Season 48 • Episode 9
LatestComedy/satirical show, with sketches and reports into political affairs and consumer issues. Recurring features of the show, besides the reportage, are the double interviews in which two famous people are asked the same questions, and are edited together on a split screen, side by side so that they answer one after the other.
Writing
Savage sketch writing that weaponizes irony.
Production
Elaborate prank setups that trap the powerful.
Editing
Split-screen interviews exposing hypocrisy brilliantly.
Creator
Davide Parenti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's title translates to 'The Hyenas,' referencing scavengers feeding on political carcasses—pretty on-brand for 1990s Italian media culture.
The split-screen interview format was stolen by countless global shows, but Le Iene pioneered weaponizing celebrity answers against each other in real-time.
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