Programa do Jô


Programa do Jô was a Brazilian late-night talk show broadcast by Rede Globo from April 3, 2000 to December 16, 2016. It was shown after the late-night news bulletin, Jornal da Globo.
The program was hosted by Brazilian comedian, author and musician Jô Soares, and follows the format of American talk shows such as Late Show with David Letterman. It began its life as Jô Soares Onze e Meia in 1988 on SBT. Following Jô Soares' return to Globo in 2000, the show was renamed as Programa do Jô, retaining the same format and late-night time slot.
The show usually features interviews with three guests and a live musical performance. Usually, if one of the guests is a musician or band, they return to perform at the end of the show. There are also occasions when the first guest stays on to continue the interview past the first commercial break, in which case the show only features two interviews. In most cases, the interviews are longer and more in-depth than those on Letterman's show.

Staff

Sexteto are the show's house band. They usually perform in the beginning of the show, and during the commercial breaks. In the cases when there's no musical performance by a guest at the end of the show, the sextet also performs then. The bassist of the group, Bira, is known for his loud and long laughter, and has long been the target of most Jô's jokes.
A Chilean waiter, Luis Alexander Rubio Bernardes, known simply as Alex, serves drinks to the guests and is also mocked frequently by Jô for his "incompetence".