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 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

Avati 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 MP3. This album went on to become the number one selling comedy album in Canada for 18 months.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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

DVDs
  • Vivo!
  • Live in Canada
  • Back Home and Live (2006)

The Best of Joe Avati Live 2000 - 2007

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References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110219070608/http://www.aceawards.com.au/2007.php
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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