I Laugh Sabado

I Laugh Sabado is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by Q. Directed by Bibeth Orteza, it premiered on April 24, 2010. The show concluded on February 26, 2011.

I Laugh Sabado
GenreVariety show
Directed byBibeth Orteza
Presented byWally Bayola
Opening theme"I Love You Sabado" by The Bloomfields
Country of originPhilippines
Original language(s)Tagalog
Production
Production location(s)Philippines
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkQ
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseApril 24, 2010 (2010-04-24) –
February 26, 2011 (2011-02-26)

Overview

I Laugh Sabado was a comedy variety show of Q Channel 11 which featured sketches and musical numbers. It was hosted by an ensemble of Filipino comedians and character actors, Wally Bayola, Paolo Paraiso, Gee Canlas, Jana Dominguez, Jan Manual, Alfred Marquez, and Archie Alemania. It was directed by Bibeth Orteza.[1]

The show, admits Paolo, is patterned after the long-running US show, "Saturday Night Live." "’I Laugh Sabado’ will have gags, sketches, skits and a knock-knock portion. We have a celebrity guest every week who will serve as the show's host. There will also be a band and dancers."[2]

Cast
  • Wally Bayola
    • Wally is currently seen in the longest running noon time show in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga!. He starred in the movie "'Scaregiver"' in which he and Jose Manalo were the lead actors.[3] His colleagues in I Laugh Sabado are calling him big brother because Wally is veteran when it comes to comedy."[4] He's the lead comedian in I Laugh Sabado.[5]
  • Paolo Paraiso
    • Paolo is often seen in some shows of GMA Network particularly the near-ending fantaserye Panday Kids and to the recently concluded Sine Novela Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit. Paolo is the father to actress Mylene Dizon's kids, and a brother to Bubbles Paraiso.[6] He also has a show entitled "Bluffing" together with Bodie Cruz.
  • Janna Dominguez
  • Gee Canlas
    • Gee Canlas, a hiphop dancer who did "Lokomoko High" with TV 5 and now has a show on YouTube, "Say What," where she does Speedtalk.[5]
  • Jan Manual
    • Being known as PacBoy as one of the segment hosts of Startalk,[7] Jan was also part of the reality show StarStruck where he was part of the Batch Four. Last 2008, Jan recovered from an accident in the KapusOlympics Watermania 2008.[8][9] He was part of Gagambino, Boys Nxt Door and was a guest cast in the now defunct show The Last Prince.
  • Alfred Marquez
    • Archie Alemania
      • Archie is part of ABS - CBN's Star Magic and his last appearance before his I Laugh Sabado's stint is George and Cecil.[5] Archie is Mickey Ferriols' former live - in boyfriend[10] and they have a son.[11] Alemania was also part of Wazzup Wazzup together with Vhong Navarro and Toni Gonzaga. But before he made a name on television, he became known for his appearances in some of TV commercials way back then.
    • XLR8
      • a sing and dance boy group in the Philippines under VIVA Records' P-Pop Label. XLR8 is composed of, Hideaki Torio, Carlo Lazerna, the identical twins MJ and MM Magno, AJ Muhlach, Kiko Ramos, Arkin Del Rosario, Caleb Santos. They are regularly seen on the Sunday noontime variety show Party Pilipinas aired on GMA 7.

    References
    1. "I Laugh Sabado". wmn.ph. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    2. "'I Laugh Sabado' on Q Channel 11 is a riot". Malaya.com. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010.
    3. Dinno Erece (October 10, 2008). "Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola are lead stars in "Scaregiver"". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    4. Bong Godinez (April 27, 2010). "Popularity if stand up comics makes Wally Bayola proud". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    5. Mario Bautista (April 27, 2010). "'Hot Mama' has zero lovelife". Malaya.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    6. "Paolo Paraiso is QTV's comedy prince". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
    7. Ruel Mendoza (May 29, 2013). "I Laugh Sabado's Jan Manual says he fights off shyness every time he performs". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    8. Garcia, Rose (September 14, 2008). "Jan Manual appears again after his KapusOlympics burning accident". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
    9. "Jan Manual back to work after accident". Sun.StarManila. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010.
    10. Ruel Mendoza (May 27, 2013). "Archie Alemania defends ex live-in partner Mickey Ferriols on rumored The Fort Incident". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    11. Napoleon Quintos (March 21, 2009). "Archie Alemania still wants to marry Mickey Ferriols". ABS-CBN.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
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