Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who naively poses questions and makes statements that are very embarrassing to his "grownup" listeners, and has a very straightforward way of thinking. At times he is well educated in the terminology of sex, while at others he is all too innocent. The jokes may also include a female counterpart, typically named Susie.
Paolo Villaggio was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies.
Éva Henger is an Italian-Hungarian actress, television personality, singer, model, influencer, and former pornographic actress.
Diego Abatantuono is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento.
Ugo Fantozzi is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio. The character, initially part of Villaggio's television monologues, later became protagonist of a series of short stories published at first on newspapers, later in collections, which in turn inspired a successful film series, starring Villaggio himself as the main character.
Fantaghirò, also known as The Cave of the Golden Rose, is an Italian fantasy romance adventure series consisting of five television films directed by Lamberto Bava and released between 1991 and 1996. The first film was originally based on Italo Calvino's "Fanta-Ghiro the Beautiful", before splitting in its own direction in the sequels, and takes place in a fairy tale setting, featuring princesses, princes, witches, wizards and talking animals. Shot mostly in Czechia and Slovakia with the participation of local actors, and highly popular in Italy during the 1990s, it was loosely adapted into a cartoon series of the same title and there also have been abortive plans for further film entries. A reboot series was announced in 2021.
Alvaro Vitali is an Italian actor.
Fantozzi contro tutti is a 1980 Italian comedy film is the third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio, who turns everyday issues into personal disasters.
Enzo Garinei was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom The Jeffersons. He was the brother of playwright Pietro Garinei.
Marino Girolami was an Italian film director and actor.
Chiara Francini is an Italian actress.
Michela Miti is an Italian actress and television presenter.
Vincenzo "Enzo" Liberti was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and television personality.
Neri Parenti is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of cinepanettoni - zany comedy films scheduled for release during the Christmas period.
Enzo Robutti was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer.
Rolando Ravello is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
They Call Me Jeeg is a 2015 Italian superhero action film directed by Gabriele Mainetti and starring Claudio Santamaria in the lead role. The plot concerns a lonely misanthropic crook named Enzo, who gets superhuman strength after being affected by radioactive waste in the Tiber waters.
Sophia Lombardo is a former Italian actress.
Macario Against Zagomar is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario.
Pierino colpisce ancora is a 1982 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami.
