''Lunch Date'' is a

Philippine television Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even ...

variety show Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a comp� ...

broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. Originally hosted by

Orly Mercado Orlando "Orly" Sanchez Mercado (, born Orlando Mercado y Sanchez; April 26, 1946) is a Filipino politician and broadcast journalist best known for having served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998, Secretary of Defense from 199 ...

Rico J. Puno Enrico de Jesus Puno (; February 13, 1953 – October 30, 2018), better known as Rico J. Puno (), was a Filipino singer, television host, actor, comedian and politician. He was considered as a music icon in the Philippines. He started the trend ...

, Chiqui Hollmann and

Toni Rose Gayda Toni Rose Danon Gayda (born August 30, 1958) is a Filipina television personality and actress. She is the daughter of the former Philippine National Red Cross governor, public servant and movie star Rosa Rosal, and American pilot Walter Gayda. ...

, it premiered on June 9, 1986. The show concluded on March 19, 1993.

Overview

''Lunch Date'' started airing on June 9, 1986 replacing ''

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'', with Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno,

and Chiqui Hollmann serving as the hosts. The show originally aired from Studio A of the old GMA building in EDSA, but moved to the

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in 1987, the first of GMA's programs to do so. When the show was reformatted after a year, it retained both Gayda and Hollman and added Randy Santiago, Keno, Lito Pimentel, Tina Revilla, Louie Heredia, Jon Santos, Dennis Padilla, Manilyn Reynes,

Willie Revillame Wilfredo "Willie" Buendia Revillame (; born January 27, 1961), is a Filipino television host, actor, comedian, drummer, singer, and businessman. He has hosted numerous variety shows, such as ''Lunch Date'', Sang Linggo nAPO Sila'' and ''MTB ...

and

Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent, she is best known for her role as ...

to the show.

Cast

* Chiqui Hollmann *

Randy Santiago Randy Gerard Legaspi Santiago (born November 26, 1960) is a Filipino actor, comedian, television host, musician, director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the older brother of Raymart Santiago, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr ...

Keno Keno is a lottery-like gambling game often played at modern casinos, and also offered as a game in some lotteries. Players wager by choosing numbers ranging from 1 through (usually) 80. After all players make their wagers, 20 numbers (some va ...

Lito Pimentel Joselito Pimentel (born May 27, 1963), known professionally as Lito Pimentel, is a Filipino film and television actor. He is the nephew of the late game show host Pepe Pimentel. Early life and career Pimentel's career began in the early 1980s ...

* Tina Revilla * Louie Heredia *

Manilyn Reynes Manilyn Reynes (born Manilyn Villamor Reynes on April 27, 1972), professionally known as Manilyn Reynes, is a multi-awarded Filipina actress, singer and television presenter. She is regarded as a Philippine pop culture icon and dubbed as the St ...

* Jon Santos *

Dennis Padilla Dennis Esteban Dominguez Baldivia (born February 9, 1962), popularly known as Dennis Padilla (), is a Filipino comedian, TV host, radio broadcaster and actor. He is the son of the late Dencio Padilla, and the father of actress Julia Barretto. ...

* Jenine Desiderio * Rustom Padilla (now known as BB Gandanghari) *

Isabel Granada Isabella Villarama Granada (; March 9, 1976 – November 4, 2017) was a Filipino actress and singer. Early life and education Isabel Granada was the daughter of Humberto Ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer and Isabel Villarama, a ...

* Gino Padilla * Samantha Chavez *

Ogie Alcasid Herminio Jose Lualhati "Ogie" Alcasid Jr. (born August 27, 1967) is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, director and producer. He is best known for his songwriting and collaboration with other musical artists. He has appeared in fi ...

Geneva Cruz Geneva Mendoza Cruz (; born April 2, 1976) is a multiplatinum Filipina singer and actress known for her songs, ''"Anak Ng Pasig"'' (Child of Pasig River) and ''"Kailan"'' (When). She was discovered and mentored by National Artist of the Phili ...

* Vernie Varga *

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Bayani Agbayani Bayani Sequita Rogacion Jr. (born January 3, 1969), known professionally as Bayani Agbayani, is a Filipino host, actor, singer, and comedian. After 15 years at ABS-CBN, he shuttled between his original home studio GMA Network and TV5 for the t ...

;Guest hosts *

German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early ...

Ike Lozada Enrique Tagle Lozada (July 5, 1943 – March 8, 1995), also known as Kuya Ike or Iking, was a Filipino actor, comedian, and television host. Early life Lozada was born on July 7, 1943, in Iloilo City. He was 2nd of brood of 4, he is the son of ...

Accolades

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* {{Afternoon variety shows in the Philippines 1986 Philippine television series debuts 1993 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network variety shows