Check Out Young and the Restless’ Paxton Mishkind’s Fun(ny) New Gig

Paxton Mishkind has endeared fans as an older Johnny on The Young and the Restless, who had a rather tumultuous upbringing. As of late, he’s been kind to Claire by making her feel welcome in the family, while others like Katie have not. Despite all the drama in Genoa City, Mishkind has also carved out a niche as a young stand-up comedian, sharing some of his routines on social media.

He Found Humor In Everyday Life

Y&R’s Paxton Mishkind expressed his deep gratitude for being fortunate enough to have been cast as Johnny on the soap. Earlier this summer, he shared a photo of himself in front of the CBS studios on Instagram, along with some other snaps both in front and behind the show’s cameras, captioning them, “Best job #grateful #cbsdaytime #yr #johnnyabbott #teenactor #younghollywood,” with the show’s official page showering him with applause emojis. His young castmates Judah Mackey (Connor) and Redding Munsell (Harrison) were among many who congratulated him.

Earlier, Mishkind shared a video of two of his routines on Instagram. In the first one, he talked about a place that he deemed a “national treasure” called Buc-ee’s, a chain of stores with a cartoon beaver as a mascot that’s located in several Southeastern US states. He explained that he and his family were driving once and passed a Buc-ee’s, stating that “It’s a gas station the size of a Walmart.” He hilariously added that, “My grandfather is just freaking out over the fact that they sell adult diapers next to Skittles next to grenades. And my grandma, she could not care less.” When he explained that it was essentially a giant gas station, she responded, “It’s just a Walmart with a beaver.”

He tried to tell her that it was more than that, to which his grandmother — who he lovingly calls ‘Mom-Mom’ — replied, “I don’t understand, but that’s okay.” Finding the heart in her response, he said to the audience, “Isn’t that such, like, a nice sentiment you know? ‘I don’t understand but that’s okay.’ I feel like we should all be like my grandma.”

His Comedy Got Dark

Mishkind’s second video took a sharp turn that not many young people today would truly understand but was hysterical nonetheless. He talked about how picture taking in modern times was far easier than in the 1920s, where “You just paid a man with a greasy mustache to come into your house with a massive camera. It doesn’t have a flash, it has a flash bang.” As he’s mimicking what a 1920s photographer might sound like, his funny monologue becomes rapid-fire.

“Why hello, sir,” he started, continuing, “My name is James Cummingworth, and for the low, low price of a nickel and five hours of your time, I will take a black and white photo that’ll last one, maybe two generations if you’re lucky.”

He went on talking at a fast pace about driving and movies back then, and his humor took a dark turn as he talked about how, back in the day people would actually include recently deceased relatives in their photos, “They did that!” he exclaimed, adding, “Living people would take dead relatives, prop them up next to you, and then make it look like they were still alive.” He further remarked, “How messed up is that?” and wondered what people did with the pictures after they were taken.

Clearly, he knows his history and was able to find humor in even the darkest things, illustrating his massive talent and a bright career ahead of him! (Find out about how Mishkind once met his comedy idol.)