Scaramacai

Machine-translated from the Italian article

Scaramacai is an Italian television character of the mid-20th century, played by Pinuccia Nava. He made his first appearance on television in 1955, appearing in various programmes until 1966. (Scaramacai catchphrase) Scaramacai was a blond clown who expressed himself in a peculiar language (an Italian with altered vowels, vaguely resembling the Ligurian dialect), with his face made up in a manner similar to a clown, dressed in a jersey with horizontal yellow and red stripes, a green jacket, a pair of grey gloves and the "sad smile"; the jersey and make-up were coloured, but broadcasts at that time were in black and white.