If you haven’t already stumbled across Sooshi Mango on your For You Page, you’re about to get familiar with them during MasterChef Australia 2025’s Viral Week.
The hilarious trio have a whopping 2 million followers on Instagram and another 2 million on TikTok. On top of that, they have 322,000 subscribers on YouTube. So, it’s safe to say that they’re one of the biggest things to come out of Australia in recent times.
But, what does their comedy group have to do with cooking? Read on to find out!
Who are Sooshi Mango?
Sooshi Mango are a comedy group made up of two brothers, Joe and Carlo Salanitri, and their best friend, Andrew Manfre, who are Italian and from Melbourne.
They began to gain popularity back in 2015 after posting videos online poking fun at their culture.
“The internet views happened when my brother posted a rant video, and it was shared so many times after the initial post,” Joe told The Suburban.
“After that we decided to install a camera in the car and have it film our stupidities, we then chopped it up and posted it online and once you get all that love from people you get addicted to that feeling; it’s almost like a drug. Following that video we released one called “Italian vs. Greeks”, and that’s what put us on the map. It was viewed so many times online, it was crazy!”
What do Sooshi Mango have to do with cooking?
Prior to becoming viral successes, Joe was a scrap metal merchant, Carlo owned a lighting shop and Joe was a salesman. So, the boys don’t exactly come from a cooking background.
However, they’ve recently gotten into the restaurant business. Johnny Vince & Sam’s Ristorante is an Italian eatery in Carlton, Victoria, owned by the men.
On top of that, they regularly share skit videos of them cooking traditional Italian food — which is where the cooking element comes in.
In 2021, Sooshi Mango released a podcast called Saucy Meatballs. However, their podcast description specifically notes that it’s “not about meatballs”. Touche.
The podcast has been thriving ever since and has racked up over 800 million views.
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