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Date Posted: 12:32:48 04/01/07 Sun
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's message, "Inside Buzz report on the false RV-OA rumors" on 06:09:56 02/26/07 Mon
Ogie: Good Funny Comedian but a Serious One?
( An editorial is posted after the article. Also
Dennis Trillo album is the 3rd project for Ogie's
Independent record label. -mmJ )
Serious Comedian
Article posted March 29, 2007
Ogie Alcasid has been making us laugh on Bubble Gang ever since the
show started 11 years ago. We’ve seen him grow with the show, and we
never get tired of his jokes. What makes this funny man tick? Aside
from a sense of humor, Ogie’s determination and perseverance has
made him a success not only in the field of comedy, but in singing
and business as well. Interview by iGMA web team
“We’re on our 11th year and we’re still kicking!” Ogie says proudly,
referring to Bubble Gang.
Keeping Up with the Times
When asked what qualities the show has that has made it one of, if
not the longest, running gag shows in the country Ogie says, “Aside
from the tremendous pool of talent that we have here, aside from the
actors, production and everybody else involved, there is also the
sense of family. We treat the show very seriously, although I know
its comedy.
Ogie, who is one of the country’s premiere comedians, still finds
ways to challenge himself on the Bubble Gang set. “Every week is a
challenge,” he admits.
“There’s a fact that you’re on your 11th year and you don’t want to…
rest on your laurels. At the same time, Bitoy and I and I guess the
rest are not getting any younger, so the challenge is to remain
fresh and to not make it seem that we are 11 years old. We have to
be current.”
Being current, a must in the comedy business, is harder than it
sounds. “Sometimes, when you are deep into your work it’s hard to be
current especially when you are not really abreast with what’s
goings on with society or even what the young generation is into…
which is actually a huge chuck of our audience,” Ogie explains.
This is why for Ogie, as well as for everyone on the show, what
comes out in Bubble Gang is always a labor of love. As a comedian,
Ogie draws inspiration from his daily experiences. To him, what’s
important is not fitting into the norm. “For Bubble Gang-type
comedy, you have to think out of the box,” he explains. “You have to
get into a mold (when) you are acting but at the same time, you try
to be as natural as possible because comedy works when it looks real
or when it reflects reality.”
Staying Involved
Ogie isn’t the kind of actor who just waits for a script and blindly
follows it. He makes sure to suggest jokes and gags for the show. “I
don’t put my name on the CBB,” he says modestly. “I just think (of
ideas) and then I tell them (about it). If they think its good, then
we execute it if not then we don’t.”What’s great about Ogie is that
he’s an active participant not just in Bubble Gang, but for his
other shows as well. “I think I’ve always been an active participant
in most of my shows,” Ogie says. “As an actor ako yung gagawa, so
I’d better pitch some ideas that I think I’ll be comfortable with
and that I think is funny.”
As part of an established generation of comedians, Ogie is slightly
disappointed about the rate that local comedy is growing. When asked
what he thinks of the younger comedians today, Ogie said, “Who’s
younger than us? I think we are the younger generation… especially
because mostly Bitoy has set the “barometer” for today’s brand of
comedy. I’d like to think that I’m a part of that. It’s hard for me
to see yet among the younger ones… it seems that comedy had stopped
evolving since the gag show has come in…”
Ogie also draws inspiration for his comedic idols. “I admire of
course sila Bossing (Vic Sotto), Joey de Leon and the rest of Eat
Bulaga guys, but I think the other actors in GMA like sila Janno
Gibbs, I think they are brilliant in what they do and yeah, iba kasi
yung ginagawa nila sa ginagawa namin. They are naughtier I suppose,
and yeah, I think naughty works!”
A Variety of Roles
Aside from GMA shows Bubble Gang, and SOP, Ogie also stars in Ay,
Robot!, a sitcom that airs on QTV. His role in the latter is very
different from what he does in Bubble Gang because instead of
playing different characters and acting out gags, he has to maintain
one character, Douglas. “Ay, Robot!, I enjoy because you are playing
a part and your character is consistent in the sense na…week in and
week out you are that person, and for that character to be dynamic
is a challenge,” Ogie shares. “Sitcoms are very difficult because it
has to work form day one because if it doesn’t, then you’ve got to
keep changing (formulas) until it sitcom works.”He adds, “I believe,
I may be wrong, but it seems that the TV viewer has a short
attention span. I think of a narrative that works. You’ve got to
have a show with a lot of visuals, which is what we are trying to do
now in Ay, Robot! It seems to be working. Also, the challenge there
is to be funny without offending anyone. We try to be as wholesome
as we can which is a challenge.”
Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock all this time, Ogie is
more than just an actor. He’s a singer, a song writer, a music
producer, an entrepreneur, and a father.
How does he manage to juggle all these responsibilities? “You strike
a balance by evaluating which is more important to you,” Ogie
says. “Of course, if you ask me the most important thing to me is
family. I go home to my family and spend time with them.”
He’s lucky because in terms of work, everything he does just seems
to fit together like pieces in a puzzle. “As for work, everything
that I have seems to complement to each other in the sense that I’m
forever writing songs — its a hobby which has turned into a
profession — comedy, I do twice a week and I sing once a week in SOP
and if I have concerts then I sing there, too,” Ogie shares. “They
all seem to fit in so anything that I add, let’s say a movie, I’ll
probably have a nervous breakdown so I try not to that too much.”
Ogie’s mall-going fans have surely seen Ogie Doggie, the actor’s
hotdog stand. This business venture came, believe it or not, from
the actor’s love for hotdogs! “(I started) Ogie Doggie simply
because I like hotdogs and I felt that food was a good way to
express my desire for business. It was my first exposure to really
getting into entrepreneurship and I’m happy that its there.”
Ogie has also just recently started a production company with Regine
Velasquez and some other close friends called Indie Music. They have
a lot of exciting projects coming up, one of which is Dennis
Trillo’s debut album! “That’s in the pipeline actually,” Ogie
confides. “First, we’re producing Regine’s album. Second is the
album of a group called Mom’s Kicked the New Man, and third will be
Dennis’s studio album.”
Ogie Alcasid is a man that’s constantly brimming with ideas. Nobody
can tell what he’s going to do next, and that’s why we love him!
Catch Ogie on Bubble Gang every Friday and on SOP every Sunday.
http://www.igma.tv/story/746/Serious-Comedian
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mmJun : Personal Thoughts
NOTE: I wonder what the writer (and the real author of
the article) is trying to make people think? While I like
Ogie and I can see he is at times a good funny comedian
but I don't ever recall anything he done as one that can
be taken as serious work of the profession. In fact, just
earlier tonight I caught some of his comedy act in concert
with Regine Velasquez called "The SongBird and the SongWriter"
and regardless of what anyone's enjoyment meter was for that
night some of the things he was doing was more downright
degrading than doing whatever you can just to be funny. He
was being directed. As in just following someone's script.
Yet the writer of this article says: " Ogie Alcasid is a man
that’s constantly brimming with ideas. Nobody can tell what
he’s going to do next, and that’s why we love him! " Yet for
me, his comedy acts are nothing that hasn't been seen before.
Go figure.. and how many times has been done that Sex Balls
routine? So what the heck is this article writer talking
about?! I'll tell you.. close to the same kind of story
like the one about Regine. Not so close to being true as
we're being made to believe. -mmJun Just my own Thoughts
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Nothing against OgieBoy, of course.. its really about
the writers trying to say something nice yet far from
right about the person in question. First they were pushing
those false rumors against him. Now they are praising him?
For what? They aren't apologizing for putting out falsely
made rumors. On purpose and with purpose while in the
guise of being something ligit for publicity.
Looks seemly like more payback time for Ogie towing the
showbiz line and keeping quiet while cooperating by
working along with the people connected to the media
detractors of Regine Velasquez. Something you know
Ogie should take more seriously instead of joking
about since he is now a business partner of hers.
Just thinking out louder than ever.
mmJun >:-/
JOIN THE OGIE MUSIC FANS YAHOO GROUP!
( Sorry. No Sex-Balling going on in there. lol. )
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