Thanks for taking some time out
to talk to us.
Sure, from my busy schedule on
the couch. I turn over every hour
so I don’t get bed sores. It’s very
important.
You just got back from The Cat
Laughs Festival in Kilkenny,
Ireland, right?
I did. “The Godfather of Kilkenny” — that’s what they call me.
And you’ve got the Just For
Laughs Festival in Montreal
coming up. What is it about
your material, which generally
stems from your experiences
growing up in an Italian-American household, that goes over
so well all around the world?
I think there are certain threads
through our cultures and it
doesn’t matter where you’re
from. One thing about comedy is
you’ve got to be able to relate. I
guess people relate to family stuff
and human weaknesses… the
human spirit. What we all have
in common is that we’re human
beings and we go through a lot
of the same stuff. No matter who
you are — and I know movie stars
and I know people who haven’t
made it at all in show business —
people have the same problems
and insecurities; thoughts that
go through their head that they
don’t think anybody else has. I
think if you can expose those human frailties people can relate.
Do you notice a difference between audiences in clubs and
those who go to comedy
festivals? Are they comedy
die-hards?
Catch Dom live on Saturday, August 2
at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, NJ
New Jersey Stage
July 2014
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