Line #55 Radio/LoZooDi105


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2	[[caption-width-right:349: [- Meet the cast. From left to right: Pippo Palmieri, [[NoIndoorVoice Gibba]], [[SirSwearsALot Marco Mazzoli]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Maccio Capatonda]], [[MeaningfulName Ivo]] [[{{Greed}} Avido]], [[PungeonMaster Herbert Ballerina]]. -] ]]
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4	--> ''"Attention - in this program, [[RefugeInAudacity the kind of comedy we're proposing is irreverent]], with an explicit and common language [[ClusterFBomb full of swear words]] and [[VulgarHumor vulgarity in general.]] If you're sensitive to this kind of stuff, then you're asked to avoid listening to it as a whole."''
5	---> '''Disclaimer (paraphrased)''' by cast member Petosauro at the beginning of [[OnceAnEpisode each episode]]
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7	Alternatively known as ''"The Zoo!"'' or ''"Lo Zoo"'', ''"Lo Zoo Di 105"'' (literally, ''"The Zoo Of 105 [Radio]"'') is an Italian sketch comedy radio program, that can be best described as "about as much RefugeInAudacity as possible". [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity Which of course is part of its charm among its fanbase.]]
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9	It all started back in 1999, when DJ Marco Mazzoli was working with his colleague, Gilberto "Gibba" Penza, at UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity for the 105 N.Y. radio show, thus giving birth to what would later become one of the most popular radio shows in Italy ''ever''. One year later, [[ExecutiveMeddling the show was canceled]] due to the excessive vulgarity, only to be {{uncanceled}} shortly after. During the following years, a lot of [=DJs=] were introduced, but not much of the supporting cast really seemed to stick aside from Mazzoli, Gibba and the [[TheScrappy notoriously controversial/divisive parody singer]] Leone Di Lernia. Then, after causing two more controversies - namely, a joke about torturing animals and an [[EngineeredPublicConfession accidentally aired]] [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud blasphemy]] - the show got canceled twice again for these respective reasons, but each time it got uncanceled and resumed broadcasting (once from a studio located in UsefulNotes/{{Miami}}, for those curious).
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11	At the end of 2010, three members of the supporting cast abandoned the show for good and started working for one of the main radio stations in Italy, ''Radio Deejay'' (easily the best-known in Italy, which is why long-time fans of the show saw this as the ultimate selling-out, if not a full-fledged FaceHeelTurn). This ChannelHop made the show's fandom fear the worst... [[BigDamnHeroes until]] it was announced that famous comedian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Macchia Marcello Macchia,]] [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname better known by his "Maccio Capatonda" moniker]], would join the show's crew alongside his fellows. Considering Macchia's own reputation in Italy as one of the funniest - if not MindScrew-y - comedians in the country, his recruitment in the show has been perceived as, say, the equivalent of ''Creator/MontyPython'' joining ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' if some of the latter's hosts happened to drop the show for some reason. In other words, as you might have guessed, the fandom rejoiced. To this day, the show's doing fine (and even got a LiveActionAdaptation shown on Creator/ComedyCentral) and it's not going to stop anytime soon... hopefully.
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13	Its current timeslot is between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, Italian timezone.
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15	Website/TheOtherWiki has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_Zoo_di_105 a brief article on the show.]]
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19	!! List of [[LongRunners some of]] the featured sketches:
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21	* ''Website/ChuckNorrisFacts'' - ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a DramaticReading of the Facts, adapted as a radio sketch. It worked until the Facts [[CondemnedByHistory stopped being the cutting edge among fads]], and then the focus of the MemeticBadass treatment became Bear Grylls of ''Series/ManVsWild'' fame, and later ''Series/{{MacGyver\|1985}}''.
22	* ''Merde Stellari (Star Shits)'' - as you might guess, it's [[MayTheFarceBeWithYou a parody]] of the Franchise/StarWars franchise. Notable in that it serves as a BatFamilyCrossover for ''the entire cast of the show''.
23	* ''Ninfowoman (Nymphowoman)'' - a sketch involving a woman from another planet who uses her superpowered vagina to fight crime... with [[OutWithABang "any"]] means necessary.
24	* ''Il Discoretto (Rectuum Disco)'' - parody of an old radio program about reading love letters. It features love letters from people [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname with weird nicknames]] talking of their absurd sexual habits, and the host's e-mail addresses, which are sex-oriented parodies of popular italian songs.
25	* ''Gay Team'' - Guess what? ''Series/TheATeam'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin but they're homosexual]]. And they build tons of penis-themed vehicles.
26	* Marcello "Maccio" Macchia's own sketches deserve their own list:
27	** As a part of his sketches adapted from TV, there's his [[TheEeyore chronically depressed]] [[PerpetualPoverty and constantly broke]] musician persona, ''Mariottide''. By the end of the episode, the guy - as well as his [[TheDitz ditzy]] son - has suffered enough AmusingInjuries to put the burglars from ''Film/HomeAlone'' to shame.
28	** ''Unreal Radio'', radio version of ''Unreal TV'', which in turn parodied ''Real TV''. The sketch is about a reportage of highly implausible facts. Basically ShockingMoments getting PlayedForLaughs. Later, it moved into describing the tentatives of an eternal loser named Bino Da Vinobogge to enter into the Guinness World Records as things like "Horsiest Man in the World".
29	** ''Jerry Polemica (Jerry Controversy)'', a thinly disguised - and generally thinnier - parody of Creator/MichaelMoore, this character talks about such [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin controversial topics]] as... [[FelonyMisdemeanor mundane things that really aren't.]]
30	** ''Babbi Editore (Teddy Press)'' - fake commercials about either Do-It-Yourself kits or "How To" guides. The range of things includes [[SpoofAesop how to become boozers]], or [[RefugeInAudacity "how to become a politician by getting laid with one"]].
31	** ''Star Gay'' - while the title is a pun on ''Franchise/{{Stargate\|Verse}}'', the actual sketch is a gay version of ''Franchise/StarTrek''. As with any sex joke in the show, expect [[HurricaneOfPuns puns by the bucketload]].
32	** ''Forse non tutti sanno che... (Not everyone knows that...)'' - LittleKnownFacts about famous characters and their secret twin brothers who were the exact opposite of them, or about how normal things of life (like Christmas, childhood or sex) once didn't exist until the great genius known as Paride from Messina came by and invented them.
33	** ''L'Ispettore Anale (Inspector Anal)'' - Rossano Anale, a man who became blind after he stuck a pair of heated metal bars in his own eyes when was young, teaches Crimianusology (the art of solving crimes by smelling butts and doing prostate exams to the suspects) in a university. Every time he has to interrupt his lesson to solve a crime. Featuring a narrator that [[NarratingTheObvious just repeats the last line said before his intervention]].
34	** ''Mistero (Mystery)'' - A parody of the Italian TV show with the same name, features mystery detective Amiam Miammo and his costant failures of finding proof of mysterious creatures being real. Some of his failures include the findings of [[Film/ETTheExtraterrestrial a documentary about an alien coming on Earth]] and [[ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics manuscripts showing pictures of a secret society of anthropomorphic animals]].
35	** ''Dissapori (Disagreements)'' - A SoapOpera parody and a deliberate MindScrew. The episodes are apparently aired [[OutOfOrder in a totally random order]] (and judging by the opening narration, it has at least 3 billion episodes), with every episode featuring a completely different cast of characters with only some [[CrypticBackgroundReference unseen characters and locations being the same all the time]] and each episode ends in a cliffhanger that is easily recapped in a {{Pun}}.
36	* Prank calls have also been a staple of the show ever since its debut. An elaborate one involves voice clips of some TV show host used to make [[TheWalrusWasPaul deliberately incomprehensible]] questions towards the victim of the call. Numerous similar prank calls are repeated, with the same target, and the final one ''[[RefugeInAudacity uses said victim's own recorded voice clips.]]''
37	** ''"Alan In Love"'' is perhaps the show's best-known prank call. It began when DJ Alan made a prank call to an old lady, claiming to have fallen in love with her and... well, talking dirty to her. The twist is, said lady not only went "SureLetsGoWithThat," she actually ''fell in love with him for real''. DJ Alan has since made things up (getting arrested, joining the army, you name it), and by May 2013 the sketch holds the title of "Longest Prank Call Ever". The hag not only believed every single thing he said [[ObfuscatingStupidity (or so it seems)]], she even ''took part in'' Alan's fappings. [[{{Squick}} You've read that right.]] The two actually met in person twice, in events organized for her by the [=DJ=]s.
38	** ''Misunderstanding'' - A brief series based on ManipulativeEditing. At first it seems like they're doing a prank call with tons of obscenities, then it's revealed that the bleeped out words were totally safe ones.
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42	!! Tropes present in the show as a whole:
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44	* BitingTheHandHumor: inverted. The new bulding that hosts the studios of ''Radio 105'' as well as ''Virgin Radio'' and ''Radio Montecarlo'' has been financed by a group named "Finelco", so whenever that word is spoken, Gibba reacts accordingly [[InterruptingMeme by replying mid-sentence.]]
45	--> '''Gibba:''' ''[[NoIndoorVoice "NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!"]]''
46	* BlackComedyRape: Although the show rarely uses the word "rape" as anything aside a purposefully controversial analogue to generic sexual intercourse.
47	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: often used among the jokes, but one instance stands out - namely, when cast member Herbert Ballerina came back from a trip to Thailand, another cast member, Petosauro (see ShoutOut below), made a brief speech about Thailand only to be promptly interrupted by [[NoIndoorVoice Gibba.]]
48	--> '''Peto:''' ''"Ah, Thailand. Glorious nation, home to sun, shores and..."''
49	--> ''(cue LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand)''
50	--> '''Gibba:''' ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_tourism "AND WHORES!"]]''
51	* CampGay: just about ''any'' gay character ever portrayed in the whole show.
52	* ClusterFBomb: enough to rival any Creator/RobinWilliams stand-up routine. And that's saying a lot.
53	--> '''Leone Di Lernia:''' ''"Oh, we're doing fine with this sketch... there's not even a single naughty word!"''
54	--> '''Marco Mazzoli:''' ''"Nope... Leo, you didn't get it, really - we ''[[LampshadeHanging support]]'' naughty words! I ''love'' saying "fuck" on the radio, you know."''
55	* EEqualsMCHammer: an ''Unreal Radio'' sketch (aired on March the 21st, 2011) had "Professor [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Incredible Hulk]] Franchise/{{Batman}} [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Einstein]] [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] Jr."[[note]](no, really - that OverlyLongName being spelled exactly like that is a RunningGag[=/=]OverlyLongGag in said sketch)[[/note]] trying to solve the "[[UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan Jordan]]-Chiambretti theorem", which "explains why [[CaptainObvious there are so little short basketball players.]]"
56	--> '''Professor Incredible Hulk Batman Einstein Bruce Banner Junior:''' ''"So, the basket is three meters above the ground... [three meters] minus Brunetta[[note]](former minister Renato Brunetta, known for [[TheNapoleon his less-than-average heigth)]][[/note]]... [[TakeThat equals two...]]"''
57	%% * Getting Crap Past The Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
58	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: show host Marco Mazzoli has, in late February 2012, found out that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi got away with yet another one of his trials. [[FreakOut He didn't take it well.]]
59	--> '''Mazzoli:''' ''"And they have the ''balls'' to have the sentence "Law is the same for everyone" written inside courtrooms! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF I EVER HAPPEN TO BE SUED, THE FIRST THING I DO IN THE COURTROOM, I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M GOING TO TAKE A SHIT ON THAT PHRASE!"''
60	* HurricaneOfPuns: most notably jokes involving sex.
61	* IndecisiveParody: ''Ninfowoman''. It's supposedly a Franchise/WonderWoman parody (with a spoof version of the theme song from [[Series/WonderWoman the TV show]] to boot), but she is more like "Franchise/Batman [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace as a slutty woman]] with [[RefugeInAudacity a mighty clitoris]]".
62	* InherentlyFunnyWords: by now, shouting "Canaglia!" (scoundrel) for no reason is a RunningGag on the show.
63	--> ''SCOUNDREL! SCOUNDREL! [[RuleOfThree SCOUNDREL!]]''
64	* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: often employed.
65	* MoodWhiplash: in this show, the focus may shift from audacious sketch comedy to somber, serious and topical rants before you can even notice it. And then it shifts back again to comedy.
66	* NWordPrivileges: parodied. The show's whole cast misuses whe word "negro" (Italian for "nigger" as well as... well, "negro") on purpose because of it [[ShownTheirWork actually being the Italian archaic equivalent to the word "black"]]. Of course, the word is also used to address black people as well, but even then, it's still very tongue-in-cheek.
67	* NoIndoorVoice: Gibba.
68	* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: in a sense. The sketch based on Maccio Capatonda's [[TheEeyore ever-sad]] character Mariottide, ''Casa Mariottide'' ("The Mariottides") has "The world's saddest sitcom" as its subtitle. [[LogicBomb And since when sitcoms have ever been sad to begin with?]]
69	* PoesLaw: After having informations that the catering at the Music Festival of Sanremo offered food with an horrible taste, it spreaded a RunningGag about the Festival host Gianni Morandi being a coprophague. He probably haven't liked it, since now they have to bleep his surname every time they make a joke about it.
70	* PungeonMaster: Maccio Capatonda's pal, Herbert Ballerina. Holy Pun, Herbert!
71	* RefugeInAudacity: good ''Lord''.
72	* SelfDeprecation: usually done to the radio itself, although it's more likely to be [[TrashTalk just another quip between the [=DJ=]s.]]
73	--> ''[[{{Tagline}} "This is the show that people don't like."]]''
74	* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: ''any'' joke by Herbert Ballerina.
75	** PunctuatedForEmphasis: the usual response to Herbert's lame puns.
76	--> ''"THAT'S! NOT! FUUUUUUNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!"''
77	* SophisticatedAsHell: all the friggin' time.
78	* SoundToScreenAdaptation / LiveActionAdaptation: as mentioned in the description, this program became a Creator/ComedyCentral show in 2011.
79	* ShoutOut:
80	** The cast member behind some speeches -- including the disclaimer that also serves as this page's quote -- is nicknamed Petosauro. In English, that translates into "Fart-saurus", that may or may not be a reference to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Fart-zilla"]].
81	** The audio for the montage sequences of ''Gay Team'' (for when they build their cock tank, or whatever) features many random clips, including Film/SpiderMan1 shooting his web, [[Film/FullMetalJacket Sergeant Hartman's introduction]] and [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} The Major Asshole scene]].
82	* SirSwearsALot: although the show in general has [[ClusterFBomb plenty of swearing]], the main host, Marco Mazzoli, is known to be the most... ''spicy'' of the group. Hell, even the official website's bio about him says it all:
83	--> ''Censoring him? That task can't be accomplished.''
84	* TakeThat: unlike other shows, this one is ''not'' afraid of giving away these like candies. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as the targets of these deserve every single bit of their snark.
85	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: the intro to the MemeticBadass-based sketches.
86	--> ''[[Website/ChuckNorrisFacts "Walker. Texas. Ranger.]] So, listen up, bitches! These are his heroic achievements!"''
87	* TrashTalk: one of the show's staples.
88	* VitriolicBestBuds: the [=DJs=] constantly [[DeadpanSnarker snark]], quip at or even insult each other, only to shrug it off like it's no big deal. This even includes YourMom jokes, which would fall into ''serious'' "DudeNotFunny" category under normal circumstances.

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