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Cláudio Paiva
TV Pirata
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Creator: Guel Arraes, Cláudio Paiva
Writer: Bussunda, Hubert, Marcelo Madureira, Beto Silva, Cláudio Manoel, Reinaldo, Hélio de la Peña, Miguel Falabella, Patrícya Travassos, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, Laerte Coutinho, Glauco Villas Boas, Mauro Rasi, Vicente Pereira, Alexandre Machado, Felipe Pinheiro
Director: Guel Arraes
Top Cast
Débora Bloch
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Guilherme Karan
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Cristina Pereira
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Diogo Vilela
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Luiz Fernando Guimarães
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Regina Casé
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Cláudia Raia
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Louise Cardoso
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Seasons
Season 1 (1988)
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34 episodes
