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. He has written as a columnist for ''

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Career

Raimondo created and hosted ''CCN: Comedy Central News'' from 2015, for which he was awarded the "Forte dei Marmi" Political Satire Prize of TV in 2016. At the

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, he presented ''Dopofestival'' ("After-festival") alongside Sabrina Nobile. He commentated on the

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semifinals together with Carolina Di Domenico, live on

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. His show ''Il satiro parlante'' was distributed by

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in May 2019. In December 2020, Raimondo made his debut on Rai 4 in prime time with ''Pigiama Rave''. Together with

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, he was the Italian commentator of the

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. In 2021, Raimondo lent his voice to Ercole Visconti, the villain of

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'', both in the original English version and the Italian dubbing. In 2022, he starred in the feature film ''Io e Angela'', directed by Herbert Simone Paragnani, where he played once again the villainous role.

Filmography

Television programs (selection)

* ''CCN – Comedy Central News'' (

, 2015–2019) * ''Stand Up Comedy'' (Comedy Central, 2014–2017, 2022, 2024) * ''Pigiama Rave'' (

, 2020–2021) * ''Data Comedy Show'' (

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, 2021) * ''In & Out'' (

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, 2025–present)

Works

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raimondo, Saverio 1984 births Living people 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male comedians 21st-century Italian male writers Italian stand-up comedians Male actors from Rome Comedians from Rome