It is a fact that comedy is still part of the Philippine entertainment Industry which started during the Spanish colonization in the country. The evolving genre was then called comedia, according to Nicanor Tiongson.
Lately Jeleen Cubillas is slowly adding her name to the growing community of stand-up comedians who can elicit a laugh from Filipinos despite the difficulties of life.
Filipinos are wont to smile even in the face of adversities and so these comedians capitalize on our countrymen’s resiliency.
However, this resiliency must not overlook the ills and negative realities going in our society.
In the Philippines comedy has undergone changes through the years especially with the introduction of digital platforms which depict society’s controversial issues with a comic twist.
Comic fares like Batang Mujahideen, When Music Plays, Stage kiss, Under the Skin, all staged in 2020, tried to get the inspiration from comedy icons like Dolphy, Rene Requestas, Joey De Leon, Vic Sotto and Tito Sotto, Aiai Delas Alas, Eugine Domingo, Vice Ganda.