Maurizio Milani

Carlo Barcellesi (born 20 May 1961), best known as Maurizio Milani, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor and writer.

Biography

Born in Milan in 1961, he obtained a degree in agriculture from the "Istituto Tecnico Agrario Statale Tosi" of Codogno, the city where his family is from.

He began as a comedian at Zelig Cabaret in Milan in 1987. The character of his personage is a man of the street, cynical, engaged in thousands of jobs, often dishonest. His monologues are characterized by irony. From 2003 to 2008 he participated as a regular guest to the transmission of Rai 3, Che tempo che fa, conducted by Fabio Fazio.

Very active as author of satirical books, he writes for the newspapers Il Foglio and Libero, and collaborates with the monthly Max.

Career highlights

Theater 1992, Un uomo da badile 1993, Piacenza 1995, Animale da fosso 1995, Il Circo di Paolo Rossi 1998, Il pubblico all'uscita si lamenta

Television

1993, Letti Gemelli 1992, Su la testa! (Rai 3) 1993, Cielito lindo (Rai 3) 1997–98, Scatafascio (Italia 1) 1998–99 Comici (Italia 1) Facciamo cabaret (Italia 1) 2003–08, Che tempo che fa (Rai 3)