Tuesday

I have noticed Tuesday many years back. She has made me laugh effortlessly, and like my other idol comedian, Pokwang, Tuesday is not afraid to look like a fool just to make her audience laugh. Tuesday is not self conscious although she is beautiful. In fact, as I have seen in TV5 this afternoon, she is getting married soon. She was given some sort of a send-off party from her being single by her colleagues headed by Congresswoman-elect Lucy Torres-Gomez in TV5.

As a host, Tuesday has a very good diction. She is also engaging, and of course, funny.


And there is something Tuesday has accomplished that my other idol comedian, Pokwang, has not. That is she is able to show her serious, and intellectual side as judge in Talentadong Pinoy, also in TV5. Tonight, she addressed the blind contestant from Bacolod with something like, how I wish you can see so that you can see how beautiful I am and the beautiful world we live in. I find her comment funny and at the same time touching. It must come from a woman in love. She also senses what is lacking in performances, and what makes me love her more is the fact that she is able to articulate whatever they are. Please watch the show so that you may know what I am talking about and let me also know what you think.

As Talentadong Pinoy judge, Tuesday and her fellow judges do not waste words. Unlike judge Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai de las Alas from Pilipinas got Talent in ABS who take so much time making comments on many things other than the talent the contestant is showing. More often, their non-talent-related comment drags the whole show which, to me, make the show appear forced. I am happy I do not have to bear them now as I have Talentadong Pinoy to shift the channel to. Also, as to the shows host, Ryan Agoncillo of Talentadong Pinoy in TV5 makes Billy Crowford and Luis Manzano appear amateurs in Pilipinas Got Talent in ABS.

As an actress Tuesday is lucky not to land the role of a dumb housemaid like the character of that comedian who has a very beautiful voice but whose name escapes me now in the sitcom of couple Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, George and Cecil, on ABS which we used to watch on Sundays. Suddenly however, without warning, the sitcom did not air. As if it vanished just like that. Parang wala lang sitcom na nangyari. In her latest role in Here Comes the Bride, Tuesday again delivered a stunning performance. The funniest part for me was when she was spoon feeding her ward in the movie. Also, I find her very funny when she suddenly became a lawyer (her character and that of Eugene Domingo interchanged) and she was quoting the Labor Code of the Philippines in protesting the request of the child's mother.

This afternoon also, I was happy and excited to witness how TV5 P.O.5 has evolved. The pacing is now fast, and I like the part where Gloc 9 and his beat box partner introduce the Hot 5, which are 5 songs performed in a countdown manner. That guy, Gloc 9, is really talented, and it is a wonder to see that his talent is being utilized by TV5. It reminds me of DJ what's his name from Wowowie. He was introduced at the beginning of each show to wake people up and to set the party mood of the studio which I think was first time in television. Gloc 9 and his beat box companion picked this up and elevated the art of introducing the performers to a higher level. That Gloc 9 and his beat box companion have a theme helped a lot. This afternoon, their team was about the opening of classes such that Gloc 9 introduced the songs of Britney Spears to be danced with or performed on stage in relation to the opening of classes topic, from tuition fee woes, cheating, and many others.

All in all, Gloc 9, and the TV5 shows that I saw today made my day. Especially Tuesday. She is one hell of a beautiful and funny talent. And I am happy to know that she is getting married. Congratulations, Tuesday.


My source of Tuesday's picture is Abante.com.ph.

Beautiful Pokwang

One of my most favorite comedians is Pokwang. Strangely, I find her beautiful.

The movie Shallow Hal comes to mind, where Hal was hypnotized by an Indian while they were stocked in an elevator. When Hal went out of that elevator, the world was never the same again. He thought he saw people just as he saw them before the hypnotism. He never knew what he was seeing was no longer the physical attributes of people but their character. He fell in love with a very large and fat woman. But because he was hypnotized, he "saw" the woman had a body of a commercial model. He could not believe the lady could take a large shake in one gulp. When they went to bed, he was so surprised by the size of the pantie of his mate.

Indeed, I might have been hypnotized by Pokwang that I find her beautiful. But isn't a woman who is not afraid to look ridiculous to make her fans laugh beautiful?

I could see that Pokwang loves her job so much that I also love seeing her. The different costumes she wears every day in Wowoweee are outrageous. Where can you find a talent such as Pokwang?

I also like the jokes of Pokwang. She is witty, poker faced, and effective. Most of all, she does not laugh at her jokes before her audience do. When she tries to redeem a corny joke by making a funny face, I could not help but laugh at her.

Yesterday, Pokwang was in the news. She was launching her album. The news story of her opened with her rolling from a flat form to the floor. People were laughing at her. I laughed too. Towards the end of the news, Pokwang was singing. Then she pretended that her throat was dry and she was about to cough. Of course, it was her ploy so that her audience would discover that she was lip syncing.

If asked to choose between Pokwang and Ai-Ai, I would choose Pokwang, with all due respect to Ai-Ai and her fans. Ai-Ai is not very effective to me in delivering jokes. She has a broad and wide smile that kills the suspense in a joke. Her smile gives the impression that she laughs at her jokes before her audience do. Her facial expression is not so varied as Pokwang's so that Ai-Ai only has two facial expressions: when she is smiling and when she is not smiling.

People may disagree with me by saying Ai-Ai's movies are blockbusters, a testament to her talent as a comedian, while Pokwang have yet to star in her own movies.

Ai-Ai becomes funny in movies not because she is funny but because she is placed in a funny situation; so that the audience laugh not so much because of Ai-Ai but because of the funny situation she is in. If given the chance--perfect material, co-stars, right director and enough budget, Pokwang's movies will someday become a blockbuster too.

Ai-Ai was also in the news yesterday. She was given a bonus by her network because her new movie Ang tanging ina ninyong lahat is the top grosser, second only to Kris Aquino and Claudine Barreto's Sukob.

I hope the people who developed the concept of the movie and the screen writer/s are also given the bonus. Writers, actors and actresses including the directors could not live without each other. They must also share the gift.

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