Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo are an Italian comedy trio known for their work as actors, directors, and screenwriters. The group consists of Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti. They have gained widespread popularity in Italy through their performances in movies, theater productions, and television.
Their humor is typically Milanese, with scenes that develop from a simple idea and that often center on stereotypical differences between northern and southern Italy.
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History
Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti met in Milan in mid-1970s. They both studied mime and dance at the school of drama of Milan's Teatro Arsenale. Baglio graduated in 1977, and Storti in 1978, and both soon joined cabaret shows.
Giacomo Poretti was part of the cabaret duo "Hansel and Strudel" with Marina Massironi, who was his girlfriend at the time and later his wife. In 1985, Baglio and Storti met Poretti and invited him to join them for some sketches. From 1991, they officially became a trio, and performed in theatres with Massironi.
Their first TV appearance was in summer 1992 on TG delle vacanze alongside Zuzzurro and Gaspare. That year, they participated in Su la testa! hosted by Paolo Rossi. Between 1993 and 1997, they appeared in Cielito Lindo with Claudio Bisio and in Mai dire Gol with Gialappa's Band. Their stage play Tel chi el telùn was broadcast on Canale 5 in 1999.
Their feature film debut was in 1997 with Three Men and a Leg, directed by Massimo Venier, which was well-received. They continued success with That's Life (1998), Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000), and The Legend of Al, John and Jack (2002).
In 2004, they joined Gialappa's Band for Mai dire domenica on Italia 1. In 2006, a film version of their play Anplagghed was released. They returned to the big screen in 2008 with Il cosmo sul comò. In 2009, they joined the cast of Che tempo che fa on Rai 3.
Their 2010 comedy The Santa Claus Gang was a box office hit. Later films include The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler (2014), Fuga da Reuma Park (2016), and I Hate Summer (2020), which received critical acclaim.
Theatre
I corti di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo (1996)
Tel chi el telùn (1999)
Potevo rimanere offeso! (2001)
Anplagghed (2006)
Ammutta muddica (2012)
The Best of Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo (2016)