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TV Pirata (1988)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
68
TV Pirata
NR April 5th, 1988Comedy1 Seasons, 34 Episodes
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.

TV Show Details

Air Date:April 5th, 1988

Last Air Date:April 5th, 1988

Network:TV Globo
Status:Ended

Genres:Comedy

Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Estúdios Globo
TV Pirata on the Web:Official Website