Cristina Chiabotto, finally a moderator: vote 8
“You’re not offended if we just called you about the Tv8 rhyme, are you?” Forest usually asks her at the beginning of the episode. However, Cristina Chiabotto is there to undermine the predictions. And it works. Gialappa’s shows have always been a “men’s association” (criminal quote), only a few moderators have managed the feat over the years of not getting caught up in the trio and co. in the studio. After the baptism of fire with the imperceptibly voiceless Paola Di Benedetto and the second episode entrusted to Melissa Satta’s ectoplasm, here is finally a presenter who knows how to do her job despite a daring coral costume. Undeterred by Forest’s pushes, Chiabotto held onto the rudder, bringing to life a perfectly balanced 50-50. We also learned new details about her: She wears shoes in sizes 12-14 (“You’re every fetishist’s all-you-can-eat!”), she mainly eats fruit and vegetables (“Like orangutans! “) and, of course, he wrote a book. He launches the skits, sends Forest’s hits back to the sender, and most importantly, has fun. We’re exaggerating: she, too, deserves a permanent return to television. Statues of course, statue not even joking.
Ornano stomps (and slips on Gianluca Vacchi): Voice 5
We emphasize it again: it is difficult to refuse something from the GialappaShow. Not out of nostalgia, but because by and large everything works. To trudge, however, Antonio Ornano. Seven days ago we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of his influencer dad Vinicio, who doesn’t even secretly hate all the children in the world from the “Sugar Daddy” channel. This time it’s the turn of the renewed “Brando Godano Narrates”. The sketch no longer takes place in the studio but outdoors, which certainly helps make it feel less static. In an attempt to imitate Federico Buffa, the comedian leads us to the discovery of Gianluca Vacchi’s villa, guarded by the financial police. All in all, any gimmick is trivial. Not to mention that while the target character is still hugely popular on social media and is an arch-millionaire, it’s not necessarily dated anymore. Especially after the controversy that arose around him months ago, coinciding with the launch of the Prime Video documentary about his life. Perhaps targeting a more prominent hic et nunc that is more discussed would have helped. Or just that renegade narrator who shines his shoes on the curtains of Vacchi’s villa while daydreaming about Ibiza… we don’t care. Also because, on closer inspection, it always seems like a tired repetition of a parody of Ornano himself, as we met him on stage, and not someone else’s. Maybe it will get better. Bored at the moment.
Alessandro Betti, a little cook and a little fakir: vote 7
Perhaps more than anyone else, Alessandro Betti deserves to be a permanent member of the GialappaShow. It’s already the backbone of the mythological Buona la Prima by Ale and Franz on Italia 1 and has plenty of stage behind it. Here we see him as a star chef who is greedy and prone to pig incest, but also as a tandoori fakir. We could venture even further with the first character: over the top (but not too much) we witness every day the whining of a superstar chef who complains about not making enough while leaving hundreds of euros of empty rigatoni on the menu . Possible lawsuits aside, it wouldn’t be bad to follow this trend. The tandoori fakir, on the other hand, is an evergreen character. He got his heart shot seven days ago because of a wrong number, this time he’s absolutely dead because he has a hair dryer in the tub. Danger notwithstanding, it’s just as fun today as it was in 1995. It works a lot on Twitter and vox populi, vox dei. However, we would like to give Betti an even better grade, even if she deserves a 7. In the meantime, namaste!
The commentary on the sky reality shows (very wanted rubbish): Vote 6-
Gialappa’s band would make you laugh just commenting on any shopping list despite the absence of Mr. Carlo Taranto, whom we always think of and hope will return to the circle. However, it must be said that the Sky archive does not have the same trash potential as the Mediaset archive. Mai Dire Grande Fratello remains unreachable precisely because of the diverse human material that lived in (or wanted to enter) the most spied upon house in Italy. Series like have the womanizer look of a “Raoul Crowe”. Oddly enough, he will return home with a two of spades given to him by Jenny, one of whom says of herself “I think I can consider myself a woman in every way”. They would have been a wonderful nightmare couple, but alas, this is no dream. While Giorgio Gherarducci and Marco Santin are always phenomenal at their jokes, they still need more free-range audiovisual finds to bring this reality block to the level of the good old days. Right now it tastes a bit like a dried fig wedding…
Brenda Lodigiani, Superstar of Ester Ascione (better than Robocop): vote 8.5
If we were already talking about a Brenda Lodigiani rescue seven days ago, let’s break the delay now: it’s a consecration. The character of the artificial intelligence Ester Ascione fits perfectly and is a real superstar of the GialappaShow and “disgusto” (for Forest). Aware that she’s hit the mark, dear Ester becomes increasingly angry and ambitious, repeatedly affirming that she wants “more space in the program” and then going about it on her own, with tiresome entries banged into the wall , if she wants . Queen. A very good system intervention, in an already fantastically crazy system. Also outstanding is his scathing version of Orietta Berti, who, still connected from home, this time tagged “the radioactive junk of the Pasini brothers” and proudly displays barrels covered with skulls, but very useful, “um to let the vegetable garden grow”. After silently leaving during the last installment of Lol on Prime Video, Brenda Lodigiani is now taking back everything that could have been hers. We can only congratulate you. And not just because it has more “Rabìa” than Robocop.
Toni Bonji, illegitimate son of Maccio and Frassica: vote 6.5
That third might not have been his best choice. And it still managed to entertain a lot. One and three, Toni Bonji from the GialappaShow brings three characters with him. The first is the Demotivator, a classic social media life coach, but one that aims to shatter the morale of those who follow it: “Do something you’ve never done, eat a pelican!” And think remember: You haven’t done everything wrong in life, you can still fail more.” The sketch “Chi l’ha morto?” is also really inspiring, a short satire on the passion that we all show more or less for real crime shows . Finally, Toni Bonji, who started from the stage of Italia’s Got Talent on television, is also the writer Gustavo Delle Noci, previously known under the pseudonym “Best Seller”. His most famous books include “How to lose weight without eating” but also “How to age well and instantly”. The next publishing success will be the sequel to “Bovini Adults”, that is, “Manzo Criminale”, which “will appear in all bookstores.” Except sixteen”. In practice, the bizarre-surreal style of the sketches he proposes awakens in the viewer between one laugh and the other a palpable doubt: is it possible that Maccio and Nino Frassica are his parents 1 and 2. He remembers them very well.Perhaps too much?
Ubaldo Pantani, Barbieri infiltrating Brianza is already a cult: voice 9
You can hardly see it, but it’s there. It really is. The only Gialappa-launched historical name to have happily returned, Ubaldo Pantani is, as always, the king of imitators. Here he brings with him two characters already popular with the public, namely Bruno Barbieri and Costantino Della Gherardesca. The first interprets it faithfully, only in the surreal context of “Quattro Motel”, an imaginary transfer that leads us to “discover one of the most romantic places in Europe: the province of Monza and Brianza”. In this third episode, Pantani-Barbieri, looking for an alcove, ends up by the hour in a boarding house with an impressive name: La Nave Scuola. Ms. Franca, who has a penchant for narcotic herbal teas, and Patrick from Big Brother (special guest of the skit) are in charge of making that happen. If at Barbieri he is already perfect in terms of unmotivated enthusiasm, voice and movements, Pantani surpasses himself in Costantino Della Gherardesca, a character objectively born to be imitated. He enters the scene on the shoulders of a group of porters, among whom Alfredo stands out, “who was previously the third of the Coma Cose (musical guests of the episode ed. ed.) but then chose to take on a more serious job “. He distills elegant contempt for everything and everyone for a few wild minutes, then he goes and advises Forest and Chiabotto to learn how to run a program by watching Beijing Express: “the show where a superfine conductor pulls it off , to make an out-of-town ride pleasant. “between celebrities in disgrace”. The parody is so successful that it would not be surprising to find out that Constantine himself wrote the lyrics…