Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- ~45 min/episode
- Length
- 32 seasons · 4279 episodes
- Status
- Returning
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
Why tonight?
- In Italian — subtitles on.
The story
Striscia la notizia is an Italian television program on the Mediaset-controlled Canale 5. Its name in Italian translates as "the news slithers", a probable parody of the slighting Italian journalist, submitted to politicians and overwhelmed with shame. The polysemic term Striscia, in English strip, can recall both a line of cocaine and the comic strip. But Striscia is also the slithing snake: this show worm in the hidden holes to unmask the television cheats. Founded in 1988, it is meant to be a parody of the daily news, which airs right before the program, but Striscia also satirizes government corruption and exposes scams with the help of local reporters who are also comedians. The program is directed and produced by Antonio Ricci and is hosted by two major comedians. Usually Ezio Greggio is assisted by another comedian for the winter season, after which there is a change of guard.
- sketch
- political satire
The bill
- Created
- Antonio Ricci
Production
- Network & studio
- Italia 1, Canale 5, RTI - Reti Televisive Italiane
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
