Joe Piscopo has been making both live and living room audiences laugh for five decades. He is often recognized as one of the actors who replaced the original cast on 'Saturday night live,' rescuing the show from cancellation. In 'Average Joe,' Piscopo shares behind-the-scenes stories from his multifaceted career as a stand-up comedian, actor, radio talk show host, and musician.

"In the early 1970s, Poe is living a nomadic life, hopping trains, sleeping rough, and juggling to feed himself. He eventually settles in Philadelphia and masters his street act before ever-growing crowds. When one of his fellow buskers presents him with an opportunity--a bank heist--he should have refused, an innocent bystander is killed, and he splits town a felon. Unable to resist the lure of performing, he resurfaces halfway across the country...