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. 

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.

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

References

External links 
 
 MySpace website
 YouTube Channel
 10th Annual Australian Club Entertainment Awards

Category:Australian people of Italian descent
Category:Australian people of Calabrian descent
Category:Living people
Category:1974 births
Category:Australian male comedians