https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Once you’re done with Rome’s numerous historical sites, take yourself off to the Rome Comedy Club for some laughter. https://www.thelocal.it/20160304/how-these-expats-and-one-italian-brought-laughter-to-rome Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:05:09 +0100 how-these-expats-and-one-italian-brought-laughter-to-rome Fresh evidence supporting the theory that Dante Alighieri's musings were inspired by narcolepsy is to be published in the medical journal Lancet Neurology later this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/did-dante-alighieris-narcolepsy-inspire-the-divine-comedy Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:30:17 +0100 did-dante-alighieris-narcolepsy-inspire-the-divine-comedy Film director Ettore Scola, one of the last grand masters of Italian comedy, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, press reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/grand-master-of-italian-film-ettore-scola-dies-at-84 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:34:08 +0100 grand-master-of-italian-film-ettore-scola-dies-at-84 Luca Cupani is a rising star of stand-up comedy. But how does an Italian émigré to London end up an award-winning comedian? https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/meet-the-italian-making-brits-fall-out-of-their-seats-with-laughter Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:03:12 +0100 meet-the-italian-making-brits-fall-out-of-their-seats-with-laughter An Italian TV comedy show has had that last laugh over the poor level of English of MPs in a lighthearted bid to highlight public spending - reported to be more than €400,000 - on their language lessons. https://www.thelocal.it/20131002/tv-show-has-last-laugh-over-mps-english Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:32:00 +0200 tv-show-has-last-laugh-over-mps-english