Simone Moretto

CABARET
A stand-up comedian who specialises in roles characterised by surreal comic traits or dramatic characters, who later reveal great inconsistencies in their language.
His main characters are:
Rocco La Chapelle: porn actor, king of double meanings: “I always find… a hole for you!”
Beniamino: “No one rates me highly. Yesterday I saw the invisible man and he said to me, “What the hell are you looking at?!”
Mirko: The leader of the 1980’s pop group Bee Hive is back, but without Licia this time.
Professore Ilarione di Kiev: with a load of old letters, which have appeared out of the past…

CONTESTS
“MONOLOGANDO 07”, Bollate (Milano), with his own comedy sketch
Performed an improvisation show at “Turin Performing Festival”
Special guest at the stand-up comedy contest, “Comunque Anomali”

TELEVISION
2009 “Nuovi talenti” with Pippo Baudo; guest on the programme “Cominciamo Bene” Rai3
2009 Advertising for social welfare on Raiweb
2008 Competed in “1 CONTRO 100” on Canale 5, presented by Amadeus.

CINEMA
2009 Lead actor in “Malattia d'Amore”, directed by Alessandro Baricco
2007 Lead actor in “Rotten Paradise”, directed by Demis Sacco

THEATRICAL TRAINING
National Comedy Academy, Turin with Rino Cerritelli and Matteo Andreone
National School of Theatrical Improvisation
“La comicità del parlato semplice” with Dario Vergassola
“Forme e alchimie dell’immaginario comico” with Paolo Migone
“Cos’è il comico?” with Pongo
“Studio del personaggio clownesco” with Philip Radice (“Atelier teatro Fisico”, Turin)

• Firts exhibition
• Second exhibition