Giovanni Diviacchi

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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.Some of my more memorable shows have been at Yuk Yuks in Toronto, Wacko’s in Berwyn, Illinois, The Comedy Studio in Boston, the PIT Theater in New York, The DC Improv in Washington DC, and the Business Rules Forum in Orlando. I also help produce the “Law(yers) can be funny, too: Tipping the scales of justice one joke at a time” comedy shows. Snap, Snap.

Joke Books on Amazon.com:
"How Many Clients Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb? A Lawyer Strikes Back"

Book review: “I know that humour can and often is used in some very hurtful ways. And for whatever reason, that type of hurtful humour is usually the most popular among today’s youth. In contrast, this book had a lot of good clean fun. The only person this would likely hurt is any lawyer so bold as to offend a client by telling one of these jokes. Which brings me to the purpose of such a book. There is no way that any astute lawyer involved in client development would use these as ice breakers. But when constantly bombarded with anti-lawyer rhetoric (can we establish that as an analogous group by any chance?), this book might provide some reprieve. I can see a fuming advocate retreating back to their office, opening their top draw and pulling this out, a smile slowly spreading across their face. In short, it’s a groundbreaking piece that screams that the lawyer will be the victim no more.”

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: Standup Comedy Today, June, 1998

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: Frank Garbanzo, Partying the Night Away, 2001

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: Scarpelli, D.J. & Antonio, J.A., (2002) "Crying is Natural, but Not in My Line of Business"

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:

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