Comedians born in Verona

Verona follows a bend in the Adige river in the Veneto region, a UNESCO World Heritage city best known as the backdrop Shakespeare gave to Romeo and Juliet. A first-century Roman arena, still in remarkable condition, hosts a celebrated opera season every summer, while the old centre is thick with marble piazzas and palaces from the medieval era.

Tourists arrive throughout the year, and the city's own theatres increasingly host Italy's rising stand-up scene, including comedian Walter Annicchiarico, who was born in Verona.