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A comedy exported throughout Italy, but the result of a Messina-ness that occasionally claims its exclusive space. The comedian from Messina Denny Napoli, last July 3rd at the Giardino Corallo with his one man show “A facci i cu ni voli mali”, immediately clarifies the intentions of a show in which interaction reigns supreme, according to the best tradition of stand-up comedy.
“Once a year I want to do a show that only we understand, which talks about Messina” he says upon entering the stage, underlining that the sudden rain, after a long period of constant sun and heat, raised fears for the show. Coincidence? Or bad influence of those who would have enjoyed the unpleasant circumstance? In any case, the nice and brilliant judge of the Rtp talent show “The Stage” reiterates “Thank you for being here to tell us what really hurts me”, raising his middle finger to the sky as a sign of revenge.
An exhilarating start, preceded by a song in memory of his mother who passed away last December (“I felt the need to do this evening because it was a horrible year”), for a show that reaffirms the artist’s deep bond with Messina, recalling the cutting irony of Enrico Brignano, but with an entirely Peloritan attitude. The focus is on the recent city elections and the candidates’ rallies in the streets of the city, the citizens’ conflicting opinions on the new Passeggiata a Mare, the high number of Municipal Police officers recently hired, the recent Messina stop of the Italian Motor Show with its now iconic Monster Truck. And, again, the story of a meeting with the new president of ACR Messina, the Australian Justin Davis, who seems to have noticed the “sautian” attitude of the Messina people, similar to that of kangaroos. Dive into the artist’s youth with the memory of the distinction between “zalli” and “snobini” in the Messina of the 2000s, and return to the present day with a parody of “Incoscienti Giovani”, where Naples imagines Achille Lauro dealing with the garbage ordinance in Taormina of Mayor Cateno De Luca, which obliges residents and businesses to expose waste exclusively at night. More music with well-known songs – from “Albachiara” by Vasco Rossi and “Uomini soli” by Pooh to “L’amour toujours” by Gigi D’Agostino – proposed by DJ Simone Silipigni and borrowed to describe the various types of spectators present. What about the kiss cams at concerts, with which lovers are filmed on video, like the one that caught two lovers at a Coldplay evening in Foxborough (Boston), decreeing the end of their respective marriages? And, again, the social challenges, the Neapolitan TikTokers Very & Sasy, the children’s idol Carolina Benvenga, whose songs invite perhaps excessive respect for insects. In short, the attentive eye of the thoroughbred comedian does not miss anything of that “political correctness”, which in fact turns out to be paradoxical if not ridiculous.
Grand finale with the unreleased song “Amore braciole”, performed with Gesuè Pagano and Karol Gualniera, competitor at “The Stage”. The evening was introduced by some young participants in the latest edition of the Rtp talent show, introduced by the journalist Francesca Stornante: the winner Giada Giordano, Alice Fabbrini, Cabrio (Angelo Soraci), Gualniera himself and Gabriele De Pasquale. Also with them are Messina comedians Gianmarco Orlando, Dario Stroscio and Alberto Liga, with whom Napoli has formed a stand-up comedian collective, which also includes Antonio Micali.