Eat Bulaga!

Eat Bulaga!
Also known as
  • Eat... Bulaga! (1979–2004; stylized in all caps since 2024)
  • EB (2018-2023)
GenreVariety show
Written by
  • Tyrene Delgado
  • Callie Agustin
  • Michelle Camara
  • Jeyna Azugui
Directed by
  • Poochie Rivera (since 1986)
  • Pat Plaza (since 2002)
  • Bert de Leon (until 2021)
  • Norman Ilacad (until 2023)
  • Moty Apostol (2023–2024)
Creative directors
  • Jeny Ferre (since 1994)
  • Renato Aure Jr. (2023–2024)
Presented by
Narrated by
  • Tom Alvarez (since 1997)
  • "Long Tall" Howard Medina (1979–1997)
  • Show Suzuki (2023–2024)
Theme music composerVic Sotto
Opening theme
  • "Eat Bulaga!" (1982–2023; since 2024)
  • "It Bulaga" (1979–1982)
  • "Tahanang Pinakamasaya, Eat Bulaga!" (2023–2024)
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
Production
Executive producers
  • Liza Marcelo-Lazatin
  • Rod dela Cruz
Producers
  • Tito Sotto (since 2024)
  • Vic Sotto (since 2024)
  • Joey de Leon (since 2024)
Production locations
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time150–180 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 30, 1979 (1979-07-30) –
present
Related

Eat Bulaga! formerly Eat... Bulaga!, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running variety show in the Philippines, with over 13,000 episodes. Originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie, it premiered on Radio Philippines Network on July 30, 1979. The show was originally produced by Production Specialists, Inc., until TAPE Inc. took over its production on July 7, 1981.

History

On March 9, 2020, APT Studios we're suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notes

  1. ↑ E.A.T. served as a temporary show launched by TVJ while they took legal action to reclaim the trademark from TAPE Inc., following a dispute that destroyed their long-term partnership.
  2. ↑ Eat Bulaga! Indonesia, the first international franchise retaining much of the original Philippine TV show segments and games, premiered on SCTV on July 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Eat Bulaga!'s second international franchise is called "Eat Bulaga! Myanmar". On July 30, 2019, Eat Bulaga! announced the news of its second franchise in Myanmar amid the celebration of its 40th anniversary. Prior to the supposed production of the show, subtitled episodes aired as early as January 2021. Due to the internal armed conflict in Myanmar, including the 2021 military coup, as well as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of the show was delayed until two years later. The show debuted on May 31, 2021, on Mizzima TV.

References

  1. ↑ "'Eat Bulaga' signs anew with GMA Network". GMA Network. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Cruz, Dana. "Bert de Leon, veteran TV director, passes away". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "TVJ's new show on TV5 is called "E.A.T."; TVJ yet to reclaim Eat Bulaga! name". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  4. ↑ Rappler (July 31, 2019). "'Eat Bulaga' is coming to Myanmar". rappler.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Netizens laud 'Eat Bulaga's' anti-COVID-19 giant body shields". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.