When we scored an interview with famed Italo-Australian comedian Joe Avati, we figured we would be lucky to get 45 minutes with the man many credit with creating a worldwide Italian comedy revolution. In fact, we ended up spending two hours in deep discussion with the man known around the world as …
IAP 237: Joe Avati On Why Laughter is the BEST Medicine… Unless You’ve Got the Malocchio! (Part 1)
Until recently, Joe Avati never thought of himself as a “real comic." This bout of self-deprecation probably comes as something of a surprise to the Italo-Australian's legion of devoted fans, who many years ago dubbed him the “Italian Seinfeld!" Avati’s signature “clean style” of comedy and his …
IAP 236: A Special Priest, A Special Feast: Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello and Brooklyn’s Festa del Giglio
It’s said that Heaven touches Brooklyn, New York, every July… and if you know Brooklyn like we do, then you know that celestial poke occurs at the famed Festa del Giglio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, and you also know the passionate pastor there! This week we sit down with the one-and-only …