July 23, 2010
Talk about a title that inspires fear! Come get your last licks (hey, you never know) at this all-star burlesque blowout, with Clams Casino, Jo Boobs, Amber Ray, Julie Atlas Muz, Leroi the Girl Boi, Tigger! and many more favorites.
Thirteen.org
December 12, 2009
"Filthy Lucre is simple: a retelling of Dickens' Christmas Carol where Ebenezer Scrooge is re-imagined as a woman with a giant gray wig, fishnet stockings, a glittery blue g-string with matching pasties (avec tassels, naturally). Instead of running an investment firm, this Scrooge (played by Nasty Canasta) runs a divvy strip club--and is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Burlesque Past, Present & Future. Not for the family or the faint of heart, Filthy Lucre is amusing for anyone yearning for some holiday themed strip tease or fans of lots of Dickensian innuendos. Nowhere else in New York can you hear Tiny Tim exclaim: "Undress us, everyone!"" - James C. Taylor Full Article
December 12, 2009
"Filthy Lucre is simple: a retelling of Dickens' Christmas Carol where Ebenezer Scrooge is re-imagined as a woman with a giant gray wig, fishnet stockings, a glittery blue g-string with matching pasties (avec tassels, naturally). Instead of running an investment firm, this Scrooge (played by Nasty Canasta) runs a divvy strip club--and is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Burlesque Past, Present & Future. Not for the family or the faint of heart, Filthy Lucre is amusing for anyone yearning for some holiday themed strip tease or fans of lots of Dickensian innuendos. Nowhere else in New York can you hear Tiny Tim exclaim: "Undress us, everyone!"" - James C. Taylor Full Article
The New York Times
December 10, 2009
"Even Mr. Durang, though, doesn't dismember Dickens as much as the clothing-optional folks at Pinchbottom do in "Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol" at Walkerspace in TriBeCa. The burlesque queen Nasty Canasta (who also was one of the four performers in the aforementioned "Naked Girls Reading" on Wednesday) makes perhaps the loveliest and certainly the nudest Scrooge in history as, aided by the ghosts of burlesque past, present and future, she considers whether she has a higher calling than running a mere strip club. Perhaps this "Christmas Carol" isn't the best choice for the kiddies." Full Article
December 10, 2009
"Even Mr. Durang, though, doesn't dismember Dickens as much as the clothing-optional folks at Pinchbottom do in "Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol" at Walkerspace in TriBeCa. The burlesque queen Nasty Canasta (who also was one of the four performers in the aforementioned "Naked Girls Reading" on Wednesday) makes perhaps the loveliest and certainly the nudest Scrooge in history as, aided by the ghosts of burlesque past, present and future, she considers whether she has a higher calling than running a mere strip club. Perhaps this "Christmas Carol" isn't the best choice for the kiddies." Full Article
Edge
December 9, 2009
G-stringed Scrooge? by Scott Stiffler Through December: Themed Burlesque entertainment troupe Pinchbottom (www.pinchbottom.com) presents Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol. By this point in time, everyone from Mr. Magoo to Jim Carrey has done their take on the immortal Charles Dickens classic in which a male miser goes from humbug to hero. This time around, though, Scrooge is a chick, the counting house is a strip club, and the stage is filled with more boobs and penises than you can shake your stick at! Alternative theater/burlesque legends Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie star as Scrooge and Marley's Ghost - emoting lines from an adaptation by Mr. Porkpie. Porkpie, whose Pinchbottom production company will present How the Pinch Stole Christmas at NYC's Kraine Theater on December 28, says the idea for their profane burlesque-infused version of A Christmas Carol has been brewing for several years. The Pinchbottom take on Dickens concerns Scrooge's descent into artistic mediocrity as she chooses a lucrative strip club career over the more artistic path of theatrical burlesque. The price she pays? Visits from three ghosts - and performances from "about 35 of the best downtown burlesque and art stars. We've taken their numbers and incorporated them into the show." Lest you be put off by the cavalcade of breasts, Mr. Porkpie notes that each performance guarantees "at least two, sometimes three boys taking off their clothes." That means everybody gets what they want - and is consistent with the Pinchbottom mission statement of presenting ambisexual material. As Mr. Porkpie proudly notes, "We aim to appeal to what appeals to us which is basically everyone and everything that is sexy." Full Article
December 9, 2009
G-stringed Scrooge? by Scott Stiffler Through December: Themed Burlesque entertainment troupe Pinchbottom (www.pinchbottom.com) presents Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol. By this point in time, everyone from Mr. Magoo to Jim Carrey has done their take on the immortal Charles Dickens classic in which a male miser goes from humbug to hero. This time around, though, Scrooge is a chick, the counting house is a strip club, and the stage is filled with more boobs and penises than you can shake your stick at! Alternative theater/burlesque legends Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie star as Scrooge and Marley's Ghost - emoting lines from an adaptation by Mr. Porkpie. Porkpie, whose Pinchbottom production company will present How the Pinch Stole Christmas at NYC's Kraine Theater on December 28, says the idea for their profane burlesque-infused version of A Christmas Carol has been brewing for several years. The Pinchbottom take on Dickens concerns Scrooge's descent into artistic mediocrity as she chooses a lucrative strip club career over the more artistic path of theatrical burlesque. The price she pays? Visits from three ghosts - and performances from "about 35 of the best downtown burlesque and art stars. We've taken their numbers and incorporated them into the show." Lest you be put off by the cavalcade of breasts, Mr. Porkpie notes that each performance guarantees "at least two, sometimes three boys taking off their clothes." That means everybody gets what they want - and is consistent with the Pinchbottom mission statement of presenting ambisexual material. As Mr. Porkpie proudly notes, "We aim to appeal to what appeals to us which is basically everyone and everything that is sexy." Full Article
Edge
December 9, 2009
Bad boys and girls :: erotic holiday theatre by Scott Stiffler Looking for something a bit blue and a little nasty this holiday season, then thank some forward thinkers from the world of downtown NYC theater who realized that the Yuletide season was ripe for an injection of nasty, naughty, sexual content. To that end, the experimental theater boosters at Collective Unconscious are presenting a Winter Festival whose four works mine the holidays for all their erotic nuggets. Here's what's currently playing: Not your daddy's Dickens: On December 9, Naked Girls Reading: A Christmas Carol means to deliver on the promise of that title by featuring ladies who un-don their gay apparel to read aloud a version of A Christmas Carol abridged and originally performed by Dickens himself. If the thought of all those naked females is enough to roast your chestnuts, then calm down Mary - and step up to the plate by making this show a Christmas present for the special lesbians in your life. Don't have any? Get some. You may have plumbing or construction needs in 2010. full article
December 9, 2009
Bad boys and girls :: erotic holiday theatre by Scott Stiffler Looking for something a bit blue and a little nasty this holiday season, then thank some forward thinkers from the world of downtown NYC theater who realized that the Yuletide season was ripe for an injection of nasty, naughty, sexual content. To that end, the experimental theater boosters at Collective Unconscious are presenting a Winter Festival whose four works mine the holidays for all their erotic nuggets. Here's what's currently playing: Not your daddy's Dickens: On December 9, Naked Girls Reading: A Christmas Carol means to deliver on the promise of that title by featuring ladies who un-don their gay apparel to read aloud a version of A Christmas Carol abridged and originally performed by Dickens himself. If the thought of all those naked females is enough to roast your chestnuts, then calm down Mary - and step up to the plate by making this show a Christmas present for the special lesbians in your life. Don't have any? Get some. You may have plumbing or construction needs in 2010. full article
TriBeCa Citizen
December 6, 2009
I recently announced that I could happily never go anywhere near a certain Charles Dickens work, or variations thereof. I so take it back. "A Christmas Carol is perhaps my absolute favorite piece of literature," says Pinchbottom co-producer Nasty Canas. "But there has always been one thing missing from the classic tale--sexy Victorian-era vixens lasciviously removing their knickers." Pinchbottom's Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol (right) runs Dec. 2-13 at Walkerspace
December 6, 2009
I recently announced that I could happily never go anywhere near a certain Charles Dickens work, or variations thereof. I so take it back. "A Christmas Carol is perhaps my absolute favorite piece of literature," says Pinchbottom co-producer Nasty Canas. "But there has always been one thing missing from the classic tale--sexy Victorian-era vixens lasciviously removing their knickers." Pinchbottom's Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol (right) runs Dec. 2-13 at Walkerspace
FlavorPill
December 2, 2009
Burlesque collective Pinchbottom re-imagines Dickens' classic tale with a bit more spice. This sexy update remains faithful to the original text while tweaking a few details. For one, Scrooge (Nasty Canasta) is now a woman who runs a strip club and, accordingly, there's a lot more nudity. For those wanting pure Dickens and naked girls, Pinchbottom also offers a reading of A Christmas Carol by Nasty and other beauties.
December 2, 2009
Burlesque collective Pinchbottom re-imagines Dickens' classic tale with a bit more spice. This sexy update remains faithful to the original text while tweaking a few details. For one, Scrooge (Nasty Canasta) is now a woman who runs a strip club and, accordingly, there's a lot more nudity. For those wanting pure Dickens and naked girls, Pinchbottom also offers a reading of A Christmas Carol by Nasty and other beauties.
Red Bank Orbit
November 28, 2009
Superstars of the burgeoning Burly-Q underground, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie go down (the Shore) once more for a Black Friday Burlesque extravaganza... It's the day after Thanky Thursday and they're straining at the doors to get in -- the Asbury Lanes, that is -- so if you've ever had the urge to kick things the way your grandfather did in 1960 (with a little bowling, Blue Ribbon and bump-and-grind entertainment), then drop that ball-bag at the center lanes. The Jersey Shore's premier alternative arts center has a become a haven for, among many other things, the burgeoning burlesque-revival scene in general -- and NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque in particular. The troupe has made many trips to the kitschy-kool kegler's kathedral on Fourth Avenue, and on this freaky Friday night they return yet again with "eight tassels, four g-strings and one charming host." Master of ceremonies Neil O'Fortune welcomes back Clams Casino, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, with side dishes Delirium Tremens and Jezebel Express -- for another evening of striptease, standup, and star quality BurlyQ. Full Article
November 28, 2009
Superstars of the burgeoning Burly-Q underground, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie go down (the Shore) once more for a Black Friday Burlesque extravaganza... It's the day after Thanky Thursday and they're straining at the doors to get in -- the Asbury Lanes, that is -- so if you've ever had the urge to kick things the way your grandfather did in 1960 (with a little bowling, Blue Ribbon and bump-and-grind entertainment), then drop that ball-bag at the center lanes. The Jersey Shore's premier alternative arts center has a become a haven for, among many other things, the burgeoning burlesque-revival scene in general -- and NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque in particular. The troupe has made many trips to the kitschy-kool kegler's kathedral on Fourth Avenue, and on this freaky Friday night they return yet again with "eight tassels, four g-strings and one charming host." Master of ceremonies Neil O'Fortune welcomes back Clams Casino, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, with side dishes Delirium Tremens and Jezebel Express -- for another evening of striptease, standup, and star quality BurlyQ. Full Article
NBC New York
November 27, 2009
"Clue" goes cabaret at this throwbacky, tassel-twirling downtown hybrid By ELIZABETH BOUGEROL * "Burlesque Mayor of New York City" Jonny Porkpie has penned a novel, and not just any novel -- a lurid, tongue-in-cheek pulp tale set in the world of burlesque, titled "The Corpse Wore Pasties", out a couple of days ago from cult indie imprint Hard Case Crime. If you don't know about Hard Case, you're in for a treat: They're singlehandedly revitalzing the pulp genre, publishing original work from the likes of Stephen King and Mickey Spillane behind those iconically seamy painted covers. Even better? Saturday night's "LURID PULP!", an interactive-murder-mystery-book-release-party-burlesque-show, based on the novel, at the Bleecker Street Theatre. The plot is all very meta: On the eve of the book's publication, a burlesque book party celebration is in full swing -- until the show's performers get their first look at the tome and recognize disturbing similarities between themselves and the book's characters. Naturally, sordidness ensues: Tempers flare, bodices rip, and Porkpie ends up dead. The audience is enlisted to help detective (and b-q dancer) Nasty Canasta uncover the murderer before the final curtain. Bonus! The murder mystery show includes all the striptease numbers described in the book performed live, including by the book's two cover models, Canasta and GiGi LaFemme. This, people, is why you live in New York City. Link
November 27, 2009
"Clue" goes cabaret at this throwbacky, tassel-twirling downtown hybrid By ELIZABETH BOUGEROL * "Burlesque Mayor of New York City" Jonny Porkpie has penned a novel, and not just any novel -- a lurid, tongue-in-cheek pulp tale set in the world of burlesque, titled "The Corpse Wore Pasties", out a couple of days ago from cult indie imprint Hard Case Crime. If you don't know about Hard Case, you're in for a treat: They're singlehandedly revitalzing the pulp genre, publishing original work from the likes of Stephen King and Mickey Spillane behind those iconically seamy painted covers. Even better? Saturday night's "LURID PULP!", an interactive-murder-mystery-book-release-party-burlesque-show, based on the novel, at the Bleecker Street Theatre. The plot is all very meta: On the eve of the book's publication, a burlesque book party celebration is in full swing -- until the show's performers get their first look at the tome and recognize disturbing similarities between themselves and the book's characters. Naturally, sordidness ensues: Tempers flare, bodices rip, and Porkpie ends up dead. The audience is enlisted to help detective (and b-q dancer) Nasty Canasta uncover the murderer before the final curtain. Bonus! The murder mystery show includes all the striptease numbers described in the book performed live, including by the book's two cover models, Canasta and GiGi LaFemme. This, people, is why you live in New York City. Link
Thrillist
November 25, 2009
Featuring Nasty Canasta and a rotating cast of proper burlesquers, FL's retelling of the immortal Christmas Carol stays faithful, other than "changing the Scrooge character to a woman, his counting house to a strip club, and adding boobs every few minutes", making for a story that's truly dickensian.
November 25, 2009
Featuring Nasty Canasta and a rotating cast of proper burlesquers, FL's retelling of the immortal Christmas Carol stays faithful, other than "changing the Scrooge character to a woman, his counting house to a strip club, and adding boobs every few minutes", making for a story that's truly dickensian.
Village Voice
November 25, 2009
HOT AND BOTHERED: Typically, when we think of winter, we think of putting on more clothes--not less. But not so at the Collective: Unconscious Winter Festival, which kicks off tonight with the preview of Sex Crimes Cabaret, L. Gabrielle Penabaz's scantily clad singing and dancing exploration of sex laws and the lives of sex workers. On Wednesday, check out The Veneration of Bettie Page, a celebration of the life of the beloved pin-up star, and Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol, a retelling of Charles Dickens's classic holiday story by the bawdy folks at Pinchbottom Burlesque (and take note, Heebs, a special Hanukkah edition is set for December 10). And if you saw all the nudie photos from Naked Girls Reading (yes, it's exactly what it sounds like) on our website and were sad you missed it, the girls are back on December 9 to read you the abridged version of A Christmas Carol. What better way to stay warm? -Angela Ashman
November 25, 2009
HOT AND BOTHERED: Typically, when we think of winter, we think of putting on more clothes--not less. But not so at the Collective: Unconscious Winter Festival, which kicks off tonight with the preview of Sex Crimes Cabaret, L. Gabrielle Penabaz's scantily clad singing and dancing exploration of sex laws and the lives of sex workers. On Wednesday, check out The Veneration of Bettie Page, a celebration of the life of the beloved pin-up star, and Filthy Lucre: A Burlesque Christmas Carol, a retelling of Charles Dickens's classic holiday story by the bawdy folks at Pinchbottom Burlesque (and take note, Heebs, a special Hanukkah edition is set for December 10). And if you saw all the nudie photos from Naked Girls Reading (yes, it's exactly what it sounds like) on our website and were sad you missed it, the girls are back on December 9 to read you the abridged version of A Christmas Carol. What better way to stay warm? -Angela Ashman
Time Out New York
November 19, 2009
Jonny Porkpie celebrates his new novel, The Corpse Wore Pasties, with a book release party cum burlesque revue, otherwise known as a transparent excuse to get cohost Nasty Canasta down to her tassels and up to her armpits in naked suspects *** Burlesque performer Jonny Porkpie has written a new noir titled The Corpse Wore Pasties, a murder mystery set in the burlesque world and that features characters based on real-life performers. This show adds another dimension to the novel: It tells the story of how Jonny Porkpie himself winds up murdered after those real-life performers find out how they've been portrayed in his book.
November 19, 2009
Jonny Porkpie celebrates his new novel, The Corpse Wore Pasties, with a book release party cum burlesque revue, otherwise known as a transparent excuse to get cohost Nasty Canasta down to her tassels and up to her armpits in naked suspects *** Burlesque performer Jonny Porkpie has written a new noir titled The Corpse Wore Pasties, a murder mystery set in the burlesque world and that features characters based on real-life performers. This show adds another dimension to the novel: It tells the story of how Jonny Porkpie himself winds up murdered after those real-life performers find out how they've been portrayed in his book.
Fleshbot
November 17, 2009
You think today's strain of burlesque is all wholesome and sex positive? Not if you bogart someone's act, sister. Hard Case Crime's "The Corpse Wore Pasties" shows that there's no such thing as friendly competition when tassels are involved. Burlesque performer Jonny Porkpie wrote the pulp tome (we covered Christa Faust's "The Money Shot" last year) and the book will be feted at the fetid Bleecker Street Theatre on November 21 and 28 with a stage presentation of "Corpse"'s plot performed by burlesque hoofers Dirty Martini, Jo Boobs, Madame Rosebud, and Clams Casino, as well as the book's cover models, Nasty Canasta and GiGi LaFemme. When is the last time you saw one of your favorite storybooks enacted on stage? And was there almost-nudity in "Shrek On Ice"? No there wasn't.
November 17, 2009
You think today's strain of burlesque is all wholesome and sex positive? Not if you bogart someone's act, sister. Hard Case Crime's "The Corpse Wore Pasties" shows that there's no such thing as friendly competition when tassels are involved. Burlesque performer Jonny Porkpie wrote the pulp tome (we covered Christa Faust's "The Money Shot" last year) and the book will be feted at the fetid Bleecker Street Theatre on November 21 and 28 with a stage presentation of "Corpse"'s plot performed by burlesque hoofers Dirty Martini, Jo Boobs, Madame Rosebud, and Clams Casino, as well as the book's cover models, Nasty Canasta and GiGi LaFemme. When is the last time you saw one of your favorite storybooks enacted on stage? And was there almost-nudity in "Shrek On Ice"? No there wasn't.
The Boston Globe
October 29, 2009
This we have to see: The Pinchbottom Burlesque is planning a burlesque retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven'' at the Beehive's Halloween bash Tuesday.
October 29, 2009
This we have to see: The Pinchbottom Burlesque is planning a burlesque retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven'' at the Beehive's Halloween bash Tuesday.
BostonChefs.com
October 27, 2009
Those folks from the Beehive are at it again - bringing back the ever popular and always bawdy Pinchbottom Burlesque troupe for a little Halloween fun. Celebrate this naughty holiday a bit early on Tuesday, October 27th when those mavens of raunchiness present the Boudoir of Horrors - where else can you see a burlesque retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's classic ode to spooky avian, The Raven? Full Article
October 27, 2009
Those folks from the Beehive are at it again - bringing back the ever popular and always bawdy Pinchbottom Burlesque troupe for a little Halloween fun. Celebrate this naughty holiday a bit early on Tuesday, October 27th when those mavens of raunchiness present the Boudoir of Horrors - where else can you see a burlesque retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's classic ode to spooky avian, The Raven? Full Article
StageBuzz.com
July 29, 2009
Burlesque is generally not what one would consider a highbrow art form. But imagine if it were. In Pretençión, Pinchbottom's latest theatrical burlesque being presented as part of the undergroundzero festival, burlesque impresario Jonny Porkpie imagines a world where burlesque is every bit as pretentious as Cirque du Soleil (not that they are ever mentioned by name). But, egads and alas, Nasty Canasta and Tigger!, performers in this cirque de burlesque, have lost their pretension. And without pretension, all that's left is just, well, boobs. Enter Jonny Porkpie, the man who can save the cirque and help them to retrieve their pretension. He urges Nasty and Tigger! to use their imaginations to enter another world (one remarkably similar to Oz and which contains Jonny Porkpies of the North, South, East and West) where they can find their lost pretension, with the help of the lovely Naughtia Nice and unwilling audience member, Arrogant Mick. As Nasty, Tigger!, Naughtia and Mick travel through this land of imagination, they encounter its numerous inhabitants, most of whom happen to be lovely young women (the various guest stars, each with an amazing burlesque number). Will Nasty and Tigger! get back their pretension? Will Arrogant Mick learn to loosen up and use his imagination? Are we ready to live in a world with more than one Jonny Porkpie? Is all of this just a flimsy excuse to showcase some of the city's hottest burlesque talent? The answer to most of the questions (all, if you happen to be Jonny Porkpie) is yes. Porkpie has spun a cute tale with just enough plot to make the show interesting, but not so much as to weigh it down. With a lewd wink and a sly nod, he makes fun of everything, himself included, and makes sure the audience has a good time. Nasty Canasta, Naughtia Nice and Tigger! give solid and amusing performances, as does Arrogant Mick, who starts the show as an audience member. Mick plays a good foil to Jonny Porkpie's Willy Wonka-esque character, and shows off a remarkable voice during the musical finale, though he alone out of the cast doesn't strip down. The July 16 performance featured Amber Ray as a gleefully malevolent bunny, Julie Atlas Muz in a Balinese inspired dance, Ms Tickle in a white feathered costume that was the most amazing of the evening, and the always amazing Gigi La Femme in a naughty spanking number. Though Pretençión has closed, look for Pinchbottom's upcoming Marx Brothers inspired show A Day on the Boardwalk, A Night at the Sideshow in August. For information, visit Pinchbottom's web page. -Review by Byrne Harrison Original Post
July 29, 2009
Burlesque is generally not what one would consider a highbrow art form. But imagine if it were. In Pretençión, Pinchbottom's latest theatrical burlesque being presented as part of the undergroundzero festival, burlesque impresario Jonny Porkpie imagines a world where burlesque is every bit as pretentious as Cirque du Soleil (not that they are ever mentioned by name). But, egads and alas, Nasty Canasta and Tigger!, performers in this cirque de burlesque, have lost their pretension. And without pretension, all that's left is just, well, boobs. Enter Jonny Porkpie, the man who can save the cirque and help them to retrieve their pretension. He urges Nasty and Tigger! to use their imaginations to enter another world (one remarkably similar to Oz and which contains Jonny Porkpies of the North, South, East and West) where they can find their lost pretension, with the help of the lovely Naughtia Nice and unwilling audience member, Arrogant Mick. As Nasty, Tigger!, Naughtia and Mick travel through this land of imagination, they encounter its numerous inhabitants, most of whom happen to be lovely young women (the various guest stars, each with an amazing burlesque number). Will Nasty and Tigger! get back their pretension? Will Arrogant Mick learn to loosen up and use his imagination? Are we ready to live in a world with more than one Jonny Porkpie? Is all of this just a flimsy excuse to showcase some of the city's hottest burlesque talent? The answer to most of the questions (all, if you happen to be Jonny Porkpie) is yes. Porkpie has spun a cute tale with just enough plot to make the show interesting, but not so much as to weigh it down. With a lewd wink and a sly nod, he makes fun of everything, himself included, and makes sure the audience has a good time. Nasty Canasta, Naughtia Nice and Tigger! give solid and amusing performances, as does Arrogant Mick, who starts the show as an audience member. Mick plays a good foil to Jonny Porkpie's Willy Wonka-esque character, and shows off a remarkable voice during the musical finale, though he alone out of the cast doesn't strip down. The July 16 performance featured Amber Ray as a gleefully malevolent bunny, Julie Atlas Muz in a Balinese inspired dance, Ms Tickle in a white feathered costume that was the most amazing of the evening, and the always amazing Gigi La Femme in a naughty spanking number. Though Pretençión has closed, look for Pinchbottom's upcoming Marx Brothers inspired show A Day on the Boardwalk, A Night at the Sideshow in August. For information, visit Pinchbottom's web page. -Review by Byrne Harrison Original Post
New York Press
July 17, 2009
The art of making fun of yourself is always appreciated, and, if you do it well, even better. Given the nature of burlesque, this type of performance comes with all sorts of stipulations and reservations. So, delving into irony and true camp enter--Pinchbottom's Pretençión. The latter is pronounced in a snooty French accent, something that you will have to get used in order to enjoy devilish duo Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's frolic through frivolity. The premise of this production is that without pretension, burlesque is just getting naked and shaking your titties. Hence, the changing cast of characters (further performances include Jo Boobs, Legs Malone, Gal Friday, Little Brooklyn and more) helps our down and out heroine (Canasta) and her clown sidekick Tigger! find what they are lacking. Don't be alarmed if there is some jerky guy in the audience yelling at the performers, Arrogant Mick is part of the show. He, of course, represents you and all you ever contemplated about burlesque. But instead of just thinking it's over the top, he actually voices those thoughts. Be prepared to hear a hilarious (and dirty) version of a Willie Wonka song, see some prime stripping action, and get slightly annoyed at the exaggerated movements. It takes a solid crew of characters to lay the cards on the table and Pinchbotom does it well. Remember, you are allowed to laugh at the exaggerated skits, butt wiggles, and wardrobe malfunction. In fact, that's exactly what they want. -Linnea Covington Original post
July 17, 2009
The art of making fun of yourself is always appreciated, and, if you do it well, even better. Given the nature of burlesque, this type of performance comes with all sorts of stipulations and reservations. So, delving into irony and true camp enter--Pinchbottom's Pretençión. The latter is pronounced in a snooty French accent, something that you will have to get used in order to enjoy devilish duo Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's frolic through frivolity. The premise of this production is that without pretension, burlesque is just getting naked and shaking your titties. Hence, the changing cast of characters (further performances include Jo Boobs, Legs Malone, Gal Friday, Little Brooklyn and more) helps our down and out heroine (Canasta) and her clown sidekick Tigger! find what they are lacking. Don't be alarmed if there is some jerky guy in the audience yelling at the performers, Arrogant Mick is part of the show. He, of course, represents you and all you ever contemplated about burlesque. But instead of just thinking it's over the top, he actually voices those thoughts. Be prepared to hear a hilarious (and dirty) version of a Willie Wonka song, see some prime stripping action, and get slightly annoyed at the exaggerated movements. It takes a solid crew of characters to lay the cards on the table and Pinchbotom does it well. Remember, you are allowed to laugh at the exaggerated skits, butt wiggles, and wardrobe malfunction. In fact, that's exactly what they want. -Linnea Covington Original post
Burlesque Magazine
July 16, 2009
"Cirque du Soleil's spectacular but wilfully obtuse style is overripe for parody, and who better to poke fun than New York's masters of theater-burlesque fusion, Pinchbottom. PRETENÇIÓN features vibrant individual performances from each member of the main cast and the four guest stars. As with Cirque du Soleil, the acts are framed by a themed narrative. The theme? The lost art of pretension - and that's pronounced "pree-ton-see-on", if you please. The characters' search for pretension, a journey which takes its cues from The Wizard of Oz amid other pop culture stalwarts, is an essential undertaking because, in the words of Nasty Canasta, "without it, we cannot show our boobs with irony"... Linking up a series of individual burlesque acts to form a grand narrative is a tough ask, especially when said acts are diverse in theme and different every night. PRETENÇIÓN's segues are indeed tenuous, but that's part of the fun - the show's approach is so joyously silly and self-mocking that it doesn't really matter. Simply sit back, marvel at the slick, perfectly crafted individual performances, and nod wisely in that mystical Cirque du Soleil way." Full review
July 16, 2009
"Cirque du Soleil's spectacular but wilfully obtuse style is overripe for parody, and who better to poke fun than New York's masters of theater-burlesque fusion, Pinchbottom. PRETENÇIÓN features vibrant individual performances from each member of the main cast and the four guest stars. As with Cirque du Soleil, the acts are framed by a themed narrative. The theme? The lost art of pretension - and that's pronounced "pree-ton-see-on", if you please. The characters' search for pretension, a journey which takes its cues from The Wizard of Oz amid other pop culture stalwarts, is an essential undertaking because, in the words of Nasty Canasta, "without it, we cannot show our boobs with irony"... Linking up a series of individual burlesque acts to form a grand narrative is a tough ask, especially when said acts are diverse in theme and different every night. PRETENÇIÓN's segues are indeed tenuous, but that's part of the fun - the show's approach is so joyously silly and self-mocking that it doesn't really matter. Simply sit back, marvel at the slick, perfectly crafted individual performances, and nod wisely in that mystical Cirque du Soleil way." Full review
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July 15, 2009
Cirque Du So Gay: Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta return to put a irreverent, self-parodying burlesque spin on the infamous Cirque Du Soleil empire. Haute turns hot--and at times, hilariously--as burlesque faves Clams Casino, Mat Fraser and Dirty Martini hit the stage to dazzle in glitter and tassels. Presented as part of the Undergroundzero Festival.
July 15, 2009
Cirque Du So Gay: Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta return to put a irreverent, self-parodying burlesque spin on the infamous Cirque Du Soleil empire. Haute turns hot--and at times, hilariously--as burlesque faves Clams Casino, Mat Fraser and Dirty Martini hit the stage to dazzle in glitter and tassels. Presented as part of the Undergroundzero Festival.
The Village Voice
July 13, 2009
Pinchbottom & Collective Unconscious present this cirque parody starring Burlesque Hall of Fame award-winners as erotic mind-benders, self-hating clowns, and impossibly accented ringmasters.
July 13, 2009
Pinchbottom & Collective Unconscious present this cirque parody starring Burlesque Hall of Fame award-winners as erotic mind-benders, self-hating clowns, and impossibly accented ringmasters.
Time Out New York
July 13, 2009
Paul Bargetto curates an activist festival of worthy downtown productions--hamstrung by short runs but deserving a larger audience--as well as new works by experimental writers. Among the 20 works are Eliza Bent's She of the Voice, Wax Factory's Tales from Bordertown (prologue), Emily Conbere's The Jamal Lullabies, Michael Yates Crowley's Evanston: A Rare Comedy and the Pinchbottom Burlesque's goofy send-up of haute cirque, Pretençión. See ps122.org for a complete schedule.
July 13, 2009
Paul Bargetto curates an activist festival of worthy downtown productions--hamstrung by short runs but deserving a larger audience--as well as new works by experimental writers. Among the 20 works are Eliza Bent's She of the Voice, Wax Factory's Tales from Bordertown (prologue), Emily Conbere's The Jamal Lullabies, Michael Yates Crowley's Evanston: A Rare Comedy and the Pinchbottom Burlesque's goofy send-up of haute cirque, Pretençión. See ps122.org for a complete schedule.
MetroMix
July 13, 2009
TODAY'S BEST BETS The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city, Pinchbottom is a collective led by Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie. Their shows take oddball themes (sci-fi, superhero, cowboy) that are then sculpted into a show that's equal parts sexy and funny (or, sometimes, more so on the latter). This time out, the show is "Pretençión," seemingly a jab at pretentiousness and the French.
July 13, 2009
TODAY'S BEST BETS The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city, Pinchbottom is a collective led by Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie. Their shows take oddball themes (sci-fi, superhero, cowboy) that are then sculpted into a show that's equal parts sexy and funny (or, sometimes, more so on the latter). This time out, the show is "Pretençión," seemingly a jab at pretentiousness and the French.
The Village Voice
June 13, 2009
See funky policeman, Johnny Porkpie, and the far-out detectives of P.I.N.C.H. Squad step back into the 70s (and out of their polyester pants) and save Disco City from the satin-gloved crime boss, Nasty Canasta.
June 13, 2009
See funky policeman, Johnny Porkpie, and the far-out detectives of P.I.N.C.H. Squad step back into the 70s (and out of their polyester pants) and save Disco City from the satin-gloved crime boss, Nasty Canasta.
Time Out New York
June 13, 2009
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's themed burlesque evening retires from the monthly bump-and-grind with this retro evening of Afro-sporting, catsuit-embracing detectives and their equally funktastic prey.
June 13, 2009
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's themed burlesque evening retires from the monthly bump-and-grind with this retro evening of Afro-sporting, catsuit-embracing detectives and their equally funktastic prey.
TOR.com
May 8, 2009
Liz Gorinsky interviews Pinchbottom for TOR.com It was almost as if Pinchbottom had read my mind, combined two of my favorite things, and built the show I'd been waiting for my whole life. But how could it possibly live up to such high expectations? Shockingly, this "themed burlesque entertainment"--which turns out to mean a full-length comedic play in which performers take their clothes off in every other scene--did all that and more. In the three years since then, Pinchbottom has produced nearly thirty excellent shows, some explicitly geeky in theme (comic books! Indiana Jones!) and others that are geeky takes on "normal" topics (French circus farce! sex!). If you're not impressed yet, consider the fact that Pinchbottom has staged a new full-length show--which means a script, publicity, costumes, rehearsals, and production design--approximately ten months out of every year for the past three years. It would make the most hardened Off-Broadway producer faint. full interview
May 8, 2009
Liz Gorinsky interviews Pinchbottom for TOR.com It was almost as if Pinchbottom had read my mind, combined two of my favorite things, and built the show I'd been waiting for my whole life. But how could it possibly live up to such high expectations? Shockingly, this "themed burlesque entertainment"--which turns out to mean a full-length comedic play in which performers take their clothes off in every other scene--did all that and more. In the three years since then, Pinchbottom has produced nearly thirty excellent shows, some explicitly geeky in theme (comic books! Indiana Jones!) and others that are geeky takes on "normal" topics (French circus farce! sex!). If you're not impressed yet, consider the fact that Pinchbottom has staged a new full-length show--which means a script, publicity, costumes, rehearsals, and production design--approximately ten months out of every year for the past three years. It would make the most hardened Off-Broadway producer faint. full interview
Time Out New York
February 16, 2009
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie stuff the boob back in the tube when they host burlesque's version of reality TV with contestants like Clams Casino and Legs Malone.
February 16, 2009
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie stuff the boob back in the tube when they host burlesque's version of reality TV with contestants like Clams Casino and Legs Malone.
Theater Journal Volume 60, Number 4, December 2008 (Johns Hopkins University Press)
February 12, 2009
The sine qua non of neo-burlesque exists in the liminal space between performer and audience, between whom there is a complicit, dialogic exchange, one inherent to the genre's success and steeped in a gestural nod to the ironic recalling of nostalgic burlesque performance from the 1930s to the 1950s... Pinchbottom, with its monthly, themed revues, gives tongue-in-cheek structure to the neo-burlesque scene in New York City... a burlesque spin on the Marxes' Duck Soup mirror scene marked the highlight of such parodic references, as the three hosts laced striptease into the physical humor of the jest--a wholly balanced scene, smart and well-timed. ...plays against, over, and through the borders of its own genre, stretching the style with wit, cynicism, and parody--along with sexuality. more
February 12, 2009
The sine qua non of neo-burlesque exists in the liminal space between performer and audience, between whom there is a complicit, dialogic exchange, one inherent to the genre's success and steeped in a gestural nod to the ironic recalling of nostalgic burlesque performance from the 1930s to the 1950s... Pinchbottom, with its monthly, themed revues, gives tongue-in-cheek structure to the neo-burlesque scene in New York City... a burlesque spin on the Marxes' Duck Soup mirror scene marked the highlight of such parodic references, as the three hosts laced striptease into the physical humor of the jest--a wholly balanced scene, smart and well-timed. ...plays against, over, and through the borders of its own genre, stretching the style with wit, cynicism, and parody--along with sexuality. more
York University Nouse
February 10, 2009
Now, burlesque, or neo-burlesque as some people would have it called, is having a revival. From the Pinchbottom Burlesque club in New York, to The Speakeasy on Gillygate in our own York, the performance genre is more popular and accessible than ever.
February 10, 2009
Now, burlesque, or neo-burlesque as some people would have it called, is having a revival. From the Pinchbottom Burlesque club in New York, to The Speakeasy on Gillygate in our own York, the performance genre is more popular and accessible than ever.
Time Out New York
January 15, 2009
Intrepid detectives (and burlesque hosts) Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie poke their deerstalkers into a mysterious murder while holding their magnifying glasses to the already ample charms of Clams Casino, Anita Cookie and others.
January 15, 2009
Intrepid detectives (and burlesque hosts) Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie poke their deerstalkers into a mysterious murder while holding their magnifying glasses to the already ample charms of Clams Casino, Anita Cookie and others.
New York Press
January 15, 2009
Zippers Not Neccessary: Performers Still Naked In a disgustingly punny twist of fate, the closure of the Zipper Factory (reported earlier today) won't affect this weekend's performance of Pinchbottom Burlesque's Murder Most Naked, as it was just picked up by The Bleecker Street Theater at 45 Bleecker. The company is thought to be some of the "best burlesque in New York." You can thank Bleecker's horny Managing Partner Calvin Wynter for wanting naked performers in his theater on Saturday night. "I couldn't just stand by and let talented burlesque performers remain clothed," he quipped. You can get your tickets for this Saturday's (Jan. 17) performance at pinchbottom.com/tickets, but the future of Pinchbottom's remaining monthly shows, which were supposed to play throughout 2009, has yet to be seen. link.
January 15, 2009
Zippers Not Neccessary: Performers Still Naked In a disgustingly punny twist of fate, the closure of the Zipper Factory (reported earlier today) won't affect this weekend's performance of Pinchbottom Burlesque's Murder Most Naked, as it was just picked up by The Bleecker Street Theater at 45 Bleecker. The company is thought to be some of the "best burlesque in New York." You can thank Bleecker's horny Managing Partner Calvin Wynter for wanting naked performers in his theater on Saturday night. "I couldn't just stand by and let talented burlesque performers remain clothed," he quipped. You can get your tickets for this Saturday's (Jan. 17) performance at pinchbottom.com/tickets, but the future of Pinchbottom's remaining monthly shows, which were supposed to play throughout 2009, has yet to be seen. link.
The New York Times
December 19, 2008
December 19, 2008
Time Out New York
December 19, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie invite burlesque regulars Clams Casino, Anita Cookie and Tigger to practice stuffing and unstuffing their stockings.
December 19, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie invite burlesque regulars Clams Casino, Anita Cookie and Tigger to practice stuffing and unstuffing their stockings.
Next Magazine
November 21, 2008
Pussy Galore: Pinchbottom is back in action as Nasty Canasta channels double-OH!-seven while Jonny Porkpie and a collection of twirlicious super-spies, including Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and Tigger! attempt world domination in this one-night-only burlesque bombshell that'll leave you shaken and stirred!
November 21, 2008
Pussy Galore: Pinchbottom is back in action as Nasty Canasta channels double-OH!-seven while Jonny Porkpie and a collection of twirlicious super-spies, including Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and Tigger! attempt world domination in this one-night-only burlesque bombshell that'll leave you shaken and stirred!
Time Out New York
November 13, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie return with their themed burlesque that shakes and stirs its way through this (unlicensed) spoof on a certain dapper spy.
November 13, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie return with their themed burlesque that shakes and stirs its way through this (unlicensed) spoof on a certain dapper spy.
Boston Magazine
November 3, 2008
While I've always considered a good meal to be a fine form of entertainment, I've never been a big fan of food-with-entertainment. (See: dinner cruises.) That said, last week I was pleasantly--nay, wildly--entertained by a Tuesday night show at the Beehive. NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque brought a Halloween-themed act to town, and the night was a far cry from any dinner theater I'd ever seen.
November 3, 2008
While I've always considered a good meal to be a fine form of entertainment, I've never been a big fan of food-with-entertainment. (See: dinner cruises.) That said, last week I was pleasantly--nay, wildly--entertained by a Tuesday night show at the Beehive. NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque brought a Halloween-themed act to town, and the night was a far cry from any dinner theater I'd ever seen.
Time Out New York
September 12, 2008
Those insoucient scamps Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta take their themed burlesque into the lion's den of high-concept clown shows and stuff those haute-cirque's pretensions where the soleil don't shine.
September 12, 2008
Those insoucient scamps Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta take their themed burlesque into the lion's den of high-concept clown shows and stuff those haute-cirque's pretensions where the soleil don't shine.
Next Magazine
September 12, 2008
Cirque du Burlesque: Enter a world of mystery, imagination and sexy un-sophistication as Pinchbottom gets in bed with Spiegelworld for a circus of loony lustiness. Erotic acrobats, randy ringmasters and uncouth clowns join burlesque darlings Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta for a spankingly delicious night of dazzle and dare.
September 12, 2008
Cirque du Burlesque: Enter a world of mystery, imagination and sexy un-sophistication as Pinchbottom gets in bed with Spiegelworld for a circus of loony lustiness. Erotic acrobats, randy ringmasters and uncouth clowns join burlesque darlings Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta for a spankingly delicious night of dazzle and dare.
ClubPlanet.com
September 12, 2008
It does not happen often that a burlesque performer risks curbing the flock of nude bodies, lingerie and naughty accessories, and pushes them towards an upper artistic conscious by imposing a plot. But that is what happens in Pinchbottom shows. The two extravagant savants of the burlesque world-- Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta--undertake the barely-doable task of coordinating a bunch of amazing performers (including such legends of NYC burlesque scene as Bastard Keith, Naughtia Nice, and Tigger!, with special guest stars 9/13: Amber Ray and Muffinhead, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey and 10/18: Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, GiGi La Femme, and Little Brooklyn) and impose an original theme for each session.
September 12, 2008
It does not happen often that a burlesque performer risks curbing the flock of nude bodies, lingerie and naughty accessories, and pushes them towards an upper artistic conscious by imposing a plot. But that is what happens in Pinchbottom shows. The two extravagant savants of the burlesque world-- Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta--undertake the barely-doable task of coordinating a bunch of amazing performers (including such legends of NYC burlesque scene as Bastard Keith, Naughtia Nice, and Tigger!, with special guest stars 9/13: Amber Ray and Muffinhead, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey and 10/18: Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, GiGi La Femme, and Little Brooklyn) and impose an original theme for each session.
Edge
August 24, 2008
With its velvet curtains and roopes, Absinthe cocktails, succulent victuals and sharply-dressed, sexy crowd, The Beehive in Boston's South End was made for burlesque! And with the help of New York's famed Pinchbottom Burlesque, they brought it! Hosted by Jonny Porkpie, the would-be Burleque President of the World, the lovely ladies of Pinchbottom boldly went where few (if any) in Boston had gone (or come) before- armed (and legged) with only some very well placed cover-ups and their mad seductive skills. To a soundtrack that ranged from Neil Diamond to Stephen Sondheim and Carly Simon to Digital Underground (interspersed with some stacks of wax from the 70s during the intermissions), the PB crew paid tribute to our military, put the "love" back in tennis, demonstrated world champion tit-twirling techniques, and generally showed off in a way that allowed the standing-room crowd to get to know them...intimately. The crowd got so into the show, in fact, that many could not help but dance and gyrate along. Unfortunately, there were only so many patriotic pasties to go around...this time.
August 24, 2008
With its velvet curtains and roopes, Absinthe cocktails, succulent victuals and sharply-dressed, sexy crowd, The Beehive in Boston's South End was made for burlesque! And with the help of New York's famed Pinchbottom Burlesque, they brought it! Hosted by Jonny Porkpie, the would-be Burleque President of the World, the lovely ladies of Pinchbottom boldly went where few (if any) in Boston had gone (or come) before- armed (and legged) with only some very well placed cover-ups and their mad seductive skills. To a soundtrack that ranged from Neil Diamond to Stephen Sondheim and Carly Simon to Digital Underground (interspersed with some stacks of wax from the 70s during the intermissions), the PB crew paid tribute to our military, put the "love" back in tennis, demonstrated world champion tit-twirling techniques, and generally showed off in a way that allowed the standing-room crowd to get to know them...intimately. The crowd got so into the show, in fact, that many could not help but dance and gyrate along. Unfortunately, there were only so many patriotic pasties to go around...this time.
Boston Globe
August 5, 2008
Burlesque with a plot? With a script? That's what the Pinchbottom Burlesque has been doing since 2004, with a range of shows with titles like "...and the Horse You Rode in On" and "Creeping Xmas Death." Founders Jonny Porkpie and Boston native Nasty Canasta will bring Pinchbottom to the Beehive tonight with a "best of" format, including a tribute to the Boston Red Sox.
August 5, 2008
Burlesque with a plot? With a script? That's what the Pinchbottom Burlesque has been doing since 2004, with a range of shows with titles like "...and the Horse You Rode in On" and "Creeping Xmas Death." Founders Jonny Porkpie and Boston native Nasty Canasta will bring Pinchbottom to the Beehive tonight with a "best of" format, including a tribute to the Boston Red Sox.
Bostonist.com
August 5, 2008
With Boston's wealth of burlesque, you need a pretty good reason to catch a troupe from out of town. NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque might offer one: The group performs a hybrid of theater and burlesque, in which every show has a theme and every theme has a plot and a few characters. Boston boosters, don't feel bad: Co-founder Nasty Canasta is a native.
August 5, 2008
With Boston's wealth of burlesque, you need a pretty good reason to catch a troupe from out of town. NYC's Pinchbottom Burlesque might offer one: The group performs a hybrid of theater and burlesque, in which every show has a theme and every theme has a plot and a few characters. Boston boosters, don't feel bad: Co-founder Nasty Canasta is a native.
Time Out New York
July 24, 2008
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's themed burlesque turns on the way-back machine to finally crown the winner of Miss Pinchbottom 1983, a quarter-century and countless jelly bracelets later.
July 24, 2008
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta's themed burlesque turns on the way-back machine to finally crown the winner of Miss Pinchbottom 1983, a quarter-century and countless jelly bracelets later.
IndyTheater.org/NYTheatre.com
July 24, 2008
...Around the corner in the more traditional Flea space, spectacle takes top billing with political analysis and comedy as co-stars. Pinchbottom Declares War is burlesque in both the naked-dancers way as well as the first dictionary definition, "an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material." Their sendup of the current political situation doesn't cover new ground, but familiar complaints explode until they're fresh again. Pinchbottom begins with the president and his advisors finding out that "weapons of ass-destruction" are being stockpiled in the Flea Theater in SoHo by the dreaded Pinchbottom terrorist organization. Using a trial version of Google Earth, the US government plans to invades Manhattan and antics ensue. Jonny Porkpie plays the president with passion, Anita Cookie is terrific as the dimwitted drunken socialite soldier modeled on Jenna Bush, and Tigger! shows amazing range playing characters of both genders. The show's best moments go way, way beyond what's appropriate (like what that Dirty Martini can do with good clean American money--go see it if you want to know what I mean) and at the end the company inverts the striptease genre until it hits home that no matter how comfortable it is to ridicule the war from the safety of our apartments, today's political situation has unavoidable consequences. Full Article
July 24, 2008
...Around the corner in the more traditional Flea space, spectacle takes top billing with political analysis and comedy as co-stars. Pinchbottom Declares War is burlesque in both the naked-dancers way as well as the first dictionary definition, "an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material." Their sendup of the current political situation doesn't cover new ground, but familiar complaints explode until they're fresh again. Pinchbottom begins with the president and his advisors finding out that "weapons of ass-destruction" are being stockpiled in the Flea Theater in SoHo by the dreaded Pinchbottom terrorist organization. Using a trial version of Google Earth, the US government plans to invades Manhattan and antics ensue. Jonny Porkpie plays the president with passion, Anita Cookie is terrific as the dimwitted drunken socialite soldier modeled on Jenna Bush, and Tigger! shows amazing range playing characters of both genders. The show's best moments go way, way beyond what's appropriate (like what that Dirty Martini can do with good clean American money--go see it if you want to know what I mean) and at the end the company inverts the striptease genre until it hits home that no matter how comfortable it is to ridicule the war from the safety of our apartments, today's political situation has unavoidable consequences. Full Article
Time Out New York
July 15, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie's themed burlesque ducks and uncovers for a risqué appraisal of our foreign policy.
July 15, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie's themed burlesque ducks and uncovers for a risqué appraisal of our foreign policy.
Next Magazine
July 15, 2008
Homeland Erection: All hands on deck as Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie display their burlesque basic training with drill formations, equipment handling and risqué military maneuvers for one night of high-heeled boot camp. Doctor Lukki, Naughtia Nice, Clams Casino, Dirty Martini and more go commando in this sexy political satire.
July 15, 2008
Homeland Erection: All hands on deck as Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie display their burlesque basic training with drill formations, equipment handling and risqué military maneuvers for one night of high-heeled boot camp. Doctor Lukki, Naughtia Nice, Clams Casino, Dirty Martini and more go commando in this sexy political satire.
Asbury Park Press
July 11, 2008
Nudity and art have had a curious relationship for years, something Pinchbottom Burlesque's Jonny Porkpie is very much aware of. Full Article
July 11, 2008
Nudity and art have had a curious relationship for years, something Pinchbottom Burlesque's Jonny Porkpie is very much aware of. Full Article
Time Out New York
July 8, 2008
undergroundzero festival: Paul Bargetto curates an activist festival of worthy downtown productions--hamstrung by short runs but deserving of a larger audience--as well as new works by experimental writers. Participating works include The Event by Fringe founder John Clancy, the Drama Desk Award-winning Charlie Victor Romeo and the always popular Pinchbottom Burlesque. See weird.org for a complete schedule.
July 8, 2008
undergroundzero festival: Paul Bargetto curates an activist festival of worthy downtown productions--hamstrung by short runs but deserving of a larger audience--as well as new works by experimental writers. Participating works include The Event by Fringe founder John Clancy, the Drama Desk Award-winning Charlie Victor Romeo and the always popular Pinchbottom Burlesque. See weird.org for a complete schedule.
Next Magazine
June 18, 2008
HAT TRICK: Pinchbottom's salacious Indiana Jones send-up features a burlesque blockbuster centering on a deep legend, an evil Baron and boobs powerful enough to cast a dark shadow on all of mankind. Join burlesque stars Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Creamy Stevens and more for a titillating trip into perverted action fantasy.
June 18, 2008
HAT TRICK: Pinchbottom's salacious Indiana Jones send-up features a burlesque blockbuster centering on a deep legend, an evil Baron and boobs powerful enough to cast a dark shadow on all of mankind. Join burlesque stars Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Creamy Stevens and more for a titillating trip into perverted action fantasy.
The Village Voice
June 18, 2008
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Next Magazine
May 17, 2008
Jocked And Loaded: The filthy fiends of Pinchbottom Burlesque get their jocks in a twist at this athlete addicted night of striptease. Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta whip an all-star strip team into shape to win the big nude ball game.
May 17, 2008
Jocked And Loaded: The filthy fiends of Pinchbottom Burlesque get their jocks in a twist at this athlete addicted night of striptease. Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta whip an all-star strip team into shape to win the big nude ball game.
Next Magazine
April 18, 2008
The Porn Ultimatum: Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie put the hot time back in crime with a swingin' naked heist featuring Julie Atlas Muz, Anita Cookie, Tigger! and more as sequined con men, scantily-clad grease monkeys and tasseled bookies.
April 18, 2008
The Porn Ultimatum: Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie put the hot time back in crime with a swingin' naked heist featuring Julie Atlas Muz, Anita Cookie, Tigger! and more as sequined con men, scantily-clad grease monkeys and tasseled bookies.
Time Out New York
April 14, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie's themed burlesque turns to crime when their casino variety act rolls snake-eyes. Watch while they and "Rack Pack" Gigi La Femme, Jo Boobs and Bastard Keith pull off the big one... and a heist as well.
April 14, 2008
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie's themed burlesque turns to crime when their casino variety act rolls snake-eyes. Watch while they and "Rack Pack" Gigi La Femme, Jo Boobs and Bastard Keith pull off the big one... and a heist as well.
Next Magazine
March 18, 2008
Sleep To Cream: Pack your sleeping bag because Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie are throwing, like, the best sleepover party ever! Join burlesque beauties Julie Atlas Muz, Naughtia Nice and Clams Casino for super fun performances, totally awesome games and plenty of those things that go bump in the night.
March 18, 2008
Sleep To Cream: Pack your sleeping bag because Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie are throwing, like, the best sleepover party ever! Join burlesque beauties Julie Atlas Muz, Naughtia Nice and Clams Casino for super fun performances, totally awesome games and plenty of those things that go bump in the night.
Time Out New York
March 18, 2008
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta invite all their burlesque BFFs over for a little pillow fighting and the adult version of "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board."
March 18, 2008
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta invite all their burlesque BFFs over for a little pillow fighting and the adult version of "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board."
io9.com
Charlie Jane Anders • March 7, 2008
We're pretty sure there was never an episode of Doctor Who in the 1970s where Leela, the barbarian warrior, pulls out her giant knife and slices the Doctor's clothes off... and the Doctor turns out to be a woman. And then Leela loses her jungle bikini and they both end up wearing nothing but panties and the Doctor's scarf. The only place you can see that scenario play out is at a burlesque show like the Pinchbottom Burlesque, which is taking the love of science fiction to a whole new level. full article
Charlie Jane Anders • March 7, 2008
We're pretty sure there was never an episode of Doctor Who in the 1970s where Leela, the barbarian warrior, pulls out her giant knife and slices the Doctor's clothes off... and the Doctor turns out to be a woman. And then Leela loses her jungle bikini and they both end up wearing nothing but panties and the Doctor's scarf. The only place you can see that scenario play out is at a burlesque show like the Pinchbottom Burlesque, which is taking the love of science fiction to a whole new level. full article
Telegraph.co.uk
Rodney Bolt • February 11, 2008
The Big Apple with sauce on the side
Vaudeville's naughty cousin is back - and nowhere is it more popular than in New York. Rodney Bolt enjoys an evening of irony and titillation.
...A dancer drops the last stitch of clothing to reveal, not what one might expect, but a moustachioed Groucho Marx mask. In New York burlesque is back - but with a difference....
My friend Dora - about as deep a denizen of Manhattan as you can get - took me along to two of the best nights in town. Pinchbottom Burlesque offers shows that change monthly, at Collective: Unconcious in Tribeca on the Lower West Side. Tribeca (the Triangle Below Canal Street), once derelict and neglected, has over the past few years become a hotbed of restaurants and hip clubs. "This part of town is just so transformed," said Dora, as our taxi deposited us at the hole-in-a-wall entrance to Collective: Unconcious...
The lights dimmed, manic movie music began, and we were off. Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta stepped on stage to host the show - a Marx Brothers send-up, loosely following a storyline about saving an ailing theatre by turning it into a bawdy-house. Along the way came risqué magic tricks, a peek-a-boo performance by a tattooed lady, many a cheeky flash from male and female performers alike, the odd nostalgic burlesque routine, and the hint of a lesbian sub-plot.
It was daring, funny, imaginative and titillating to all tastes - and, at $15 a ticket, about as good entertainment value as you can get in New York City. full article
Rodney Bolt • February 11, 2008
The Big Apple with sauce on the side
Vaudeville's naughty cousin is back - and nowhere is it more popular than in New York. Rodney Bolt enjoys an evening of irony and titillation.
...A dancer drops the last stitch of clothing to reveal, not what one might expect, but a moustachioed Groucho Marx mask. In New York burlesque is back - but with a difference....
My friend Dora - about as deep a denizen of Manhattan as you can get - took me along to two of the best nights in town. Pinchbottom Burlesque offers shows that change monthly, at Collective: Unconcious in Tribeca on the Lower West Side. Tribeca (the Triangle Below Canal Street), once derelict and neglected, has over the past few years become a hotbed of restaurants and hip clubs. "This part of town is just so transformed," said Dora, as our taxi deposited us at the hole-in-a-wall entrance to Collective: Unconcious...
The lights dimmed, manic movie music began, and we were off. Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta stepped on stage to host the show - a Marx Brothers send-up, loosely following a storyline about saving an ailing theatre by turning it into a bawdy-house. Along the way came risqué magic tricks, a peek-a-boo performance by a tattooed lady, many a cheeky flash from male and female performers alike, the odd nostalgic burlesque routine, and the hint of a lesbian sub-plot.
It was daring, funny, imaginative and titillating to all tastes - and, at $15 a ticket, about as good entertainment value as you can get in New York City. full article
Flavorpill
Regina Bresler • February 10, 2008
For those recovering from disastrous Valentine's Day intimacies, and wanting some helpful hints for next year, the Pinchbottom Institute offers guidance on naughty activities. Along with a seminar led by the married team of Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, an array of educational and sexy burlesque beauties teach you a few shimmies to try at home. Local favorites Little Brooklyn, Clams Casino, Delirium Tremens, Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Jo Boobs, Naughtia Nice, and Schaffer the Darklord demonstrate love East Coast style, while Heidi von Haught of the Von Foxies shakes it for the West Coast.
Regina Bresler • February 10, 2008
For those recovering from disastrous Valentine's Day intimacies, and wanting some helpful hints for next year, the Pinchbottom Institute offers guidance on naughty activities. Along with a seminar led by the married team of Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, an array of educational and sexy burlesque beauties teach you a few shimmies to try at home. Local favorites Little Brooklyn, Clams Casino, Delirium Tremens, Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Jo Boobs, Naughtia Nice, and Schaffer the Darklord demonstrate love East Coast style, while Heidi von Haught of the Von Foxies shakes it for the West Coast.
Time Out New York
February 10, 2008
Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta and their burlesque counselors offer a helpful post–Valentine’s Day seminar on the techniques that might have saved you a bundle in apology flowers.
February 10, 2008
Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta and their burlesque counselors offer a helpful post–Valentine’s Day seminar on the techniques that might have saved you a bundle in apology flowers.
Next Magazine
February 10, 2008
Ins And Outs: Get Schooled In The Ways Of Undress As Pinchbottom Burlesque Presents Their Own Refresher Course In The Art Of Sex. Nasty Canasta, Johnny Porkpie And Guests A-Plenty Prove That In Ten Easy Steps Any Old ’Mo Can Learn How To Seduce, Undress And Caress.
February 10, 2008
Ins And Outs: Get Schooled In The Ways Of Undress As Pinchbottom Burlesque Presents Their Own Refresher Course In The Art Of Sex. Nasty Canasta, Johnny Porkpie And Guests A-Plenty Prove That In Ten Easy Steps Any Old ’Mo Can Learn How To Seduce, Undress And Caress.
Time Out New York
January 18, 2008
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque unearths a “long lost” black-and-white ’30s screwball film, “reenacts” it and shoves those fuddy-duddy MPAA ratings right back where they belong.
January 18, 2008
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque unearths a “long lost” black-and-white ’30s screwball film, “reenacts” it and shoves those fuddy-duddy MPAA ratings right back where they belong.
Time Out New York
December 5, 2007
Stuff your stocking with Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie’s themed burlesque, in which the sourpuss Pinch (legally distinct from any similarly green, anticelebrationist kin) tries to make off with everything that makes Christmas worth unwrapping for.
December 5, 2007
Stuff your stocking with Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie’s themed burlesque, in which the sourpuss Pinch (legally distinct from any similarly green, anticelebrationist kin) tries to make off with everything that makes Christmas worth unwrapping for.
Time Out New York
November 15, 2007
Yeoman Nasty Canasta and Captain Jonny Porkpie set their phasers on stunning for their themed burlesque evening of raunchy space exploration and naked Klingon hotness.
November 15, 2007
Yeoman Nasty Canasta and Captain Jonny Porkpie set their phasers on stunning for their themed burlesque evening of raunchy space exploration and naked Klingon hotness.
Time Out New York
October 16, 2007
Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque aims for the fences with Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta fielding a team of scandalous performers who promise to make you fall back in love with foul balls... (From the Sports Page) After beloved Coach Pinchy is killed in an accident, it is up to assistant coaches Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta to rally the all-burlesque-star team in time to win the Gold Trophy Cup Award Prize. Hey, it’s not really a sporting event, but it has to be better than watching the Jets.…
October 16, 2007
Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque aims for the fences with Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta fielding a team of scandalous performers who promise to make you fall back in love with foul balls... (From the Sports Page) After beloved Coach Pinchy is killed in an accident, it is up to assistant coaches Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta to rally the all-burlesque-star team in time to win the Gold Trophy Cup Award Prize. Hey, it’s not really a sporting event, but it has to be better than watching the Jets.…
Village Voice
Elena Dahl • October 9, 2007
On a recent Friday night, local troupe Pinchbottom Burlesque traveled back in time to put on 70's Cop Show Burlesque, starring good-guy cop Jonny Porkpie (leader of the P.I.N.C.H. Squad) and notorious Nasty Canasta, a crime boss on roller skates. Photo Gallery by Elena Dahl
Elena Dahl • October 9, 2007
On a recent Friday night, local troupe Pinchbottom Burlesque traveled back in time to put on 70's Cop Show Burlesque, starring good-guy cop Jonny Porkpie (leader of the P.I.N.C.H. Squad) and notorious Nasty Canasta, a crime boss on roller skates. Photo Gallery by Elena Dahl
AM New York/Metromix
September 21, 2007
In a Pinch!: The most imaginative burlesque troupe in the city is Pinchbottom. This va-va-voom collective bases each show around a different theme. This weekend, it’s “P.I.N.C.H. Squad,” a take-off on ’70s cop shows.
September 21, 2007
In a Pinch!: The most imaginative burlesque troupe in the city is Pinchbottom. This va-va-voom collective bases each show around a different theme. This weekend, it’s “P.I.N.C.H. Squad,” a take-off on ’70s cop shows.
The Village Voice
Angela Ashman • September 19, 2007
VOICE CHOICE Spread 'Em, Bitch Crime Fighting Hotties: Charlie’s Angels, Starsky & Hutch, and Police Woman were all classic cop shows of the ’70s, but to the creators of Pinchbottom Burlesque, they all lacked one vital detail: nudity. Now the best burlesque show in town seeks to ratify that with its new crime-fighting caper P.I.N.C.H. Squad (Police Investigative Narcotics, Counterfeiting, and Hootchy-kootch). Set in Disco City, the story follows the funkadelic policeman Jonny Porkpie and his team of sexy detectives on a mission to stop the roller-skating crime boss Nasty Canasta and her illicit burlesque and counterfeiting ring. The lineup includes cuties Little Brooklyn, Darlinda Just Darlinda, and Anita Cookie. Undoubtedly, strip searches will be a recurrent theme.
Angela Ashman • September 19, 2007
VOICE CHOICE Spread 'Em, Bitch Crime Fighting Hotties: Charlie’s Angels, Starsky & Hutch, and Police Woman were all classic cop shows of the ’70s, but to the creators of Pinchbottom Burlesque, they all lacked one vital detail: nudity. Now the best burlesque show in town seeks to ratify that with its new crime-fighting caper P.I.N.C.H. Squad (Police Investigative Narcotics, Counterfeiting, and Hootchy-kootch). Set in Disco City, the story follows the funkadelic policeman Jonny Porkpie and his team of sexy detectives on a mission to stop the roller-skating crime boss Nasty Canasta and her illicit burlesque and counterfeiting ring. The lineup includes cuties Little Brooklyn, Darlinda Just Darlinda, and Anita Cookie. Undoubtedly, strip searches will be a recurrent theme.
Time Out New York
September 17, 2007
Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque gets its foxy on in this ode to ’70s cop dramas, complete with shiny stretch catsuits, chest-hair-sporting beat cops and roller-skating crime bosses.
September 17, 2007
Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque gets its foxy on in this ode to ’70s cop dramas, complete with shiny stretch catsuits, chest-hair-sporting beat cops and roller-skating crime bosses.
Time Out New York
September 4, 2007
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie’s themed burlesque seems perfectly suited to make a proposal for the future of Coney Island, since tassels do tend to draw the eye to (water)frontal developments.
September 4, 2007
Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie’s themed burlesque seems perfectly suited to make a proposal for the future of Coney Island, since tassels do tend to draw the eye to (water)frontal developments.
MetroMix
Kirk Miller • August 30, 2007
The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city is Pinchbottom, a collective led by the duo of Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie. Their shows take oddball themes (sci-fi, superhero, cowboy) and end up somewhere between sexy and funny (usually tilting more on the latter side of things).
Kirk Miller • August 30, 2007
The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city is Pinchbottom, a collective led by the duo of Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie. Their shows take oddball themes (sci-fi, superhero, cowboy) and end up somewhere between sexy and funny (usually tilting more on the latter side of things).
Time Out New York
August 16, 2007
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta writhe in orgies of delight over giving back (don't take it, kids!) to the youth in this themed burlesque aimed at the wee. Sadly, no children will actually be permitted on the premises, but perhaps the audiences will agree to act immature." City Pick: "Pinchbottom Burlesque reaches out to an unlikely demographic—small children—with this vibrant show, featuring puppets, costumed characters and animation (those under 18 will not actually be admitted).
August 16, 2007
Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta writhe in orgies of delight over giving back (don't take it, kids!) to the youth in this themed burlesque aimed at the wee. Sadly, no children will actually be permitted on the premises, but perhaps the audiences will agree to act immature." City Pick: "Pinchbottom Burlesque reaches out to an unlikely demographic—small children—with this vibrant show, featuring puppets, costumed characters and animation (those under 18 will not actually be admitted).
Next Magazine
August 16, 2007
Nasty Canasta brings sexy back to back-to-school with a special Pinchbottom suitable for the whole family—except the kids! Join special guests Darlinda Just Darlinda, The World Famous *BOB*, Precious Little and more for puppets, characters and cartoons in a kid-themed burlesque for the young at heart but of a legal age.
August 16, 2007
Nasty Canasta brings sexy back to back-to-school with a special Pinchbottom suitable for the whole family—except the kids! Join special guests Darlinda Just Darlinda, The World Famous *BOB*, Precious Little and more for puppets, characters and cartoons in a kid-themed burlesque for the young at heart but of a legal age.
Time Out New York
July 19, 2007
This time, Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta’s cleverly themed burlesque dreams of the Great White Way—kick line, chorus girls, catsuits and all. Their meticulous homage even includes Broadway Style Pricing, which allows audience members to pay exorbitant prices, just like the fancy folks uptown.
July 19, 2007
This time, Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta’s cleverly themed burlesque dreams of the Great White Way—kick line, chorus girls, catsuits and all. Their meticulous homage even includes Broadway Style Pricing, which allows audience members to pay exorbitant prices, just like the fancy folks uptown.
Time Out New York
July 12, 2007
Since top-down decision making and development tend to oust artists for condos, burlesque artists Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta give a little tops-down response of their own while debating the costs of gentrification.
July 12, 2007
Since top-down decision making and development tend to oust artists for condos, burlesque artists Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta give a little tops-down response of their own while debating the costs of gentrification.
TheaterMania.com
June 28, 2007
Pinchbottom's Burlesque, hosted by Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta, has made quite a name with theme-based shows that serve up substance with striptease. These include War, in which George Bush invades Manhattan, and Blasphemy, a sendup on religions. With this show, the pinchbottom guys and dolls now turn their attention to the Great White Way. Bottoms Over Broadway: Burlesque Goes Legit is presented as part of the Collective:Unconscious Underground Zero Festival.
June 28, 2007
Pinchbottom's Burlesque, hosted by Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta, has made quite a name with theme-based shows that serve up substance with striptease. These include War, in which George Bush invades Manhattan, and Blasphemy, a sendup on religions. With this show, the pinchbottom guys and dolls now turn their attention to the Great White Way. Bottoms Over Broadway: Burlesque Goes Legit is presented as part of the Collective:Unconscious Underground Zero Festival.
Playbill Online
June 27, 2007
Full Article (Rife with accuracy!)
June 27, 2007
Full Article (Rife with accuracy!)
Time Out New York
June 14, 2007
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque discovers that you can do more things in a phone booth than just change your shirt. See Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta turn evil! See them discover amazing powers! See them (and guests like Creamy Stevens) wind up naked anyway!
June 14, 2007
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque discovers that you can do more things in a phone booth than just change your shirt. See Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta turn evil! See them discover amazing powers! See them (and guests like Creamy Stevens) wind up naked anyway!
Next Magazine
June 12, 2007
Burlesque and comic books are already a crazy concoction, but in Pinchbottom’s world, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie have been bitten by radioactive spiders and the shit is really about to hit the fan! Can superpower performances from Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Creamy Stevens and more conquer the villains’ super sexy Ultimate Striptease Weapon? Tune in tonight.
June 12, 2007
Burlesque and comic books are already a crazy concoction, but in Pinchbottom’s world, Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie have been bitten by radioactive spiders and the shit is really about to hit the fan! Can superpower performances from Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Creamy Stevens and more conquer the villains’ super sexy Ultimate Striptease Weapon? Tune in tonight.
Courier Life: 24/7
May 23, 2007
Peeling for the armed forces: The Spring Seasonal Spectacular docks at Southpaw just in time for the annual Fleet Week spotlighting a long list of local burlesque luminaries on deck (with a live band) to salute the armed forces with a night of performances guaranteed to keep the home fires burning. After The USOh! Show on May 26, upcoming Seasonal Spectaculars will follow quarterly, in August and November, 2007.
May 23, 2007
Peeling for the armed forces: The Spring Seasonal Spectacular docks at Southpaw just in time for the annual Fleet Week spotlighting a long list of local burlesque luminaries on deck (with a live band) to salute the armed forces with a night of performances guaranteed to keep the home fires burning. After The USOh! Show on May 26, upcoming Seasonal Spectaculars will follow quarterly, in August and November, 2007.
New York Press
Abigoliah Schamaun • May 23, 2007
Celebrating Fleet Week with boobs and burlesque: The Burlesque Alliance—including Wasabasco, Pinchbottom, Sweet & Nasty, Kissing Cousins and Angie Pontani—has the perfect strategy for welcoming sailors for Fleet Week. Glitter, glitz and nipple tassels: The USOh! show. Among the 15 performers, The Kissing Cousins enact a two-person fan dance and Jonny Porkpie performs “Ode to Drinking,” a classic Dean Martin medley. The World Famous Pontani Sisters, known for their well choreographed group numbers, perform one of their rarely-seen solo pieces. And what would a night for our brave boys be without a Bob Hope USO number? Throughout the evening the ladies and gents of the stage will be teaming up to engage in new, never before seen group numbers topped off with a rapturous fashion show. In the meantime, look out for Peekaboo Pointe who’s planning on promoting the show in her own special way in Times Square. Anchors away!
Abigoliah Schamaun • May 23, 2007
Celebrating Fleet Week with boobs and burlesque: The Burlesque Alliance—including Wasabasco, Pinchbottom, Sweet & Nasty, Kissing Cousins and Angie Pontani—has the perfect strategy for welcoming sailors for Fleet Week. Glitter, glitz and nipple tassels: The USOh! show. Among the 15 performers, The Kissing Cousins enact a two-person fan dance and Jonny Porkpie performs “Ode to Drinking,” a classic Dean Martin medley. The World Famous Pontani Sisters, known for their well choreographed group numbers, perform one of their rarely-seen solo pieces. And what would a night for our brave boys be without a Bob Hope USO number? Throughout the evening the ladies and gents of the stage will be teaming up to engage in new, never before seen group numbers topped off with a rapturous fashion show. In the meantime, look out for Peekaboo Pointe who’s planning on promoting the show in her own special way in Times Square. Anchors away!
Flavorpill
RB • May 22, 2007
Celebrate Fleet Week with shimmies and shakes as Brooklyn's finest ladies of burlesque take the stage with a live band to salute our boys of the armed forces. Well hello, sailor!
RB • May 22, 2007
Celebrate Fleet Week with shimmies and shakes as Brooklyn's finest ladies of burlesque take the stage with a live band to salute our boys of the armed forces. Well hello, sailor!
Time Out New York
May 14, 2007
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque heals your saddle sores with a Wild West, six-hooter showdown. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Clams Casino, Peekaboo Pointe and The World Famous Pontani Sisters.
May 14, 2007
This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque heals your saddle sores with a Wild West, six-hooter showdown. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Clams Casino, Peekaboo Pointe and The World Famous Pontani Sisters.
Next Magazine
Benjamin Solomon • April 19, 2007
Three’s a Crowd: They say ambition kills, but in this case it’s sexual inhibition that’s D.O.A. as hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie get you sprung this spring with their tantalizing ode to the Marx Brothers through a variety of striptease acts and bawdy burlesque. Join in on the deliciously perverse, glittering fantasy...
Benjamin Solomon • April 19, 2007
Three’s a Crowd: They say ambition kills, but in this case it’s sexual inhibition that’s D.O.A. as hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie get you sprung this spring with their tantalizing ode to the Marx Brothers through a variety of striptease acts and bawdy burlesque. Join in on the deliciously perverse, glittering fantasy...
Time Out New York
April 17, 2007
"This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque unearths a “long lost” black-and-white ’30s screwball film, “reenacts” it and shoves those fuddy-duddy MPAA ratings right back where they belong"
April 17, 2007
"This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque unearths a “long lost” black-and-white ’30s screwball film, “reenacts” it and shoves those fuddy-duddy MPAA ratings right back where they belong"
NYmag.com
Melissa Noble • April 17, 2007
Craving some substance with your striptease? The dozen or so acts in this performance created by Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta (of Sweet and Nasty) portray everything from a crooked superhero (Pow! Zap! Boob!) with the "ultimate striptease ray" to an ailing "Bawdy House" theater where the performers' shirt buttons keep popping. The crew behind Pinchbottom takes its burlesque seriously; hours of preparation go into every sequined thong. Dates and time vary, $15
Melissa Noble • April 17, 2007
Craving some substance with your striptease? The dozen or so acts in this performance created by Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta (of Sweet and Nasty) portray everything from a crooked superhero (Pow! Zap! Boob!) with the "ultimate striptease ray" to an ailing "Bawdy House" theater where the performers' shirt buttons keep popping. The crew behind Pinchbottom takes its burlesque seriously; hours of preparation go into every sequined thong. Dates and time vary, $15
thedatevine.com
March 31, 2007
"Recently voted Best of New York by New York Mag, Pinchbottom Burlesque is campy, hilarious and sexy. There's a new show every month, and the creators have endless imagination!"
March 31, 2007
"Recently voted Best of New York by New York Mag, Pinchbottom Burlesque is campy, hilarious and sexy. There's a new show every month, and the creators have endless imagination!"
Time Out New York
March 15, 2007
"Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta must discover why Jo Boobs has gone tits up in this burlesque murder mystery, populated by unusual suspects Bambi the Mermaid, Bastard Keith and Clams Casino."
March 15, 2007
"Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta must discover why Jo Boobs has gone tits up in this burlesque murder mystery, populated by unusual suspects Bambi the Mermaid, Bastard Keith and Clams Casino."
New York Magazine
March 12, 2007
BEST OF NEW YORK: BEST BURLESQUE "In its most classic sense, burlesque should incorporate three elements: striptease, dancing, and ribald comedy. Of the many acts that grace New York stages right now —from the deliciously twisted and avant-garde to one-girl-after-another revues—Pinchbottom Burlesque follows the model to a note. It’s sexy, campy fun with just an insinuation of nudity (thanks, in part, to creative costuming). But this is hardly the same old song and fan dance. Each month, co-hosts Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta script a new show featuring many of the city’s top performers, whose betasseled numbers leave enough to the imagination to make for an uproarious evening."
March 12, 2007
BEST OF NEW YORK: BEST BURLESQUE "In its most classic sense, burlesque should incorporate three elements: striptease, dancing, and ribald comedy. Of the many acts that grace New York stages right now —from the deliciously twisted and avant-garde to one-girl-after-another revues—Pinchbottom Burlesque follows the model to a note. It’s sexy, campy fun with just an insinuation of nudity (thanks, in part, to creative costuming). But this is hardly the same old song and fan dance. Each month, co-hosts Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta script a new show featuring many of the city’s top performers, whose betasseled numbers leave enough to the imagination to make for an uproarious evening."
Eros Zine
March 6, 2007
If you missed Pinchbottom Burlesque's dastardly tale of international nautrigue -- that would be You Only Pinch Twice, the riveting story of an evil cartel's attempt to hypnotize the populace into submission using the twirling tassels of bazoombaed chippies -- you've only yourself to blame, couch potato! More importantly, if you did enjoy that Aristotelian morality play in bumps 'n' grinds, and it didn't sate your appetite for burlesque thrills, never fear! You'll have a second chance to catch some criminalicious hijinx...
March 6, 2007
If you missed Pinchbottom Burlesque's dastardly tale of international nautrigue -- that would be You Only Pinch Twice, the riveting story of an evil cartel's attempt to hypnotize the populace into submission using the twirling tassels of bazoombaed chippies -- you've only yourself to blame, couch potato! More importantly, if you did enjoy that Aristotelian morality play in bumps 'n' grinds, and it didn't sate your appetite for burlesque thrills, never fear! You'll have a second chance to catch some criminalicious hijinx...
Eros Zine
Johnny Homicide • March 6, 2007
"A cozy-as-hell burlesque murder mystery sure to puzzle you up like the bitch you are." Full Article
Johnny Homicide • March 6, 2007
"A cozy-as-hell burlesque murder mystery sure to puzzle you up like the bitch you are." Full Article
Eros Zine
Johnny Homicide • February 20, 2007
"A virtual army of cloak-and-dagger cuties, villainous vixens, wicked wardens, salacious spies, double-D double-agents, dastardly dames, amorous assasins, and criminal concubines." Full Article
Johnny Homicide • February 20, 2007
"A virtual army of cloak-and-dagger cuties, villainous vixens, wicked wardens, salacious spies, double-D double-agents, dastardly dames, amorous assasins, and criminal concubines." Full Article
Time Out New York
February 15, 2007
CITY PICK: " Jonny Porkpie discovers that Nasty Canasta is hoarding “Weapons of Ass Destruction” in this installment of Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque."; "This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque puts the 'rack' back in Iraq by going to war over (suspected) Weapons of Ass Destruction. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Clams Casino, Peekaboo Pointe and drag superstar Taylor Mac."
February 15, 2007
CITY PICK: " Jonny Porkpie discovers that Nasty Canasta is hoarding “Weapons of Ass Destruction” in this installment of Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque."; "This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque puts the 'rack' back in Iraq by going to war over (suspected) Weapons of Ass Destruction. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Clams Casino, Peekaboo Pointe and drag superstar Taylor Mac."
Brooklyn Record
Katy A • January 30, 2007
"It's obvious by now that Brooklyn has a lot to offer... We can now confidently add to that list glorious boobs, and brave women who aren't afraid to shake 'em." Full article
Katy A • January 30, 2007
"It's obvious by now that Brooklyn has a lot to offer... We can now confidently add to that list glorious boobs, and brave women who aren't afraid to shake 'em." Full article
Brooklyn Courier-Life Publications
Joe Maniscalco • January 26, 2007
"So, how much sexy fun can you handle in 48 hours?" Full article
Joe Maniscalco • January 26, 2007
"So, how much sexy fun can you handle in 48 hours?" Full article
fetichismo.tv
January 25, 2007
"Dos noches de cachondeo y diversión con los mejores performers burlesque locales de la mano de los principales productores del genero. Garantizan un calentamiento global entre tu ombligo y tus rodillas" mas
January 25, 2007
"Dos noches de cachondeo y diversión con los mejores performers burlesque locales de la mano de los principales productores del genero. Garantizan un calentamiento global entre tu ombligo y tus rodillas" mas
The Village Voice
Elizabeth Thompson • January 24, 2007
VOICE CHOICE "BURLY LEGAL: Two nights of salacious theatrics It’s going to be another steamy weekend, and this time it has nothing to do with global warming. For the next two nights, bask in the freakdom of all things va-va-voom when the Brooklyn Burlesque Blitz hits two of the borough’s trendy venues. More than 30 shimmying performers, plus emcees like burlesque maven The World Famous *BOB* deliver tingling hot theatrics. Leave your scarf and coat at the door, it sounds like it’s going to be a sizzler."
Elizabeth Thompson • January 24, 2007
VOICE CHOICE "BURLY LEGAL: Two nights of salacious theatrics It’s going to be another steamy weekend, and this time it has nothing to do with global warming. For the next two nights, bask in the freakdom of all things va-va-voom when the Brooklyn Burlesque Blitz hits two of the borough’s trendy venues. More than 30 shimmying performers, plus emcees like burlesque maven The World Famous *BOB* deliver tingling hot theatrics. Leave your scarf and coat at the door, it sounds like it’s going to be a sizzler."
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • January 24, 2007
Start Your Pasties: "Wanna make your warm winter really sizzle? Get hot with a two-day bombardment of bare bottoms and tassled tits as Gotham's smokiest global warmers send Brooklyn's mercury rising with two venues, eight hosts and stars including Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Amber Ray, Bunny Love, Tigger, Miss Tickle and many more! Now that's what we call a revealing performance!"
Justin Ocean • January 24, 2007
Start Your Pasties: "Wanna make your warm winter really sizzle? Get hot with a two-day bombardment of bare bottoms and tassled tits as Gotham's smokiest global warmers send Brooklyn's mercury rising with two venues, eight hosts and stars including Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie, Amber Ray, Bunny Love, Tigger, Miss Tickle and many more! Now that's what we call a revealing performance!"
The Brooklyn Paper
Youyoung Lee • January 20, 2007
"A two-day spectacle featuring 30 performers at the forefront of the scene." Full blurb
Youyoung Lee • January 20, 2007
"A two-day spectacle featuring 30 performers at the forefront of the scene." Full blurb
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • January 12, 2007
"RISQUE ROMP: Hone your Oscar-prediction skills and with a handful of good ol’ fashioned flesh fanaticism as Pinchbottom’s curvaceous burlesque crew toasts classic movies past and the upcoming Oscar nominations the only way they know how: by taking clothes off! Pay homage to the best and worst in twit tassel cinema with hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie and guests including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Albert Cadabra, Gigi LaFemme and Dirty Daddy."
Justin Ocean • January 12, 2007
"RISQUE ROMP: Hone your Oscar-prediction skills and with a handful of good ol’ fashioned flesh fanaticism as Pinchbottom’s curvaceous burlesque crew toasts classic movies past and the upcoming Oscar nominations the only way they know how: by taking clothes off! Pay homage to the best and worst in twit tassel cinema with hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie and guests including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Albert Cadabra, Gigi LaFemme and Dirty Daddy."
Time Out New York
December 15, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque throws itself into the holly bushes (dirty!) with an anti-Christmas orgy. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Dirty Martini, Creamy Stevens and Jo Boobs."
December 15, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom’s themed burlesque throws itself into the holly bushes (dirty!) with an anti-Christmas orgy. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host, with guests like Dirty Martini, Creamy Stevens and Jo Boobs."
am New York
December 1, 2006
"As if James Bond wasn't already silly enough, Pinchbottom takes 007 burlesque."
December 1, 2006
"As if James Bond wasn't already silly enough, Pinchbottom takes 007 burlesque."
Time Out New York
November 16, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque gets all shaken and stirred with everyone's favorite secret agent. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host some James (light) Bond(age) fun, with guests like Clams Casino, Gigi LaFemme and Jo Boobs."
November 16, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque gets all shaken and stirred with everyone's favorite secret agent. Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host some James (light) Bond(age) fun, with guests like Clams Casino, Gigi LaFemme and Jo Boobs."
Village Voice
Ashman • November 15, 2006
A VOICE CHOICE: VERY SPECIAL AGENTS A show that's licensed to be naughty "Daniel Craig may be a fine James Bond, but we have higher hopes for burlesque cutie Nasty Canasta’s portrayal of secret agent 007 in Pinchbottom’s perverted spoof You Only Pinch Twice, which features the tagline “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to strip.” The story follows an evil cartel that plots to take over the world by using the twirling of burlesque performers’ tassels to hypnotize the masses into submission. The shimmying lineup of undercover spies and henchgals includes Anita Cookie, Jo Boobs, and Tigger."
Ashman • November 15, 2006
A VOICE CHOICE: VERY SPECIAL AGENTS A show that's licensed to be naughty "Daniel Craig may be a fine James Bond, but we have higher hopes for burlesque cutie Nasty Canasta’s portrayal of secret agent 007 in Pinchbottom’s perverted spoof You Only Pinch Twice, which features the tagline “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to strip.” The story follows an evil cartel that plots to take over the world by using the twirling of burlesque performers’ tassels to hypnotize the masses into submission. The shimmying lineup of undercover spies and henchgals includes Anita Cookie, Jo Boobs, and Tigger."
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • November 10, 2006
"BURLESQUE BOND: James Bond has given us guns, girls, and now... burlesque! Well, you can thank Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie and the rest of the Pinchbottom crew for that last bit. On the eve of Casino Royale's premiere, thrill to superspies, double agents, and henchgals including Anita Cookie, Clams Casino, Scarlet Sinclair, and Tigger, but just be careful of those tassel twirls: they're... very... hypnoizing... Muah!"
Justin Ocean • November 10, 2006
"BURLESQUE BOND: James Bond has given us guns, girls, and now... burlesque! Well, you can thank Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie and the rest of the Pinchbottom crew for that last bit. On the eve of Casino Royale's premiere, thrill to superspies, double agents, and henchgals including Anita Cookie, Clams Casino, Scarlet Sinclair, and Tigger, but just be careful of those tassel twirls: they're... very... hypnoizing... Muah!"
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • October 13, 2006
"NAUGHTY BEDTIME STORIES: Live out all your Teen Vogue and Seventeen fantasies when Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host a super fun and definitely twisted nocturnal performance fiesta featuring burlesque babes Dirty Martini, Julia Atlas Muz, Peekaboo Pointe, Lukki, Naughtia Nice, The World Famous *BOB* and more. Pack your sleeping bag, toothbrushes, PJs and all for a retro night of nail paintin’, gossipin’ pillow fights and late-night giggling with stage games including Truth or Dare."
Justin Ocean • October 13, 2006
"NAUGHTY BEDTIME STORIES: Live out all your Teen Vogue and Seventeen fantasies when Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host a super fun and definitely twisted nocturnal performance fiesta featuring burlesque babes Dirty Martini, Julia Atlas Muz, Peekaboo Pointe, Lukki, Naughtia Nice, The World Famous *BOB* and more. Pack your sleeping bag, toothbrushes, PJs and all for a retro night of nail paintin’, gossipin’ pillow fights and late-night giggling with stage games including Truth or Dare."
Time Out New York
October 12, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque throws a slumber party: Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host the giggly fun, promising to give new meaning to 'light as a feather, stiff as a board,' with guests like Clams Casino, Julie Atlas Muz, and Dirty Martini."
October 12, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque throws a slumber party: Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie host the giggly fun, promising to give new meaning to 'light as a feather, stiff as a board,' with guests like Clams Casino, Julie Atlas Muz, and Dirty Martini."
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LT • October 9, 2006
"Tonight the Pinchbottom crew updates (and undresses) the innocent slumber party. Pack your sleeping bag and jammies, and join Julie Atlas Muz, World Famous *BOB*, Bunny Love, and others for a sleepover full of truth or dare, pillow fights, movies, and high-class burlesque."
LT • October 9, 2006
"Tonight the Pinchbottom crew updates (and undresses) the innocent slumber party. Pack your sleeping bag and jammies, and join Julie Atlas Muz, World Famous *BOB*, Bunny Love, and others for a sleepover full of truth or dare, pillow fights, movies, and high-class burlesque."
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Dona Gibbs • October 2, 2006
"The 20s Roar at Parkerfest Bathtub Gin Ball
Burlesque and cocktails honor American Wit Dorothy Parker
One recent Saturday night I saw my first (and probably last) burlesque show.
Actually Pinchbottom Burlesque is more of a burlesque of a burlesque. Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, the White Boom-boom, Ruby Valentine and Little Brooklyn were that night's stars. They can be seen in monthly themed shows in lower Manhattan -- more avant-garde arty spaces than down-and-dirty dives. On this particular Saturday they were performing at the restaurant in the 1913 Woolworth Building, once the tallest building in the world. Was there a fan dance? Absolutely. Was there strip tease? Yes. What about a male stripper? Of course. Was there comedy? Yes, see all of the above. Was it naughty? Only a little. The performers stripped down to what would these day be modest beach attire, but they bumped and twirled away with over-the-top come-hither looks and giggles.
The Pinchbottom Burlesque was the highlight of the annual Dorothy Parker Bathtub Gin Ball sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society. Dorothy would have loved the show." (full article)
Dona Gibbs • October 2, 2006
"The 20s Roar at Parkerfest Bathtub Gin Ball
Burlesque and cocktails honor American Wit Dorothy Parker
One recent Saturday night I saw my first (and probably last) burlesque show.
Actually Pinchbottom Burlesque is more of a burlesque of a burlesque. Jonny Porkpie, Nasty Canasta, the White Boom-boom, Ruby Valentine and Little Brooklyn were that night's stars. They can be seen in monthly themed shows in lower Manhattan -- more avant-garde arty spaces than down-and-dirty dives. On this particular Saturday they were performing at the restaurant in the 1913 Woolworth Building, once the tallest building in the world. Was there a fan dance? Absolutely. Was there strip tease? Yes. What about a male stripper? Of course. Was there comedy? Yes, see all of the above. Was it naughty? Only a little. The performers stripped down to what would these day be modest beach attire, but they bumped and twirled away with over-the-top come-hither looks and giggles.
The Pinchbottom Burlesque was the highlight of the annual Dorothy Parker Bathtub Gin Ball sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society. Dorothy would have loved the show." (full article)
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Justin Ocean • September 15, 2006
"GET SERVED: Chef Nasty Canasta and Gastronomist Jonny Porkpie host the Eat Me Cooking Hour and bring out the flavor in some of New York's tastiest hunks o' meat: Bunny Love, Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, Jo Boobs, Little Brooklyn, Lukki, Peekaboo Pointe, and a side of Rose Wood. Sink your teeth into this sizzlin' platter and just wait until you see what they're making for desert!"
Justin Ocean • September 15, 2006
"GET SERVED: Chef Nasty Canasta and Gastronomist Jonny Porkpie host the Eat Me Cooking Hour and bring out the flavor in some of New York's tastiest hunks o' meat: Bunny Love, Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, Jo Boobs, Little Brooklyn, Lukki, Peekaboo Pointe, and a side of Rose Wood. Sink your teeth into this sizzlin' platter and just wait until you see what they're making for desert!"
The New York Times
September 15, 2006
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Daily Candy
September 14, 2006
"Sizzling burlesque cooking show with culinary cuties and gastro girls! girls! girls! Spice. It. Up."
September 14, 2006
"Sizzling burlesque cooking show with culinary cuties and gastro girls! girls! girls! Spice. It. Up."
Time Out New York
September 14, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque heats up the kitchen: Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie host the "Eat Me Cooking Hour," which promises to skip right to dessert with guests like Bunny Love, Peekaboo Pointe, and Dirty Martini."
September 14, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's themed burlesque heats up the kitchen: Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie host the "Eat Me Cooking Hour," which promises to skip right to dessert with guests like Bunny Love, Peekaboo Pointe, and Dirty Martini."
The L Magazine
September 13, 2006
"Honestly, we don't have any idea what a burlesque cooking show entails, and it makes us super uncomfortable."
September 13, 2006
"Honestly, we don't have any idea what a burlesque cooking show entails, and it makes us super uncomfortable."
GOnyc
September 1, 2006
"Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie will show you how to prepare the tastiest burlesque dishes—and wait until you see what they are making for desert!"
September 1, 2006
"Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie will show you how to prepare the tastiest burlesque dishes—and wait until you see what they are making for desert!"
Time Out New York
"New Dork City" • August 24, 2006
"Thanks to Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie and the Pinchbottom crew, your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life. The dancers served up a sci-fi theme this past spring (boobified Godzilla, we won’t forget you), and Porkpie promises “more geek-tastic burlesque” in the next six months, including nights devoted to superheroes, cooking shows (!) and, coinciding with the release of Casino Royale, James Bond. Here’s looking forward to Octopussy.…"
"New Dork City" • August 24, 2006
"Thanks to Nasty Canasta, Jonny Porkpie and the Pinchbottom crew, your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life. The dancers served up a sci-fi theme this past spring (boobified Godzilla, we won’t forget you), and Porkpie promises “more geek-tastic burlesque” in the next six months, including nights devoted to superheroes, cooking shows (!) and, coinciding with the release of Casino Royale, James Bond. Here’s looking forward to Octopussy.…"
The Village Voice
Ashman • August 22, 2006
A VOICE CHOICE "Superman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League, watch out! A new disturbing breed of superhero has arrived downtown with special X-ray—correction: X-rated—powers. Pinchbottom’s Burlesque presents Pow! Zap! Boob!, a themed burlesque show featuring the ultimate in super-powered striptease and variety acts. Hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, with their wicked senses of humor, play the evil villains who must be stopped from taking over the world. A lineup of 10 absurdly named performers, including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Miss Firecracker, Bastard Keith, and Schaffer the Darklord, pay special bump-and-grind tributes to mighty characters such as Batgirl and Wonder Woman. It’s doubtful you’ll ever see these comic-book champs the same way again. Find out what top-secret “ultimate striptease weapon” saves the world."
Ashman • August 22, 2006
A VOICE CHOICE "Superman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League, watch out! A new disturbing breed of superhero has arrived downtown with special X-ray—correction: X-rated—powers. Pinchbottom’s Burlesque presents Pow! Zap! Boob!, a themed burlesque show featuring the ultimate in super-powered striptease and variety acts. Hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie, with their wicked senses of humor, play the evil villains who must be stopped from taking over the world. A lineup of 10 absurdly named performers, including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Miss Firecracker, Bastard Keith, and Schaffer the Darklord, pay special bump-and-grind tributes to mighty characters such as Batgirl and Wonder Woman. It’s doubtful you’ll ever see these comic-book champs the same way again. Find out what top-secret “ultimate striptease weapon” saves the world."
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • August 18, 2006
BURLESQUE TO THE RESCUE: "Don your cape and flex your superpowers as hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie present a hilarious burlesque send up of comic books featuring an extravaganza of heroes and villains including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Gigi LaFemme, Harvest Moon, Miss Firecracker, Naughtia Nice and Seth Herzog. With a wine and beer bar nearby, you can be sure Pinchbottom’s newest event will be putting the "action" and "figure" back in "action figure."
Justin Ocean • August 18, 2006
BURLESQUE TO THE RESCUE: "Don your cape and flex your superpowers as hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie present a hilarious burlesque send up of comic books featuring an extravaganza of heroes and villains including Anita Cookie, Creamy Stevens, Gigi LaFemme, Harvest Moon, Miss Firecracker, Naughtia Nice and Seth Herzog. With a wine and beer bar nearby, you can be sure Pinchbottom’s newest event will be putting the "action" and "figure" back in "action figure."
Time Out New York
August 17, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's burlesque takes "superheroes" as its theme, letting hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie show the Man of Steel just how to get those tights off."
August 17, 2006
"This time, Pinchbottom's burlesque takes "superheroes" as its theme, letting hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie show the Man of Steel just how to get those tights off."
Next Magazine
Justin Ocean • July 21, 2006
"PEER PRESSURE: Say it ain’t so! Pinchbottom hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie have done the unthinkable: they’ve gotten back on the wagon and have gone liquor-free! Join Anita Cookie, Veronika Sweet, Clams Casino, Scotty the Blue Bunny and the rest of the Pinchbottom gang as they attempt to push Jonny and Nasty back into the warm, wet arms of alcoholism with bawdy burlesque and 100-proof comedy."
Justin Ocean • July 21, 2006
"PEER PRESSURE: Say it ain’t so! Pinchbottom hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie have done the unthinkable: they’ve gotten back on the wagon and have gone liquor-free! Join Anita Cookie, Veronika Sweet, Clams Casino, Scotty the Blue Bunny and the rest of the Pinchbottom gang as they attempt to push Jonny and Nasty back into the warm, wet arms of alcoholism with bawdy burlesque and 100-proof comedy."
Time Out New York
July 20, 2006
"Hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie bust out with the themed burlesque--this time, a deliciously doomed alcoholic intervention--with guests like Dirty Martini and (we assume this is her birth name) Jo Boobs."
July 20, 2006
"Hosts Nasty Canasta and Jonny Porkpie bust out with the themed burlesque--this time, a deliciously doomed alcoholic intervention--with guests like Dirty Martini and (we assume this is her birth name) Jo Boobs."
nytheatre.com
Richard Hinojosa • July 1, 2006
"It's all part of the fun," my companion said to me after I commented that I felt a little weird about getting caught up in the howling and ogling of the stripping women. He was right; it was fun. Pinchbottom's Sub-Conscious: Naked Planet is one of those shows that's pure camp and you'll forget about it the moment you walk out the door but while you're there you are undeniably theirs.
And it's not just girls gettin' semi-naked--it's a cabaret with short comic sketches for segues between acts and a couple of strange yet hilarious stand-up comedians (if you can even call them stand-up comedians). Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing? I usually feel uncomfortable about being teased by strippers, but in this format I didn't feel so much like I was sitting in a crowd of men with one hand in their pocket. In fact, being in the crowd was half the fun.
This particular installment of the Pinchbottom show is all sci-fi themed. Jonny Porkpie co-hosts as a sparkly-codpiece-wearing Captain Kirk rip-off. The fabulous Nasty Canasta is the other host and plays the beautiful Queen of the Naked Planet. Porkpie's spaceship arrives at the Naked Planet where the official language is "spinning tittie sign language." Luckily they have an interpreter. These are the jokes, folks, and they go on and on, well into ad nauseam, but that's all part of the campy fun. There's a storyline that leads into each act but quite honestly I didn't really follow it and I don't think that I was supposed to. It's loosely based on just about any Star Trek episode where Ensign Nobody is sent down to the planet, but instead of getting killed they strip.
The performers are all extremely entertaining. Miss Firecracker does a Darth Vader strip tease to AC/DC's "Back in Black" where she removes just about everything but her Darth Vader mask. Gigi Lafemme does a Princess Leia where she uses Leia's classic cinnamon bun hairdo to cover her breasts. You get the picture. My absolute favorite strip artist is the cute-as-can-be Anita Cookie. Her music didn't burn to the disk she gave the sound guy so she improvised a tease to Barry Manilow doing the theme song to Buck Rogers. (I never realized that Barry Manilow had done anything sci-fi.) She pulled this strip off...well...much like her clothes--with erotic grace and skill. And she was hilarious on top of that playing a Star Trek Officer that's a little drunk on an away mission.
The comedians, Schaffer the Darklord and Zero Boy, offer a hysterical break from the stripping. Schaffer the Darklord enters wearing a Sith Lord robe and proceeds to bust with a rap about having sex with large groups of his own clones. Schaffer is a scream. Zero Boy is a performance art network staple who does a bit where he uses his extraordinarily versatile vocal cords to produces sounds and noises that tell a story. He uses very few, if any, words and is always funny, naughty and somewhat poignant.
Pinchbottom's Sub-Conscious will not likely return in this format. The theme changes every time. The next installment is Pinchbottom's Drinking Problem: A Burlesque Intervention. I'm sure that one will be as fun and campy as this one, but I for one will miss all the Intergalactic Space Jokes.
Richard Hinojosa • July 1, 2006
"It's all part of the fun," my companion said to me after I commented that I felt a little weird about getting caught up in the howling and ogling of the stripping women. He was right; it was fun. Pinchbottom's Sub-Conscious: Naked Planet is one of those shows that's pure camp and you'll forget about it the moment you walk out the door but while you're there you are undeniably theirs.
And it's not just girls gettin' semi-naked--it's a cabaret with short comic sketches for segues between acts and a couple of strange yet hilarious stand-up comedians (if you can even call them stand-up comedians). Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing? I usually feel uncomfortable about being teased by strippers, but in this format I didn't feel so much like I was sitting in a crowd of men with one hand in their pocket. In fact, being in the crowd was half the fun.
This particular installment of the Pinchbottom show is all sci-fi themed. Jonny Porkpie co-hosts as a sparkly-codpiece-wearing Captain Kirk rip-off. The fabulous Nasty Canasta is the other host and plays the beautiful Queen of the Naked Planet. Porkpie's spaceship arrives at the Naked Planet where the official language is "spinning tittie sign language." Luckily they have an interpreter. These are the jokes, folks, and they go on and on, well into ad nauseam, but that's all part of the campy fun. There's a storyline that leads into each act but quite honestly I didn't really follow it and I don't think that I was supposed to. It's loosely based on just about any Star Trek episode where Ensign Nobody is sent down to the planet, but instead of getting killed they strip.
The performers are all extremely entertaining. Miss Firecracker does a Darth Vader strip tease to AC/DC's "Back in Black" where she removes just about everything but her Darth Vader mask. Gigi Lafemme does a Princess Leia where she uses Leia's classic cinnamon bun hairdo to cover her breasts. You get the picture. My absolute favorite strip artist is the cute-as-can-be Anita Cookie. Her music didn't burn to the disk she gave the sound guy so she improvised a tease to Barry Manilow doing the theme song to Buck Rogers. (I never realized that Barry Manilow had done anything sci-fi.) She pulled this strip off...well...much like her clothes--with erotic grace and skill. And she was hilarious on top of that playing a Star Trek Officer that's a little drunk on an away mission.
The comedians, Schaffer the Darklord and Zero Boy, offer a hysterical break from the stripping. Schaffer the Darklord enters wearing a Sith Lord robe and proceeds to bust with a rap about having sex with large groups of his own clones. Schaffer is a scream. Zero Boy is a performance art network staple who does a bit where he uses his extraordinarily versatile vocal cords to produces sounds and noises that tell a story. He uses very few, if any, words and is always funny, naughty and somewhat poignant.
Pinchbottom's Sub-Conscious will not likely return in this format. The theme changes every time. The next installment is Pinchbottom's Drinking Problem: A Burlesque Intervention. I'm sure that one will be as fun and campy as this one, but I for one will miss all the Intergalactic Space Jokes.
Gawker
April 14, 2006
Good Friday is for suckas. Collective:Unconscious presents Pinchbottom's Sub:Conscious, a new monthly burlesque show (as there weren't enough monthly burlesque shows crowding Manhattan). This week's theme, just in time for the holidays: blasphemy.
April 14, 2006
Good Friday is for suckas. Collective:Unconscious presents Pinchbottom's Sub:Conscious, a new monthly burlesque show (as there weren't enough monthly burlesque shows crowding Manhattan). This week's theme, just in time for the holidays: blasphemy.
Manhattan Users Guide
April 13, 2006
Bumping and grinding is back on Church Street. A new burlesque series debuts this Friday, 10pm at Collective: Unconscious, and every third Friday of the month after that. The new company, perfectly named Pinchbottom, will book monthly acts around a theme – first up is 'Blasphemy.'
latest press release
April 13, 2006
Bumping and grinding is back on Church Street. A new burlesque series debuts this Friday, 10pm at Collective: Unconscious, and every third Friday of the month after that. The new company, perfectly named Pinchbottom, will book monthly acts around a theme – first up is 'Blasphemy.'
latest press release