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Four months after publishing his first article in Marc ’ Aurelio, the highly influential biweekly humour magazine, he joined the editorial board, achieving success with a regular column titled Will You Listen to What I Have to Say?

Described as “ the determining moment in Fellini ’ s life ”, he enjoyed steady employment between 1939 and 1942, interacting with writers, gagmen, and scriptwriters that eventually led to opportunities in show business and cinema.

Among his collaborators on the magazine ’ s editorial board were the future director Ettore Scola, Marxist theorist and scriptwriter Cesare Zavattini, and Bernardino Zapponi, a future Fellini screenwriter.

Conducting interviews for CineMagazzino also proved congenial: when asked to interview Aldo Fabrizi, Italy ’ s most popular variety performer, their immediate personal rapport led to professional collaboration.

Specializing in humorous monologues, Fabrizi commissioned material from his young protégé.