Costanzo returns to Raitre with “I knew them well”: four evenings to talk about Villaggio and Vaime “

Maurizio Costanzo, a summer and an autumn full of commitments does not stop. The king of the talk show, master of the art of interviewing, author of TV and radio programs and even of songs (his is the famous “Se telefando”, sung by Mina), after a short vacation he confesses in a conversation with the ‘ANSA will be granted in a few days, will be back on TV first on Rai3 with a program he strongly desired and conceived together with his friend Pino Strabioli, «the exact date of the broadcast is not yet. It was supposed to leave at the end of July, sled at the end of August, but it is dedicated to personalities from culture, entertainment, cinema and theater, who have given a lot to Italy, having a great response abroad. I met them all, personally interviewed several times and I had a special relationship with them ». What is the program called? “I knew them well – replies Costanzo who adds – at the moment we are talking about four monographic event evenings dedicated to” Carmelo Bene, Marcello Mastroianni, Vaime, and Paolo Villaggio. “The first will be dedicated to Paolo Villaggio, who passed away in 2017, author and interpreter of characters linked to a surreal and innovative comedy such as Professor Kranz, the shy Giandomenico Fracchia and above all the accountant Ugo Fantozzi. But few know that the journalist and host Maurizio Costanzo, who in 1967 advised him to discover the artistic vein of Villaggio perform at the “Sette per otto”: a well-known and popular cabaret in Rome always behind him and when he makes his debut at Quelli della Domenica, always Costanzo among the authors. Every episode Di Io li Conoscevo Bene «will be enriched by archive images some from my Maurizio Costanzo , others from Rai display cases, from film clips, video testimonies of friends, partners, or people close to them. ”Carmelo Bene’s participation is remembered ni to Maurizio Costanzo: «one of the most intelligent men I have known – he adds – the same goes for Villaggio, Mastroianni or Vaime. I hope that this will be followed by a second cycle in order to be able to tell other figures that I have known well, starting with the great Vittorio Gassman, to name one but being able to go on with six seven cycles ». Listen to Costanzo, then on Rai1 you will be back from September 27 with S’è fare notte? «Yes, a program that airs late but to which I am particularly attached. I always have interesting guests who want to tell each other and open up, basically that’s what I’ve always made people talk about ». About this Will Maurizio Costanzo return to Canale 5 in October and celebrate his 40th birthday? «Yes I was the first to be called to Mediaset, after Mike, Corrado and Sandra and Raimondo. The last edition went very well with the ratings. For this anniversary I’m thinking of something special ». After José Mourinho, Roma have scored another blow. As for communication with the media, in fact, the Roma Sports Association has decided to rely on Maurizio Costanzo, among other things, a true Giallorossi fan, appointing him as Advisor. “In 2001, in the special episode of the Maurizio Costanzo Show to celebrate the 20 years of the talk show, Fabio Capello also came, I would like to have Mourinho for the 40 years of the program, but let’s see how things go.” radio with the program on R 101 “I Pretend That”. But it never stops. “I keep myself in training.”