Antonio Cornacchione

Antonio Cornacchione (Montefalcone nel Sannio, 26 settembre 1959) is an Italian comedian, cabaret artist and actor. Born in Molise, as a child his family moved first to Pavia, then to Como and then to Milan, where he still lives. In 1991 he made his debut at the teatro Zelig in Milan with Paolo Rossi, Gianni Palladino and Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 1992 he took part in the programme Su la testa! on Rai 3 and was a guest on the Maurizio Costanzo Show, and that same year won the premio Forte dei Marmi for political satire. In September 1998 he joined the cast of the sitcom Casa Vianello, playing the role of the building's portiere.

In 1999 he had a small part in the show Tel chi el telùn by Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2002 he took part in the satirical show Cult produced by Zelig. He added television appearances on Zelig Off, Crozza Italia and Che tempo che fa on Rai 3 with Fabio Fazio, as well as Zelig Circus. He became known for a catchphrase about Povero Silvio!, a satire on the misunderstood goodness of Silvio Berlusconi, which is also the title of two of his books. In 2007 he took part as a comedian in the 57º Festival di Sanremo, and in 2010 in the broadcast Raiperunanotte, live from Bologna, during which he comically defended the rights of Italian journalism against the censorship imposed by Silvio Berlusconi on some Rai television programmes.