Clare started following the work of 2 people.
Clare started following the work of 1 person.
Clare started following the work of Anna Grochowska, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznan), Institute of Romance Languages.
Papers
Clare Watters, 'Being Berlusconi: Sabina Guzzanti’s Impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between Stage and Screen', in: Popa, D. and Tsakona, V. (eds.) Studies in Political Humour, Amsterdam: John Benjamin, 2011
The present study explores the function of satirical impersonation in contemporary Italian society through an examination of the work of satirist Sabina Guzzanti and her impersonation of the current Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. The movement of Guzzanti’s work away from television after the removal of the satirical show, RaiOt, from the airwaves allows for an assessment of political impersonation as a humour strategy on both stage and screen. The analysis reveals the role which impersonation has to play in redefining the image of Berlusconi, the restrictions which are placed on television satire in the Berlusconi era and the development and politicisation of humour which stage appearances have encouraged in the Guzzanti’s work.
'Standing up for Italian comedy: An interview with comedian, Filippo Giardina', Comedy Studies, vol. 2, issue 1, pp.83-7
In this interview, translated from the original Italian, Filippo Giardina, comedian and founder of the Rome-based stand-up comedy workshop Satiriasi, introduces readers to this comedy initiative, the relatively new genre of Italian stand-up comedy and the problems faced by comedians in Italy today.