One claim ABS-CBN has in TV
programming trends is trying to keep a comedy sketch show as a constant part of
their lineup, be it as a program of its own (“Goin’ Bananas” and the current “Banana
Sundae”) or as an integral part of another show, like its noontime varieties
and the former “Ang TV” child and youth-oriented entertainment program. In 2005
the network combined comedy sketches with kid performers (and midget comedy
actor Dagul) to create “Goin’ Bulilit,” which made audiences of all ages laugh
non-stop for over a decade. But soon, there will be a literal last laugh as the
program goes off-air.
Rappler reports that ABS-CBN’s kiddie comedy gag show “Goin’
Bulilit” will be airing its final episode two Sundays from now. Word of the
closing of the program first spread following a teaser commercial aired on the
ABS-CBN network last Wednesday, July 24. The following day, show head writer
Josel Garlitos and director Badjie Mortiz posted on their Instgram accounts and
confirmed that the swan song of “Goin’ Bulilit” will be on August 4 next month,
putting an end to 14 months of weekly sketch humor. The announcement elicited
the expected reactions from social media netizens, many of whom professed that
they grew up from kids to adults watching the show.
Much like its more general entertainment-oriented
predecessor “Ang TV,” the “Goin’ Bulilit” program served ABS-CBN as an
effective training ground for newly-auditioned child performers, who would then
continue to be a talent pool for the network in their teens and adulthood for,
eventually, more “serious” television fare. Examples of “Bulilit” alumni who
have become big-name Kapamilya stars include Nash Aguas, Julia Montes, Kathryn
Bernardo and Kiray Celis to name a few. Dagul is the sole permanent cast member
of the show, staying on even as batches of kid performers “graduate” after a
few years’ appearances.
One factor in the all-ages comedy
appeal of “Goin’ Bulilit” for the audience, despite having almost all child
performers, is the fact that the show writers have been able to deftly weave
grown-up topics into the skits in a way that does not overly offend young
sensibilities. The show actually has been a potent mouthpiece of political
commentary, lampooning contemporary current events of the present day, such as
a stinging satire on the collision of a boat by a Chinese military vessel in
Philippine waters, aired in this month itself.
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