Gnafron vs Polichinelle

Gnafron is a companion of Guignol in the traditional puppet theatre of Lyon, France. He is commonly portrayed as a cobbler with a strong attachment to wine, and his character belongs to the working-class comic world surrounding Guignol. Gnafron was developed in the early nineteenth century within the theatre created by Laurent Mourguet, where hand puppets, topical dialogue, and Lyonnais speech sha...

Polichinelle is the French form of Pulcinella, the masked figure of the Italian commedia dell'arte. Traditionally shown as a hunchbacked Neapolitan with the roles of servant, jester, and verbal troublemaker, he became an important figure in French puppet theatre and was later used as a presenter or central character in children's shows, including stories associated with Guignol.