"If I had the gift of Jerry Seinfeld, of Bill Cosby, of Lewis Black, these instinctively brilliant comic minds, then you go that route! But you gotta know your limitations. I'm more of an actor, more of a process guy. I did Tom Snyder, just as Danny Aykroyd did on 'SNL.' I did it in the club."
Joseph Charles John Piscopo (born June 17, 1951 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer, and radio talk show host.
Piscopo first gained prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in its infamous 1980 season. Tapped as a rising star, he and Eddie Murphy were the only two cast members to keep their jobs for the 1981 season. He left the show in 1984, but his subsequent career almost immediately fizzled, and today he is remembered mostly as one of the show's most notable flameouts.
Outside of entertainment, he took a stab at politics by campaigning for Donald Trump in 2016 and unsuccessfully running for governor of New Jersey in 2017. He is now a New York-area AM radio show host.
Filmography
- King Kong (1976) as Bit Part (Uncredited Role)
- Saturday Night Live as various/Himself (1980-1984, 2015)
- Johnny Dangerously as Danny Vermin
- Dead Heat as Doug Bigelow
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as The Comic ("The Outrageous Okona")
- Goof Troop as Tan Roadster/Myron the Bulk (2 episodes)
- Sidekicks as Kelly Stone
- Batman: The Animated Series as Mugsy/Manager/Police #2 ("Read My Lips")
- Wild West COW Boys Of Moo Mesa (4 episodes)
- The Pink Panther (1 episode)
- Arli$$ as Danny Richter (1 episode)
- Law & Order as various (3 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Albert Romano (1 episode)
