Striscia la Notizia

About Striscia la Notizia

Striscia la notizia is an Italian television program on the Mediaset-controlled Canale 5. Its name in Italian translates as "the news slithers", a probable parody of the slighting Italian journalist, submitted to politicians and overwhelmed with shame.

Italia 1's Striscia la Notizia is a comedy and news series. It has run to 32 seasons and 4,279 episodes since November 1988. That is around 134 episodes a season.

Shelv files it under political satire and sketch.