Cavallo and Del Carretto
Cavallo and Del Carretto | |
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 Victoria Cavallo (left) and Monica Del Carretto (right) | |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Comedy double act |
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Cavallo and Del Carretto are a Gylian comedy double act, consisting of Victoria Cavallo (born 12 March 1975) and Monica Del Carretto (born 1 November 1980). They are best known as the hosts of Carro > Buoi, a satirical show airing on ATV Arxaþ and Alţira.
Background
Victoria Cavallo
Victoria Cavallo was born on 12 March 1975 in Caliste, Arxaþ. She is of mixed Italian and Allamunnic descent, reflected in her first name "Victoria" rather than the typical Italian "Vittoria".
She attended drama school at the Federal University of Etra, completing a Master of Fine Arts degree.
She began her television career in 1997, working variously on Popworld and Viva, where she hosted a talk show.
She also worked as a writer on The Prism.
Monica Del Carretto
Monica Del Carretto was born on 1 November 1980 in Ðajyr, Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk.
She completed a degree in performing arts at the University of Ryðai, and worked with a local theatre company, as well as contributing to The Prism.
Career
Victoria and Monica met while they were both contributors to The Prism. They discovered they had complementary comedic styles, and decided to form a double act together. They chose "Cavallo and Del Carretto" as their stage name because they were amused by the coincidence that their surnames translated to "horse" and "of the cart" in Italian.
Notably, they eschewed performing together in comedy clubs, beliving their act was unsuitable for the format, and instead focused directly on working in radio and television.
Carro > Buoi
Carro > Buoi is a comedy program hosted by Victoria and Monica, which has aired on Saturdays on ATV Arxaþ and Alţira since 1 February 2010.
The title is a reference to the Italian idiom mettere il carro davanti ai buoi ("putting the cart before the horse").
The show takes a satirical approach to current affairs, with a heavy emphasis on consumer protection and politics, with additional segments parodying popular culture and the media. Its approach was likened by several reviewers to a mix of The Prism and Popworld, reflecting both hosts' previous experiences.
On the show, Victoria portrays presenters and interviewers whose competence is at odds with the absurdity of their lines; she described her role as "spewing complete nonsense with authority". By contrast, Monica portrays the awkward, constantly fidgeting straight woman, whose bumbling façade conceals the Socratic method of her interviews.
The Senik Sun noted in its review that "Victoria, the funny woman, is in fact the most deadpan, while Monica, the straight woman, is the most prone to screwball facial expressions."
One famous segment is Victoria's fake interviews, in which footage from unrelated interviews is manipulated to surreal and silly effect.
The show's economical production is often made fun of by Victoria, who introduces each episode with some kind of insistence that their studio is "definitely not a warehouse for the neon lighting removed by the Night Sky Protection Law".
Famously, the show once secretly tested members of the Chamber of Deputies for drugs, by having its "make-up artist" secretly swab their faces for samples. Upon discovering the ruse, several deputies tried to sue to prevent the segment from being aired, but the Alţira Regional Court rejected the case with prejudice.
Other ventures
Victoria and Monica have collaborated on other projects.
Outside their double act, they have worked as presenters and actors. Victoria has credited the success of Carro > Buoi with her becoming in demand as an interviewer, reflecting that "people seem to think an interview with me will be more interesting and fun than others".
Victoria was a candidate in the 2015 presidential election, running a humorous campaign whose signature promise was organising a referendum on making "Arise, Gylians" the national anthem. She finished sixth in first preference votes.