Ispup
| Ispup | |
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"Walang Pikunan, Ispup Onli"
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| Also known as | Ispup Atbp. (2003-2004) |
| Genre | Sketch comedy, Gags |
| Created by | Associated Broadcasting Company |
| Directed by | Al Quinn |
| Creative director(s) | Ronnie Tumbokon |
| Starring |
Leo Martinez Candy Pangilinan Willie Nepomuceno Jon Santos Various contributors |
| Theme music composer | Quincy Jones |
| Opening theme | Soul Bossa Nova |
| Ending theme | Soul Bossa Nova |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 251 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mon Del Rosario Torres |
| Producer(s) | Vivian C. Recio Anthony Pastorpide |
| Location(s) | ABC 5 Studios Novaliches, Quezon City |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV5 |
| Original release | March 20, 1999 – February 15, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tropang Trumpo |
| Followed by | PBA on ABC |
| Related shows |
Wow Maling Mali Teka Mona Lokomoko Tropa Mo Ko Unli |
Ispup (English: Spoof) was a sketch comedy show produced by ABC which features parodies of several Philippine television shows and advertisements with actors impersonating political and notable personalities such as Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Cardinal Jaime Sin, among others.
The show was originally aired on Saturdays, began on March 20, 1999 and moved to Fridays on November 23, 2001 to compete with Bubble Gang. On March 16, 2003, the show was re-introduced as Ispup Atbp. and moved to Sundays, taking over the former timeslot of The Price is Right. The program ended its almost 5 year run on February 15, 2004, and was replaced by the PBA coverage on ABC. Despite the program's demise, it made a legacy to become one of the award-winning comedy shows of the network and successfully accomplished is the effective use of parody and spoof as its medium of humor which is now seen in today's Philippine gag shows.
The program pulled some pretty interesting concepts providing some great laughs with its fresh approach to delivering humor, mainly through parodies. Ispup introduced a new breed of smart humor by solely focusing on the popularity and sometimes notoriety of celebrities, television shows, and political figures - spoofing and satirizing their already public lives.
Before and after the show's duration a "disclaimer" was presented "a la Star Wars opening credits" setting to the music of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, stating that the spoofs were taken from television shows, commercials, and movies with permission, ending up as the show's tagline: "Walang pikunan, ispup onli." which roughly translate into "Nothing personal, it's only a spoof."
Lucky Me, a popular noodle brand, and Gilbey's Gin also sponsored spoof portions of this program with permission. As a result of growing popularity, Gilbey's Gin and Ispup made a promo for the best Gilbey's spoof in 2002.
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