Veal piccata in the school lunchbox.

Two immigrant parents: a Sicilian father and an Italian mother.

A middle-class upbringing, and working funerals as an altar boy to make a little extra money.

Yep, it’s not hard identifying with Sebastian Maniscalco’s comedy, as he walks audiences through the Italian American experience.

Maniscalco, 48, has become one of comedy’s biggest draws, from a sold-out arena tour and hosting award shows, to landing a part in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.

In the video below, the comic gives us his “growing up Italian” story.

Here, he discusses time spent with his nonne:

Lastly, Maniscalco takes a few minutes to explore family drama: