A metalinguagem no programa humorístico : TV Pirata

Abstract

The humorous TV Pirata program was shown weekly, being a Brazilian comedy program aired on Rede Globo between 1988 and 1990, and was shown monthly in 1992. Some of the writers later formed the comedy troupe Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! . The program first aired in April 1988 to fill a gap in Rede Globo's primetime schedule on Tuesday nights and its comedy was inspired by sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus with a practical approach to Brazilian comedy (something unusual at the time, as much of the Brazilian humor consisted of weekly programs with the same characters as the comedy); however, he mixed a new style of comedy with elements of Brazilian culture, such as football, politics, pop culture, soap operas, economics and celebrities. No known figure or member of any economic or social class has been spared the avant-garde humor of the program. The premise of the program was a TV studio being invaded by pirates who took over the programming area and put on the air a tape with "unusual" programming. Another novelty for the Brazilian public were the performers (actors in soap operas known as Debora Bloch, Claudia Raia, Marco Nanini and Ney Latorraca with some others) who were not the usual comic actors, but dramatic actors playing more comic roles (although some of them continued to act in more comedies later in their careers).