Joe Gatto
Stand-up comedian

Joe Gatto

Who Joe Gatto is

Joe Gatto is a stand-up comedian from Staten Island, New York, who spent two decades in sketch comedy as a member of the Impractical Jokers, with whom he sold out arenas such as Madison Square Garden in New York and the O2 Arena in London.

On his own he toured his Night of Comedy show for two years, selling out theatres across the United States, Canada and Australia, and his debut stand-up special, Messing With People, premiered on 800 Pound Gorilla's YouTube channel on 17 September 2024, with an album of it from 800 Pound Gorilla Records. He hosts the comedy advice podcast Two Cool Moms with Steve Byrne and has written a children's book, Where's Bearry?, illustrated by Luke Flowers.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
Messing With People
Albums
Messing With People
Podcasts
Two Cool Moms and The Tenderloins Podcast
Books
Where's Bearry? and The Dogfather: My Love for Dogs, Dessert and Growing Up Italian
On screen
Impractical Jokers, 12 Monkeys, Impractical Jokers: After Party and 6 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Books and writing

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Their stand-up

Joe Gatto toured from 1998 with The Tenderloins, the improv and sketch troupe of lifelong friends that also included James Murray, Sal Vulcano and Brian Quinn, and in 2007 the troupe's sketch Time Thugs won the $100,000 grand prize in NBC's It's Your Show competition. Impractical Jokers premiered on truTV on 15 December 2011, drew more than 32 million viewers in its first season and became the network's most popular programme of the 2010s.

Career timeline

  1. 2012The Tenderloins Podcast (2012–2013) Podcast or book
  2. 201712 Monkeys (Officer Larry, 2017) On screen
  3. 2017Impractical Jokers: After Party (2017–2021) On screen
  4. 2019The Misery Index (2019–2021) On screen
  5. 2020Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020) On screen
  6. 2020Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party (2020–2021) On screen
  7. 2020MacGyver (Larry, 2020) On screen
  8. 2020The Dogfather: My Love for Dogs, Dessert and Growing Up Italian (book, 2020) Book
  9. 2022Clerks III (cameo, 2022) On screen
  10. 2024Messing With People (800 Pound Gorilla, YouTube, 2024) Special
  11. 2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil Unleashed (2024) On screen
  12. 2024Messing With People (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2024) Album

Questions and answers

Where is Joe Gatto performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Messing With People.

What podcasts have they been on?

Two Cool Moms and The Tenderloins Podcast.

Have they written a book?

Yes:Where's Bearry? and The Dogfather: My Love for Dogs, Dessert and Growing Up Italian.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Impractical Jokers, 12 Monkeys, Impractical Jokers: After Party, The Misery Index, Impractical Jokers: The Movie and Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party, among 9 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Sal Vulcano (also in Impractical Jokers), Annie Lederman (also in Impractical Jokers), Dylan Mandlsohn (also in 12 Monkeys), Mike Finoia (also in Impractical Jokers) and Reggie Conquest (also in Impractical Jokers).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026