Carmine Del Grosso

Carmine Del Grosso is an Italian stand-up comedian, author and podcaster born in Naples and based in Turin. Active since the early 2010s, he is one of the most recognisable Neapolitan voices of modern Italian stand-up, a long-running cast member of Stand Up Comedy on Comedy Central Italia and an author and correspondent on CCN: Comedy Central News with Michela Giraud.

Del Grosso built his reputation between 2013 and 2015 with a string of national awards including the Premio Nebbia at Teatro Manzoni and the Premio della Critica Cabaret Emergente. He has been a fixed comedian on Stand Up Comedy on Comedy Central Italia across the 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025 seasons, served as author and on-screen correspondent for CCN: Comedy Central News with Michela Giraud in 2022 and worked as a correspondent on Quelli che il Calcio on Rai 2. He was one of the protagonists of the Rai 2 satirical format Battute? which won the Premio Satira 2020. His touring solo shows include Solo uno spettacolo tra amici, Fluffer, the 2023-2024 hour Leggermente Frizzante, now available free on YouTube, and his fourth show Periodo Refrattario launched in 2025. He also hosts the Audible podcast Vesuviana Football Club and the mental-health podcast Essenza.

Del Grosso is currently on the road with his stand-up show Periodo Refrattario in theatres and comedy clubs across Italy, including Teatro Sancarluccio in Naples, Teatro Miela in Trieste, Distretto Est in Padova and Onstage in Ancona. Full sets such as Solo uno spettacolo tra amici and Leggermente Frizzante stream free on his YouTube channel and his Stand Up Comedy clips air on Comedy Central Italia.