Joe Avati
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Joe Avati is an Italian-Australian comedian
who is popular among Italian and descendant of Italians from his native Australia
, as well as in Canada
, United Kingdom
and the United States
, where he has performed on several occasions.
in Italy
and some of his show is performed in the Calabrese dialect, in English with or without a Calabrese accent.
Avati's observational brand of comedy
have earned him comparisons to Jerry Seinfeld
, and in promotions he is referred to as "the Italian Seinfeld". His observations are drawn from the life around his Italian family, particularly his experiences growing up. The characters and traits that Avati mentions seem to be universal in Italian families, which is why audiences familiar with this cultures are able to identify with him.
. This album went on to become the number one selling comedy album in Canada for 18 months.
There is a lot of material available on CD and DVD featuring Avati including a double CD entitled "The Best of Joe Avati Live" while a popular DVD
called "Joe Avati Live in Canada".
Avati is now in the middle of shooting a feature film about the Italian life in Australia in New York and Montreal.
The stage show - IL DAGO - a "boy band" parody act was produced by Joe Avati and toured to major cities and regional centers around Australia from April 2007 until December 2009. IL Dago starred Joe Avati, George Kapiniaris
, Simon Palomares
& Nish Selvadurai
.The show won the prestigious: "Most Outstanding Club Performers of the Year" and "Best Comedy Act of 2007" at the 10th Annual Australian Club Entertainment Awards.http://www.aceawards.com.au/2007.php
Joe Avati began a national Canadian Tour in April 2008 followed by an extended tour of the award winning IL DAGO show throughout that same year.http://www.joeavati.com/tour/
Currently Joe Avati is in a show called VIVA LOST WAGES touring around Australia and as of the 20th May 2009 is the co-host of an Australian TV Show called Food Investigators on SBS TV utilising both his comedic skills and his double degree in Food Science to educate the people of Australia all about food.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
who is popular among Italian and descendant of Italians from his native Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, as well as in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he has performed on several occasions.
Comedic style
His parents are from CalabriaCalabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and some of his show is performed in the Calabrese dialect, in English with or without a Calabrese accent.
Avati's observational brand of comedy
Observational comedy
Observational comedy is a style of humor based on making remarks about commonplace aspects of everyday life. It is the most common type of humor used in stand up comedy.The humor is based on the premise of "It's funny because it's true."-External links:* *...
have earned him comparisons to Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy Seinfeld , which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons,...
, and in promotions he is referred to as "the Italian Seinfeld". His observations are drawn from the life around his Italian family, particularly his experiences growing up. The characters and traits that Avati mentions seem to be universal in Italian families, which is why audiences familiar with this cultures are able to identify with him.
Career
He kicked off his career by releasing a tape entitled "Livin' la Dole-Cheque Vita" in late 1999. He also released [Live and Unpluggato] in late 2000 which was placed on the internet as a downloadable MP3MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
. This album went on to become the number one selling comedy album in Canada for 18 months.
There is a lot of material available on CD and DVD featuring Avati including a double CD entitled "The Best of Joe Avati Live" while a popular DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
called "Joe Avati Live in Canada".
Avati is now in the middle of shooting a feature film about the Italian life in Australia in New York and Montreal.
The stage show - IL DAGO - a "boy band" parody act was produced by Joe Avati and toured to major cities and regional centers around Australia from April 2007 until December 2009. IL Dago starred Joe Avati, George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris
George Kapiniaris is Greek Australian television actor, stage actor and comedian.-Career:Kapiniaris broke through in the stage show Wogs Out of Work with Nick Giannopoulos. He then starred in the Melbourne based television sitcom Acropolis Now with Giannopoulos, Simon Palomares and Mary Coustas...
, Simon Palomares
Simon Palomares
Simon Palomares is a Spanish-Australian comedian and actor, best known for his character "Ricky" in Acropolis Now.-Biography:...
& Nish Selvadurai
Nish Selvadurai
Nishan Selvadurai is an Australian comedian of Sri Lankan descent, living in Brisbane.-Career:Only after two years in stand up Nish won the Queensland State Final of the FHM Cougar Rum Search for Australia's Funniest Man competition.In 2006 he had his television debut on Network 10 and the Comedy...
.The show won the prestigious: "Most Outstanding Club Performers of the Year" and "Best Comedy Act of 2007" at the 10th Annual Australian Club Entertainment Awards.http://www.aceawards.com.au/2007.php
Joe Avati began a national Canadian Tour in April 2008 followed by an extended tour of the award winning IL DAGO show throughout that same year.http://www.joeavati.com/tour/
Currently Joe Avati is in a show called VIVA LOST WAGES touring around Australia and as of the 20th May 2009 is the co-host of an Australian TV Show called Food Investigators on SBS TV utilising both his comedic skills and his double degree in Food Science to educate the people of Australia all about food.
Discography
- Live and Unpluggato (1999)
- Livin' la Dole-Cheque Vita (2000)
- Best of Joe Avati Live
- An Evening in Montreal