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"If you're in your head, you will go insane, but if you're out of your mind you will be free, so be out of your mind"
Meet Vincent Anthony Parrelli, or “Jolly Cat”- a street performer hailing from Brooklyn with a remarkable talent and a very important message. I've been keeping an eye on him for years and I've finally decided to share his exploits with all of you.
This brief, yet grating video sums up Vinny pretty well.
Vinny’s shtick centers around an excruciating comedy routine as an original character called the Jolly Cat or 'The Hat in the Cat.' Performances generally start with Vinny yelling the same phrase over and over, often for several minutes, in a "silly" voice - and end with Vinny delivering a message to a bewildered audience about Jesus, Vinny breaking character and getting upset, or a combination of both. Vinny is entirely convinced that the Jolly Cat is not only funny, but groundbreaking. He'll get furious when someone tells him that it might not have the potential he sees in it.
Jolly Cat is a character Vinny created after having a traumatic family emergency, falling into a drug-fueled doom spiral where he dabbled in a life of crime, then converting to born-again christianity. Jolly Cat's stated message is to make adults feel god's love and to make them 'be more like children.' Though it sounds incredibly creepy, it's worth clarifying that Vinny is probably not a pedophile. Basically, repressed emotion, unmedicated bipolar disorder, and ten gallons of pure jesus have caused Vinny to have a Michael-Jackson-esque fixation on regaining his childhood.
Vinny has two youtube channels of his own: ‘The Jolly Cat’ and ‘Dizzyhappyland’ where he posts videos of his various performances.
He also posts and streams live video regularly to his facebook page.
He has been on America's Got Talent.
Vinny has three major obstacles in the way of his stardom. His temper, which can
emerge suddenly and violently, his overall lack of talent, and his friend Tony.
Tony, until recently, had a parasitic relationship with Vinny. He labeled himself Vinny’s ‘manager’ and began interacting with Vinny and showing up in streams. Tony would frequently find backhanded ways to insult Vinny, or would make deliberate efforts to rile him up in hopes of getting him to flip out on camera. A great example of Tony is this video, which I’ve ripped and timestamped.
Vinny is also on a sweetheart search, of sorts. He regularly drops hints at his desire to get a girlfriend by trying to pair up his stage persona, Jolly Cat, with a ‘Lollipop Girl,’ often referred to simply as ‘Lolly.’ He’s made some fairly uncomfortable media related to this: a song and music video, bizarre scripted skits, and a variety of other generally uncomfortable media both in and out of 'character.'
Unsurprisingly, he has some strange hang-ups around women and sex more generally. Besides a few comical 'christian' perspectives (anti-condoms, anti-female employment) he's also discussed having a 'vagina phobia' on stream, which he credits for still being a virgin.
Since Vinny has a history of deleting videos that don’t reflect well on him with great speed, his better videos are archived here. Do take a look.
Props to Normal Bob for documenting this guy well in advance of all this- Love you, Bob.
Since he has been at this for over a decade, others have inevitably noticed Vinny. He has built up a community around him (mostly NY locals) who comprise a sort of insincere fanbase. Tony fucks with him the most, but Vinny has alluded in various streams that Brooklynites mess with him frequently both on and offline, which his outdoor streams certainly confirm.
That's all I got for now. Here are some links to his various pages.
Facebook Main (Vinny freaks out all the time on stream here)
Jolly Cat Facebook
Archived FB Statuses (helpful context)
New Youtube
Old Youtube
Soundcloud
Website
Instagram
Myspace
Meet Vincent Anthony Parrelli, or “Jolly Cat”- a street performer hailing from Brooklyn with a remarkable talent and a very important message. I've been keeping an eye on him for years and I've finally decided to share his exploits with all of you.
This brief, yet grating video sums up Vinny pretty well.
Vinny’s shtick centers around an excruciating comedy routine as an original character called the Jolly Cat or 'The Hat in the Cat.' Performances generally start with Vinny yelling the same phrase over and over, often for several minutes, in a "silly" voice - and end with Vinny delivering a message to a bewildered audience about Jesus, Vinny breaking character and getting upset, or a combination of both. Vinny is entirely convinced that the Jolly Cat is not only funny, but groundbreaking. He'll get furious when someone tells him that it might not have the potential he sees in it.
Jolly Cat is a character Vinny created after having a traumatic family emergency, falling into a drug-fueled doom spiral where he dabbled in a life of crime, then converting to born-again christianity. Jolly Cat's stated message is to make adults feel god's love and to make them 'be more like children.' Though it sounds incredibly creepy, it's worth clarifying that Vinny is probably not a pedophile. Basically, repressed emotion, unmedicated bipolar disorder, and ten gallons of pure jesus have caused Vinny to have a Michael-Jackson-esque fixation on regaining his childhood.
Vinny has two youtube channels of his own: ‘The Jolly Cat’ and ‘Dizzyhappyland’ where he posts videos of his various performances.
He also posts and streams live video regularly to his facebook page.
He has been on America's Got Talent.
Vinny has three major obstacles in the way of his stardom. His temper, which can
emerge suddenly and violently, his overall lack of talent, and his friend Tony.
Tony, until recently, had a parasitic relationship with Vinny. He labeled himself Vinny’s ‘manager’ and began interacting with Vinny and showing up in streams. Tony would frequently find backhanded ways to insult Vinny, or would make deliberate efforts to rile him up in hopes of getting him to flip out on camera. A great example of Tony is this video, which I’ve ripped and timestamped.
Vinny is also on a sweetheart search, of sorts. He regularly drops hints at his desire to get a girlfriend by trying to pair up his stage persona, Jolly Cat, with a ‘Lollipop Girl,’ often referred to simply as ‘Lolly.’ He’s made some fairly uncomfortable media related to this: a song and music video, bizarre scripted skits, and a variety of other generally uncomfortable media both in and out of 'character.'
Since Vinny has a history of deleting videos that don’t reflect well on him with great speed, his better videos are archived here. Do take a look.
-Vinny's aunt threatening to cut down the internet after he growls at the camera for twenty straight minutes
-Vinny's dad trying in vain to stop him from performing
-Vinny making a child cry as he flails around in Metro PCS
-Vinny getting prank-called after giving away his number during a performance in a restaurant
-Vinny talks about his vagina phobia, virginity, and foot fetish
-Vinny threatens to leak a girl's nudes after Tony claims she's not into Vinny
-Vinny streams a family dinner while his aunt and father try to stop him
-Vinny's dad trying in vain to stop him from performing
-Vinny making a child cry as he flails around in Metro PCS
-Vinny getting prank-called after giving away his number during a performance in a restaurant
-Vinny talks about his vagina phobia, virginity, and foot fetish
-Vinny threatens to leak a girl's nudes after Tony claims she's not into Vinny
-Vinny streams a family dinner while his aunt and father try to stop him
Props to Normal Bob for documenting this guy well in advance of all this- Love you, Bob.
Since he has been at this for over a decade, others have inevitably noticed Vinny. He has built up a community around him (mostly NY locals) who comprise a sort of insincere fanbase. Tony fucks with him the most, but Vinny has alluded in various streams that Brooklynites mess with him frequently both on and offline, which his outdoor streams certainly confirm.
That's all I got for now. Here are some links to his various pages.
Facebook Main (Vinny freaks out all the time on stream here)
Jolly Cat Facebook
Archived FB Statuses (helpful context)
New Youtube
Old Youtube
Soundcloud
Website
Myspace
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