Vittorio Angelone(born 1996) is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. He is known for exploring cultural identity through his work.
Career
Angelone began performing stand-up comedy in 2018. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, he built a significant online following—amassing hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms, including 200,000 followers on Instagram. In 2020, having moved back to his home in Belfast at the beginning of the pandemic, Angelone hosted a comedy club in his back garden, with the audience limited to 30 people due to social distancing regulations.
In 2021–22, he debuted his hour-long stand-up show Translations, which explored his experiences as an Italian-Irish person in London. The show, whose structure was loosely based on the play of the same name by Irish playwright Brian Friel, was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2022. Angelone went on to perform the show in a run at the Soho Theatre in early 2023 and, after another run at the Edinburgh Fringe, released the show on YouTube in September of that year.
Angelone's comedic voice centres on identity and belonging. He describes himself as "always Irish, sometimes Northern Irish, but never British", and highlights the nuances of performing jokes that "ruffle a few feathers, but with warmth and kindness".
Since 2023, Angelone has co-hosted the podcast Mike and Vittorio's Guide to Parenting, alongside fellow Irish comedian Mike Rice. Neither host has children, and the content of the podcast is unrelated to parenting.
In 2024, Angelone began touring his second solo show, Who Do You Think You Are? I am! The show explores themes of identity, and is inspired by bowler Pete Weber; the title is derived from Weber's viral celebration of his victory at the 2012 U.S. Open. Angelone has linked the show's exploration of identity and "external perception" to his experience of learning that he may be autistic; he also frequently discusses this topic on his podcast.
In 2025, he made his acting debut in the short film Rewarding, starring alongside Seána Kerslake.
