‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star Jay Johnston Set to Plead Guilty for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The beloved comedic performer, known for roles in “Mr. Show” and “Anchorman,” was identified by social media users in a photo shared by the FBI

A crowd gathered outside the Capitol, including a man who appears to be Jay Johnston. The people are largely light-skinned.
A still from the Justice Department that appears to show comedic actor Jay Johnston. (Photo: Justice Department.)

Jay Johnston caught the attention of “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show” fans when the FBI posted photos seeking the identities of people who had yet to be identified in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by rioters on the Capitol — including at least one that distinctly appeared to be the comedic performer. Now he’s set to take a plea deal and plead guilty at a July 8 hearing, according to court documents reviewed by TheWrap.

This photo, posted by the FBI in March 2021, was quickly identified as Johnston by social media users:

Mike Roe

Mike Roe joined the staff as Weekend News Editor for TheWrap in 2023. Before that, he wrote “The 30 Rock Book” for publisher Abrams and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of “30 Rock’s” “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Previously, Mike spent more than a decade as a journalist for NPR station LAist/KPCC,…

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