Is it good-bye, “Showtime” for Vice Ganda?
After five years of making people laugh in ABS-CBN’s ”It’s Showtime,” is host-comedian Vice Ganda bidding the noontime show farewell?
An unusually subdued Vice Ganda admitted in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Gretchen Fullido on Friday, October 24 that he’s taking a rest from the show because of health issues – a throat problem, to be exact.
Voice rest
“Kapag hindi napaayos ang sitwasyon, nakakatakot … After ng procedure, two weeks total rest ng voice.”
After two weeks, Vice Ganda added that he will have to take a long rest to fully recover.
The comedian-host admits feeling down and out because he doesn’t want to stop working and he loves his job. Vice Ganda, known for his energetic ways on stage, explained that he has to restrain himself since he can no longer do what he used to do –“sigaw ng sigaw.”
“Masusunog ang lalamunan ko.”
‘Hindi ako baklang showbiz’
Meantime, Vice Ganda denied talks that his decision to take a break from “It’s Showtime” stems from a misunderstanding with ABS-CBN management.
He turned emotional as he thanked everyone who supported him in the noontime show and pledged his unending love to the “madlang pipol’ who always watch him.
A tearful Vice Ganda sat beside his equally emotional “It’s Showtime” co-hosts last Saturday, October 25, and promised fans that he will never fake his actions.
“Isa akong baklang artista, hindi ako baklang showbiz.”
Heart-tugging song
He also said that he doesn’t know the exact date he will take a leave from “Showtime.”
Speculations that Vice Ganda is quitting "Showtime” first surfaced when he told viewers last Thursday, October 23, that his heart-tugging song number with the children on stage could be his last.
“Isang awit na maaaring mag-iwan ng isang mensahe. Mawala man ako sa mundong ito, hindi n'yo man ulit ako mapanuod sa “Showtime,” maging huli man ang performance na ito, mawala man ang imahe na nagawa ko, meron akong maiiwan na malalim na mensahe,."
Vice Ganda was confined for a few days at St. Luke’s Hospital, Quezon City middle of October.
