Giovanni Diviacchi


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I've been an Italian-American for most of my life, except for a time in the eighties, which I'd rather not talk about.

I began my comedy career in Chicago as an improviser at ImprovOlympic and earned the title, "King of Games". Currently, I am enjoying a career as a standup comic/joke writer in the Washington DC area. Snap, Snap.

Joke Books on Amazon.com:
"How Many Clients Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb? A Lawyer Strikes Back"
"Bring on the Funny"
"PG Rated Skits/Parodies for the Stage or Screen"

PS I promised I would help my cousin with his recording career. Listen to it and lose yourself in Italo Disco.

Question: How many times a day does the average person laugh?
a. twice
b. 5 times
c. 10 times
d. 15 times
Answer: 15 times (If you want to be above average, come see one of my shows!)
Ref: Psychology Today, June, 1978, p.101

Question: When is the greatest amount of spontaneous smiling done in
a supermarket?
a. the morning
b. the afternoon
c. at night
Answer: At night (if you want to continue smiling, come see one of my shows!)
Ref: Melbin, Murray, Settling the Frontier of the Night, 1979

Question: True or False? In times of sadness, a good cry usually helps.
Answer: False (People report that their level of depression stays the same whether they cry or not - so don't waste your time crying - come see one of my shows!)
Ref: Kramier, D.I. & Hastrup, J.I., (1986) "Crying in Natural Settings... Behaviour Research & Therapy, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 371-373

Question: How long do you think it took me to research the above references?
a. 6 days, and on the 7th, you rested.
b. 5 minutes, you copied it from the internet.
c. What was the question again?
d. If I want to find out, I should come see one of your shows!
Answer: d, so come see one of my shows!

"Giovanni’s show... was creative, quirky, comical and downright good fun. The variety and quick pace of the jokes made me wonder, 'What will he think of next?' and 'When can we do this again?' A thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining endeavor!" -- VH, Theatergoer and Nude Harpsichordist

To give me a better idea of who makes up my audience, please answer the following questions, and when completed, use it as a beer coaster at one of the StandUpComedyToGO comedy shows:

1) Age: 18-29 30-39 40-49 don’t push it

2) Marital Status: Single Married Unknown

3) Education: High School College Post-Graduate Degree TBD

4) Employment: Work full-time Work part-time Homemaker Homewrecker

5) Job Title: Owner/CEO/decides-who-goes VP/EVP/SVP/MVP/LMNOP Middle Management/the-first-to-go Sales/can’t-afford-to-fail Clerical/Administrative/took-whatever-I-could-get Self-employed and/or Unemployed Lawyer/devil-worshipper

6) Do you own a house/condo: Yes No Not until after the divorce

7) How many children do you have living at home: 1 2 3/one of each too many

8) Where do you live?: Southwest Northwest Maryland Centerville

9) Would you be willing to ___________ (fill in the blank) if we asked you to?: yes no

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