diff --git a/Lib/email/_parseaddr.py b/Lib/email/_parseaddr.py
index 5821ddf..a08c43e 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_parseaddr.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_parseaddr.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@
                 break
             elif allowcomments and self.field[self.pos] == '(':
                 slist.append(self.getcomment())
+                continue        # have already advanced pos from getcomment
             elif self.field[self.pos] == '\\':
                 quote = True
             else:
diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
index d977693..a197a36 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
@@ -2215,6 +2215,12 @@
            ['foo: ;', '"Jason R. Mastaler" <jason@dom.ain>']),
            [('', ''), ('Jason R. Mastaler', 'jason@dom.ain')])
 
+    def test_getaddresses_embedded_comment(self):
+        """Test proper handling of a nested comment"""
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        addrs = Utils.getaddresses(['User ((nested comment)) <foo@bar.com>'])
+        eq(addrs[0][1], 'foo@bar.com')
+
     def test_utils_quote_unquote(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         msg = Message()
diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
index 4ac2ee9..95d06cb 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email_renamed.py
@@ -2221,6 +2221,12 @@
            ['foo: ;', '"Jason R. Mastaler" <jason@dom.ain>']),
            [('', ''), ('Jason R. Mastaler', 'jason@dom.ain')])
 
+    def test_getaddresses_embedded_comment(self):
+        """Test proper handling of a nested comment"""
+        eq = self.assertEqual
+        addrs = utils.getaddresses(['User ((nested comment)) <foo@bar.com>'])
+        eq(addrs[0][1], 'foo@bar.com')
+
     def test_utils_quote_unquote(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         msg = Message()