The International Festival of the Humor of

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was one of the main Festivals devoted to

humor Humour (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humorism, humoral medicine of the ancient Gre ...

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History

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by the journalist Cesare Perfetto, it was inaugurated in 1947 and ran 52 times up to 1999. The main awards were the Golden Palm and the Golden Date, jointly with the prestigious awards of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and the

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. In a few years, the Festival achieved a widespread reputation, becoming a reference for many humorists worldwide, between which many from

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, in times when cultural exchanges where heavily restrained. Throughout 1955 to 1964 events, the Festival was linked with the Bordighera Festival of Comedy and Humor Films. Italian literary awards Comedy and humor awards Awards established in 1947 Awards disestablished in 1999 1947 establishments in Italy