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About Me

When Joe Starr headlines casinos, nightclubs and theaters across America and Canada, he brings with him twenty years of experience and a healthy respect for show biz history. The grandson of a vaudeville performer, Starr has opened for Jay Leno, Father Guido Sarducci, Soupy Sales and Robert Klein.His standup has been featured in the New York City Underground Comedy Festival, San Antonio's Latino Laugh Festival, the Amsterdam Comedy Festival and he is a favorite at Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, the world's largest comedy festival, having been invited to perform in that most prestigious gathering five times.Starr's standup combines storytelling and jokes with precise physical humor, all infused with modern sensibilities. It's a winning formula that has been featured on such diverse showcases as "Premium Blend" on Comedy Central and "Comedy Factory" on Dutch television's Nederland 1 channel.Acting is a natural progression for Starr, who has appeared most recently in the Oliver Stone-directed "World Trade Center", ESPN's award winning mini-series "The Bronx is Burning," and has just wrapped on NATIONAL LAMPOON'S "Dirty Movie". "My list of influences starts with Chaplin and ends when television went to color," says Starr. "I'm proud that, in a world of fads and flavors of the month, fans tell me I remind them a bit of Lou Costello or Jack Benny or Jackie Gleason. It's intentional."Joe Starr's instantly recognizable face and a style that melds old and new make him at once singular, uncommon, familiar and unique. It's intentional.

My Interests

I'll watch any comedy that was shot in black and white and listen to any jazz ever laid down on vinyl. I can hold my own in a conversation about Quantum Theory, Latin Literature, or Martial Arts. Oh, and Guinness. I have a big interest in Guinness.

I'd like to meet:

Kofi Annan. Clark Terry. Tim Conway. Oleta Adams. James Burrows. Rupert Sheldrake. Stephen Fry. Carl Reiner. Gene Wilder. Rita Moreno.

Music:

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Movies:

My Top 10 are: Some Like It Hot - The Great Dictator - Life Is Beautiful - Gigot - The Odd Couple - Creator - I'm Not Rappaport - Wrestling Ernest -Hemingway - The Godfather - The Producers

Television:

ExtraCodes.com Layouts and Backgrounds

Heroes:

Norman Granz - Dan Inosanto - David Bohm - George Carlin - Little Jimmy Scott - Ibrahim Ferrer - Ed Byrne - George Gershwin - Zero Mostel - Peter Lorre - Oscar Peterson - Prof. Moses Powell

My Blog

Good Night, Oscar

At a time in my life when I really feel like I'm "getting it" that I know a thing or two about performing and style and creativity it has caught me so off guard to have learned today that I have l...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:51:00 PST

A Little Road Story

All Comedians I know carry a bunch of stories from the road. Road stories are special. What they all have in common is that they all ...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:52:00 PST

My First Laugh

I love making people laugh; always have, always will. There's a marked difference between making strangers laugh versus making your f...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:41:00 PST

No One Warned Me

Yesterday was different from all other days because it was the only one immediately preceding today and today makes yesterday important because that's when "it" happened. Twas an accident of sorts and...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:00:00 PST

Goodnight Kurt

I was sitting in a New York City bar that was dark and old. Only a few true drinkers were in the place and by true drinkers I mean people mature enough to start their scotch or gin or beer at an ...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:34:00 PST

Next Time A Bus To Ohio

It was a beautiful spring day... through a window. I knew it was going to be "chilly" that morning because Al Roker told me so and I never doubt Al Roker and because of his "chilly" warning ...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:16:00 PST

I Shouldn't Have Laughed.

This is going to start with an apology and end with a bit of comedy theory: OK, I'm sorry that I laughed out loud at the poor fellow that walked into a glass door that said PULL. To tell t...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:04:00 PST

No business Like Ho Business

Today started like most other days - unfortunately: I slowly rolled out of bed, walked into the kitchen even slower and after putting on the water for tea made my way even more slowly to this chair in...
Posted by The Big Joe Starr on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST