“Fascist,” “homophobic,” “misogynist.”
Just a handful of minutes had passed since Conte's announcement that Andrea Pucci would co-host Sanremo on the evening of Thursday, February 26, when social media was ablaze with excitement over what was being described as "the lowest point reached by this Meloni Festival."
And while the Milanese comedian, born in 1965, with Venetian origins betrayed by his real surname (Baccan), has never made a secret of his right-wing affiliation ("I'm the only right-wing comedian," he declared to Il Giornale), what's causing anger is the array of "incorrect" jokes, to put it mildly, he unleashes in his shows. Like when in 2022, with a gag about anti-Covid swabs, he targeted influencer Tommaso Zorzi.
Selvaggia Lucarelli took a stand against the participation of the former comedian of "La sai l'ultima" and "Colorado" (as well as Laura Pausini and Morgan): "Congratulations to Carlo Conti! After the one who doesn't sing "Bella ciao" and the singing stalker friend of Giorgia, on the Sanremo stage we also have Andrea Pucci, the one who body-shamed Elly Schlein, homophobic jokes and other subtleties. He's a fine president!"
