Ibinahagi nina Willie Nepomuceno, Candy Pangilinan, at iba pang mga impersonators ang kanilang techniques sa panggagaya ng mga artista at pulitiko!
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00:00We walk hand in hand, we dream together. We giggle and laugh like kids forever.
00:10We're two different people, but we're having fun. We talk about anything under the sun.
00:17We are sisters, we are friends. We've got magic that never ends.
00:25I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
00:37We always have fun, being together. You know me the best, we're friends forever.
00:44Through good times and bad, I'm here for you sis. Right by your side, hit or miss.
00:51We are sisters, we are friends. We've got magic that never ends.
00:59I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
01:11We are sisters, we are sisters.
01:16Good morning to all of you!
01:18It's so good to start the day with a laugh.
01:22We're crazy because of Janice, or we're just crazy.
01:25We think of each other, we look at each other.
01:29Just like Janice, she's like, of course!
01:33She's like that, or enough is enough.
01:36Or God was with us when it happened.
01:40Don't do that!
01:44You said it.
01:46How about me?
01:48Janice, don't touch your lipstick.
01:50Bambi, put on some lipstick.
01:52My nose is itchy.
01:54It's so ugly.
01:56Why do people like to impersonate other people?
02:00That's why they joke about us.
02:04They make fun of us and make fun of us.
02:08Is political satire effective in the Philippines?
02:11Or is it just freedom of expression?
02:13Eye-opener for ASAR.
02:15And I've chosen some personalities that our guests are imitating.
02:19That's what we're going to talk about in this episode of Sis!
02:25One example of the people I've impersonated before,
02:28Jaya, Ellie Buendia,
02:30because those are the only people I can see.
02:34I don't know about the foreigners.
02:36I don't know if they'll laugh at me or react.
02:39The local artists, like Jaya, Ellie Buendia, and Aysa,
02:44I've impersonated them again.
02:46They had a good reaction.
02:48No one was violent or demanded anything from me.
02:52So far, they're all positive.
02:54They're happy,
02:57and they're open-minded
03:00in accepting my craft.
03:04They're comedians.
03:07They don't always have problems.
03:11We just do a little bit.
03:14It's not like they're shooting.
03:17It's just that.
03:19We're imitating events.
03:22Like, of course, in politics,
03:26there are famous events happening around the world.
03:29Mostly like that.
03:30And of course, commercials.
03:32When I see Willie Nep,
03:34he imitates our presidents.
03:38When I see Betoy,
03:40he imitates different people.
03:43Like President GMA.
03:45It's funny.
03:47Of course, I admire them.
03:50Also,
03:52it's really hard
03:56for each impersonator.
03:59Who do they impersonate?
04:01I really admire them
04:03because it's rare for people to be able to do it.
04:07Those are the gifts.
04:11My opinion?
04:13Well,
04:15I admire them.
04:17Of course,
04:19not everyone can impersonate.
04:22And I know that
04:25if ever
04:27they do it,
04:29it's just for fun.
04:32The techniques they use
04:34to make a spoof.
04:36We have with us today
04:39ERAP,
04:41FVR,
04:43what else?
04:45Cardinal Sin Lackson.
04:47Willie Nep.
04:49Yay!
04:52Here,
04:54Manoling Morato,
04:56Boy Abunda,
04:58Raffi Rodriguez.
05:03Alfredo Lindem,
05:05Raffi Rodriguez.
05:07And of course,
05:08when you look for Cardinal Sin,
05:09there's no one else.
05:10Wilson Gore.
05:11Thank you, Margot.
05:13Okay.
05:14Here,
05:15Nora O'Nor,
05:17Winnie Monsod,
05:19L.T.,
05:22Kenny Pangilinan.
05:24Yay!
05:26Okay.
05:27How do you impersonate?
05:29What do you look for first?
05:31The voice?
05:32The mannerisms?
05:33How do you do it?
05:34Talent A first.
05:36Talent A?
05:37That's the most important.
05:38Talent B.
05:40The most basic thing is
05:42who is the most popular
05:45or the most popular among people.
05:47That's the most basic.
05:48Or either notoriously unpopular
05:51or very popular.
05:55Or well-loved.
05:56Those are the two criteria.
05:58So those are the criteria
06:00for you to look for,
06:02for you to choose your impersonation.
06:04When you look for it,
06:05how do you learn the character?
06:07If you can do it.
06:09If you can see within your vocal range,
06:11if you can see within your physical make-up.
06:15If you can see within your personality,
06:17if you can see within your timbre.
06:19Do you have a material about yourself?
06:21Do you have an issue about yourself?
06:23I want to impersonate Mariah Carey,
06:25but I can't.
06:27You can't?
06:28Yes.
06:29I can impersonate Beauty Houston.
06:31I like Beauty Houston.
06:35So how do you do it?
06:36Even the mannerisms?
06:37Yes.
06:38The mannerisms.
06:39And the manner of speaking.
06:43So what's the first step?
06:45Of course, there's an internalization.
06:47Well, what I do is,
06:49as much as possible,
06:51I try and get to see the real person,
06:54in person.
06:55In person.
06:56So I have copies.
06:58For example,
06:59on Mondays, I'm at Manila Hotel.
07:00On Tuesdays, I'm at the Edge of Plata.
07:02On Thursdays, I'm at...
07:05I'm confused.
07:06On Saturdays, I'm at Sulu.
07:08I'm confused.
07:09I'm confused.
07:10I'm confused.
07:11I'm confused.
07:12I'm confused.
07:13I'm confused.
07:14I'm confused.
07:15So how do you get into humor now?
07:17Of course, you've already done it.
07:18You've studied it.
07:19How do you get into humor now?
07:20You exaggerate a bit.
07:22For example, they have a little quirk.
07:24You'll do it to a level that's more exaggerated.
07:27Because they're known for that.
07:29So when you see them,
07:30you'll laugh a little.
07:31You'll like it.
07:32You'll modulate.
07:33Titu Willy is different.
07:34He's really...
07:35No, he's different.
07:36That's it.
07:37That's it.
07:38That's really him.
07:39Which is really an art form.
07:41It's a different kind of art form.
07:42You can mistake him for the real...
07:44You know what?
07:45I have a story.
07:46I remember with Erap.
07:48Do you remember this?
07:50I think it was you.
07:51Because he's Erap.
07:53And Erap will also come.
07:55He's the one who...
07:57Am I right, Titu Willy?
07:58I don't know which one you're talking about.
08:00It happened one time.
08:01He's the one.
08:02I don't know if it's FDR or Erap.
08:03But one of them,
08:04he's the guy that night
08:06It was a show.
08:07The executives of the show,
08:09he's the one who accompanied.
08:11He's the one who's watching.
08:12He's the one who's watching.
08:13And then...
08:14Oh, it's him.
08:15It's Willy.
08:16He's Erap's favorite.
08:18And then...
08:19Oh, that's wrong.
08:20That's how good he is.
08:22For example,
08:23you'll choose an actor.
08:24You'll look for
08:25if he has a distinctive character
08:28that you'll focus on first.
08:31For example,
08:32Winnie,
08:33his intensity,
08:34his posture,
08:35how he speaks.
08:37How...
08:38Signatures.
08:39Signatures.
08:40Yes.
08:41The guy,
08:42the mole,
08:43you'll look for those.
08:44For example,
08:45with Erap,
08:46the walk.
08:47With Erap,
08:48the signature.
08:49The caricature.
08:50In comics,
08:51the caricature,
08:52the artwork.
08:53That's it.
08:54What you're looking for
08:55are the prominent features
08:57of a person's face.
08:58For example,
08:59Erap's face.
09:00He's like that.
09:01He's sharp.
09:02He looks like Pumada.
09:04His moustache,
09:05his wristband.
09:06You'll get all of that.
09:07You have a wristband.
09:08You have a moustache.
09:09You have hair.
09:11Your identity is there.
09:13And also,
09:14at the same time,
09:16there's a psychological built-in.
09:21When you say,
09:22like,
09:23I'm going to do Marco.
09:25You,
09:26as an audience,
09:27visualize how Marco looks like.
09:30How he talks,
09:31how he walks.
09:33And him,
09:34when I made him,
09:35he really looks like Marco.
09:38He talks like that.
09:41Where do you get your punchline?
09:43That's the hardest part,
09:44the punchline.
09:46Oh my,
09:47he's reading a book.
09:49He's reading here,
09:50he's reading there.
09:51Listening to news.
09:52News.
09:53Do you plan that?
09:54Or sometimes,
09:55impromptu,
09:56like,
09:57it comes to you.
09:58I feel better when it's impromptu.
09:59You have something in mind
10:01that you're going to do,
10:02but when that time comes,
10:04I feel like it's better
10:05if it's current.
10:07Sometimes,
10:08you include it right away.
10:09Everything is already input.
10:11It's like a computer.
10:12It's always input.
10:13It's like you're ducking.
10:14When the situation comes,
10:15you're using it.
10:17Can you give us a sample,
10:18a little bit,
10:19of your favorite imitations?
10:22The computer broke down.
10:23The computer broke down.
10:24It's been a while.
10:25There's a virus.
10:26Our computer is broken.
10:27Just the first ones you imitated.
10:29The ones before.
10:30Of course,
10:31the current issues
10:32are different.
10:33The ones you imitated at this point in time.
10:34But the ones before,
10:35the first ones you imitated.
10:40Is it okay?
10:41Is it tight?
10:42It's tight.
10:43It's like you're drinking.
10:44Yes, I'm reading.
10:45Yes, you're reading.
10:46It's like you're shaking.
10:49You're imitating Bruce Willis.
10:50I'm like that.
10:53Okay.
10:55My brothers and sisters,
10:58welcome to CIS,
11:00the only program
11:01recognized by
11:02the Archdiocese of Manila.
11:04It's a safe set.
11:05We might get a bonus.
11:06Okay.
11:07Before we go on,
11:08I must teach you
11:09how to become good Catholics.
11:11Catholics.
11:12To become good Catholics,
11:13you must learn the liturgy.
11:15After the liturgy,
11:17the letter H,
11:18the letter I,
11:19the letter G,
11:20the letter K.
11:21It's really bizarre.
11:22Cardinal.
11:23Cardinal.
11:24Cardinal is my countryman.
11:25He's from Calibo.
11:26Oh, he's from Aklan.
11:28Yes.
11:29My mom is from Calibo.
11:30That's why.
11:31You're from Bisaynginche.
11:32Bisaynginche.
11:33Bisaynginche.
11:34Bisaynginche.
11:35That's hard.
11:37What about Rafi?
11:39Who?
11:40Okay.
11:41Pulbos.
11:42Pulbos.
11:43It should be dark.
11:44Okay.
11:45Water.
11:46Pulbos.
11:47Pulbos.
11:48Not water.
11:49Okay.
11:50Okay.
11:51For example,
11:52let's say
11:54something happened in your life.
11:57It's okay.
11:58You can...
11:59Oh, okay.
12:00I'm going to tilt this.
12:05Okay.
12:06Okay.
12:07So...
12:08I'm going to tilt this.
12:11Lower it.
12:13Sometimes it's better if it's square.
12:15But wait.
12:16No, let's just say
12:18let's take a look at your past.
12:20It's okay.
12:21I feel your pain.
12:22It's okay.
12:23Go ahead.
12:24You just tell us everything.
12:26Sooner or later, it will come out.
12:28And let's just say,
12:29the person is there in front of you.
12:31Bring back the past.
12:32What will you say?
12:34Magic mirror.
12:35The magic mirror is in front of you.
12:38Tell me.
12:39Go ahead.
12:40Bring it out.
12:41And I will take it and put it in my pocket.
12:42Anytime.
12:43Especially if it's cash.
12:44It's okay.
12:46It's like a memory.
12:47It's like a memory.
12:48Okay.
12:49Okay.
12:50Who do you feel?
12:51LT.
12:52GMA.
12:53The first one.
12:54Because you still have one for your mom.
12:55From LT to GMA.
12:57Oh, yeah.
12:58LT.
12:59Oh, it's Ate Gay.
13:00It's Ate Gay.
13:06Ate.
13:07Kuya.
13:08Thank you so much.
13:10And...
13:13Sis.
13:14I'm with you now.
13:15Uncle.
13:17You can see it.
13:18Around me.
13:19The brush.
13:20The cameraman.
13:22Thank you.
13:23Is my shot beautiful?
13:25Ma'am.
13:27Even if I can't go.
13:29Where will you go?
13:30Because...
13:32I don't have a car.
13:35I don't have a driver.
13:38I love you.
13:40Okay.
13:41Just watch Sis forever.
13:42Okay?
13:43Don't forget her.
13:46Okay.
13:50Ate Willie.
13:51Ate Willie.
13:52Me?
13:53I thought I'm done.
13:55The first ones who did that.
13:57Because you have a lot.
13:58Who did that?
13:59Oh, my God.
14:00No.
14:01The first one who did that.
14:02I think.
14:03Cartoon characters.
14:04Like,
14:05Okay, olives.
14:06Count up the sweet talks.
14:07Okay.
14:08Oh, Papa.
14:09Come over here.
14:11The story.
14:12It's a girl.
14:13It's a girl.
14:16She's a master.
14:17Yes.
14:18Oh, my God.
14:19There's more.
14:20You'll do all of that later.
14:21Oh, my God.
14:22You're ready.
14:23You'll do all of that.
14:24Why is it fun to make people laugh?
14:26We'll find out when Sis returns.
14:31The first medicine for a person is laughter.
14:34But is it just a medicine?
14:36Or sometimes,
14:37it's intended to embarrass our mistakes.
14:39But on the other hand,
14:41some people's mistakes are really funny.
14:43But,
14:44why do people make us laugh?
14:47Why?
14:48How did you discover that
14:50you know how to make people laugh?
14:55I'm already late.
14:56Huh?
14:57No, I'm already late.
14:58I mean,
14:59Are you still late, Uncle Winnie?
15:01I'm already late.
15:02Oh, you're already late.
15:04No, but of course,
15:06I've been making people laugh since birth.
15:08All of us,
15:09I guess all of us were born impersonators.
15:11Yes.
15:12When you listen to
15:13a record, for example,
15:15For example,
15:16you hear
15:17a song.
15:19Sinatra.
15:20When somebody loves you.
15:23Right?
15:24If you sing it all the way,
15:26It's a form of impersonation.
15:27It's a form of impersonation.
15:28That's what you're doing.
15:29That's why,
15:30I got stuck to it.
15:31It's like,
15:32I retained the pitch,
15:34the timbre of my voice.
15:36And sometimes,
15:37when we mock our siblings,
15:41we do it like that.
15:43Like teachers.
15:44I think that's what's good about us.
15:45In the Philippines,
15:46the best impersonators in the world
15:48are the Filipinos.
15:49We're all impersonators.
15:50Because they're all small.
15:51They're all small.
15:52They're all small.
15:53They're all small.
15:54They're all small.
15:55That's from the criticism, right?
15:56Yes, actually.
15:57That's from the criticism.
15:58Why did you think that politicians
16:01or personalities
16:02that are known to impersonate,
16:04you guys might be able to sell.
16:06Well, I had a course then.
16:09When I started doing politicians,
16:11that was the time,
16:12the height, actually,
16:13of student activism.
16:15I was very active.
16:17So, I got involved.
16:19Instead of being with the speaker's bureau,
16:22in the rallies,
16:24I was different.
16:26Because all of them were fiery speeches.
16:28A lot of people would tell me,
16:30this is good.
16:31So, what I noticed,
16:33the laughter was lacking.
16:36So I did it.
16:37So, as a form of satire,
16:39in a political situation,
16:42like when Margot will have
16:43a State of the Nation address,
16:45we will have our own version
16:46of the State of the Nation,
16:48the real State of the Nation address,
16:50with me doing the address as Margot.
16:52But there was no freedom of expression
16:54at that time, right?
16:55How did you do that?
16:56Didn't you have an affidavit?
16:57Well, you were competing.
16:58That's bad.
16:59You were competing.
17:00You were competing.
17:01You were competing.
17:02I wasn't.
17:03You weren't?
17:04No.
17:05Because I wanted a job.
17:06I wanted a job.
17:07What they offered me,
17:08I impersonated L.T.
17:09So, I imitated L.T.
17:11As eventually,
17:13because those were the offers,
17:15you have to do this,
17:16you have to do that.
17:17So, I had to learn.
17:19I had to learn.
17:20So, that wasn't really your...
17:22You just wanted to work,
17:24to act.
17:25In the beginning,
17:26because I started with
17:27impersonating Lorena Tolentino.
17:29That was your first job?
17:30My first major job
17:32was for television.
17:33My first major job
17:34was for television.
17:35You imitated L.T.?
17:36I imitated L.T.
17:37when he was still watching Chop Chop.
17:39Really?
17:40How?
17:41Show us a sample.
17:43Before Chop Chop.
17:44Eyebrow, eyebrow.
17:45Eyebrow.
17:47L.T.
17:49I think L.T. is difficult.
17:50I forgot.
17:51It's been a long time.
17:52As long as I can remember,
17:53I'll use L.T.
17:54This is your look.
17:55Okay.
17:56Smile, L.T.
17:57That's it.
17:58He's always like this.
17:59He's always like this.
18:00He's always like this.
18:01He's always like this.
18:02He's always like this.
18:03He's always like this.
18:04He's always like this.
18:05He's always like this.
18:06He's always boasting.
18:07Boasting.
18:08Boasting forever.
18:09Now I remember L.T.
18:11Since political satire is your concern,
18:13should politicians
18:15be more shy?
18:16Should politicians
18:17be more shy?
18:18The course before.
18:19The course.
18:20The course before.
18:21They're also not shy.
18:22The course before.
18:23They're also not shy.
18:24How is he now?
18:25How is he now?
18:26Is it how he is now,
18:27to make people laugh?
18:28Humor, or does it still work?
18:29Is it how he is now, to make people laugh?
18:30Humor, or does it still work?
18:31Well, right now I am
18:32than I was before.
18:34Before, there was a cost.
18:36Before, there was a bite.
18:38To drive a point.
18:40But now, there's no outlet.
18:42I mean, the press, the media,
18:44the entire media is controlled.
18:46So, how else? You don't have a forum
18:48or expression of one's view.
18:50So, that's what I did.
18:52Any forum that I could go to,
18:54that's it.
18:55So now, it's purely entertainment?
18:57Not really.
18:59There's still a bit, but not
19:01a lot of space.
19:03Because you don't have much to fight for.
19:05There's freedom.
19:07There's freedom to express.
19:09Everybody's doing it anyway.
19:11You, you're impersonating
19:13the cardinal.
19:15Some people will do that to you.
19:17Even the cardinal.
19:19He doesn't have a warrant.
19:21No.
19:23The thing is,
19:25do not fool around with the policies of the church.
19:27Fool around with the person.
19:29Fool around with the person.
19:31He's fat, he's cute.
19:33Personality.
19:35So, don't fool around.
19:37I will never touch the church also,
19:39considering I'm Catholic.
19:41I'm also Catholic.
19:43So, I feel like
19:45comedy itself
19:47mirrors the realities of life.
19:49Whatever you see on TV,
19:51even if it doesn't impersonate,
19:53that's what a normal person does
19:55on a daily basis.
19:57Toilet humor is funny because
19:59we all go to the toilet.
20:01Because we all imitate
20:03what we see on TV.
20:05As a viewer,
20:07you can identify
20:09even if it's a different personality.
20:11It makes you laugh.
20:13If you think about it,
20:15when we watch TV,
20:17we laugh at what they do.
20:19So, when we see you,
20:21it's laughter.
20:23It's a mix of production, design, and design.
20:25But,
20:27it's funny.
20:29I've impersonated before.
20:31For example, Marin Winnie.
20:33When I first impersonated her,
20:35I was really clumsy.
20:37I was really clumsy.
20:39I didn't know how to lie to the person.
20:41When we first met,
20:43she was like,
20:45is this how I stand?
20:47Is this my posture?
20:49So, now,
20:51she's a bit more
20:53mature.
20:55She notices that,
20:57wait a minute,
20:59I'm losing my leg again.
21:01For the person
21:03that we impersonated,
21:05it's also a check and balance
21:07for them.
21:09In their laughter,
21:11they're really loving.
21:13But, there are some who aren't.
21:15Of course, they're not.
21:17What do they do to the people
21:19who mock their laughter
21:22That's what you'll see
21:24when we return here on SIS.
21:32So far,
21:34I haven't been offended.
21:36I haven't been
21:38hit.
21:40Because,
21:42before I joined,
21:44the crowd
21:46in front of me,
21:48next to me,
21:50I was already feeling it.
21:52I was already feeling the vibes.
21:54There might be people who are drunk.
21:56But, I can handle it.
21:58No matter what,
22:00I'll find a way
22:02that I won't be offended.
22:04Especially when I'm drunk,
22:06that's what's fun to joke about.
22:08When I get on stage,
22:10I'll cry.
22:12Then, I'll also cry.
22:14That's when we'll start fighting.
22:16But, in good taste.
22:18You should listen to what they're saying.
22:20They shouldn't hurt people.
22:22Their jokes
22:24shouldn't be below the belt.
22:26And for people,
22:28if you go to those places,
22:30it's fun.
22:32If you're drunk,
22:34go to a different place.
22:36It takes two to tango.
22:38If you want to have fun,
22:40go to a fun place.
22:42If you're offended,
22:44it's okay.
22:46Record yourself.
22:48Why would you be offended?
22:50Be sensitive.
22:52Spoofing,
22:54you're just spoofing.
22:56You're just imitating
22:58whoever you're imitating.
23:00In a way,
23:02it makes the live audience laugh.
23:04Especially, those who don't have time
23:06to watch TV.
23:08Especially,
23:10those who deliver.
23:12So, I don't think
23:14they take it seriously.
23:16It depends on
23:18if you're mad at your spoof.
23:20You have to personalize it.
23:22And also,
23:24how the comedian delivers.
23:26It's just
23:28your opinion of
23:32that person,
23:34what she represents,
23:36and what your opinion is
23:38about what she's doing, which is not right.
23:40So, for me,
23:42when you're doing a political satire,
23:44when you're spoofing,
23:46it's just putting that person in the right place.
23:48That's how it is for me.
23:50One time,
23:52what do you call this?
23:54Rock the boat.
23:56But the person I'm spoofing
23:58didn't watch it.
24:00So, I don't know what her opinion is about what I did.
24:02But the audience laughed.
24:04So, it's okay.
24:06So, that's my opinion.
24:08What if
24:10what they're doing is irritating the audience?
24:12What's their reaction
24:14when they hear bad comments
24:16about what they're doing?
24:18Do you feel like
24:20your material is hurting them
24:22or offending them
24:24or commenting
24:26especially the ones you're impersonating?
24:28Well, I think that's the intent
24:30in the first place
24:32to get across the message.
24:34Of course, the guilty will be hurt.
24:36Is this true?
24:38Yes.
24:40Like in my case, I was saying,
24:42never touch the politics to the person.
24:44For example, Cardinal Sin
24:46was invited to the Archdiocese Palace
24:48just to see me
24:50for lunch.
24:52Did he scold you?
24:54No.
24:56It was delicious.
24:58Even in the Archdiocese,
25:00it's really complicated.
25:02We're just vegetables.
25:04You're so funny.
25:06I'm really sorry.
25:08It's not a palace.
25:10It's okay.
25:12I was invited for lunch.
25:14That's why.
25:16Did anyone approach you?
25:18What did Cardinal Sin say?
25:20He said, you do not look like me.
25:22What did Jocon say?
25:24Jocon?
25:26Yes.
25:28We look alike.
25:30Oh.
25:32He's just saying that because of his hair.
25:34He has hair.
25:36I'm sure you've had an experience
25:38with Tito Willie.
25:40He's in your video.
25:42I guess.
25:44Tito Willie?
25:46That's part of the job.
25:50He's part of the...
25:52What was your experience?
25:54Tell us.
25:56What happened?
25:58Watch Marcos.
26:00It's not Marcos himself.
26:02People around him.
26:06I'm nervous.
26:08Mostly military men.
26:10Emissaries.
26:12After the show,
26:14you go to their table.
26:16You made a good impression of the president.
26:18Congratulations.
26:20But...
26:22I hope you don't do that next time.
26:24That's my job.
26:26What about the most recent?
26:28Like Tito Dolphy?
26:30Dolphy is okay.
26:32He's okay.
26:34He's a comedian.
26:36He even joked that...
26:38I read his recording.
26:40His song.
26:42He thought
26:44he was confused.
26:48He recorded it that day.
26:50It's a new rap.
26:54When did he record it?
26:56I don't know.
26:58What about Raffy?
27:00Luckily,
27:02he's not here yet.
27:04It's a form of flattery for the person.
27:06I think it is.
27:08Like Mayor Lim.
27:10For a time,
27:12I was nervous.
27:18For me,
27:20it's a form of flattery.
27:22You don't know
27:24the action.
27:26Luckily for me,
27:28they were happy.
27:30Usually, they invite me.
27:32With Winnie Monson,
27:34she invited me
27:36to impersonate her.
27:38Mel Cianco.
27:40I was invited but I didn't make it.
27:42To impersonate her
27:44in Mel and Jay.
27:46At the concert,
27:48she invited me.
27:50I'm not sure if Gloria likes what I do.
27:52When we met,
27:54she was sweet.
27:56She's still sweet.
27:58I don't know what will happen.
28:00Back in 6 o'clock days,
28:02I used to impersonate
28:04Imelda Margos.
28:06Imelda?
28:10Not authentic.
28:12The way.
28:14Double chin.
28:16Four wigs.
28:18Imelda Margos.
28:20I was there at Unimark.
28:22Loyalists chased me.
28:24I ran to Unimark.
28:28Sample.
28:30Because all I did
28:32at 6 o'clock,
28:34I was dressed up as Imelda.
28:36Not necessarily speaking.
28:38Just singing.
28:40Because of you.
28:46Because of you.
28:48They're next to each other.
28:52Is it necessary
28:54to use one's talent
28:56for impersonating?
28:58For me,
29:00not always.
29:02But what's
29:04the most distinctive
29:06in her?
29:08Mannerism or voice?
29:10For example,
29:12I always tell Tito Willie,
29:14Tito Willie, how is it?
29:16What I always notice
29:18in him is
29:20when he speaks,
29:22there's a hole in the ending.
29:24If it's not a hole, it's a scream.
29:26Mel Cianco's energy
29:28is high.
29:30His blood is high.
29:34Try it.
29:38Try it.
29:40Headlines tomorrow.
29:42Broadcast today.
29:44I'm Mel Cianco.
29:46And welcome to
29:48Phone Pies!
29:52How do you do it?
29:56Talking about impersonation.
29:58But do Filipinos
30:00really need
30:02political satire programs?
30:04Are we just lost
30:06in our freedom of expression?
30:08Or do we really need
30:10people who like to
30:12be in the public service?
30:14That's what we'll ask
30:16when Sis returns.
30:20I just let them
30:22do
30:24whatever they want
30:26in impersonating me,
30:28personally.
30:30But sometimes, I accept
30:32that it's painful
30:34and disgusting.
30:36But I can't do anything about it.
30:38I just let them do it.
30:40I guess
30:42just
30:44to make their audience laugh
30:46at my expense,
30:48for example.
30:50But I can't do anything about it.
30:52I hope
30:54they don't insult
30:56the person
30:58they're impersonating.
31:00I hope it's all in nice, clean fun.
31:02But sometimes,
31:04they give a twist
31:06that's a little bit
31:08foul.
31:10But I'm not complaining.
31:12You know, if you're
31:14impersonating someone,
31:16it's like you're already there.
31:18Who would impersonate
31:20a man on the street?
31:22Alright, so I
31:24welcome it.
31:26Political satire.
31:28Is this just a joke
31:30to them because
31:32our guests use it for their work?
31:34What is it?
31:36What is it?
31:38For me, it's to wake up.
31:40To wake up.
31:42Well, let's face it.
31:44Earlier,
31:46you asked
31:48if I go overboard
31:50with my physical defects.
31:52I don't do that.
31:54But it's a given.
31:56If it's really low,
31:58for example,
32:00the FBI will say,
32:02you know,
32:04the current president
32:06is doing very well
32:08for the country.
32:10That's why I'm on his side.
32:12I'm just here.
32:14But it's part of
32:16the jest.
32:18It's not to ridicule.
32:20Not to ridicule anybody.
32:22So therefore, even in shows,
32:24I impersonate people
32:26because sometimes, I get punchlines
32:28that the audience
32:30will look at because
32:32they know what I'm doing.
32:34But of course,
32:36that's the subject.
32:40Of course,
32:42in front of the public.
32:44You need to be happy.
32:46You too, Willie.
32:48With so many characters you impersonate,
32:50don't you sometimes get disoriented
32:52like, hello, who am I today?
32:54It's confusing.
32:56Do you still know who you really are?
32:58Yes, of course.
33:00Internalization
33:02is compartmentalized.
33:04I put Marco,
33:06SBR, Erap, Ping
33:08in one compartment.
33:10They have their own time.
33:12But this is normal.
33:14When do you say
33:16that, of course,
33:18as we said earlier,
33:20we have freedom of expression now.
33:22When can you say that
33:24the freedom has been abused?
33:26I don't think
33:28I don't think
33:30the freedom
33:326 o'clock news,
33:34when we're going on,
33:36out of 80 shows that time,
33:38we're number 5.
33:40Number 5.
33:42Cost of production of our show,
33:44the entire show,
33:46P80,000. That's a bit cheap.
33:48Super cheap.
33:50All of us,
33:52P1,000 per episode only.
33:54Number 2, we have
33:5615 writers for that show.
33:58That's a lot of writers.
34:00Dean Tarkas.
34:02All of us write.
34:04Very cheap show.
34:06Very, very cheap show.
34:08Number 5 in the ratings,
34:10we were canceled.
34:12Because?
34:14In other words, you went overboard.
34:16You went overboard.
34:18Let's face it,
34:20everyone has interests.
34:22Networks have interests to protect.
34:24There are interests to protect.
34:26So, part of the game,
34:28it's how you play it.
34:30It depends on your objective,
34:32how it will reach.
34:34If you fight City Hall,
34:36it's automatic, you're already zero.
34:38Usually,
34:40it's just over.
34:42From their point of view,
34:44if they're really guilty,
34:46it's over.
34:48You know, because there's guilt.
34:50But without guilt, it's not over.
34:52I think,
34:54our artists are responsible in the Philippines.
34:56You have your own
34:58self-regulatory body.
35:00You regulate yourself.
35:02Like what you said earlier,
35:04you don't attack the institution.
35:06Just the person.
35:08What the person is,
35:10but not an institution.
35:12Raffy, if you see
35:14other comedians in the States,
35:16talk show hosts like Jay Leno,
35:18David Letterman,
35:20they joke a lot in the beginning.
35:22It's too much.
35:24It's too much.
35:26If they attack the president,
35:28I get nervous.
35:30Let's face it.
35:32You're a citizen of the country.
35:34You elected the president to serve you.
35:36No.
35:38You're right.
35:40Technically speaking,
35:42we are paying the president.
35:44We're giving them jobs.
35:46We pay them.
35:48You have a strong heart.
35:50Of course, we know you have a strong heart.
35:52The question is,
35:54how strong is our heart?
35:56How strong is the heart of the EP,
35:58of the station,
36:00of the audience?
36:04Usually,
36:06you want to say something,
36:08but even if you do it,
36:10when it comes out,
36:12it's gone.
36:14They say,
36:16it's different for a television comedy.
36:18You can do it on stage.
36:20It's different for a live comedy.
36:22In a television comedy,
36:24the audience is different.
36:26They have different tastes.
36:28They like different things.
36:30You can't say everything.
36:32Unlike live shows,
36:34everything goes.
36:36There are advertisers.
36:38There's the station.
36:40There are a lot of constraints.
36:42You have to think about a lot of things.
36:44For example,
36:46there's breaking news.
36:48This artist suddenly...
36:50Scandal!
36:52Watch.
36:54Watch.
36:56Let's see if he can do it.
36:58If he can't do it,
37:00let's do this.
37:02Let's do this.
37:04Let's do this.
37:06There's something like that.
37:08It's a thousand faces.
37:10It's not a thousand faces, it's a thousand voices.
37:12I learned how to record.
37:14It's worth a few thousand pesos.
37:16No, I learned how to record
37:18the characters.
37:20That's the review material.
37:22Before,
37:24I didn't care about VHS.
37:26Now, I learned how to record.
37:28Because it's necessary.
37:30That's their job.
37:32That's their job.
37:34Thank you very much
37:36for coming over
37:38and sharing how to do it.
37:40What are the perks?
37:42If it's hard, it's easy.
37:44The Boy said that there's no personality.
37:46It's just a job.
37:48If there's no personality,
37:50there's nothing to laugh about.
37:52We will be right back.
37:56Will we let the show end
37:58without seeing
38:00some satire?
38:02Let's start.
38:04Thank you very much, Manoling Maroto.
38:06You're welcome.
38:08We're here
38:10watching.
38:12Thank you to the viewers.
38:14We'll see each other later.
38:16I'm going to clean up
38:18my Boy Scouts.
38:24Thank you, Cardinal Sin.
38:26Thank you for inviting me over
38:28to your show.
38:30Manoling and I,
38:32we are very close friends.
38:34Oh, that's right.
38:36Okay.
38:38Of course,
38:40President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
38:42Senator.
38:44Who are you?
38:46You told me
38:48earlier that you're the president.
38:50We talked about that.
38:52Okay.
38:56Senator Lauren Nagarda.
39:06I'm here.
39:12Thank you,
39:14Senator Lauren Nagarda.
39:16Thank you very much
39:18for bearing with us.
39:20Ador, I just want to tell you
39:22you better watch out.
39:24You better not cry.
39:26You are very preposterous.
39:28This will be
39:30very painful.
39:32Of course.
39:34Comedy.
39:36Don't see.
39:42I'm laughing.
39:44I'm not used to seeing
39:46beauty raters.
39:48My friends,
39:50I just want to tell you
39:52that
39:54I'm not real.
39:56I'm just kidding.
39:58That's why I'm a guest here
40:00with our beautiful sister.
40:02Your alphabet is running out.
40:04From A to C.
40:06From Alma to Shazia.
40:12Guys, I need to talk.
40:14They already said everything.
40:16Until the next
40:18SIS!
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40:34Optical Works.
40:36BR Chua Enterprises.
40:38680 Home
40:40Appliances.
40:42Jura Star.
40:44La Germania.
40:46Human for my clothes.
40:48Salon de Manila.
40:50Janeline Shoes.
40:52Under the Sea Pet Shop.
40:54The Barnyard.
40:56Play and Display.
40:58And Union Square.
41:00You're really funny.
41:06You know what you need?
41:08To be gentle.
41:12Okay.
41:14That's called standard.
41:18Eddie Garcia.
41:24I'm a failure.
41:26I like Lakson.
41:28How is Lakson?
41:30I want to live
41:32for a long time.
41:36That's too scary.