Natalino Balasso

Natalino Balasso is an Italian actor, comedian, cabaret performer, playwright, theatre director, and writer, born on 2 December 1960 in Porto Tolle, in the Veneto region of Italy.

In the late 1980s he began performing surreal comic shows in clubs and small theatres in Emilia-Romagna. His writing for humor and satire magazines and a 1993 collection of surreal stories, "Operazione buco nell'acqua," brought him to the attention of television producers, leading to work as a comedy author for Mediaset. He made his stage debut in 1991, appeared on television in the late 1990s, and made his film debut in 2007.

Between 2004 and 2010 he published three novels: "L'anno prossimo si sta a casa," "Livello di guardia," and "Il figlio rubato." In 2011 he launched the YouTube channel "Telebalasso" for satirical video content. His film credits include "Il segreto dell'acqua" (2011), "1992: Berlusconi Rising" (2015), and "Happy as Lazzaro" (2018), and he has continued to combine stage, television, and literary work throughout his career.