Career
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.
He kicked off his career by releasing a tape entitled "Livin" la Dole-Cheque Vita" in late 1999.
He also released 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.
There is a lot of material available on Civil Defense and Digital Video Disc featuring Avati including a double Civil Defense entitled "The " while a popular Digital Video Disc 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 - Illinois 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.
Joe Avati began a national Canadian Tour in April 2008 followed by an extended tour of the award winning Illinois DAGO show throughout that same year. Currently Joe Avati is in a show called VIVA LOST WAGES touring around Australia and as of 20 May 2009 is the co-host of an Australian television Show called Food Investigators on Business School television utilising both his comedic skills and his double degree in Food Science to educate the people of Australia all about food. Vivo! Live in Canada Back Home and Live (2006) The 2000 - 2007.
