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.
[on appearing before a crowd] I still get embarrassed by it. Some performers want to see the audience. I don't want to see anybody. It's much easier for me to perform to darkness.
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[on doing stand-up comedy] It's a great art. It's a great challenge to be able to take an audience on a journey and to build them up to a frenzy where they're giving you a standing ovation.