Push Admin

Team Vhong, Jugs, and Teddy pays tribute to Filipino comedians for Magpasikat 2023

Article (news)

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Opening this year’s Magpasikat performances, Team Vhong Navarro, Jugs Jugueta, and Teddy Corpuz paid homage to legendary Filipino comedians in their heartwarming presentation for It’s Showtime’s 14th anniversary celebrations.</p><p>Called as “Team JTV”, the It’s Showtime hosts brought star-studded guests performers to the noontime show’s stage through the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzK9JA_PakQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A771359.700000003%2C%22ls%22%3A770468.1000000015%2C%22le%22%3A771051.3000000045%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The performance started off with a quirky reenactment of iconic movies and series scenes from three of the legendary Filipino comedians: Redford White, Babalu, and Comedy King Dolphy, played by Teddy, Jugs, and Vhong, respectively.</p><p>The trio sang and danced while dressed up as the three legendary comedians. The other hosts were confused if the act had already ended with them just performing as they were, as if bidding goodbye.</p><p>Things soon became clearer when the AI filter was applied and the late comedians suddenly appeared on their screens.</p><p>After shouting “Ito na ang instant replay!” the other hosts, judges, and the audience were awestruck as they saw the comedians’ faces as if they were actually the one who were performing from the start.</p><p>In the next half of their performance, the three hosts started singing a self-composed song dedicated to the late comedians as pictures of them flashed on the screen.</p><p>With the line: “Sana’y maalala niyo kami minsan sa inyo’y nagpangiti. Sa paglipas ng mga taon, tumanda man ang panahon, sa puso n’yo kami manatili,” the performance turned more emotional.</p><p>Late Filipino comedians such as German “Kuya Germs” Moreno, Mely “Miss Tapia” Tagasa, Dencio Padilla, Myrna “Tiya Pusit” Villanueva, Joseph &quot;Blakdyak&quot; Formaran, Yoyoy Villame, Willie Nepomuceno, and Rene Requiestas were alternatively put on JTV’s faces through AI.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:369px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1721385124737192003&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2023-11-06T08%3A04%3A47.631161%3Aea14a49b-13d1-4c1e-b312-87aff14e98d0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6e16811f352e6fe3898d1934b58fad7e9dd52159&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1721385124737192003"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>After singing the song, they joked around as the comedy icons where Vhong, who played Dolphy, even greeted Dolphy’s partner Zsa Zsa Padilla.</p><p>A surprise guest also came to the stage making everyone&#x27;s tears fall even harder.</p><p>Actress and comedian Nova Villa, who worked with almost all the comedians shown in the act, surprised everyone as her character, Azon from the hit series Home Along Da Riles.</p><p>“I miss you, Kevin. Nakaputi ka na rin naman, pakasal na tayo,” she said after seeing her love interest Kevin Cosme played by Dolphy. She also shared hilarious banter with “Babalu” and “Redford White.”</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:728px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1721386615543931076&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2023-11-06T08%3A04%3A47.631161%3Aea14a49b-13d1-4c1e-b312-87aff14e98d0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6e16811f352e6fe3898d1934b58fad7e9dd52159&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1721386615543931076"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>After their performance, Vhong revealed that Nova didn’t know that they would be using modern technology to bring back the late comedians, taking the actress by surprise as well.</p><p>Although tears were forming in her eyes, the veteran actress still did her part in the act, garnering applause from everyone.</p><p>“May kurot yung istorya ninyo,” Film Development Council of the Philippines Chairperson and award-winning veteran actor Tirso Cruz III said as one of the program’s judges for this year’s anniversary special.</p><p>“Yung presentation niyo lahat meron, may comedy, may pampalungkot, may kurot sa puso, may technology,” he added.</p><p>“Naiyak ako kasi lahat ng pinakita niyo di ko lang sila kinalakihan, nakasama ko rin sila sa trabaho,” director Olivia Lamasan commented.</p><p>“Tapos binigyan niyo, ako personally, ng pagkakataong makita ulit, na mapasaya nila ulit,” she tearfully added.</p><p>Giving a great head start, the trio also reminded everyone that there are disadvantages in using AI technology nowadays.</p><p>“Kaya naman naisip ng team namin na gawin ang AI pero ang paggamit po ng AI ay dapat sa tama,” Vhong reminded.</p><p>“May kaakibat na responsibility ang paggamit ng AI,” Teddy said. “Noong ginagawa namin siya actually pati kami naaamaze. Sobrang naamaze kami pero naisip na rin namin sobrang daming pwedeng magabuse ng ganitong power.”</p><p>The family members of some of the featured comedians were also present as part of the audience of the show.</p><p>You can watch their performance here:</p><div><iframe width="3038" height="1325" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pZAytCKkxrA" title="Team Vhong-Jugs-Teddy pays homage to legendary Pinoy comedians through Al | It&#x27;s Showtime" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Vhong Navarro, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz present a touching tribute for well-loved comedians.</p>

Vhong Navarro, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz present a touching tribute for well-loved comedians.

Team Vhong, Jugs, and Teddy pays tribute to Filipino comedians for Magpasikat 2023

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

Showbiz

Team Vhong, Jugs, and Teddy pays tribute to Filipino comedians for Magpasikat 2023

Nikka Sabio

Published November 07, 2023 10:10 AM PHT

Read More:

Vhong Navarro

Kevin Cosme

Redford White

Dolphy

Rene Requiestas

Willie Nepomuceno

Babalu

Yoyoy Villame

Nova Villa

Teddy Corpuz

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.