| Stefano Rapone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1986 (1986-10-31) (age 38) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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.
He contributed to various Comedy Central programs, including CCN – Comedy Central News, and worked as a writer for television shows like Wipeout. From 2018 onwards, his work expanded to Mai dire Talk (Italia 1), Battute? (Rai 2), and Una pezza di Lundini (Rai 2). Rapone has also appeared alongside Fiorella Mannoia on La versione di Fiorella on Rai 3.
In comics, he authored graphic novels like Marco Travaglio Zombi (2014) and Natale a Gotham (2017) while producing two stand-up comedy specials. Rapone joined Alessandro Cattelan's 2022 tour and has co-hosted the live podcast Tintoria with Daniele Tinti. As an author, he contributed to RaiPlay's La conferenza stampa and appeared in Gialappa Show on Sky Uno, delivering satirical performances.
In October 2024, he debuted as an author with Racconti scritti da donne nude (Rizzoli Lizard), a collection of short stories.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Biagio | Himself | Short film |
| 2023 | Il migliore dei mondi | Carabiniere | |
| 2024 | Flaminia | Tommaso Boldrini |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sono Lillo | Himself | TV series; episode 5 |
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)
Works
- Stefano Rapone (2024). Racconti scritte da donne nude. Milan: Rizzoli Lizard.
References
- ^ "Chi è Stefano Rapone, tutto sul comico di GialappaShow". MSN. 28 October 2024.
- "Mannoia, la mia "versione" con filosofia e senza quote". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 23 October 2021.
- Cristiano Fighera (27 August 2015). "Stefano Rapone: Marco Travaglio, uno Zombi contro tutti". Lo Spazio Bianco.
- "Alessandro Cattelan a teatro, è iniziato il tour di 'Salutava sempre'". Sky TG24. 30 November 2022.
- Alberto Piccinini (1 December 2023). "Tintoria: le nostre interviste fanno ridere perché non siamo 'belve'". la Repubblica.
- Silvia Renda (12 March 2024). "Tintoria fa 200. Tinti e Rapone: 'La tv non osa con la comicità. Ma l'usato sicuro non sempre funziona'". HuffPost Italia.
- "Rapone, il suo "Scafandro" stenta a decollare (troppo noioso): voto 5.5". Corriere della Sera. 24 October 2023.
- "'I miei racconti da ridere'". Corriere della Sera. 28 November 2024.
