As painful as it can be, there’s no getting around one of the basic truths: Size Does Matter. Formidable rotundity is the most obvious physical trait of comic John Pinette, and it’s the source of his ...

The Boston comedy scene is a whole lot sadder today after the death of longtime comic and Malden homey John Pinette, who died in a Pittsburgh hotel room over the weekend. “If you saw John’s act, you ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Comedian John Pinette ...

More than 20 years ago, as his career and his weight were both ballooning, John Pinette said he wasn’t afraid that dieting would make him a less funny comedian. Pinette, whose act was loaded with self ...