''HAPPinas Happy Hour'' is a

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broadcast by TV5. It aired from May 6 to September 30, 2016, replacing the Friday slot of '' Sports 360''. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members.

History

Happy Truck ng Bayan

The show was originally a noontime variety show produced by TV5 and was started airing since June 14, 2015. HTNB is airing every Sunday, 11:00am to 1:00pm on TV5, and it is the biggest project of TV5 on that year and hosted by

Janno Gibbs Janno Ronaldo Ilagan Gibbs (born September 16, 1969) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. He was a regular host of GMA Network television shows '' SOP Rules'', '' Nuts Entertainment'', ''Eat Bulaga!'', '' Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grad ...

Derek Ramsay Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He has an exclusive contract with GMA Network. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay froze his contract with GMA Network. Ramsay is currently inact ...

Tuesday Vargas Marizel Sarangelo-Placido (born November 9, 1980), known professionally as Tuesday Vargas, is a Filipino actress, singer, comedian and a resident judge of TV5's ''Talentadong Pinoy''. Personal life Born as Marizel Sarangelo-Placido on Novemb ...

, Kim Idol and former Kapamilya and Kapuso stars. The show ended last February 7, 2016.

Happy Truck HAPPinas

In 2015, VIVA Communications, Inc. made an agreement with TV5 that they will be the official production outfit to handle all the Entertainment requirements of TV5. On February 7, 2016, HTNB marks their final episode. It will be replaced by a similarly formatted program, Happy Truck HAPPinas, that set to premiere live on March 6, 2016 with same hosts and same timeslot. It formally ended last May 1, 2016.

Cast

Hosts

Eula Caballero Lou Eula May Caballero Simo-Samson (born May 23, 1995), known professionally as Eula Caballero, is a Filipino former actress. She is known as the first ''Star Factor'' grand winner. She also played the role of Holly Posadas in the TV mini-seri ...

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* Mark Neumann * Margo Midwinter * Abby Poblador

Former hosts

Gelli de Belen Anna Gianelli Yap de Belen-Rivera, more commonly known as Gelli de Belen (born May 25, 1973), is a Filipino actress. She is known for her role as a host of ''SiS'', a daytime television program that ran on GMA Network from 2001 to 2010. Ear ...

Yassi Pressman Yasmin Isabel “Yassi” Pressman (born 11 May 1995) is a Filipino model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. As a dancer, she was given a break in her career for portraying antagonistic roles before rising to prominence after ...

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 ...

Daiana Menezes Daiana Alves Menezes (born June 20, 1987) is a Brazilians, Brazilian actress, singer, and television host based in the Philippines. Menezes is best known as a former co-host of Variety show, noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' and is currentl ...

Ella Cruz Gabriela Annjane "Ella" Umali Cruz (; born August 17, 1996) is a Filipino actress. She played the title character in the 2012 fantasy drama ''Aryana (TV series), Aryana''. Career She started her career on GMA Network in 2006, her first proje ...

* Kim Idol *

* Empoy *

Alwyn Uytingco Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III (born February 11, 1987), better known as Alwyn Uytingco, is a Filipino actor. Early life He was born on February 11, 1987 in Quezon City, Philippines. He was educated at the Marist School (Marikina). Car ...

References

External links

TV5 website
{{Noontime variety shows in the Philippines TV5 (Philippine TV network) variety shows TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming 2016 Philippine television series debuts 2016 Philippine television series endings 2010s Philippine television series Filipino-language television shows Television series by Viva Television