Joe Machi

Joe Machi grew up in State College, Pennsylvania. [rvamag.com] He wanted to perform from childhood but did not start until his mid-twenties. [rvamag.com] He treated open mics as writing practice rather than performance, and did not mind failing at them. [rvamag.com] He names Norm Macdonald as his favourite comedian. [rvamag.com] He worked eight years in human resources before comedy. [www.nuvo.net] He moved to New York to become a comedian without having played a real show first. [www.nuvo.net] He toured with the Last Comic Standing tour in 2014. [www.nuvo.net]

“Joe: I grew up in State College, Pennsylvania, where Penn State University is. Probably about four or five hour drive from Richmond.” [rvamag.com]

“Joe: You know, it's one of those careers that chooses you. I was always the kind of person that, you know, really didn't fit too great in a regular job. I was always kind of making jokes. So, it just made a lot of sense, but I always wanted to do it since I was a kid and I finally got the courage to do it in my mid-twenties.” [rvamag.com]

“Most of the people play the back of the room, but I look at it as joke practice. So I didn’t care if I bombed, I would just use as a way to make sure I wrote and got on stage.” [rvamag.com]

“Joe: I was a huge Norm Macdonald fan. He just passed away. I used to watch Weekend Update (SNL). And as I got older, I started getting [that] it was his actual standup. For my money, he was my favorite of all time.” [rvamag.com]

““I worked eight years in human resources, and I just can’t get that interested in a wellness program,” he says with a laugh. “So I’m glad to be doing this.”” [www.nuvo.net]

“I really cut my teeth in New York. I moved to the city with the intent of being a comedian, but I’d never really done a real show.” [www.nuvo.net]

“It’s only the second time I’ve ever been to Indianapolis. We did a show with the Last Comic Standing tour in 2014.” [www.nuvo.net]