Rome — A localized version of “Saturday Night Live” is launching in Italy where it will help drive ratings on satcaster Sky Italia’s free-to-air channel TV8.
NBCUniversal International Formats has signed a deal with Sky Italia for the local version which will mark the twelfth international remake of the iconic U.S. show.
“Saturday Night Live Italia” will launch on April 7 fronted by popular local TV and film personality Claudio Bisio who is best known as the longstanding host of Mediaset comedy show “Zelig” and was more recently a judge on Italy’s “Got Talent.”
“For us comedians ‘Saturday’ is the utmost source of inspiration; it’s everything,” Bisio said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera. He added that, just like the U.S. version, he hoped that the show’s sketches and other segments “can go on to have a life even beyond Saturday.”
The first...
NBCUniversal International Formats has signed a deal with Sky Italia for the local version which will mark the twelfth international remake of the iconic U.S. show.
“Saturday Night Live Italia” will launch on April 7 fronted by popular local TV and film personality Claudio Bisio who is best known as the longstanding host of Mediaset comedy show “Zelig” and was more recently a judge on Italy’s “Got Talent.”
“For us comedians ‘Saturday’ is the utmost source of inspiration; it’s everything,” Bisio said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera. He added that, just like the U.S. version, he hoped that the show’s sketches and other segments “can go on to have a life even beyond Saturday.”
The first...
- 4/5/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Alec Baldwin is enjoying a resurgence with his performance of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live but imagine what fun could be had at the expense of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy. Italian broadcaster Sky Italia has ordered its own local version of the NBC Universal entertainment format.
The broadcaster is launching its own take on the long-running show on its free-to-air channel TV8, starting this weekend. The show, which is produced by Fatma Ruffini’s independent production company Ftm Entertainment, will see Italian actor and presenter Claudio Bisio lead a troupe of comedians to skewer politicians and others in a six-part run.
Sky Italia’s version will mark the twelfth international remake of SNL, with versions already remade across France, Poland and South Korea.
Saturday Night Live, which launched in 1975, is now in its 43rd season on NBC. Co-produced by NBC and Broadway Video, the show has acted as a...
The broadcaster is launching its own take on the long-running show on its free-to-air channel TV8, starting this weekend. The show, which is produced by Fatma Ruffini’s independent production company Ftm Entertainment, will see Italian actor and presenter Claudio Bisio lead a troupe of comedians to skewer politicians and others in a six-part run.
Sky Italia’s version will mark the twelfth international remake of SNL, with versions already remade across France, Poland and South Korea.
Saturday Night Live, which launched in 1975, is now in its 43rd season on NBC. Co-produced by NBC and Broadway Video, the show has acted as a...
- 4/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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