O humor no programa de auditório do Ratinho : uma análise pela teoria da (im)polidez

Abstract

This dissertation aims to identify the impolite strategies used in the Ratinho Program, understanding how the impolite humorous speech acts employed generate perlocutionary effects. The hypothesis established is that the humorous strategies used in Ratinho's auditorium program can be used as a way of approaching and identifying with the target audience. These strategies can be adapted to each social group, using language and references that are familiar and meaningful to each audience. since the program presents several relevant situations to be analyzed, such as linguistic interactions with different topics addressed. In addition, one cannot fail to consider that it causes a certain curiosity the fact that a humorous program remains on the air for a long time and with a large audience. Thus, the analysis of a humorous auditorium program is a great example to observe the use of impoliteness in humor since many comedians and presenters use jokes and comments that challenge social norms and established conventions. Moreover, in this type of program, humor is often used as a means of interaction with the audience and entertainment for the audience at home, which further increases the complexity of analyzing impoliteness in the context of humor. Likewise, the presenter Ratinho has a unique and peculiar style in his humorous manifestations, which can be considered offensive by some people. By analyzing the linguistic manifestations of the comedian and his shows, it is possible to offer an opportunity for discussion about the role of humor in society and the types of humor that exist. The analysis is based on Austin's (1962) and Searle's Speech Act Theory (1969, 1981), Grice's Implicatures (1975), Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory (1987), Culpeper's Impoliteness (2011), and Yus' (2016) and Attardo´s Humor (2017), along with other authors who address the same topic. During the research, we identified, through linguistic interactions, prejudice in relation to the sexual orientation of individuals, religion, politics, and race, as well as the practice of ageism, sexism and the vulgar way in which sexuality is approached. All of these occurrences are revealed through the speech acts of the presenter Ratinho and the characters in the program, and also with the collaboration of some viewers.