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Joe Matarese

That picture is in the Motown studio where all the hits were recorded.

About Me

I'm under construction.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Harry Kalas, George Carlin, Ray Liotta, Stallone

Music:

Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Christopher Cross, ACDC

Movies:

ROCKY, ROCKY 2, Goodfellas, Fastimes at Ridgemont High, Rudy, Field Of Dreams, High Fidelity, Dumb and Dumber

Television:

All in the Family, Family Ties, Wonder Years, Beyond The Glory, The White Shadow

Books:

The Comedy Writer, Catcher In The Rye, You Gotta Believe

Heroes:

Richard Pryor !!!

My Blog

Gothamist interview

Joe Matarese, ComedianJoe Matarese has been performing stand up since 1989 and has become a staple of the New York scene.When did you develop an interest in comedy?When I was a teenager. The first job...
Posted by Joe Matarese on Wed, 31 May 2006 08:32:00 PST

Anger Management

I seem to have a lot of unexplained anger on stage lately. It's crazy to get so angry at an audience member that heckles you. Do I really expect everyone in the audience to love what I do? That's impo...
Posted by Joe Matarese on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:13:00 PST

Cosby at the Apollo

Yesterday I went to see Bill Cosby perform at the Apollo in NYC. I went with my father, and my cousin Matt Bellace who also does standup. Our comic friend Brad Trackman was unable to come because he w...
Posted by Joe Matarese on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:55:00 PST

South Jersey

This is my first blog ever- How weird to vent to the public, even know that's what I do onstage every night. I'm performing in Cherry Hill NJ this weekend. It's my hometown, this is where it all happe...
Posted by Joe Matarese on Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:39:00 PST