This work consists of a didactic mediation for the study and use of the anaphoric direct object (ODA), based on the stand-up comedy discursive genre, in education classes for young people and adults who have not continued their studies and for those who have not entered elementary and/or high school at the appropriate age. This is the Youth and Adult Education (EJA) segment. The aim is to encourage the participation, in Portuguese language classes, of students enrolled in Youth and Adult Education courses in the Rio de Janeiro state public school system (NEJA), based on the hypothesis that the use of this genre would stimulate them to develop reading activities, textual production and reflection on linguistic uses, with a focus on the study and use of ODA.