Il Becco Giallo was founded by
Alberto Giannini in 1924, The
editor-in-chief of the magazine which was published on a weekly basis was
Alberto Cianca. Contributors included Gabriele Galantara, founder and editor of ''
L'Asino, and Stefano Siglienti. Luigi Pirandello, for his devotion to Benito Mussolini, was one of Il Becco Giallo''
's satirical targets, and used to be called
P.Randello (
randello in Italian means '
club (weapon)'). In 1926 the
fascist regime forced Giannini to close it and emigrate to France. Editor-in-chief Alberto Cianca also fled to Paris where he managed to continue to publish
Il Becco Giallo. and later also with the contribution of the
Giustizia e Libertà movement. The publications of the clandestine journal continued until August 1931 (77 issues in all), when the journal closed due to disagreements that arose between
Carlo Rosselli, who guaranteed funding, and Giannini, who edited the journal. In the same period, two magazines emerged in Italy that were characterized for developing an innovative
surreal humour, the
Bertoldo and the ''
Marc'Aurelio''; the authors of these magazines were reactionaries that avoided political satire to comply with the regime. ==See also==