“Your existence is an act of politics” Italian stand up comedian and playright Xhuliano Dule only knows it so well.

Our *third Italian-speaking guest is able to claim dual cultural heritage, as he originally comes from Albania across the Adriatic sea. He arrived in l’Italia as a small child on a speedboat with his parents, similar to many of his compatriots who searched for a better life in the 1990s.

Growing up as an immigrant in a rather consevative and not particularly culturally sensitive land, Xhuliano now jokes about the stereotypes that were once imposed on him. He is now the first immigrant comedian that was featured on major Italian comedy TV programme.

Ahead of his book launch and amidst his comedy tour, Xhuliano did this rare interview in English. This deeply political comedian talks about the cur ...