On Sunday, 18 October, Rai1 aired 'Tg1 edizione più che straordinaria', a short variety programme staged in the studio of the Tg1 evening news at Saxa Rubra in Rome, directly after the 20:00 edition. Rosario Fiorello hosted it with his longtime co-host Fabrizio Biggio. Outlets put the running time between roughly 10 and 15 minutes, and Fanpage reported that no follow-up is planned. ANSA described it as the first time a show had taken over the studio of the Tg1 bulletin, while Il Messaggero noted that Fiorello had been absent from television for 15 years.
After the bulletin, Fiorello said:
“We brought the variety show back after the Tg1, it has been years.”
The host's line came from a set that the articles describe as built around music, mock news reports and the newsroom itself.
Annalisa opened the segment with a rewritten version of her song 'Esibizionista' that praised Fiorello, and Open reported a duet with him lasting about three seconds. Gigi D'Alessio appeared on video dressed as a carpenter, while TonyPitony repeatedly interrupted the proceedings to look for a bathroom. Dancers choreographed by Luca Tommassini performed in the studio. The Tg1 journalists Giorgia Cardinaletti, Laura Chimenti, Emma D'Aquino and Alessio Zucchini took part in fake news reports and a dance routine. Fiorello announced four invited guests, Achille Lauro, Cesare Cremonini, Erminio Sinni and Serena Brancaleone, then said none of them would appear, joking about who would pay for their hotel and taxi. Adnkronos also listed jokes aimed at Ranucci and about the price of Marco Mengoni's concert tickets.
During the programme, Fiorello stepped out of the comic register to address people in southern Italy, who he said are going through a very difficult period. He spoke about a protest under way in the South and then said:
“There is a protest under way and it is being held without breaking anything, but the light must be turned on for the South too.”
The appeal was the only moment in the segment that addressed a social issue directly. The rest of the programme returned to music, gags and the studio setting.
In the closing moments, Fiorello announced that La Pennicanza would feature an unreleased song by Mina on Monday, 19 October, adding that she would not have wanted the news shared. Open framed the announcement as a bid for the next ratings record. La Pennicanza returns on Rai Radio2 from Monday, 19 October, broadcasting weekdays from 13:45, according to Il Messaggero. The same outlet said the programme will also be available in video on channel 202 of digital terrestrial and on RaiPlay, and that its studio has been renovated while keeping its focus on news and current affairs.
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Fiorello staged a short variety show in the Tg1 newsroom at Saxa Rubra, straight after the 20:00 bulletin on Sunday, 18 October. Annalisa, Gigi D'Alessio and TonyPitony joined him, and he announced an unreleased Mina song for his Radio2 show.
AI text based on reports by La Repubblica.it, Adnkronos, Open and other publishers. Published .