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WATCH: ‘Showtime’ turns into Vice Ganda ‘cult’ in hilarious TV moment

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/06/24/20190624-vice-ganda.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Vice Ganda gives his ‘blessing’ to an audience member in a hilarious segment on ‘It’s Showtime’ on Monday. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — An impromptu songwriting effort from a “Tawag ng Tanghalan” contestant snowballed into a hilarious TV moment where Vice Ganda suddenly became a figure of “worship,” complete with a theme song that even topped Twitter trends on Monday.</p><p>The contestant, Charline Mae Fiel, was asked to come up with a song on the spot for host and expectant mom Mariel Padilla, resulting in heartfelt lyrics about the changes that come with motherhood.</p><p>The vocal coach from Davao City then attempted to do the same for Vice Ganda, this time drawing from his “beauty.” Fiel’s choice of words resembled a praise song, the comedian joked.</p><p>“Ako ang sasagip sa mundo!” he quipped, before prompting the audience to sing along to his own take on the composition, titled and with the lone lyrics of “Ate Vice.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1384942" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>With the audience members on their feet and swaying their hands, Vice Ganda approached a number of them to give them his “blessing,” and to exorcise negativity.</p><p>“Sabay-sabay, pati mga taga-GMA at mga taga-TV5!” Vice Ganda said.</p><p>Before long, the rest of the “It’s Showtime” hosts and the “Tawag ng Tanghalan” judges were singing, too, adding harmony to the looping lyrics.</p><p>As the “Ate Vice” moment aired on TV, the term immediately topped trending topics on Twitter, with viewers clamoring, in jest, for a streaming platform release of the song, as well as an accompanying music video.</p>