Cochi e Renato

[1][2] Their professional debut took place in 1965 in the small cabaret club Cab 64 in Milan, where they performed along with Lino Toffolo and Bruno Lauzi.

[1] They were also joined by Enzo Jannacci and Felice Andreasi with whom they formed the comedy ensemble Motore, who had a good success in Milan.

[1][2] Characterized by a peculiar comic verve, filled with paradoxical and surreal moods, their popularity increased in the early 1970s with the variety show Il poeta e il contadino and with the participation with the musical show Canzonissima.

[1][2] The couple began to crack in 1974, when Pozzetto started devoting himself to a full-time film career.

[1] After a long separation, Ponzoni and Pozzetto reunited in 2000s for a series of television and stage projects.