Father Guido Sarducci

Father Guido Sarducci is a fictional character made famous by American comedian Don Novello. Sarducci, a chain-smoking priest with tinted eyeglasses, works in the United States as gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.

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American - Comedian - Don Novello - L'Osservatore Romano

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The character was featured in 1970s cartoons by underground cartoonist Dave Sheridan, appearing in person in the 1975 Smothers Brothers' TV show. His most prominent appearance was on Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s, during which time Novello was also a writer for the show. During the 1980s and 1990s Sarducci appeared on other television shows, including Married... with Children, Blossom, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and Square Pegs.

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1970s - Underground cartoonist - Dave Sheridan - Smothers Brothers - Saturday Night Live - 1980s - 1990s - Married... with Children - Blossom - It's Garry Shandling's Show - Square Pegs

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In 1981 Novello made newspaper headlines when he visited Vatican City wearing the full "Father Guido Sarducci" costume. After taking snapshots in an area where photography was prohibited, he was arrested by the Swiss Guards and charged with "impersonating a priest". These charges were later dropped.

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1981 - Vatican City - Swiss Guard

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The character also appeared on the Handsome Boy Modelling School albums So... How's your girl? and White People, telling biographical stories of the life of a professional male model in the latter.

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