Lokomoko | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy |
Written by | Jennifer Academia Arthur Archacoso Christopher Borja Raymund Roland Navarro Jovany Ponce Rodel Raval Dan Salamante Wado Siman |
Directed by | Al Tantay |
Starring | See Lokomoko U casts |
Opening theme | "Lokomoko U" by Blanktape |
Composer | Arlen "Blanktape" Mandangan |
Country of origin | Philippines |
No. of episodes | 250 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Toni Rose delos Santos |
Editors | Pablo Garcia Arvin Dela Rosa Julius Tan |
Running time | 60-90 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | TV5 |
Release | August 15, 2008 – September 8, 2013 |
Related | |
Game 'N Go |
Lokomoko (Lokomoko is Filipino for Niloloko mo ako, English for "You're Fooling Me!") (formerly Lokomoko High, Lokomoko U, Lokomoko U Ang Kulit! and Lokomoko: La-Bus) is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by TV5. It aired from August 15, 2008, to September 8, 2013, replacing PBA on ABC and was replaced by Tropa Mo Ko Unli . It was TV5's longest-running comedy show.
The show was one of TV5's first shows, launched during August 9, 2008. Its original format was inspired by Wow Mali yet it was also a semi-gag show until in February 2009, it was adapted into a full-time gag show format airing on Friday evenings. After a year and two months, it moved to Wednesdays on April 7, 2010 with its most current format move to Thursdays in 2010 and eventually are back to Fridays on September 10, 2010. On May 6, 2011, the show returned to its original format, Lokomoko. On October 16, 2011, it was moved to Sunday, 11:30 am. On April 1, 2012 the show returned as Lokomoko U, a revival. In July 2012, it was moved to Saturday, 2:30 pm. On January 13, 2013 it was back on Sunday in a new timeslot with one and a half hour show from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. With five years on the air, it was TV5's longest-running comedy show. [1]
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