Archive → March, 2011
Heard of Nikki Limo?
WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE USED IN THIS CLIP
I was surfing around Youtube when I found this video of a female comedienne by the name of Nikki Limo. I’m not sure but I think she is half Filipina. Have you heard of her? Apparently she made a cameo on the new 90210 series. I watched this clip of hers and she’s not bad. Of course, it helps that she’s good looking. I would make a guess that she’s probably been doing stand up for 2 to 3 years, judging from the level of her performance. She reminds me a lot of Olivia Munn of the Attack of the Show.
Anyway, good for Nikki. I hope she attains more success. Tell me what you think. Her set is a bit raunchy, though. You’ve been warned.
Stand Up Comedy at AVenue in Makati
comedy cartel performs stand up at Capone's in Avenue
This March 18, 2011 at 7pm, the international group of Pinoy stand-up comedians called the Comedy Cartel will be performing their brand of humor at Capone’s for a very good cause. Divina Comedia: Laugh Your Way From Inferno to Paradiso is a fundraiser organized by L’amour and Mighty Maits for the benefit of Mighty Minds.
Capone’s is located in the A-Venue Mall in Makati City along Makati Avenue. Door charge is P250. Please call or text Richel 0922-8187592 for tickets and reservations.
I’m a fan of these Comedy Cartel guys and you will have a fun time laughing at their jokes or just laughing at them.
Who Will Be the Next Dolphy?
Dolphy the King of Filipino Comedy
Most Filipinos, but not all, consider Dolphy to be the king of comedy. And recently, he as given his blessing to his son, Vandolph, to remake all his movies. Now this could be a good thing or it could be a horrible thing. It really depends on how they remake the old movies. It remains to be seen if they can take a fresh approach to the old gags that have withered over time.
I’m not really a fan of Dolphy. But wait, before you send me your hate mail – I’m not saying that he didn’t do anything for Philippine Comedy. I respect the guy and he has made significant contributions in his time to Philippine cinema and Television with his comedy. I’m sure he deserves the title of king of comedy and during his time, he was probably the best. But times have changed and his gags haven’t.
I remember watching a show of his on TV and some bits from his movie Father Jejemon. I have to say that the jokes were very dated and made me squirm a bit. They were formulaic and predictable. If it wasn’t for his endearing quality, the jokes would have fallen flat. I personally didn’t really find them funny. That is just my opinion. You could argue against me, but then this is my blog and I get to voice my opinion.
I know Dolphy is a sacred cow and I’m sure the haters will start sending me a piece of their mind soon enough after I publish this. But I think instead of asking the question, “Who will be the next Dolphy”. One should ask, “How can we push Philippine comedy to a higher level that will put a mark on the global map?” Instead of trying to be the next King of Philippine comedy, we should be striving for something even bigger and less self indulging. We should start providing comedy that makes people laugh and think at the same time. Enough of the mindless “acheche!” type of comedy that exploits the easiness of slapstick, not that slapstick is inferior. In fact, slapstick can be done in a very smart way. The best example is Mr. Bean. He is the epitome of smart slapstick (that sounds like a paradox, I know).
So the real question is not who will be the next Dolphy but rather, who will push Filipino comedy to international recognition. I think we have the talent. We just need to believe and start making things happen.