Ary Toledo

Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza (born August 22, 1937), commonly known as Ary Toledo, is a Brazilian humorist, singer, lyricist and actor.

Early and personal life
Toledo was born in 1937 in Martinópolis, São Paulo. He was married to the actress and journalist Marly Marley

Career
Between 1954 and 1955, he began his career a humorist and satirist, first working at Teatro de Arena de São Paulo. He is also a singer and lyricist; his jokes draw humor from the difference between Brazilians and Portuguese. He has written around 60,000 jokes and describes himself as a "garimpeiro of humor". Music is his hobby.

During the Brazilian military government AI-5 he was imprisoned for his anti-government satire, but was soon freed due to his popularity.

Books

 * Descobrimento do Brasil (with Chico de Assis)
 * Modinha de ser
 * Ovos que a galinha pôs
 * Tiradentes
 * Os Textículos de Ary Toledo (A Anarquia da Filosofia) (2011)

Discography

 * No Fino Da Bossa (1968–1988) RGE FERMATA LP
 * Ary Toledo (1970)
 * Antologia do Sexo (1979) Copacabana LP
 * Pois é (1982) Copacabana LP
 * Na Base do Riso Explícito (1985) Copacabana LP
 * Ary Toledo Ao vivo (1968) RGE LP
 * A Todo Vapor (2008)

Songs
As well as being a writer of jokes, he has also written satirical songs such as:
 * A moda do Zé
 * Dona Maroca – song of a libertine cat of Mme Marioca
 * Linda Meu Bem
 * Mataram meu carneiro – song in which he cries over the death of his sheep
 * Melô do pinto
 * O Rico e o Pobre – social critique about politics and how the same words have different meanings for the rich and poor
 * Rosinha – humorous love-song