Stefano Rapone

Stefano Rapone (born 31 October 1986) is an Italian comedian and writer.

Life and career Graduated in Japanese Language and Translation from Sapienza University of Rome, Rapone moved to Japan after completing his studies and began performing stand-up comedy in English in 2012. Over the years, he performed in various European cities, participated in Italy's first open mic in 2014, and joined the inaugural season of Natural Born Comedians on Comedy Central Italia in 2015. and joined Alessandro Cattelan's 2022 theatre tour. He also appeared in Gialappa Show on Sky Uno from 2023 to 2025.

In comics, Rapone authored graphic novels like Marco Travaglio Zombi (2014) and Natale a Gotham (2017). As a television author, he contributed to RaiPlay's La conferenza stampa. In October 2024, he published Racconti scritti da donne nude (Rizzoli Lizard), a collection of short stories.

Since 2018, Rapone has co-hosted the live podcast Tintoria with Daniele Tinti.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Biagio Himself Short film 2023 Il migliore dei mondi Carabiniere 2024 Flaminia Tommaso Boldrini

Television programs Natural Born Comedians (Comedy Central, 2015–2016) Sorci verdi (Rai 2, 2015) CCN – Comedy Central News (Comedy Central, 2017–2018) Stand Up Comedy (Comedy Central, 2017–2020) Mai dire Talk (Italia 1, 2018–2019) Takeshi's Castle (Comedy Central, 2019, also writer) Battute? (Rai 2, 2019) CCN – Il Salotto con Michela Giraud (Comedy Central, 2020) Una pezza di Lundini (Rai 2, 2020–2022) Quelli che il lunedì (Rai 2, 2021) Data Comedy Show (Rai 2, 2021) La versione di Fiorella (Rai 3, 2021–2022) La conferenza stampa (RaiPlay, 2022–present, also writer) Gialappa Show (Sky Uno, 2023–present) In & Out (TV8, 2025)

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