Comedian of ‘Pifaizer’, Esse Menino launches a stand-up show and prepares a tour in Europe

Comedian of ‘Pifaizer’, Esse Menino launches a stand-up show and prepares a tour in Europe


The comedian gained notoriety with a viral video during the pandemic and explores other formats with the show “Ao Vivo,” which debuted in Brazil in August

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“This is Pifaizer (sic) speaking.” It was with this jargon that the actor This guy went viral in 2021 when it satirized the Jair Bolsonaro government’s delay in purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. At the time, the regional president of the pharmaceutical company revealed to CPI Covid that the Bolsonaro administration had ignored vaccine offers in 2020.

Since then, Esse Menino has grown on the Internet, moved away from social media, returned to producing online content and is now touring Brazil and European countries with a stand-up show. The “Ao Vivo” tour will visit Germany, France, Ireland, England and Portugal starting in October 2023.

The show, which premiered in August, pokes fun at the pain and trauma of a cisgender, gay man. To the Earththe comedian says he follows the line that exposes the reality of the LGBTQIAPN+ community, but does not judge.

“Most comedians are heterosexual and we always end up listening to their version of our lives. The idea is to bring an inside view of our reality […] and not just bring the good part. The show tackles some very difficult topics. I talk about depression, about coming out, that my parents rejected me at first, but that today everything is fine. I’m talking about being queer in the country, which I think is harder. I try, also to alleviate the pain, to give a new meaning to these moments that so many experience,” she says.

To tell the tragedies of an entire community, This guy you use yours as a basis, including the episode of burnt which he had in 2021, the same year he entered depression after a complicated breakup. The period, for him, was one of the darkest of his life. Today he sees the fun in everything and he wants to spread this idea, but he admits that at the time he needed psychological and psychiatric help to get back on track.



Esse Menino, comedian, actor and presenter

A comedian’s nightmares

The tour, which was called ‘Ao Vivo’, has already started and for each city the comedian usually invests from scratch in a tailor-made visual production. The goal is to ensure that audiences are eager not only for the “sharp text,” as the artist himself calls his work, but also for the visual delivery that he strives to serve.

One of the fears of This guy At this professional stage, believe it or not, it’s not fun. The feeling is understandable, after all he is not completely in his natural environment. He is a web and comedy phenomenon, but he is still working to establish himself in the world of stand-up.



Esse Menino, comedian, actor and presenter

“I’m so happy to be able to turn this around [com meu trabalho]. For me this is already the greatest madness […] fear always exists, but I think my fear is not being funny, losing touch with the audience, not knowing what they like or what they don’t like. I’m not afraid of not being liked. If someone doesn’t like it, I understand, comedy also serves to make people uncomfortable, everyone doesn’t have to agree,” she reflects.

Future of wealth and criticism of Lula

Confidential about your financial life, This guy confirms that he has found a niche in advertising and that he has managed to monetize his work as an artist. He doesn’t go into details, but says he helps his family and avoids luxuries to ensure comfort in the future. The only thing he doesn’t mind spending money on is his art.

Art that constantly changes. If inside covid-19 pandemic Having become famous for criticizing Jair Bolsonaro, today he is not afraid to tease the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). He campaigned for the PT member and considers himself a staunch supporter, but says he is not blind to the government’s decisions.

Esse Menino so far says he is satisfied to see “people working”, a perception he did not have compared to the previous government.



Esse Menino, comedian, actor and presenter

“That doesn’t mean I won’t talk about the mistakes of this administration. As supporters, we are the ones who must be willing to recognize when we make mistakes. There is a group of people who love me because I criticized Bolsonaro and if I say an A for Lula, enough. They call me crazy, they say I’m changing sides, and that’s not really the case. Talking about one doesn’t necessarily mean praising another”, he argues.

Source: Terra

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