He anchored Bim Bum Bam until 1990 and then he hosted some variety shows such as Urka!, Bulli & pupe, Non è la Rai and Belli freschi.

In 1996 he went back to Mediaset, where he successfully hosted Tira & molla and the prime time shows Ciao Darwin and Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?.

In the second part of the 2000s (decade), he hosted, for Canale 5, programmes such as Il senso della vita and some new editions of the successful shows Ciao Darwin and Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?.

[2] From 2000 to 2011, together with Luca Laurenti [it], he took part in 30 adverts for Lavazza coffee,[3] replacing Tullio Solenghi in the advertising campaign "Paradise", created in 1995.

In an interview with the TV Show 'Oggi', his daughter Anna Carollo claimed that Bonolis turned into a 'kid' whenever Inter played, due to his strong passion.