Boris - 2x07

The episode famously parodies Italian TV jury shows (like Amici or Ballando con le Stelle ), where dramatic pauses, fake tears, and scripted tension are the norm. But here’s the real meta twist — the episode was shot immediately after a real-life backstage crisis .

According to production notes and later interviews with the writers (Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta), the cast and crew had a major scheduling conflict that day. The actor playing (the pretentious, alcoholic lead) arrived on set visibly exhausted after a real all-night shoot for another project. Director Luca Manfredi (fictional, but based on real TV directors) kept him waiting for hours, deliberately, to capture his genuine irritation and unsteadiness — which ended up blending perfectly with Stanis’s character. boris 2x07

Here’s an interesting behind-the-scenes story related to , the acclaimed Italian mockumentary about a dysfunctional TV production. The episode famously parodies Italian TV jury shows