On June 30, Kokoy De Santos, Chariz Solomon, Michael V, and Paolo Contis pondered on the possible return of ‘Bubble Gang’ cast members who ‘graduated’ from the show.
At the media event for the new time slot of ‘Bubble Gang,’ De Santos admitted that he misses Sef Cadayona.
“Siyempre, siyempre naman, may mga tao talaga tayong alam mo ‘yun, dadaan lang. Wow! Pero, di ibig sabihin nun ay di na natin makakasama ‘yun. Hindi lang po ako– ako lang po kasi personally, si Sef ‘yung kumbaga nag-ano rin sa akin sa comedy. Pero si Sef, for ilang years na siyempre Bubble Gang.”
Michael V explained how the former cast members understood how their tenure in the Kapuso comedy gag show worked.
“I think it has a lot to do with the network. We have to trust the network doon sa ginagawa nila. They know their jobs. Trust me on this one. Hindi naman basta-basta lang on a whim na ‘tanggalin natin si ganyan, tanggalin natin si ganito.’ Nagkakaroon ng studies, and this time around it so happened na the studies pointed out to some of these people na previous cast natin na i-let go sa show.”
He then maintained that there would be a chance for the former cast members to return.
“Pero as I’ve always said, itong naging mga part ng show na ‘to, na naging talent ng Bubble Gang, alam nila what it takes to be part of the show, they can always find their way back to us.”
As for Solomon, she admitted feeling emotional when Valeen Montenegro departed from the show.
“Siyempre po, lahat kami. Iniyakan ko ‘yun. Pero ‘yung ano, noong isang araw lang magkasama kami, sa kanya kasi alam rin niya ‘yung takbo, alam niya ‘yung konsepto ng negosyo sa showbiz, eh si Valeen naman hindi naman talaga siya nawalan.
“Nag-gain siya, kasi sa Bubble ang dami niyang natutunan, and naka-build siya ng magagandang relationships, so tinake niya ‘yun with her, mayroon siyang mga bagong trabaho.”
She also noted how Montenegro is flourishing with her digital media career.
“Hindi lang doon sa mainstream, napaka-active niya rin po sa work niya sa digital. And proud na proud po ako sa kaniya. And sinabi ko sa kanya na hindi lang naman ito ‘yung venue natin to be together, kasi pareho po kaming may pangarap na together gawin. Na we will stick together, we could be partners pa din. Hindi lang dito pwedeng gawin ‘yun, maraming venue.”
As for Contis, he pointed out how the former cast members of ‘Bubble Gang’ would often return as regular guests of the show.
“Ever since naman na-abutan ko na ‘yung mga nag-graduate, oo ‘yung mga nag-graduate na mga Bubble Gangers, but it doesn’t necessarily mean na they won’t come back. Dati marami ng nag-graduate, pero halos weekly din sila ‘yung guest namin di ba?
“So I think right now, ang main goal, feeling ko ang main goal ng network is parang mas marami kaming ma-guest. Kasi mas marami kaming sinasama katulad ng part ng pagiging relevant, at pag-aadopt namin sa panahon.”
‘Bubble Gang’ features Michael V, Contis, Solomon, De Santos, Edgar Allan Gusman, Buboy Villar, Ana Barro, Chesca Fausto, Mika Salamanca, Jelai Andres, and Kokoy De Santos.
After 27 years, the longest-running comedy-gag show moves to Sundays every 6 p.m. starting July 9.
