ANGELO DIGIORGIO

I GREW UP IN UTICA, NEW YORK, WITH MY parents AND TWO SISTERS. SINCE A YOUNG AGE I HAD ALWAYS HAD AN AFFINITY FOR THE THEATRE AND for COMEDY. IN HIGH SCHOOL I became a member of our drama club and AFTER A FEW YEARS OF MUSICAL THEATRE I DECIDED MY abilities were best suited for that of more comedic stylings… (although i still consider myself a song & Dance kinda guy). during high school i began a plethora of odd jobs. Radio Stations, record shops, antique appraisal, free lance videography, and even a funeral home associate… but my favorite was always mowing the lawn at my father’s law office.

AFTER my GRADUATION in 2019 I MOVED TO BOSTON, Massachusetts to study for an bfa in comedic arts. There i worked briefly as an actor for a murder mystery dinner theatre, however plans changed after covid-19. i came home to utica. after a few months of posting some comedy videos on tiktok i began to grow a following and decided to continue creating content for digital platforms. So much of my work has given me the opportunity to grow as both a performer and as a producer, director, and writer, so being a one man show online came naturally! additionally i began work again as an assistant producer for a local news-talk radio program. there i was met with the opportunity to work at a new comedy club that was to open at the tail end of the pandemic. this is where i fell in love with stand up comedy and improv. after a few months i decided to finish getting my degree at columbia college chicago and to begin extracurricular studies with the second city. i am currently in my senior year preparing for my bachelor of arts in comedy writing and performance and am currently studying in the second city conservatory program.

and that leads me here…

so you might be asking yourself, well angelo “What are you up to now?”

as always… “Having a good time.”

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

My work is a reflection of how i see others. i work with improvisation, impersonations, and characters. i have found many pieces i create are not through my own point of view, instead though a lens i create for the work. separate FROM me and instead a connection to the audience and their own point of view. my work can be described as both articulate AND absurd, which is both a combination of my particularity in my career as well as my inept ability to share stories. i am man of quality over quantity.

in my work i explore ideas of religion, human sexuality and familial relations. themes that can be seen in all of my work from sketch and character to stand up. i am also inspired by midcentury politics, beliefs, and counterculture. bob dylan, randy newman, carol channing, don rickles, and phyllis diller are performers whose names are synonymous with their work.

angelo digiorgio is a name synonymous with my work.

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