Known as the “clown prince” of Italian politics, Beppe Grillo is a 64-year-old comedian turned politician whose Five Star Movement (M5S) is winning the hearts, minds and votes of Italians fed ...

Beppe Grillo stirs strong feelings. His supporters believe he can clean up Italian politics and give ordinary people more say in decision-making. His opponents see a dangerous populist who evokes ...

Beppe Grillo, an Italian comic turned politician, refused to apologize for his parody of a Primo Levi poem about the Holocaust to criticize Italy’s government and political system.

The Five-Star Movement led by comedian Beppe Grillo is regarded as the protest organisation with the best chance of success in the Italian elections.

It’s hard to get the straight story about Grillo anywhere. The Italian press, both liberal and conservative, is unrelentingly hostile. Grillo’s pledge to end the widespread political control ...

Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has derided the founder of the 5-Star Movement for a video message defending his son against allegations of sexual assault.