page_title: Joe Lipari
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Lipari / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Joe Lipari and Chuck Nice at Caroline's on Broadway, NYC
context_page_description: Joe Lipari, also known as J.R. Lipari, is an American comedian, filmmaker, artist & minister.
context_section_description: In February 2003 Lipari first tried stand-up at Caroline's on Broadway, in New York City.
  Lipari received training as a comedy writer and improvisor at The People's Improv Theater in New York City; where he worked with Ali Farahnakian, Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler and Ellie Kemper.
  From April 2004 through June 2007 Lipari worked as a writer/producer for Starlog and Fangoria and as the on-air producer for Fangoria Radio (hosted by Dee Snider and Debbie Rochon) on Sirius Satellite Radio. After leaving Fangoria Lipari worked as a freelance writer and producer for various clients and as a production assistant/camera operator for MTV's hit reality shows The Hills and The City.
  In 2005 Lipari started performing at Gotham Comedy Club, where he began working with Eddie Brill, Greg Giraldo, Cooper, Rego, Jim Mendrinos, Amy Schumer, and Jessica Kirson.
  In 2009 and 2010, Lipari and Scout Durwood hosted Something Awesome, a live show that was "Part stand-up, part burlesque and all awesome". The show was a late night Friday night show at Comix Comedy Club in New York City's Meat Packing District. After a sold out Something Awesome Greg Giraldo told Lipari that he thought the story Lipari told on stage would make a fun movie idea and Lipari should write a script. After Giraldo's advice Lipari wrote a script for the short film that would later be called Dream Job.
  After doing stand-up about becoming a yoga teacher at New York City's Gotham Comedy Club, Lipari was approached by a casting associate who was looking for a "sarcastic yogi". After a few questions Lipari was cast in Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts.
  Lipari wrote, produced and directed the short film, Dream Job, as a thesis project for The New York Film Academy's one-year filmmaking program. Dream Job was an official selection at various film festivals (including The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, Quirkfest and Hollywood Shorts) and was runner-up for an Audience Award at the 16th annual PictureStart Film Festival.
  In 2012, Lipari began teaching a DIY : No Budget Filmmaking workshop at the Improv Olympic in Hollywood (I.O. West) and The People's Improv Theater in New York City. In the 7-week workshop, Lipari helps a small group of filmmakers write manageable scripts and produce 5- to 10-minute short films on limited time, money and resources.
  In the summer of 2012 Lipari returned to the New York to work at Motive NYC with long-time collaborator Chris Valentino. While at Motive Lipari oversaw the production of the McDonald's/Coca-Cola Fountain Joy app as well as various motion graphics projects for TV broadcast; including House Hunters International. Lipari left Motive after it joined the Lively Group to work on various TV and film productions including 30 for 30 on ESPN and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
  In 2014 Lipari accepted a position as VP of PR & Marketing for Serious Audio Video, an industry leading Smart Home and Integrated Systems firm in Union City, NJ. Commercial Integrator Magazine selected Lipari as one of the Top Industry Influencers Under 40 in 2016.
  New Year's Weekend 2015, Lipari took part in the Guinness World Records record breaking 60-hour Variety Show at New York City's Metropolitan Room.
  In 2017 Lipari worked on season 2 of Marvel/Netflix show Jessica Jones and accepted a position as a Senior Creative Manager for BSE Global where he led the creative department for the Brooklyn Nets, New York Islanders, Brooklyn Boxing, Barclays Center, Webster Hall and Nassau Coliseum.
  While visiting Japan to perform stand up at English language comedy shows (Summer 2019) in Osaka, Joe climbed Mount Fuji and hiked the Kumano Kodo. Upon returning from Japan in 2019 Joe was recruited by Troops to Teachers to fill STEM, English, Art & Language Arts teaching vacancies in some of New York City's most under served communities throughout the 2019-2020 school year.  
  When his schedule permits, Lipari is a regular at top comedy venues including The Improv,The Ice House   Gotham Comedy Club, Carolines on Broadway, The People's Improv Theater and I.O. West.
caption: Lipari and Chuck Nice on stage at Caroline's on Broadway in New York City (2004)
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