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Top Upcoming Appearances
 Sunday, April 29 @ 1:00 PM
Tassel Twirling for Men Class with The New York School of Burlesque
If you've got nipples, you can twirl tassels. If you've got a butt, you can twirl assels. And guess what you need to twirl a tasticle? Put your best chest forward and learn this unique skill from Jonny Porkpie and headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque Jo "Boobs" Weldon, a man (and a woman) who have taught tassel twirling on every part of the body in every part of the world. From NYC to LA, Coney Island to Sydney Harbor, everywhere the globe spins, they've brought the twirl. Tassels, assels, and tasticles provided. Why should girls have all the fun? Part of the New York Boylesque Festival
440 Studios
440 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
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Thursday, May 17 @ 9:00 PM
The Sublime vs. The Ridiculous: Round One
After years of collaborating to make burlesque the vibrant, wonderful art form it is today, The Sublime and The Ridiculous have recently had a falling out, becoming bitter, bitter rivals, embroiled an epic bump and grind conflict sure to shake (and shimmy) the very foundations of ecdysiasm. On May 17 & 24, at the Coney Island Sideshow, the battle will be joined in a two part campaign that will finally bring to an end this beautiful, farcical war. Generals Jonny Porkpie & Legs Malone, with Boo Boo Darling, Creamy Stevens, and more.
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn NY
more info

Saturday, May 19 @ 10:00 PM
The Naked Truth
The Burlesque Game Show continues to delve deep into the private lives of burlesque superstars while awarding audience members fabulous sexy prizes. Jonny Porkpie hosts with announcer Scott Rayow, Bunny Buxom and Satira Sin assist, and guest stars include Tigger!, The Maine Attraction, and more. Prizes from Babeland, The New York School of Burlesque, Hard Case Crime, Molly Crabapple, Karen Abbot, Gotham Burlesque, and more!
The Triad NYC
158 West 72nd Street
more info

Thursday, May 24 @ 9:00 PM
The Sublime vs. The Ridiculous: Round Two
After years of collaborating to make burlesque the vibrant, wonderful art form it is today, The Sublime and The Ridiculous have recently had a falling out, becoming bitter, bitter rivals, embroiled an epic bump and grind conflict sure to shake (and shimmy) the very foundations of ecdysiasm. On May 17 & 24, at the Coney Island Sideshow, the battle will be joined in a two part campaign that will finally bring to an end this beautiful, farcical war. Generals Jonny Porkpie & Legs Malone, with BB Heart, Jenny C'est Quoi, and Tansy.
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn NY
more info



Additional Appearances
 Saturday, April 28 @ 1:00 AM
The Night Cap at Drive Thru Burlesque
Drive Thru Burlesque presents three separate shows at 11pm, Midnight, and 1am, featuring different hosts and casts of burlesque and variety, go-go dance breaks, prizes, and surprises. Porkpie hosts The Night Cap at 1:00am, when things get late-night crazy. Featuring Lil' Miss Lixx, Legs Malone, and Miss Coney Island 2011 Lefty Lucy!
Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston Street, Manhattan)


Saturday, April 28 @ 8:00 PM
The New York Boylesque Festival Main Event
Porkpie joins comrades-in-arms (and other body parts) in getting naked at the Main Event of first annual New York Boylesque Festival, including Tigger!, The Evil Hate Monkey, 2006 Mr. Exotic World winner Hot Toddy, plus boys from Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, and many many more. Porkpie may not be the biggest fan of the word "boylesque", but he's always happy to be surrounded by naked men, and so will you be.
REBEL
251 W 30th Street, Manhattan




THE CORPSE WORE PASTIES
Who Bumped Off The Bump & Grinder? Usually, when you call a burlesque act a "show stopper," you don’t mean it quite so literally. But this time, that’s just what happened: The show stopped dead, and so did the girl. And as I looked at her nearly naked and completely lifeless body and the bottle of poison in her hand with my fingerprints all over it, I thought to myself: Porkpie, you’re in for it this time...
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REVIEWS
• The Jolly Ape
Don't you just love it when you find a book and an author that speaks - you. As if they've managed to put your words and mind into a novel yet done it many times more brilliant than your own...
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• PornoKitch
Mr. Porkpie has the showman's gift of comic timing, and that translates well to the written page... Jonny Porkpie has the ability to make the audience both gasp and giggle, not unlike the golden era of James Bond... a sterling debut.
full review

• Caviglia's Cabinet of Curiousities
Porkpie's novel is funny and over the top, as much a burlesque of the mystery genre as it is a tour through the downtown performance world of burlesque... sexy, silly fun.
full review

• That's What She Read
"As for this as a member of the pulp fiction genre: hell yeah. The wit is sparkling, the women are scantily clad, and while there weren't guns or too much violence, it's a gritty world the author describes. This was an excellent romp through the seedy underbelly of the bump and grind world."
full review

• Cory Doctorow in the Globe and Mail (UK)
"It's a hard-boiled noir detective novel about burlesque called The Corpse Wore Pasties, and it's quite funny."
full review

• G.B.H. Hornswoggler
"Just as hard-boiled as all of the rest [of the Hard Case Crime series], though in a slightly more va-va-voom direction than usual."
full review

• Somebody Dies
"The Corpse Wore Pasties is a hell of a lot of fun... Porkpie makes the whole mystery-writing thing look easy"
full review

• GoodReads
"Humorous and entertaining... Lighthearted, with just enough wink-and-nudge sex jokes to add some naughty flavor without being too over the top, this was a fast read that was good for some offbeat laughs."..."It was hard not to laugh out loud while reading "..."A fun way to spend a few hours"... "And exciting little romp"..."Scruffy and fun"
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• Len Snark
"It was just plain fun and all of the characters are a blast. It's fast moving and clever and I can't help but think it would make a very entertaining movie."
full review

• Popmatters
A twisted, sexy and hilarious tale of murder and mystery... Modern with the nourish flare, Corpse strikes the perfect tone for a pulp novel.
full review

• His Futile Preoccupations
A light-hearted, entertaining, slick, crime-centred romp through the glamorous world of burlesque... a delightful, funny read.
full review

• Kristopher Cowell
Porkpie comes off so appealing and hilarious that the reader wants to quit their day job and start a career as one of his steamer trunk members... The official Go-To book for underwear metaphors!
full review

• Library Journal
The rapport required on stage transfers effortlessly to the page in this debut mystery... Don't give up your night job, Jonny; it's too good of a backdrop for the sequels that will surely come to nestle comfortably between Gypsy Rose Lee's classic 1941 The G-string Murders and Kinky Friedman's mysteries.
full review

• Publishers Weekly
Much of the fun lies in Porkpie's witty and telling observations of life in the raunchy burlesque world, and the tone is more playful than pornographic despite plentiful references to sexual activity. Readers will enjoy the twists and action and hope for future Porkpie investigations.
full review

• Booklist
The self-proclaimed "Burlesque Mayor of New York City," makes himself the star of this winsome first novel... Porkpie's style is diligently tongue in cheek, and it works. Fans of hard-boiled crime will enjoy this romp, and in an increasingly coarse popular culture, the inside look at burlesque seems, well, almost wholesome.
full review
Jonny Porkpie: The Burlesque Mayor of New York City, candidate for "actual" mayor of NYC, creator of Pinchbottom Burlesque the "Best Burlesque" in NY (New York Magazine, The Village Voice), the bump and grind gameshows Grab My Junk and The Naked Truth as well as "Jonny Porkpie's Bad Ideas" burlesque, author of The Corpse Wore Pasties, international burlesque perfomer and host, and all-around fool.

BREAKING NEWS:
Porkpie joins with Gotham Burlesque producer for bump-and-grind game show

What mysteries lie behind the glitz and glamour of the greatest burlesque stars in the world? All is revealed when game show and burlesque show come together for a night of full disclosure like no other at THE NAKED TRUTH.

The thrillingly unique nightlife experience will play the third Saturday of each month with upcoming performances scheduled for May 19th at 10pm. Hosted by Burlesque Mayor of NYC with announcer Scott Rayow, and Bunny Buxom and Satira Sin as lovely assistants, plus a cavalcade of burlesque superstars.

The audience will watch in awe as internationally-renowned performers bump and grind, tease and titillate, sway and strip. The spectators will then get in on the action as they come on stage to take part in an interactive game show, attempting to expose and guess the performers' most intimate secrets for the chance to win decadent prizes. It's time to uncover...THE NAKED TRUTH!

Previous editions have uncovered the secrets of burlesque superstars Angie Pontani, Harvest Moon, Jo "Boobs" Weldon, Julie Atlas Muz, Pinkie Special, Peekaboo Pointe, Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey. May's episode features The Maine Attraction, Tigger!, and more. THE NAKED TRUTH is presented by Jonny Porkpie and award-winning filmmaker, artist, and producer Gary Beeber of Gotham Burlesque.

THE NAKED TRUTH plays at the Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) on the third Saturday of each month. May's episode on Saturday, 5/19 at 10pm. Tickets are $35/$45 and can be purchased online at www.NakedTruthGameShow.com.

RECENT NEWS
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• Grab My Junk Touches Down Across the US!
• Rappers and strippers unite for a burlesque HIP-HOP abomiNATION
• Bad Ideas gets musical with PORKHART & HIP-HOP abomiNATION

Jonny Porkpie Press Clippings

After 31 Cities, 5 Countries, 3 Continents, Grab My Junk gets its first review!
Erotic Review Wednesday, November 16
Erotic Review comes to Grab My Junk, and has this to say: "If only all diplomatic missions were this fun. After touring through 31 cities in five countries, self-appointed burlesque mayor of New York City Jonny Porkpie finally brought his outrageous game show parody to the British capital... Porkpie owns the evening with the unfaltering wit of his rapid-fire banter... Unapologetically capitalizing on the lurid appeal of voyeuristic audiences, Grab My Junk is a guilty pleasure like no other burlesque show I've seen. But it's more than that as well. It's a fierce display of the underrated boylesque genre, an intelligent take on media sensationalism, and one damn funny show to boot... Do yourself a favour and don't miss it, regardless of which side of the Atlantic you're on." more

Time Out London Recommends Grab My Junk
Saturday, November 5
NYC's self-declared 'mayor of burlesque' Jonny Porkpie returns to BGWMC, teaming up with the Double R Club's Rose Thorne to deliver 'the world's most touching game show', where bump and grind meets Q&A and secrets yield prizes! With Mat Fraser,... more

Porkpie drops by Aguilera's place to host some show
http://www.christinaaguilera.com http://www.christinaaguilera.comWednesday, February 23
The caption reads "Burlesque Mayor of NY - Self-Appointed". http://www.christinaaguilera.com/us/news/show-me-how-you-burlesque-episode-3... more

Style Blog calls Porkpie "Strangest Male Burlesque Star"
Refinery29Friday, January 14
If you missed out on our naughty weekend guide, you still have a chance to inject a lil' nasty into the start of your drinking days. Enter the Jonny Donny show, tonight at the Bowery Poetry Club. The burlesque-type performance... more

"Jonny Porkpie, Tigger!, Jo 'Boobs' Weldon et al. Set for Tribute to Gypsy Rose Lee at NYPL"
TheaterMania Thursday, January 6
"Albert Garzon, Bambi Jones, Jonny Porkpie, The Rhinestone Follies, Miss Tickle, Tigger!, Jo "Boobs" Weldon, and more will participate in the centennial celebration of burlesque legend Gyspy Rose Lee at The New York Public Library, on Saturday, January 8 at... more

Time Out on Porkpie: "impresario, fiction writer, comedian, bottom-pincher and good-natured bon vivant"
Time Out New York Saturday, November 13
Bravo, then, to the go-go-getting Jonny Porkpie--impresario, fiction writer, comedian, bottom-pincher and good-natured bon vivant--for venturing where few straight men have gone before. more

Time Out / NY Press feature Shocks, etc.
Thursday, November 11
"Jonny Porkpie makes burlesque a little friendlier for those untitillated by shimmying female flesh--his all-beef revue welcomes performers like Go-Go Harder, Tigger! and other uninhibited gents." Time Out New York "Forget about waiting for Burlesque--Jonny Porkpie's Bad Ideas is back... more

NY Press names Porkpie NY's "Best Naked Impresario", comments on size of his ego
New York Press Thursday, October 28
Our dentist keeps telling us to wear that mouthguard, but it's not our fault: Every time we get another story pitch about burlesque, we grind our teeth. It's not that we don't like the fun and joy of the ladies... more

Huffington Post Corners Porkpie in a Coffee Shop
Huffington Post Wednesday, August 11
"Porkpie indeed straddles many worlds, and he's doing so Being John Malkovich style where the walls between reality, fiction, and performance are fuzzy at best." -Jill DiDonato covers Porkpie for The Huffington Post. Full Article... more

Boston Phoenix visits Porkpie & friends in Boston
The Boston Phoenix Monday, July 26
Photo essay: "Pinchbottom Burlesque Book Launch at the Beehive (kinda NSFW)" View... more

A Rare TheaterMania plug
TheaterMania Monday, May 17
Naked Guys Reading lands a rare TheaterMania plug! Full Article with hilarious picture crop.... more

Time Out Calls Porkpie "Be-Hatted, Be-Bearded"
Time Out New York Friday, January 15
You may already know behatted, be-bearded neoburlesque presenter Jonny Porkpie, the writer-performer particularly popular for his themed Pinchbottom Burlesque shows, which he hosts with his wife Nasty Canasta. In fact, you may have even voted for him in the mayoral election. But you may not have realized that Porkpie is now a published author. more

Popmatters calls Corpse "A twisted, sexy and hilarious tale of murder and mystery"
Popmatters Friday, December 11
A twisted, sexy and hilarious tale of murder and mystery... Modern with the nourish flare, Corpse strikes the perfect tone for a pulp novel. more

Reader finds "Corpse" Educational
His Futile Preoccupations Wednesday, November 18
A light-hearted, entertaining, slick, crime-centred romp through the glamorous world of burlesque... a delightful, funny read. more

Porkpie Gossip on Page 6
New York Post Page 6 Tuesday, November 10
SOME authors are well equipped to promote themselves. To launch "The Corpse Wore Pasties," Jonny Porkpie, whose day job is emceeing burlesque shows, uses his favorite strippers -- the spectacular Clams Casino, Dirty Martini and Jo Boobs -- plus his... more

According to one reader, "Corpse" is "The official Go-To book for underwear metaphors!"
Kristopher Cowell Sunday, November 8
Porkpie comes off so appealing and hilarious that the reader wants to quit their day job and start a career as one of his steamer trunk members... The official Go-To book for underwear metaphors! more

News Feed: Candidate Porkpie on Video
Saturday, October 31
"Michael Bloomberg and Bill Thompson aren't the only two politicians running for mayor. Seven additional candidates - representing such groups as the Rent is Too Damn High Party and the Green Party - are on the ballot. Others, like Jonny... more

Library Journal on "Corpse"
Library Journal Wednesday, October 28
The rapport required on stage transfers effortlessly to the page in this debut mystery... Don't give up your night job, Jonny; it's too good of a backdrop for the sequels that will surely come to nestle comfortably between Gypsy Rose Lee's classic 1941 The G-string Murders and Kinky Friedman's mysteries. more

Publishers Weekly on "Corpse"
Publishers Weekly Monday, October 19
Much of the fun lies in Porkpie's witty and telling observations of life in the raunchy burlesque world, and the tone is more playful than pornographic despite plentiful references to sexual activity. Readers will enjoy the twists and action and hope for future Porkpie investigations. more

Booklist Reviews "Corpse"
Booklist Wednesday, October 14
The self-proclaimed "Burlesque Mayor of New York City," makes himself the star of this winsome first novel... Porkpie's style is diligently tongue in cheek, and it works. Fans of hard-boiled crime will enjoy this romp, and in an increasingly coarse popular culture, the inside look at burlesque seems, well, almost wholesome. more

First review of "The Corpse Wore Pasties"
Vince Keenan.com Sunday, October 11
Jonny Porkpie - I will now go all New York Times and refer to him as Mr. Porkpie - is the burlesque mayor of New York City. This is a self-appointed position, and had I known that I would have... more

Odds & Ends
NY Daily News Monday, September 7
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 5:11 PMBY ELIZABETH BENJAMIN President Obama's controversial advice to school kids: Wash your hands, ask questions, "make us all proud."...VP Joe Biden, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are all headed to Syracuse...Former Rep.... more

Naked Cowboy Suspends Mayoral Campaign
The Village Voice Monday, September 7
By Roy Edroso in Featured, Mayoral Race 2009, Politics Monday, Sep. 7 2009 @ 7:47AM ​Annoyed by a $250 fine from the Conflicts of Interest Board for failing to file a required form, Times-Square fixture The Naked Cowboy has quit... more

Goodbye My Porkpie Hat
City Hall News dot com Monday, August 10
The Naked Cowboy may have to shore up his left flank. And his right flank, for that matter. There is another naked vaudevillian who has thrown his hat into the ring. Or, in this case, his shirt into the crowd,... more

Jonny Porkpie, New York's "Mayor of Burlesque," Wants To Be New York's "Mayor of New York"
The L Magazine Thursday, August 6
On Monday night Jonny Porkpie, organizer of monthly burlesque night "Jonny Porkpie's Bad Ideas" at Public Assembly in Williamsburg and self-described "Burlesque Mayor of New York," announced that he would be running for actual mayor in the upcoming mayoral election.... more

Jonny Porkpie Lives in Mary Carey's Shadow
New York Press Thursday, August 6
Because the Naked Cowboy was in danger of winning the mayoral race, Jonny Porkpie, the self-proclaimed "Burlesque Mayor of New York City," has emerged as the Cowboy's main challenger. Porkpie's shtick is nothing new. In the speech on Monday in... more