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[[File:Jonny Porkpie.jpg|thumb|Jonny Porkpie performing at the [[Miss Exotic World Pageant]] 2008]]
'''Jonny Porkpie''' (born 1974) is a [[New York City]]-based [[writer]], [[Theatre director|director]], and [[performing arts|performer]] in [[neo-burlesque]]. So called for his [[pork pie hat]], Jonny Porkpie writes theatrical [[burlesque]] shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pinchbottom.com/about/ |title=Pinchbottom.com |access-date=2009-08-06 |archive-date=2009-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602183522/http://www.pinchbottom.com/about/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as solo productions under the title "Porkpie International" <ref>http://www.porkpieinternational.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093154/http://www.porkpieinternational.com/ |date=2014-02-02 }} Broadwayworld.com (29 July 2009)</ref> and is the creator and host of the touring burlesque-tinged game show [[Grab My Junk]],<ref>http://www.citypages.com/2011-07-06/calendar/jonny-porkpie-s-grab-my-junk/</ref> which has toured the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beat.com.au/arts/2011/03/17/grab-my-junk/little-bit-little-bit-longer-burlesque-cassandra-shows |title=Grab My Junk {{!}} Beat Magazine |website=www.beat.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324010540/http://www.beat.com.au/arts/2011/03/17/grab-my-junk/little-bit-little-bit-longer-burlesque-cassandra-shows |archive-date=2011-03-24}}</ref> His work has been touted in ''[[New York Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/bestofny/fun/2007/28818|title=Best Burlesque|year=2007}}</ref> 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 [http://www.jonnyporkpie.com claim] that he is the Burlesque Mayor of New York City has recently been validated by [http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/08/05/jonnie-porkpie-new-yorks-mayor-of-burlesque-wants-to-be-new-yorks-mayor-of-new-york the press] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135008/http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/08/05/jonnie-porkpie-new-yorks-mayor-of-burlesque-wants-to-be-new-yorks-mayor-of-new-york |date=2011-07-21 }}. In 2010, [[New York Press]] named him New York's "Best Naked Impresario".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypress.com/article-21783-best-of-manhattan-2010-city-living.html |title=Best of Manhattan 2010: City Living |website=www.nypress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030024757/http://www.nypress.com/article-21783-best-of-manhattan-2010-city-living.html |archive-date=2010-10-30}}</ref>


==Life==
'''Jonny Porkpie''' is a [[New York City]]-based [[writer]], [[Theatre director|director]], and [[performing arts|performer]] in [[neo-burlesque]]. So called for his [[pork pie hat]], Jonny Porkpie creates and hosts monthly theme-based [[burlesque]] shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom. His work has been touted in [[New York Magazine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/bestofny/fun/2007/28818|title=Best Burlesque|date=2007}}</ref> 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 [http://www.jonnyporkpie.com Web site] states that he is running for Burlesque Mayor of New York City.
He was born in New York City,<ref>[http://www.jonnyporkpie.com jonnyporkpie.com]</ref> is an [[Ivy League]] graduate with a degree in Visual Art<ref>[http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=27018 Interview, TOR.com (8 May 2009)]</ref> who is of [[Dutch (ethnic group)|Dutch]]/[[Jew]]ish ancestry, and is a member of an old theatrical family. Porkpie was married to [[Nasty Canasta (burlesque)|Nasty Canasta]], a fixture in the City's burlesque circuit; the two later divorced.


On August 3, 2009, he announced his candidacy for "actual" mayor of New York City,<ref>[http://www.nypress.com/blog-4786-jonny-porkie-lives-in-mary-careys-shadow.html Jonny Porkpie Lives in Mary Carey's Shadow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809054123/http://www.nypress.com/blog-4786-jonny-porkie-lives-in-mary-careys-shadow.html |date=2009-08-09 }}. New York Press (6 August 2009).</ref> targeting "The Naked Cowboy" as his main opponent.<ref>[http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/08/05/jonnie-porkpie-new-yorks-mayor-of-burlesque-wants-to-be-new-yorks-mayor-of-new-york Jonnie Porkpie, New York's "Mayor of Burlesque," Wants To Be New York's "Mayor of New York"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135008/http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/08/05/jonnie-porkpie-new-yorks-mayor-of-burlesque-wants-to-be-new-yorks-mayor-of-new-york |date=2011-07-21 }}. The L Magazine (6 August 2009)</ref> He lost.
Little is known about the true identity of Jonny Porkpie, even as he gains more and more prominence on the New York arts scene. He is married to [[Nasty Canasta (performer)|Nasty Canasta]], a fixture in the City's burlesque circuit. He was born in New York City, is an [[Ivy League]] graduate who is of [[Dutch (ethnic group)|Dutch]]/[[Jew]]ish 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.

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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.jonnyporkpie.com Jonny Porkpie's website]
*[http://www.pinchbottom.com Pinchbottom website]
*[http://www.pinchbottom.com Pinchbottom website]
*[http://hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi?entry=bk62 ''The Corpse Wore Pasties''; by Jonny Porkpie]


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Jonny Porkpie performing at the Miss Exotic World Pageant 2008

Jonny Porkpie (born 1974) is a New York City-based writer, director, and performer in neo-burlesque. So called for his pork pie hat, Jonny Porkpie writes theatrical burlesque shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom,[1] as well as solo productions under the title "Porkpie International" [2] and is the creator and host of the touring burlesque-tinged game show Grab My Junk,[3] which has toured the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and England.[4] His work has been touted in New York Magazine[5] 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 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. In 2010, New York Press named him New York's "Best Naked Impresario".[6]

Life

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He was born in New York City,[7] is an Ivy League graduate with a degree in Visual Art[8] who is of Dutch/Jewish ancestry, and is a member of an old theatrical family. Porkpie was married to Nasty Canasta, a fixture in the City's burlesque circuit; the two later divorced.

On August 3, 2009, he announced his candidacy for "actual" mayor of New York City,[9] targeting "The Naked Cowboy" as his main opponent.[10] He lost.

He is the author of The Corpse Wore Pasties, a burlesque murder mystery which was released by Hard Case Crime in December 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "Pinchbottom.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  2. ^ http://www.porkpieinternational.com Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Broadwayworld.com (29 July 2009)
  3. ^ http://www.citypages.com/2011-07-06/calendar/jonny-porkpie-s-grab-my-junk/
  4. ^ "Grab My Junk | Beat Magazine". www.beat.com.au. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24.
  5. ^ "Best Burlesque". 2007.
  6. ^ "Best of Manhattan 2010: City Living". www.nypress.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30.
  7. ^ jonnyporkpie.com
  8. ^ Interview, TOR.com (8 May 2009)
  9. ^ Jonny Porkpie Lives in Mary Carey's Shadow Archived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. New York Press (6 August 2009).
  10. ^ Jonnie Porkpie, New York's "Mayor of Burlesque," Wants To Be New York's "Mayor of New York" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. The L Magazine (6 August 2009)
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