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Comedy in the Philippines. Comedy in the Philippines has had a significant presence in Philippine culture for as long as Filipinos have had mediums of entertainment, and has transformed to reflect changing Filipino life. [1] Although there are very few contemporaneous descriptions of early Philippine performance arts, the prominent use of humor ...
Vaudeville in the Philippines, more commonly referred to as bodabil, was a popular genre of entertainment in the Philippines from the 1910s until the mid-1960s. For decades, it competed with film, radio and television as the dominant form of Filipino mass entertainment. It peaked in popularity during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines ...
Goin' Bulilit (transl. goin' little) is a Philippine sketch comedy television series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show premiered on February 6, 2005, replacing Ang Tanging Ina and aired every Sunday nights on the network's Yes Weekend! block.
Pugo and Togo were a Filipino comedy team in Philippine movies during the 1940s up to the 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1910–1978) and Andres Solomon (1905–1952), their brand of humor consisted of short skits, slapstick, and funny dialogues presented in Manila's theaters, most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater.
Banana Sundae. Banana Sundae (formerly Banana Split) is a Philippine comedy gag show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show aired from October 11, 2008, to April 5, 2020, replacing That's My Doc. The program aired every Sunday from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM, on the network's Yes Weekend! block. It also airs worldwide via TFC .
Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. Sketch comedy is a genre within American television that includes a multitude of schemes and identities.
Roast (comedy) A roast is a form of comedy, originating in American humor, in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to jokes at their expense, intended to amuse the event's wider audience. Such events are intended to honor a specific individual in a unique way. In addition to jokes and insult comedy, such events may also ...
An intelligent/wise hermit (hence the name, "Tata Lino" which means "Father Lino" or a play on the Filipino word meaning "gifted" or "become smarter") portrayed by Michael V. He usually answers or gives advice to other people by using figurative language. But always insults ignores and leaves Diego behind if his turn to ask, due to his ugliness.