Joe was born in Chicago and raised in Virginia Beach. He graduated from Norfolk State University with a B.A. Degree in Sociology. Joe moved to Washington DC and started working as a case worker in a halfway house and later as a probation counselor. While working there Joe would perform stand up comedy at the Comedy Cafe. One of Joe’s fellow comedians was a young Dave Chappelle. Dave and I would sit in the back of the club waiting to do our five minutes. Sometimes I would give Dave a ride home and we would talk about how our shows went.
Joe moved to the New York area to pursue comedy fulltime. Shortly after moving there, he was booked to do Showtime at the Apollo. I was scared to death because the Apollo was a rough audience and you better entertain them. Sinbad introduced me and then it was on. I went out there and tore the Apollo up! After that, I appeared on a lot of other shows and toured up and down the east coast.
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Joe Recca is one of the best in the business and has been making people laugh professionally for over twenty years. Most recently Joe won BET's "Coming to the Stage" beating out thousands of comics nationally to be crowned the champ by Bruce Bruce himself. Joe has also made several appearances on "Showtime at the Apollo", BET's "Comic View", HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" and wrote and appeared on "The D.L. Hughley Show".Joe Recca is the WINNER of BET's search for the next "superstar of comedy." He hails from Baltimore, MD and has kept the judges rolling each week beating out his younger competition with style and confidence. Joe has written for DL Hughley and opened for comedic greats likes Chris Rock and Tommy Davidson to name a few. He has also appeared on "Showtime at the Apollo," HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," and BET's "Comic View."
