Overview
- Making his co-hosting debut, Lillo opened with a parody of TV clichés after joking that it is better to do many things badly than one well.
- He entered down the Ariston steps dancing to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” prompting Carlo Conti to call him a true performer.
- During a bit about where artists perform at Sanremo, Conti replied “At the Teatro Olimpico?” in a remark reported as a possible allusion to Petrecca’s gaffe.
- Petrecca had referred to San Siro as the Olimpico during the Milano–Cortina opening telecast and later resigned following a double newsroom no-confidence vote.
- Reports described the second night as lively, with Pilar Fogliati’s impersonations adding to the evening’s varied tone.