Friday night in Athens marked the beginning of Dads Weekend at Ohio University, and one beloved father in particular trickled in among the others. Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium was filled to the brim, from the front row to the balcony, in anticipation of the legendary comedian and actor Joe Gatto.
Currently on his “Let’s Get Into It” tour, Gatto first found fame as a founding member of “Impractical Jokers,” a hidden-camera show he starred in alongside his best friends James Murray, Sal Vulcano and Brian Quinn. Famous for its outrageous pranks and scenarios that kept audiences laughing at the Jokers’ expense, “Impractical Jokers” launched in 2011 and is still releasing episodes, although Gatto left in the middle of season 9.
Tess Woodyard, a 2022 OU graduate, has been looking forward to the show for a while…