Television cultural manifestations: The laughter present in the TV series O Quinto dos Infernos

Abstract

The aim of this article is to reflect about the laughter present in the TV programme O quinto dos infernos shown by Globo Channel in 2002. The show tells the adventures of the Portuguese nobility that came to Brazil in 1808 and uses humour to do so. For the development of the discussion the theoretical basis of M. Bakhtin will be used. In his work, the Russian author exploits the popular cultural manifestations and its in uence on language.