‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star Jay Johnston Charged in January 6 Riot

For years, comedy nerds have identified Jay Johnston for his work on exhibits like Mr. Show, Arrested Development, and Bob’s Burgers, the place he had a recurring function in over 40 episodes as Jimmy Pesto. But in early 2021, those self same comedy followers, and even a few of Johnston’s colleagues, thought they acknowledged him in photos shared by the FBI of a person suspected for participating in the violence on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Today, Johnston was arrested by the FBI in conjunction with the January 6 riots. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Johnston “was charged by the Department of Justice on four charges in connection to his presence at the Capitol, per a copy of the criminal complaint … Charges include civil disorder, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings.”

Johnston reportedly traveled to Washington D.C. from Los Angeles on January 4, and was recognized from the aforementioned pictures by a number of “current or former associates,” together with one who supplied the FBI with a textual content message in which Johnston allegedly admitted he was on the Capitol on January 6, claiming the riot was not an “attack,” and describing the scenario as “a mess” the place he obtained sprayed with mace and tear fuel.

Johnston was born in Chicago, and labored there for the well-known Second City comedy troupe. He wrote and co-starred on dozens of episodes of Mr. Show, and appeared on all three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program. On Bob’s Burgers, Johnston voiced Bob’s rival Jimmy Pesto, the proprietor of a pizza restaurant.

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After Johnston was recognized as the person in the FBI’s pictures, he was fired from Bob’s Burgers in 2021.

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