Eric D’Alessandro talks Growing Up Italian and Comedy

EPISODE 317. Sabino and Rocco sit down with comedian Eric D'Alessandro to talk about his upbringing in Staten Island, his move to LA, Maria Mogi and his professional career in comedy.
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Chapters
1:00 - Eric’s not really Italian
4:00 - Getting started making videos
11:00 - Bad first impressions
15:00 - Growing up on Staten Island
18:00 - Jersey shore vacations
20:00 - Moving to LA
27:00 - Having a defining moment/goals
36:00 - Moving back to Staten Island
38:00 - Announcements
43:00 - American/Italian baby names
48:00 - Sci-fi movies
52:00 - Eric’s hair and insecurities
56:00 - Staten Island uniform
58:00 - Ringtones/Screen time
1:02:00 - Hipster diet
1:07:00 - Laughing at TikTok

[@growingupitalian]

What was your favorite part of this episode ?

[@LisaMFalcone]

The discussion about posting, attention etc. Spot on!

[@bernadettepacana838]

I’ve always loved how Eric is deep and very self-aware!

[@rajmdrasel3540]

The Blockbuster show of all-time

[@FoodStepBD]

🫡🫡🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@5678mmmm]

Love Eric D’Alessandro! Hope to catch one of his shows one day🙌

[@Alex_Rome]

D'Alessandro is a last name originating from the Naples area here in Italy

[@TheHouseofStallion]

ROCCO!! Congratulazioni!!🍾 Best wishes to you and the wife on a happy and healthy baby, enjoy it, it’s the best job in the world. Love.

[@Maggie.the.sweetest]

Oh my god 😮 I remember mix tapes. I used to buy 5 for $10 in Paterson NJ and that’s with a discount lol 😂

[@andrewd291]

This dude is the best

[@michaeldalessandro3020]

I’m a D’alessandro from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

[@joshgee8714]

Housing commission, Brisbane Australia you mean

[@ItsMe-jd1zu]

i am an Italian living in Brisbane 🇮🇹🫂🇦🇺

[@joshgee8714]

@@ItsMe-jd1zu houso

[@Bluetethmo]

Brisbane. LOL WHO cares

[@Miragtv]

I remember Eric from his show that he would film in his room

[@Miragtv]

The dominican janitor in the marie marie video was the funniest lol

[@letsgomets002]

It's Sunday Gravy with macaroni....PERIOD.!!

[@KenneyCmusic]

I’d like to hear you guys talk about Buffy St Marie covering up her Italian heritage by saying she was Native American

[@nicolettacinci3053]

It's football god damed!!!!! ⚽️⚽️⚽️🇮🇹

[@Gibson-md9yi]

Maria mogi was one of the best things he did

[@Mikesacco1B]

You ever want to do a north jersey vs. a south jersey Italian American… let me know. We are different. 5th generation farmers. 2nd gen Americans on my pops side. I love the content

[@chrisventura1881]

Put his gf on too lol 😱😂🇮🇹✌🏼🇺🇸

[@soniccrooner]

Contact Sebastian Maniscalco, he'll be proud to support.

[@Gibson-md9yi]

You guys are all Italian because you dont put on the yoo paisan do u know who my uncle is

[@letsgomets002]

SNL....yeah right...never

[@letsgomets002]

Who's the gay guy?

[@bennyfrangella8371]

When are these people gonna get it correct. They are born in America. They are American Italian not Italian American.

[@AProfilename]

Actyally you are wrong first generation is technically supposed to be called Italian American then it’s American Italian if your grand parents are from there Italian American is for first generation technically but used as a blanket statement 😅

[@bennyfrangella8371]

@@AProfilename and where did this ruling come from. If you born in a certain country that’s what you are first. If a person is born and lives in Jamaica and has an Italian ancestry. That makes he or she Jamaican Italian not Italian Jamaican.

[@AProfilename]

@@bennyfrangella8371 Italian Jamaican. Heritage then culture. Second generation culture than heritage

[@Andrew_P86]

Obviously you are not from the United States, so you don't know how we identify people here. Every 1st generation American is first identified by the country of their parents origin. It's just the way we do it. ​@@bennyfrangella8371

[@chrisamz128]

It isn’t that deep