 As Festival Director, Pinder was responsible for bringing The Goodies to Australia for a sell-out tour as part of the 2005 festival.He also co-produced the first live shows of The 3rd Degree, the comedy troupe which went on to become television sketch show "The Ronnie Johns Half Hour".In 2009, Pinder was part of the team that devised The World’s Funniest Island comedy event that takes place on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour on the third weekend in October, and continued to serve as the event's director.