Tropang LOL

Tropang LOL (formerly Lunch Out Loud) is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by TV5 and Kapamilya Channel. Originally hosted by Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam, it aired on Kapamilya Channel's Unli PrimeTanghali afternoon line up and TV5's Lunchtime Saya afternoon line up from October 19, 2020 to April 29, 2023, replacing Kapamilya Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel and One PH simulcast of One Balita Pilipinas on TV5 and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel and Face 2 Face on TV5.

Tropang LOL
Title card from July 16, 2022 to April 29, 2023
Also known as	Lunch Out Loud
Genre	Variety show Game show
Created by	Albee Benitez
Developed by	Brightlight Productions
Written by	Robin Sison Koko Joven Dave Ili Russel Peñafuerte
Directed by	Bjoy Balagtas
Creative directors	Bobet Vidanes Johnny Manahan
Presented by	See below
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
Production
Executive producer	Rowena P. Valencia
Producers	Albee Benitez Bobet Vidanes Johnny Manahan
Production locations	Studio 72, #72 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Production company	Brightlight Productions
Original release
Network	TV5
Release	October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19) – April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)
Network	Kapamilya Channel A2Z
Release	July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) – April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)

Overview

The show was first known as Lunch Out Loud which premiered on October 19, 2020, as a regular daily noontime variety show as part of TV5's blocktime deal with Brightlight Productions. The encore episodes were subsequently aired on Cignal TV's cable channel Colours TV until the said cable channel closed down on January 1, 2022. The original hosts include Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam. The show marks the return of Gonzaga and Agbayani to TV5.^[1][2]

On July 16, 2022, Lunch Out Loud was reformatted with a new title Tropang LOL and began its simulcast over Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z. It was moved to an earlier timeslot at 11:00 AM as a preprogramming to It's Showtime and part of their back-to-back collaboration. The show is also available in IWantTFC and TFC.^[3][4]

Tropang LOL officially aired its final episode on April 29, 2023, after almost three years and Face 2 Face replaced its vacated timeslot on TV5 on May 1, along with It's Showtime returned to its original 12:00 nn timeslot until June 30 when the network's blocktime agreement expired. The next day, It's Showtime moved its simulcast to GMA Network-owned GTV before it expanded into GMA Network's main channel and AMBS-owned ALLTV nearly a years later,^[5][6][7][8] whereas TV5's new noontime show, E.A.T. (later becoming Eat Bulaga! on January 6, 2024) premiered at the same time.^[9][10][11]

Hosts

• Billy Crawford (2020–2023)
• Alex Gonzaga (2020–2023)
• Bayani Agbayani (2020–2023)
• Wacky Kiray (2020–2023)
• KC Montero (2020–2023)
• K Brosas (2020–2022)
• Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs / Auntie Julie) (2020–2021)
• Jeffrey Tam (2020–2023)
• Francoise Denyse Fainsan a.k.a. "Laboching" (2020–2023)
• Ariel Rivera (2020–2021)
• Querubin Gonzales (2021–2022)
• Nick Parker (2021–2022)
• Nikka Brillantes (2021–2022)
• JD Axie (2022–2023)
• Alexa Miro (2022–2023)
• Matteo Guidicelli (2022–2023)
• Nyca Bernardo (2023)

Other cast members

• DJ Arra Pascual (2020–2021)
• LOL Babes (2020–2023)
• LOL Boys (2020–2023)
• Jacob Plaza (Kantrabaho Winner) (2020–2023)
• Grace Cristobal (also known as "Amazing Grace") (2022; "Sagot Mo Sagot Ko" segment host)
• Mark Michael Garcia (as a Hope Singer) (2022–2021)

Guest co-hosts

• Gelli de Belen (2020–2021)
• Valerie Concepcion (2020–2021)
• Isabelle Daza (2020–2022)
• Kim Molina (2021)
• Claudine Barretto (2021)

Accolades

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Nominated artist/work	Result	Ref.
2020	GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards	Best Variety Show	Lunch Out Loud	Won	[12]
2020	GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards	Best Male Variety Show Host	Billy Crawford	Won	[12]

See also

• List of TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming
• Kapatid Channel
• Philippine noontime variety television shows

References

1. "WATCH: New noontime show 'Lunch Out Loud' to premiere on October 19". Rappler. October 8, 2020.
2. Gabinete, Jojo (October 18, 2020). "Lunch Out Loud launch sa October 19 sasabayan ng It's Showtime live telecast". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog).
3. JE, CC (July 8, 2022). "Now called 'Tropang LOL,' 'Lunch Out Loud' headed to A2Z, Kapamilya Channel as 'It's Showtime's' pre-show". lionheartv.net.
4. "'Lunch Out Loud' and It's Showtime' go back-to-back to bring noontime entertainment on A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and TV5". Manila Bulletin. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
5. "'It's Showtime' surprises viewers with sudden broadcast on AllTV". LionhearTV. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
6. Richard de Leon (June 18, 2024). "Tahimik lang: It's Showtime balik-Channel 2, napapanood na rin sa ALLTV". balita.net.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
7. "'It's Showtime' debuts on GMA Network with a bang". GMA News. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
8. "[ANALYSIS] A new era of noontime TV: GMA-7 takes in ABS-CBN's 'It's Showtime'". Rappler. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
9. "'It's Showtime' returns to 12 noon timeslot". news.abs-cbn.com. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
10. "Tropang LOL, magpapaalam na sa ere sa April 29 — sources". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
11. "Confirmed na! Pagbabu ng Tropang LOL sa ere, may petsa na, ikinalungkot nina Alex G, Billy Crawford atbp". Balita (in Tagalog). March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
12. "TV5 wins top plums in 5th GEMS Awards". Manila Bulletin Online. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

External links

• Official website