TV Pirata
TV Pirata was a weekly Brazilian comedy show aired on Rede Globo between 1988 and 1990, being re-aired monthly in 1992. Some of the writers later went on to form the comedy troupe Casseta & Planeta. The show was first aired in April 1988 to fill a gap on Rede Globo's Tuesday night prime time line-up and its comedy was inspired by sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus with a no-nonsense approach to Brazilian comedy; however, it mixed a new style of comedy with elements of Brazilian culture such as football, politics, pop culture, telenovelas, economics and celebrities. No well-known figure or member of any economical or social class was spared from the show's cutting edge humor. The premise of the show was a TV studio being invaded by pirates who took over the programming department and put a tape on the air with some "unusual" programming. Another new element to Brazilian audiences was the performers, who weren't the usual comedic actors, but dramatic actors doing more comedic roles.
Cast (16)
Directors
Writers
Luis Fernando Verissimo
Writer
Age 51 (died at 88)

Laerte Coutinho
Writer
Age 36 (now 74)

Beto Silva
Writer
Age 28 (now 66)

Patrícya Travassos
Writer
Age 32 (now 71)

Miguel Falabella
Writer
Age 31 (now 69)

Felipe Pinheiro
Writer
Age 28 (died at 33)

Alexandre Machado
Writer
Vicente Pereira
Writer

Cláudio Manoel
Writer
Age 29 (now 67)

Marcelo Madureira
Writer
Age 29 (now 68)
Mauro Rasi
Writer

Hélio de la Peña
Writer
Age 28 (now 66)

Bussunda
Writer
Age 25 (died at 43)

Hubert
Writer
Age 28 (now 66)
Glauco Villas Boas
Writer

Reinaldo
Writer
Age 36 (now 74)
Producers
Original Language
pt
Spoken Languages
Portuguese
Production Companies
Estúdios Globo
