The great bluff

The programme was Luca Barbareschi’s idea. He appeared in it totally transformed by a make-up devised by Sergio Stivaletti (who had collaborated in the past with Dario Argento). Thus metamorphosed he would appear among the public or among the competitors during famous Mediaset programmes to sabotage or disturb the recordings; during the show the hosts of the shows involved in these practical jokes (and in the last two editions, the VIP’s invited) were guests in the studio. This was a Mediaset version of Blob with aspects similar to those of Scherzi a Parte.