Comedian and former co-host of ‘Eat Bulaga!’, Michael V. (Bitoy), is among those saddened by the recent conflict between the hosts of the noontime show, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (TVJ), and the management of TAPE, Inc., led by the Jalosjos.
He shared this with us during a recent conversation we had with him at their media conference for the country’s longest-running gag show, ‘Bubble Gang.’ We asked him about his thoughts on what happened to Eat Bulaga! since he was also a part of the program for many years.
It can be recalled that TVJ and the Dabarkads bid farewell to TAPE, Inc., the show’s producer, last May 31 due to irreconcilable issues. On June 5, ‘Eat Bulaga!’ went back on air with a new set of hosts led by Paolo Contis and Isko Moreno.
According to Bitoy, he was one of those saddened by how quickly things unfolded. However, he saw a silver lining in the situation, as it could lead to the proliferation of more noontime programs for viewers to choose from.
Just this July 1, TVJ’s new show, ‘E.A.T.,’ took over the timeslot previously occupied by ‘It’s Showtime’ on TV5. On the same day, ‘It’s Showtime’ was seen on GTV, a subsidiary channel of GMA Network.
Because of this, the Kapuso comedian was asked if he could guest on any noontime show.
He believes that GMA Network would surely allow him to do so, as long as he seeks proper permission from the management.
“Parang feeling ko kailangan pa ring magpaalam kasi at this point under contract ako [with GMA-7]. May network contract ako,” he answered. “For approval naman ’yan palagi saka maluwag naman ang network sa mga guesting-guesting na ganyan especially if I have something to promote. Kung talagang kailangan ’yong millage, I don’t think they will mind.”
When asked if he would join TVJ if he witnessed the conflict in ‘Eat Bulaga!’, he was slightly taken aback.
“Hahaha! Wag n’yo ako papiliin. May Bubble Gang pa ako at Pepito Manaloto. Kailangang alagaan ko ang mga bangkang ito na lulubog [kung iiwanan]. Hahaha!” while laughing.
Meanwhile, starting July 9, Bubble Gang will be airing on Sundays at an earlier time of 6 p.m., moving from its previous Friday night slot.
