History Series / CameraCafe

* ComesGreatInsanity: De Marinis once challenged Luca to become "boss for a day", since the latter accused the former to be unfair and declared to be a way nicer boss if given the chance. By the end of that very sketch, he became so "good" at giving orders to prompt a company-scale rebellion.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: in the episode "Direttore per un giorno" ("Director for a day"), Luca's complaints about director De Marinis' bossy ways result in the latter daring the former to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin take his position for one day]]. Luca accepts out of {{pride}}, and at first everything goes well, but considering FailureIsTheOnlyOption in this series, everything eventually backfires: Luca has only one day to accomplish the task given by the same director he's replacing, and underwhelmed by the responsibility suddenly weighing on his shoulders, he starts treating the workers even ''more'' like crap than De Marinis did in the first place, going from idealistic communist to borderline BadBoss. The episode ends with Wanda ([[TheDogBitesBack yes,]] [[WhosLaughingNow Wanda]]) knocking him unconscious on the head [[BatterUp with a baseball bat]], while sporting a SlasherSmile.

* NoAccountingForTaste: Luca and Alex. She's harsh and spiteful towards him, cheats on him with AnythingThatMoves and regularly makes fun of his poor sexual performance in front of the other employees. Luca on the other hand, constantly (and unsuccessfully) tries to seduce other women and once he told Paolo that he doesn't like anything about Alex except how "easy" she is and the fact that he's unable to get laid with anyone else.

** Alex, and damn proud of it. She'd have sex with almost AnythingThatMoves, much to her [[FromACertainPointOfView "boyfriend"]] Luca's chagrin.

A French sketch comedy series which spawned more than a dozen adaptations [[ForeignRemake around the world]], [[PunnyName punny-named]] so because "Caméra Cachée" is French for ''Series/CandidCamera''. The original French series lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2003. A number of the adaptation were still ongoing as of 2011.

* CasanovaWannabe: Paolo. He ''wishes'' he had sex with the women listed under Ms Fanservice below. Poor thing, he always [[WhatAnIdiot ruins everything right when he's close to the point to get one of them to date him]]. Out of his co-workers he only slept with his best friend's "girlfriend" [[ReallyGetsAround Alex]], his stalker Lucrezia and 60 year-old Wanda. He actually ''gets'' many girls outside his workplace, mostly hookers and sluts, but still. It has been mentioned that he has an intense sex life unlike Luca.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: usually provided by Luca when Paolo ruins a plan in a [[WhatAnIdiot stupid way]], but there are many other examples of this trope throughout the series.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Played straight with [[TheChewToy Patti]] (and sometimes Wanda) but averted with all the other female characters (with rare exceptions) who are rarely involved in slapstick unlike the male characters.

* LoonyFan: Paolo is quite a fan of Italian band [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh_(band) Pooh]] ([[NamesTheSame no, not]] [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh that one]]).

* ExactWords: in one episode, JerkAss director De Marinis is about to install an answering machine as a replacement to textbook SexySecretary and resident MsFanservice Giovanna, prompting {{Gonk}}, ButtMonkey and DirtyOldWoman Wanda to comfort her by saying "you're young and pretty, you won't have any problems trying to find another job"; De Marinis replies that "this is why her new job will be yours, Wanda. We need an intern". Giovanna's solution is asking resident {{Nerd}} and PlayfulHacker Olmo's help in order to mess around with the answering machine, only for CasanovaWannabe Paolo finding out about it instead. Giovanna then points out she'll need the help of them both, as her "reward" can be shared. Given that AThreesomeIsHot, Olmo and Paolo eagerly team up and accept, and at the end of the episode, nobody gets fired. Cue the usage of ExactWords: Giovanna points out the two guys will get rewarded by the one who ''actually'' risked to lose her job: in other words... [[BrainBleach Wanda.]]

* {{Nerd}}: Silvano is a textbook example, while Olmo tends on the {{Otaku}} variant.

* CouchGag: in the beginning, the opening for each sketch provided the series' logo, printed on a small plastic glass while it gets filled with coffee. Then, in the second season, a few variations have been made, such as both the plastic glass and the stream of coffee being misplaced, or the plastic glass being flipped over by the coffee itself. The third season [[UpToEleven upped the ante]] with even more absurd variations such as the plastic glass slowly lowered by chains and filled with ''[[{{Squick}} concrete]]'', a small scuba-diver-action-figure popping up from the plastic glass, the plastic glass being absent and the coffee flooding everything, the plastic glass glowing in the dark, a ''fish'' falling off the machine...

* ManipulativeBastard: The director, Mr. De Marinis embodies this trope wholeheartedly, but two characters are [[UpToEleven even better than him]] at this, namely his daughter Chiara, and that in-universe NightmareFuelStationAttendant that is Guido Geller.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Luca and Paolo take this trope UpToEleven.

A French sketch comedy series which spawned more than a dozen adaptations around the world, [[PunnyName punny-named]] so because "Caméra Cachée" is French for ''Series/CandidCamera''. The original French series lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2003. A number of the adaptation were still ongoing as of 2011.

* AxCrazy:
** Vittorio the guard. ''In spades.''
** Also Paolo's stalker (and occasional lover) Lucrezia has shades of this as well-
** Subverted with Andrea who is just a sociopathic bully.
* BaldOfEvil: Andrea, as seen above, overlapping with BaldOfAwesome, with BeardOfEvil thrown in the mix.

* BerserkButton: Andrea has ''a whole [[{{Pun}} keyboard]]'' made of these.

** One episode parodied Film/TheMatrix, quoting lines of dialogue word for word.

A French sketch comedy series which spawned more than a dozen adaptations around the world, [[PunnyName punny-named]] so because "Camera Cachée" is French for ''Series/CandidCamera''. The original French series lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2003. A number of the adaptation were still ongoing as of 2011.

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTpckBPel7Q "I gemelly francesi"]] ("The French Twins") has Luca and Paolo meeting their French counterparts Jean-Claude and Hervé.

[[caption-width-right:350:French version]]

* DidNotGetTheGirl: A RunningGag for Luca and Paolo, whoever the girl is; usually Gaia for Paolo and Maria Eleonora for Luca but [[HelloNurse Giovanna and Caterina]] are involved very often as well.

* {{Gonk}}: Patti, as well as the late Wanda.