Comedy trio Sooshi Mango reveal inspiration behind their success

If you're on social media, you've probably heard of the comedy trio Sooshi Mango.

It's made up of three proud Italian boys from Melbourne who have made a motza, selling out live shows and making viral videos, by poking fun at their own culture.

Their brand of comedy has taken the world by storm, so A Current Affair reporter Steve Marshall paid the boys a visit to see what all the fuss was about.

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But he got more than he bargained for with spaghetti and meatballs, plenty of coffee and a face full of cake and cannoli.

Brothers Joe and Carlo Salanitri and their friend Andrew Manfre started making skits back in 2015.

Andrew was a salesman, Carlo owned a lighting shop and Joe was a scrap metal merchant.

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Now they sell laughs in Australia and abroad.

"We decided to do a video about ethnic dads and that was the first video we did that sort of cracked eight, nine million views," Joe said.

They play several characters each, including the popular roles of their grandfathers and grandmothers.

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The comedy act has a phenomenal following.

They have more than 350 million views on social media, they've sold more than 100,000 tickets to shows and have more than one and a half million people following their antics.

In 2021, they took home an AACTA award for Favourite Digital Comedy Creator and have been nominated for another one this year.

They even broke a record and became the first Australian comedy act to perform three shows at Rod Laver Arena.

"It's kind of surreal to be honest that people want to be around three mugheads like us," Joe said.

Despite their incredible success, it's their family and friends that have kept them grounded and humble.

"I did an arena show and then my wife said, 'Make sure you put the rubbish out', so it doesn't change," Joe said.

The group has a cameo in the latest Wog Boy movie and will soon start scripting a feature length film of their own.

"It's important that we leave a legacy behind just to remember that they (our parents) were here, they worked hard and they contributed to the country for me. That's my motivation," Andrew said.

"Have a laugh, don't take things too seriously, there's worse things in the world than people having a laugh," Carlo said.