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.

Early life Born in 1974, Avati is the son of a banquet hall owner and was considered a "quiet" child. He grew up in Five Dock, Sydney, Australia. His parents are from Calabria, Italy and some of his shows are performed in the Calabrese dialect, in English with or without a Calabrese accent. Avati studied food science at university in Sydney, graduating second in his year. He entered the restaurant business following university, developing ice cream flavours while working on his stand-up material on the side.

Comedic style 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. cancel culture, and "the woke brigade".

Career Avati began performing as a stand-up comedian in 1995.

The stage show – IL DAGO – a "boy band" parody act was produced by Avati and toured to major cities and regional centers around Australia from April 2007 until December 2009. IL Dago starred Avati, George Kapiniaris, Simon Palomares and Nish Selvadurai. The show won the "Most Outstanding Club Performers of the Year" and "Best Comedy Act of 2007" at the 10th Annual Australian Club Entertainment Awards.

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. In 2009, Avati joined presenter Dr. Renee Lim on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) TV series Food Investigators. By that year, he had joined a touring comic group called "Comicus Erectus". As of 2018, Avati held the record for fastest-selling comedy show in Canada.

Discography Live and Unpluggato (1999) Livin' la Dole-Cheque Vita (2000) Best of Joe Avati Live An Evening in Montreal Laughing at Myself

DVDs Vivo! Live in Canada Joe Avati Live Back Home and Live (2006) The Best of Joe Avati Live 2000–2007 Comicus Erectus il Dago Live at the Metro Live in London 20th Anniversary Special The Greatest Hits