Comedians born in Legnano

Northwest of Milan on the Olona river, Legnano is an industrial town remembered for the 1176 battle in which the Lombard League defeated Frederick Barbarossa, an event echoed in Italy's national anthem. Today it is a busy manufacturing centre within Milan's wider metropolitan orbit, and it marks its history each year with a palio and horse race.

Its theatres and cultural spaces increasingly host the touring comedians who follow Italy's expanding stand-up scene, and Legnano is the hometown of Laura Ramoso and Massimo Pisu.