Report: Jay Johnston Banned From “Bob’s Burgers”

You may remember our reporting earlier this year of Jay Johnston probably being at the January 6th Capitol Riots and now it appears that has been verified 100% because The Daily Beast is reporting that the longtime actor has lost his job at Bob’s Burgers as the voice of “Jimmy Pesto”. The actor is effectively banned from the show, largely due to the FBI putting a beat out for information in his capture, although, it’s worth noting that Jay has not since been arrested. It’s also not known how much, if at all, Jimmy Pesto is featured in the upcoming Bob’s Burgers feature-length animated film that is slated to hit theaters Memorial Day weekend 2022.  Jay is also one of the stars of Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles/ Momma Named Me Sheriff in the role of “Stanley Goodman”, however, efforts to reach out to that show’s producers and Adult Swim has been futile in getting any information on the future of either of those franchises. It should be noted that there was a Mr. Pickles viewing party at last month’s Adult Swim Festival.

For those that don’t know, Jimmy Pesto Sr., is the owner of the Italian themed restaurant across the street called “Jimmy Pesto’s Pizzeria”, which is more popular than “Bob’s Burgers”. Although of eastern European descent he goes by the Italian-sounding name of Pesto, presumably to increase the appeal of his restaurant; he and his family members are invariably referred to by the Pesto last name.

Jay Johnston’s last appearance on the Bob’s Burgers franchise was earlier this year in the episode “The Bridge Over Troubled Rudy,”. Bob’s Burgers premieres a new episode this Sunday Night @ 9 pm ET/PT, check your local listings.

Synopsis:

BOB’S BURGERS returns to FOX for its 12th season this fall. The series follows BOB (H. Jon Benjamin) and his ever-quirky family who help him run the restaurant Bob’s Burgers.

In addition to its 2021 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program, the series has been nominated in the same category every year since 2012, and won the award twice, in 2014 and 2017. In 2020, H. Jon Benjamin won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production. Additionally, BOB’S BURGERS reached its milestone 200th episode last season.

Season 12 will feature its annual holiday-themed episodes, as well as all-new and returning guest voices, including Molly Shannon, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Megan Mullally, Stephanie Beatriz, Jenny Slate, Will Forte and Joe Lo Truglio.

BOB’S BURGERS is produced by 20th Television Animation. The series was created and is executive-produced by Loren Bouchard and was co-developed by Jim Dauterive. Nora Smith, Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, Greg Thompson, Jon Schroeder, Steven Davis, Scott Jacobson, Holly Schlesinger, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Kelvin Yu also serve as executive producers. Bouchard and Smith are showrunners for the upcoming season.