zealand, and Australia where it has been franchised.. His work has been touted in New York Magazine as the "best burlesque" in the city. He has of late been highlighted as a pivotal player in New York City's burlesque renaissance in media covering the phenomenon. Porkpie's claim that he is the Burlesque Mayor of New York City has recently been validated by the press. In 2010, New York Press
named him New York's "Best Naked Impresario".
Porkpie was married to Nasty Canasta
, a fixture in the City's burlesque circuit; the two later divorced. He was born in New York City, is an Ivy League
graduate with a degree in Visual Art who is of Dutch/Jewish ancestry, and is a member of an old theatrical family.
He is the author of The Corpse Wore Pasties, a burlesque murder mystery which was released by Hard Case Crime
in December 2009.
On August 3, 2009, he announced his candidacy for "actual" mayor of New York City, targeting "The Naked Cowboy" as his main opponent. He lost.
New York City
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-based writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, director, and performer
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
in neo-burlesque
Neo-Burlesque
Neo-Burlesque is the revival and updating of the traditional burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional Burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; Neo-burlesque acts can be anything from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to...
. So called for his pork pie hat
Pork pie hat
A pork pie hat is a type of hat made of felt or straw. It is a type of fedora which has a cylindrical crown and flattish top. This style of crown is called a "telescopic crown", but the hat overall resembles the boater hat. It is short and has an indentation all the way around its top, allowing...
, Jonny Porkpie creates and hosts scripted theme-based burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom, as well as solo productions under the title "Jonny Porkpie's Bad Ideas" and is the creator and host of the touring burlesque-tinged game show Grab My Junk, which has toured the United States, New Zealand, and Australia where it has been franchised.. His work has been touted in New York Magazine as the "best burlesque" in the city. He has of late been highlighted as a pivotal player in New York City's burlesque renaissance in media covering the phenomenon. Porkpie's claim that he is the Burlesque Mayor of New York City has recently been validated by the press. In 2010, New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
named him New York's "Best Naked Impresario".
Porkpie was married to Nasty Canasta
Nasty Canasta (burlesque)
Nasty Canasta is a New York City-based Neo-Burlesque performer. She is the star and co-creator and producer of Pinchbottom Burlesque, the producer and host of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and the featured performer in the New York branch of Naked Girls Reading....
, a fixture in the City's burlesque circuit; the two later divorced. He was born in New York City, is an Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
graduate with a degree in Visual Art who is of Dutch/Jewish ancestry, and is a member of an old theatrical family.
He is the author of The Corpse Wore Pasties, a burlesque murder mystery which was released by Hard Case Crime
Hard Case Crime
Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai, also known as the founder of the Internet service Juno Online Services, and Max Phillips....
in December 2009.
On August 3, 2009, he announced his candidacy for "actual" mayor of New York City, targeting "The Naked Cowboy" as his main opponent. He lost.