Max Angioni: "We can't keep up with the pace of a software program. Maybe we should scale everything back a bit."

MILAN – This time it's as if he's playing on home soil. Cernobbio is almost within walking distance from his native Como. His lakeside upbringing. Even though it seems like a century has passed. And in the meantime, Max Angioni has become a sort of Rossini Figaro: everyone's looking for him, everyone wants him.
It's become complicated even to chat between TV shows ( Le Iene, Max Working ), social media engagements, and catchy commercials. A packed schedule. Even at the theater. Where he's been touring for a couple of seasons with "Anche meno," only tonight at Villa Erba for Lake Sound Park, the festival organized by MyNina. Minimal and universal stories. About a thirty-something year-old, an only child. Who observes the world with amusement and perplexity.
“It's a deeply autobiographical work,” he told Il Giorno last year, when the show was hosted by the Arcimboldi Theatre. “And the inspiration comes precisely from the awareness of doing many things, of always being busy. Which makes it natural to wonder if what you're doing is the best choice or if perhaps it's better to scale everything back a bit. But it's not like I'm coming up with any definitive answers. It's more like a reworking of my insecurities .” Don't worry: it's a light-hearted evening. But you might run the risk of feeling drawn into some of the conversation. In fact, you laugh at yourself. To laugh at everyone. Especially when you touch on the most important topics: from sex education to the death of your dog. The range of nuances is quite broad.
“Perhaps there's also something generational,” Angioni continued before moving to Milan . “I see many people feeling the need to re-humanize their lives, to re-evaluate certain processes. This attitude often affects social media, where many people take breaks, realizing they can't keep up with the pace of software . But it's something you can also see in the world of work: young people prefer to make different choices when faced with jobs that exhaust you 10 hours a day, seven days a week . There's a shift in values.”
So slow down. Or at least try. Because in Milan, just by thinking about it, someone behind you immediately honks their horn. Not easy. But maybe it comes out a little better in the company of this good boy from the provinces. A fresh, local smile. But laughter that reaches national level instead. And beyond. If you consider that "Anche meno" had debuted at the time with three sold-out performances in Europe: Amsterdam , Brussels , and London . Three previews that could have opened a different horizon for the comedian from Como. Who knows, then, in the future. As long as there's still some space left to do something else.
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