Joe Pesci said he would ‘smack’ Sinéad O’Connor for ripping pope’s photo on ‘SNL’

Joe Pesci said he would ‘smack’ Sinéad O’Connor for ripping pope’s photo on ‘SNL’

Sinéad O’Connor’s untimely death at the age of 56 last week has spurred memories of both her eclectic career as well as her most controversial moments. One contentious event infamously occurred in 1992 when the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and proceeded to rip up a photo of Pope John … Read more

How Joe Pesci mentored Pete Davidson in new comedy series ‘Bupkis’

How Joe Pesci mentored Pete Davidson in new comedy series ‘Bupkis’

The Yiddish word Bupkis can be loosely translated into English as “nothing” — which is the comedic point of Pete Davidson’s eponymous, semi-autobiographical series premiering May 4 on Peacock. Think of “Bupkis” as a “Seinfeld”-type “show about nothing” … but writ large. “I think our goal was to capture the relentless and absurd reality that … Read more

Joe Pesci says playing Harry in the ‘Home Alone’ films came with some ‘serious’ pain | CNN

Joe Pesci says playing Harry in the ‘Home Alone’ films came with some ‘serious’ pain | CNN

CNN  —  They say artists have to be willing to do anything for their art, and for Joe Pesci, that includes setting his head on fire. In a new interview with People, the Oscar winner reflected on the making “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” on the occasion of the sequel’s 30th anniversary and … Read more

Joe Pesci doesn’t care about his F-bomb honor

Joe Pesci doesn’t care about his F-bomb honor

Joe Pesci “is here to f–kin’ amuse you” with a vulgar vocabulary. The Newark native, 79, reigns as the don when it comes to most “f–ks” uttered in his film career, with a staggering 272, according to a study by Crossword-Solver published on Oct. 4. “He said he really doesn’t give a f–k,” his producing … Read more