Maria Giuseppina Cucciari

Geppi Cucciari (born 18 August 1973), born Maria Giuseppina Cucciari, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actress and television presenter. Born in Cagliari, she spent her youth in Macomer, in the province of Nuoro. She studied law at the University of Cagliari and eventually moved to Milan, where she graduated at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

In 2000 Cucciari joined the theater workshop Scaldasole and later entered the artistic laboratory Zelig. After working on stage and in several radio programs, she had her breakout in 2003 with the variety show Zelig Off. Between 2005 and 2009 she was a regular in the sitcom Belli dentro, and in 2006 she debuted as a writer with the humour fiction novel Meglio donna che male accompagnata.

As a presenter, Cucciari hosted two editions of the Canale 5 show Italia's Got Talent and the show Splendida cornice, and she co-hosted the fourth night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 alongside Mahmood and Carlo Conti. In 2025 her film Life Goes This Way was set to open the 20th Rome Film Festival on 15 October 2025.