Comedy Bar (Philippine TV series)
| Comedy Bar | |
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| Genre | Comedy, Talent show, variety |
| Created by | GMA Network |
| Directed by | Dominic Zapata |
| Starring |
Eugene Domingo Allan K Fabio Ide |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 77 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | multicamera setup |
| Running time | 1hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | April 24, 2010 – October 29, 2011 |
Comedy Bar is a Philippine live comedy and variety show produced by GMA Network, hosted by Eugene Domingo, Allan K. and Fabio Ide, replacing Cool Center.[1] The show also seeks to discover new comedians through its live auditions. In August 18, 2013 (Sunday) Comedy Bar was re-aired on FOX FILIPINO which start on Sunday only at 8:00-10:10pm.
Hosts
- Eugene Domingo[2]
- Allan K.
- Fabio Ide
- Boobay
- Ate Gay
- Band
- Six Feet Long
- Guest hosts
- Former hosts
- Tomas Gonzales †
Chronology
Launching and Airing (April – December 2010)
The show was announced by GMA management thru the network's showbiz program "Showbiz Central" shortly after the cancellation of BandaOke (Allan's previous weekly show for his hosting stint). The original working title of the new comedy show was "Laf Kita!" but it was later renamed as "Comedy Bar".
Traveling in Abroad (December 2010 – January 2011)
The whole staff of the show travelled to Dubai for the World Tour but it aired between Christmas (December 25, 2010) and New Year (January 1, 2011) It featured Tomas with his solo travel to Morocco.
Changes (January 2011 – October 2011)
The whole year 2011 was crucial for the show due to the death of one of its mainstays, Tomas Gonzales died last March 21, 2011 due to heart attack. On July–August 2011 the commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the show in Zirkoh Bar Tomas Morato (which organized by Allan K [one of the hosts]) then they recently reformatted the logo and launched stand-up comedian "Boobsie" as their new co-host. the final episode was aired last October 29, 2011.
Cancellation (Post-Comedy Bar)
On October 29, 2011, the show was cancelled due to an unknown reason with the rating of its last episode as 2.7% (According to AGB). It was soon replaced by Just for Laughs: Gags (a reality gag show). Originally, the timeslot would be replaced by a with Iza Calzado as the main star.[3] However it was postponed due to her father's death who recently died last November 11, 2011. Two months after her father's death, Iza transferred to ABS-CBN last January 2012, further scratching plans on the said series. One of the possible reasons for cancellation may be due to the busy work schedule of one of the main hosts, Eugene Domingo, who is noted for starring in eight films in one year, for 2011, first actress in the Philippinees to do so.
Trivia
- Tomas Gonzales (one of the members of the show) gained fame through this show before dying of a heart attack on March 21, 2011.