Casseta & Planeta
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Casseta & Planeta is a Brazil
ian group of comedians who run a TV show named Casseta & Planeta Urgente, broadcast by Rede Globo
. The humour featured on the show is mostly satirical, relating to religious or ethical groups, and minorities (Portuguese
, Jewish, politician
s, homosexuals, drunkards, Gaucho
, natives of Bahia
, Argentines
, and others).
The group founded a company called Toviassu Produções Artísticas (Toviassu Artistic Productions), whose name is an acronym composed of syllables from the phrase "Todo viado é surdo" – "Every gay is deaf"; which is the ending of a widely known Brazilian practical joke. Each one of the seven members has a specific function within the company. They present their TV show at Rede Globo
and publish a website and many books, among other products, for example the "Machobol" (a parody of frescobol which is a game similar to tennis played in Brazilian beaches).
Originally a magazine named Casseta Popular and a humour newspaper called O Planeta Diário (in a nod to Clark Kent
's Daily Planet
), the two teams joined forces and were hired by Rede Globo to become writers for the network's comedy shows, starting with TV Pirata
in 1988. A few years later, they starred in their own show.
premiered a new weekly comedy series on their Tuesday prime time slot called "TV Pirata
" (Pirate TV). The show was written by Casseta Popular and Planeta Diario writers and consisted of a new approach in Brazilian comedy with sketches spoofing pop culture, Brazilian society and social life, "novelas" (soap operas), politics, celebrities and others with a fresh no-nonsense style of comedy (borrowing from Saturday Night Live
and Monty Python's Flying Circus
); This style of sketch comedy
was considered fresh and groundbreaking for Brazilian audiences who weren't accostumed to such thing. The show started slow, but progressively, it became a cultural phenomenon. The program also featured dramatic actors like Debora Bloch
, Marco Nanini
, Cláudia Raia and Ney Latorraca in comedic roles instead of the dramatic roles they usually performed. Some of the performers, however, went on to play more comedy roles later in their careers. The show ended in 1990, due to various cast changes and ratings decline; It was revived briefly in early 1992, being cancelled for good just a few months later. The TV show, however, became a cult and a landmark in Brazilian comedy as there has never been a show like it before or since.
, the late 1980s comedy show on the same network. This is easy to see because it has the same style and the same cast of writers. Casseta is popular because there isn't anything that escapes from their satires. A good clue for Casseta's popularity is that their jokes are popular in the entire country.
There are also some satire versions of people that are known in Brazil like:
It's also a trademark of Casseta & Planeta to parodize Globo's current main soap, incluinding parodies of the episodes that just have been aired in the hour before.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian group of comedians who run a TV show named Casseta & Planeta Urgente, broadcast by Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
. The humour featured on the show is mostly satirical, relating to religious or ethical groups, and minorities (Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
, Jewish, politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
s, homosexuals, drunkards, Gaucho
Gaucho
Gaucho is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil...
, natives of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, Argentines
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and others).
The group founded a company called Toviassu Produções Artísticas (Toviassu Artistic Productions), whose name is an acronym composed of syllables from the phrase "Todo viado é surdo" – "Every gay is deaf"; which is the ending of a widely known Brazilian practical joke. Each one of the seven members has a specific function within the company. They present their TV show at Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
and publish a website and many books, among other products, for example the "Machobol" (a parody of frescobol which is a game similar to tennis played in Brazilian beaches).
Originally a magazine named Casseta Popular and a humour newspaper called O Planeta Diário (in a nod to Clark Kent
Clark Kent
Clark Kent is a fictional character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics #1 and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman....
's Daily Planet
Daily Planet
The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the , appearing mostly in the stories of Superman. The building's original features were based upon the AT&T Huron Road Building in Cleveland, Ohio...
), the two teams joined forces and were hired by Rede Globo to become writers for the network's comedy shows, starting with TV Pirata
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...
in 1988. A few years later, they starred in their own show.
Members
- Beto Silva
- BussundaBussundaCláudio Besserman Vianna , commonly known as Bussunda , was a Brazilian humorist and TV comedian, member of the Casseta & Planeta troupe. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived and worked, having started his career in the 1980s as a writer for satirical magazine Casseta Popular...
(died June 17, 2006 as a victim of a heart attack, while covering the World Cup2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - Cláudio Manuel
- Hélio de La Peña
- Hubert
- Marcelo Madureira
- Reinaldo
- Maria Paula (sometimes considered the 8th member, at least for the TV show)
TV Pirata
In April 1988, Rede GloboRede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
premiered a new weekly comedy series on their Tuesday prime time slot called "TV Pirata
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...
" (Pirate TV). The show was written by Casseta Popular and Planeta Diario writers and consisted of a new approach in Brazilian comedy with sketches spoofing pop culture, Brazilian society and social life, "novelas" (soap operas), politics, celebrities and others with a fresh no-nonsense style of comedy (borrowing from Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
and Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
); This style of sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
was considered fresh and groundbreaking for Brazilian audiences who weren't accostumed to such thing. The show started slow, but progressively, it became a cultural phenomenon. The program also featured dramatic actors like Debora Bloch
Débora Bloch
Débora Bloch is a Brazilian actress.She is the daughter of actor Jonas Bloch, and is descendant of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants .-External links:...
, Marco Nanini
Marco Nanini
Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini is a Brazilian theater, film and TV actor of Italian descent. Most of his activities have been in comedy. He is in the permanent casting of Rede Globo....
, Cláudia Raia and Ney Latorraca in comedic roles instead of the dramatic roles they usually performed. Some of the performers, however, went on to play more comedy roles later in their careers. The show ended in 1990, due to various cast changes and ratings decline; It was revived briefly in early 1992, being cancelled for good just a few months later. The TV show, however, became a cult and a landmark in Brazilian comedy as there has never been a show like it before or since.
The TV Show
Casseta & Planeta Urgente is one of the most popular humour shows in Brazilian TV being the next generation of TV PirataTV 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 late 1980s comedy show on the same network. This is easy to see because it has the same style and the same cast of writers. Casseta is popular because there isn't anything that escapes from their satires. A good clue for Casseta's popularity is that their jokes are popular in the entire country.
Some current skits
- Seu CreyssonSeu CreyssonSeu Creysson is a character in the comedy group Casseta & Planeta, who appears in their program on the Rede Globo television network. He is portrayed by comedian Claudio Manoel. Seu Creysson is a satire of an exaggerated, working-class person...
– a man who speaks a language so botched-up and full of solecismSolecismIn traditional prescriptive grammar, a solecism is something perceived as a grammatical mistake or absurdity, or even a simply non-standard usage. The word was originally used by the Greeks for what they perceived as mistakes in their language...
s that is quite impossible to understand him. This is a pun on the recent tendency to lower the level of culture on TV; - Plantão Casseta & Planeta – Casseta & Planeta Breaking News, with a lot of satire and frequent use of stockStock footageStock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that may or may not be custom shot for use in a specific film or television program. Stock footage is of beneficial use to filmmakers as it is sometimes less expensive than shooting new...
or fabricated footage replacing actual events; - Organizações Tabajara – a fictitious monopolistMonopolyA monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
company, which makes SNLSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
-like advertisements. It has to compete with the Group Capivara - Seu Creysson; - A CPI ao vivo e se mexendo (Legislative Inquiry Commission (a)live and moving);
- Novas e semi-novas anedotas do mensalão (New and not so new jokes from the Mensalão scandalMensalão scandalThe Mensalão scandal took place in Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Mensalão is a neologism and variant of the word for "big monthly payment"...
); - Fucker and Sucker – a spoof to the police shows, starred by "a pair of two double cops" from TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
(USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) and dubbed to PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
out of synchronization. Besides being a pun on bad dubbingDubbing (filmmaking)Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
, the show also explores the sheer differences between the way police work is carried on both in the US and in Brazil; - Tabajara Futebol Clube – the worst soccer team in the world. Marrentinho Carioca and Vaca (cow in Portuguese, which is, in fact, a cow in uniform) are the team "stars". Tabajara plays a lot with the catchphrases used by footballers too;
- Sauna Gay – a gay sauna, led by Wanderney - who claims that he isn't gay -, along with his "partner" Peludão (hairy). In 2005, it became a cultural place, visited by famous bands, like CPM 22CPM 22CPM 22 is a brazilian melodic hardcore band from São Paulo formed in 1995.Band members are Fernando Estefano , Ricardo Di Roberto , Fernando Sanches Takara and Luciano Garcia .- History :...
and DetonautasDetonautasDetonautas Roque Clube is a Brazilian rock band from Rio de Janeiro. Usually the lyrics of their songs relate to, violence, political corruption and love.-History:The history of Detonautas is mixed with the onset of the fever of Internet in Brazil...
; - Bost – spoof of the popular TV series LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. The name "Bost" is a play on the Portuguese word "bosta" (crap) and the show's title.
There are also some satire versions of people that are known in Brazil like:
- Fátima Bernardes: Anchor of the daily news program Jornal Nacional (Ótima Bernardes);
- Glória Maria: Anchor of Fantástico a news program broadcasted every Sunday by Rede Globo (Chicória Maria);
- Drauzio VarellaDrauzio VarellaDrauzio Varella, MD, is a Brazilian physician, educator, scientist and noted medical science popularizer in the press and TV, as well as best-selling author...
: Medical reporter of FantásticoFantásticoFantástico is a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sundays by Rede Globo.-Format:The show's first episode was on August 5, 1973 in black-and-white. It began as a variety show featuring music, dance numbers, teletheater, humor, mixed with a small amount of news. The following...
(Drauzio Careca); - Marcos ValérioMarcos ValérioMarcos Valério Fernandes de Souza is a Brazilian businessman in the field of public relations and a key figure in the mensalão scandal. He is the owner of two communications firms, DNA and SMP&B.- Early life :...
: Marketeer that was involved in the Mensalão Scandal (Marcos Mensalério); - Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...
: President of Brazil. Each time Lula appears they cast him with a different surname, usually mocking something he has done recently, like, for instance "Luiz Ignorácio Lula da Silva", when he claimed that he had no knowledge of the Mensalão scandalMensalão scandalThe Mensalão scandal took place in Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Mensalão is a neologism and variant of the word for "big monthly payment"...
(Ignorância is "ignorance" in Portuguese, and means both "lack of knowledge" and "stupidity").
It's also a trademark of Casseta & Planeta to parodize Globo's current main soap, incluinding parodies of the episodes that just have been aired in the hour before.