I Laugh Sabado Explained

Genre:	Variety show
Director:	Bibeth Orteza
Presenter:	Wally Bayola
Open Theme:	"I Love You Sabado" by The Bloomfields
Country:	Philippines
Language:	Tagalog
Camera:	Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	Q

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 19, 2011.^[1]

Overview

I Laugh Sabado was a comedy variety show of Q, 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.^[2]

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."^[3]

Cast

• Wally Bayola
  • Wally is currently seen in the longest running noon time show in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga!. He starred in the film Scaregivers in which he and Jose Manalo were the lead actors.^[4] His colleagues in I Laugh Sabado are calling him big brother because Wally is veteran when it comes to comedy."^[5] He's the lead comedian in I Laugh Sabado.^[6]
• 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.^[7] He also has a show entitled "Bluffing" together with Bodie Cruz.
• Janna Dominguez
• Gee Canlas^[6]
• Jan Manual
  • Being known as PacBoy as one of the segment hosts of Startalk,^[8] 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.^{[9] [10]}
• Archie Alemania
  • Archie is part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic and his last appearance before his I Laugh Sabados stint is George and Cecil.^[6]
• XLR8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bela Padilla admits rift with Marian Rivera somehow helped her career, but wants to be known for who she is . PEP.
2. Web site: I Laugh Sabado . WMN . March 26, 2019 .
3. Web site: I Laugh Sabado on Q Channel 11 is a riot . . April 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100424235123/http://www.malaya.com.ph/04212010/ent3.html. April 24, 2010 . mdy-all.
4. Web site: Erece, Dinno . Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola are lead stars in Scaregiver . PEP . October 10, 2008 . March 26, 2019.
5. Web site: Godinez, Bong . Popularity if stand up comics makes Wally Bayola proud . April 27, 2010 . PEP . March 26, 2019.
6. Web site: Bautista, Mario . Hot Mama has zero lovelife . . April 27, 2010 . March 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501200035/http://www.malaya.com.ph/04272010/ent_mario.html . May 1, 2010 . dead.
7. Web site: Paolo Paraiso is QTV's comedy prince . . May 29, 2010 . May 29, 2010 . June 7, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607113723/https://mb.com.ph/articles/259646/paolo-paraiso-qtvs-comedy-prince.
8. Web site: Mendoza, Ruel . I Laugh Sabados Jan Manual says he fights off shyness every time he performs . May 29, 2013 . PEP . March 26, 2019.
9. Web site: Garcia, Rose . Jan Manual appears again after his KapusOlympics burning accident . September 14, 2008 . PEP.
10. Web site: Jan Manual back to work after accident . September 15, 2008 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131165956/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/09/15/life/jan.manual.back.to.work.after.accident.html . January 31, 2010.