''Striscia la notizia'' () is an Italian satirical television program on the

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-controlled

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. Founded in 1988, it is meant to be a parody of the daily news, which airs right before the program, but ''Striscia'' also satirizes government corruption and exposes scams with the help of local reporters who are also comedians. The program is created by Antonio Ricci and is hosted by two major comedians. The name of the show literally translates in English as "The News Slither".

Gabibbo

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, an Italian

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, is the red mascot of the TV show, with a strong

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accent. Always loud, braggart but pungent in his naive but straightforward ways, it is one of the reporters of the program and it also sings and dances the theme song at the end of every episode. The character appears also in another TV show called '' Paperissima''.

The ''veline''

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, where the government controlled and heavily censored all news reports and papers. Within Striscia, the ''veline'' are two young women (one blonde, the other brunette) who perform short dances called ''stacchetti'', always finishing up on the news anchors' desk. Originally, they also came on stage to hand the "news anchors" their news. Since 2012 the term ''velina'' became an entry in Italian dictionaries.

The ''veline''

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The ''Golden Tapir''

The ''Tapiro d'Oro'' (''Golden Tapir''), a small golden statue, is a special "prize" usually delivered to big celebrities or politicians who have been humiliated or defeated. Although many personalities take it in front of the cameras in the hope of getting attention for themselves, others run away and Valerio Staffelli, a special correspondent for the show, has to run after them until they finally take it. Some even react aggressively. In 2003

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Director Fabrizio Del Noce, cornered by Staffelli, banged his microphone on the reporter's face, breaking Staffelli's nose.

Subtitles

Each edition of ''Striscia la notizia'' uses a different subtitle.

Ratings since 2001

Awards

''Striscia la notizia'' is one of the most awarded Italian TV shows ever. * 1990 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 1990 –

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* 1991 –

* 1995 –

* 1995 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 1996 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 1997 –

* 1997 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 1998 –

* 1998 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 1999 –

* 1999 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2000 –

* 2000 –

* 2000 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2001 –

* 2001 –

* 2001 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2002 –

* 2002 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2003 –

* 2003 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2004 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2005 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2006 –

* 2006 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2007 –

* 2007 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2007 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2008 –

* 2008 –

Special Anniversary * 2008 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2008 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2008 – Leggio d'oro * 2009 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2010 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2011 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2011 –

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''Longest-running satirical news TV programme'' * 2012 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2012 – VideoFestival Città di Imperia * 2012 – Celebrity Games (Winner) * 2013 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2014 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2015 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2016 – Premio Regia Televisiva * 2017 –

Special edition for Striscia la notizia 30th season

International editions

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References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it Italian comedy television series 1988 Italian television series debuts 1980s Italian television series 1990s Italian television series 2000s Italian television series 2010s Italian television series Italia 1 original programming