Joe Avati

Joe Avati

Joe Avati (born 1974) 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.

Comedic style

His parents are from Calabria in Southern 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.

Career

He kicked off his career by releasing a tape entitled "Live and Unpluggato" in 1999 which was placed on the internet as a downloadable MP3. He also released Livin' la Dole-Cheque Vita in 2000.

There is some 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.

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 2007. 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 begins a national Canadian Tour in April 2008. [http://www.joeavati.com/tour/]

Discography

* Live and Unpluggato (1999)
* Livin' la Dole-Cheque Vita (2000)
* Best of Joe Avati Live
* An Evening in Montreal
* An Evening at Uncle Tony Polis's House.

DVDs

* Vivo!
* Live in Canada
* Back Home and Live (2006)

External links

* [http://www.joeavati.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joeavati MySpace website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/joeavati YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.aceawards.com.au/2007.php 10th Annual Australian Club Entertainment Awards]


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