Best Italian talk show series
A curated collection of popular talk show series from Italy.

La notte della Repubblica (1989)
La notte della Repubblica (1989)
A TV programme presented by Sergio Zavoli, broadcast by the Italian public TV channel Rai 2, about Italy during the Years of Lead, with movies, interviews with some protagonists of the period and final discussion.

Da vicino nessuno è normale (2024)
Da vicino nessuno è normale (2024)

Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue (2022)
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue (2022)
A Late Show with a strong identity that bears the name of Alessandro Cattelan: surprising interviews, monologues, music and guests who face all the challenges, even the most unlikely, but without ever taking themselves seriously.

Che tempo che fa (2003)
Che tempo che fa (2003)
Che tempo che fa is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian television host Fabio Fazio. It has been broadcast live on Saturdays and Sundays on the Italian State TV Channel Rai Tre in Milan since 2003.The show has been aired prime time since September 2003.Che tempo che fa is a one-to-one talk show with two guests every night. Current events, political, economic, sporting, musical, literary, cinematic, scientific, nature and environmental issues of topical interest are discussed.Fabio Fazio’s feature is having friendly conversations rather than formal interviews.In its last edition the show made an average prime-time share of 15%, with an audience of 3,500,000 people.
Verissimo (2018)
Verissimo (2018)

Drive In (1983)
Drive In (1983)
Drive In is an Italian television variety show, broadcast by Italia 1 between 1983 and 1989. It was referred as the most innovative and popular Italian television show of the 80s.

Il Caso Scafroglia (2002)
Il Caso Scafroglia (2002)
Satirical television program aired from November 4 to December 18, 2002. The transmission was intended to shed light on a case (of course fantasy) of a missing person, Mario Scafroglia. The hypothesis was that the man had voluntarily lost track of himself, which offered in each episode new food for thought to deepen in a satirical way themes of current affairs, politics and costume, in an attempt to understand the reasons that had driven Scafroglia to flee.

Jokes Aside (1992)
Jokes Aside (1992)
When the victim is in an absurd and paradoxical situation in which, however, nothing serious is actually happening. In the scheme of the program, the authors agree with some accomplices to make a joke on the chosen victim. The television program is a direct heir to the famous American show Candid Camera (filmed in Italy in the sixties by director Nanni Loy with the transmission Mirror secret) in which, to further intrigue the audience, the victims of the jokes are characters taken from the world of entertainment, cinema, music, journalism and politics, all more or less famous.

The Sanremo Case (1990)
The Sanremo Case (1990)
An ironic and comic trial, in five episodes, of the history of the Sanremo Festival, demystifying the most solemn musical event on Italian television. The "judge" Renzo Arbore presides, together with "Prosecutor" Michele Mirabella and "Defense attorney" Lino Banfi.
Uomini e donne (2000)
Uomini e donne (2000)
Uomini & donne is a TV Show created and presented by Maria De Filippi airing on the Italian tv channel "Canale 5" from Sept 16 of 1996. It is a dating show, which aim is to create couples that can start a sentimental relationship into real life.
Paperissima (1990)
Paperissima (1990)

MegaSalviShow (1988)
MegaSalviShow (1988)
Francesco Salvi Show aired in late 1988 in Italy
Dimartedì (2014)
Dimartedì (2014)
Dimartedì is an italian talk show focusing on politics and economics. It airs on LA7 and is created and conducted by italian journalist Giovanni Floris since its debut in 2014.

Mysteries (1994)
Mysteries (1994)
Dedicated to the universe of the paranormal and parapsychology, the program intended to explore the most inexplicable stories and cases (stigmata, ghosts, aliens) through filmed reconstructions and direct confrontation in the studio between protagonists and experts on the subject.
Mai dire gol - France 98 (1998)
Mai dire gol - France 98 (1998)
World soccer championship commented by Gialappa's Band

La più bella del mondo (2012)
La più bella del mondo (2012)
12 rules of italian constitution
Nessundorma (2004)
Nessundorma (2004)
Paola Cortellesi one woman show
Non perdiamoci di vista (2008)
Non perdiamoci di vista (2008)
One woman show
Torno sabato (2000)
Torno sabato (2000)
Giorgio Panariello saturday show

Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend (2011)
Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend (2011)
Fiorello one man show