. . "He's been called a fantasist, an delusional buffoon, and no doubt worse \u2013 but to the millions-strong Big Brother 9 audience in the UK, Mario Marconi is a classic comedy character of the highest order and he's just being himself! For instance, comic genius Ricky Gervais, who co-wrote and played delusional buffoon David Brent in the BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award winning mockumentary The Office, declared \u201CI like Mario \u2014 but only because he reminds me of Brent.\u201D And just as \"much of the comedy and pathos of the series centres on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and shameless self-promoting (including, but not limited to, playing up to the 'documentary' cameras present in his workplace),\" \u2013 so too for Mario and BB9."@en . "About MarioMarconipedia"@en . "He's been called a fantasist, an delusional buffoon, and no doubt worse \u2013 but to the millions-strong Big Brother 9 audience in the UK, Mario Marconi is a classic comedy character of the highest order and he's just being himself! For instance, comic genius Ricky Gervais, who co-wrote and played delusional buffoon David Brent in the BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award winning mockumentary The Office, declared \u201CI like Mario \u2014 but only because he reminds me of Brent.\u201D And just as \"much of the comedy and pathos of the series centres on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and shameless self-promoting (including, but not limited to, playing up to the 'documentary' cameras present in his workplace),\" \u2013 so too for Mario and BB9."@en . . . .