Eat Bulaga! is a Philippine television noontime variety show currently broadcast on TV5 and simulcast on RPTV. With over 13,000 episodes, it was originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, with Chiqui Hollmann and Richie D'Horsie, the show was first premiered on July 30, 1979, at Radio Philippines Network, and the show was moved to ABS-CBN on 1989, and also moved to GMA Network on January 1995, and moved to TV5 since January 2024. It is the longest-running noontime variety show in the Philippines. Eat Bulaga! is currently produced by TVJ Productions, Inc. and led by the Sotto brothers and De Leon with their co-hosts, Allan K., Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Paolo Ballesteros, Ryan Agoncillo, Ryzza Mae Dizon, Maine Mendoza, Miles Ocampo, Carren Eistrup, and Atasha Muhlach, collectively known as “Legit Dabarkads".
Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan, known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipina singer, actress, and comedian. She is widely regarded as the country's "Queen of Comedy " of her generation for her comedic talent and best known for her role in the film Ang Tanging Ina (2003), which became a blockbuster hit. On account of the film's popularity, a television series spin-off was produced, as well as three sequels: Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat (2008), Ang Tanging Ina Mo (2010) and Enteng ng Ina Mo (2011), with delas Alas reprising her role. She also appeared in the comedy film Our Mighty Yaya, which premiered on May 10, 2017, through Regal Entertainment.
Ma. Sugar Mercado is a Filipino dancer and actress. She was originally a member of the Sexbomb Girls and one of the hosts of the popular GMA Network noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. She was dropped by the show in 2007. She is a former co-host of a defunct variety game program Wowowin.
Alan Quilantang, known professionally as Allan K., is a Filipino comedian, actor, and television personality. He is one of the co-hosts of the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!, and its spiritual successor, E.A.T.
Broadway Centrum was a television studio complex located in the New Manila district of Quezon City at Aurora Boulevard cor. Broadway Avenue, Quezon City. It is currently owned by the Empire East Land Holdings, a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation. It was previously owned by GMA Network.
Camille Tan Hojilla, known professionally as Miles Ocampo, is a Filipino actress, commercial model, television host and writer. She is considered one of the most promising artists of her generation, noted for her versatility and skill in taking on a wide range of roles. In 2022, she left ABS-CBN's Star Magic to join Crown Artist Management, a talent agency run by Maja Salvador with her husband, Rambo Nunez-Ortega, and the following year, she won her first acting award at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie Family of Two. Currently, she is with TVJ Productions and one of the hosts for the longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga!, also previously E.A.T., known for her hilarious knock-knock jokes.
Walter James B. Bayola, popularly known as Wally Bayola, is a Filipino comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Lola Nidora and other characters in the Kalyeserye portion of the noontime television variety show Eat Bulaga!. He appears alongside his co-hosts Jose Manalo and Paolo Ballesteros, the trio also known as JoWaPao, in the "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment of the said show.
Wowowillie is a Philippine noontime variety show aired by TV5. The show premiered on January 26, 2013, and was broadcast live from TV5's Delta Studio in Quezon City, with its main host and producer, Willie Revillame. The show earned the distinction of being the only noontime program to have a Strong Parental Guidance rating from the MTRCB, which was imposed due to the dancers' provocative outfits.
Sunday PinaSaya is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Ai-Ai delas Alas, Marian Rivera, Wally Bayola and Jose Manalo, it premiered on August 9, 2015 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Hapon line up replacing Sunday All Stars. The show concluded on December 29, 2019 with a total of 226 episodes. It was replaced by All-Out Sundays in its timeslot.
Kenneth Earl Gesulga Medrano also known as Bae Kenneth, KEM or popularly known as Kenneth Medrano as his screen name is a Filipino television personality, model, dancer and actor. He is best known for his viral Dubsmash videos especially the song Twerk It Like Miley by Brandon Beal, thus naming him "The Philippines' King of Dubsmash," and his role as Pacoy Alvero in the afternoon's prime time drama Buena Familia on GMA Network and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. He gained fame after winning as the "Ultimate Bae Grand Winner" of That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest on Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of Eat Bulaga!'s in-house dance group That's My Bae.
Wish I May is the second extended play by Filipino actor and recording artist Alden Richards. It has 11 tracks and released under GMA Records on October 17, 2015. Upon the release of the album, it earned a gold record from PARI. It was launched at SM City North EDSA.
Sebastian Benedict Granfon Arumpac also known by his nicknames Baste Granfon and Bae-by Baste, is a Filipino child actor, television host, and singer. He was the youngest host in the roster of presenters of the longest-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!.
Jerald Napoles is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality, known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play Rak of Aegis. He was previously a talent of Triple A Management and worked for GMA Network; he hosted and starred in the defunct weekly variety show Sunday PinaSaya.
Ruel Julian Peter Arcilla simply known as Jay Arcilla is a YouTube sensation, actor, model and dancer. He is best known for his viral Dubsmash video Twerk It Like Miley by Brandon Beal, and bagged his role as Reggie in the Primetime series broadcast by GMA Network, Little Nanay.
That's My Bae was a Filipino dance group formed in the That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest segment of the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!, and officially debuted on August 24, 2015, and officially disbanded in May 2019. The group is composed of six members: Kim Last, Kenneth Medrano, Joel Palencia, Tommy Peñaflor, Jon Timmons and Miggy Tolentino. Originally, it was a seven-piece group.
In the Philippines, variety television shows have become mainstays of the noontime slot for network programming since 1958. The first Philippines noontime variety television shows were influenced by the popularity of bodabil (vaudeville) in the first half of the 20th century. Since then, the format has evolved with the changing times, with elements of reality television also incorporated as well since the 2000s. Majority of the noontime variety shows that aired on television were produced independently by blocktimers that pay a certain amount of time to television networks to air their program. Some TV networks though have managed to solely produce these kind of programs, with moderate success in terms of ratings and advertising revenues.
Takako "Taki" Estrada Saito is a Filipino actress and singer of Japanese-Brazilian descent and a member of J-pop girl group Faky. She was born in Japan and was raised in France and the Philippines.
Luis Miguel Evangelista Tolentino, popularly known as Miggy Tolentino as a screen name is a Filipino actor, model, television personality and politician. He is member of the home group That's My Bae and he is popularly seen in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!.
Jonathan Mark Cabico Timmons, also known as Jon Timmons as his screen name is a Filipino American actor, model and television personality. He is the oldest member of the home group That's My Bae and he is also seen in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!.
Michael Jericho Sager is a Filipino-Canadian actor, model, dancer, singer and host. He is currently serving as one of the co-hosts in variety show All-Out Sundays.
