
Basile: Growing Up Greek in America
Comedy
Overview
Basile’s first attempt bringing his humor to Greeks all over the world and what got the world laughing at Greek/English Comedy. Filmed in Youngstown, OH, Basile drove the audience into hysterics explaining his insights of how it was truly like growing up in Greek conservative home in a wide open American society. From his parents, to grandparents, to dealing with everyday issues and mispronounced words and foods we at times hated to eat… Basile brings light to what it was “Growing Up Greek In America”!
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Basile
Basile
Himself
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Basile continues his attics as Zeus summons Basile to film his Comedy Special in Boston to a sold out John Hancock Hall Theater. From walking through Fenway Park to wearing dresses while getting fitted for his Special outfit for the evening’s entertainment, Basile delivers an outrageous show that will make you laugh out loud from the beginning to the end of the show! From dealing with Religion and the Chanter audition process to marriage to a Greek woman and the “in laws”. Basile makes as if he’s part of the family join him for a family gathering you won’t forget while “Growing Up Greek In America”!

“Growing Up Greek In America III” Greeks Gone Wild: Basile goes up to the Great White North to film his third Special in wonderful Montreal Canada. Basile combines his Greek-French accent and puts it to good use as he takes liberties at miscommunication with the over 2,000 people who attended this crazy concert. This comedy special dealt with everything from smoking a “Fag” while in England to having Yiayia make Greek coffee to cure your every ailment. The crowd went wild for the Greek American Comedian and he returned the LOVE and added a special BONUS segment with Jimmy “Super Greek” Santis by singing of some of their hit parody songs from their CD’s of “Men In Skirts” to “Hey Yiayia”! As some have said, “it was one of the greatest concerts ever held in Canada”!

From humble beginnings in a small slate roofed village in Greece to the heyday of America's movie palaces, the Latchis Family built an empire of theatres throughout New England in the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression. Their story is told through historically accurate footage, photographs and music from the Latchis family, local historical societies and national archives.

















