''Tropang LOL'' (formerly ''Lunch Out Loud'') is a Philippine television

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broadcast by TV5 and

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. Originally hosted by

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, Alex Gonzaga,

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, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam, it aired on Kapamilya Channel's Unli PrimeTanghali afternoon line up and TV5's Lunchtime Saya afternoon line up from October 19, 2020 to April 29, 2023, replacing ''Kapamilya Blockbusters'' on Kapamilya Channel and One PH simulcast of '' One Balita Pilipinas'' on TV5 and was replaced by ''Kapamilya Blockbusters'' on Kapamilya Channel and '' Face 2 Face'' on TV5.

Overview

The show was first known as ''Lunch Out Loud'' which premiered on October 19, 2020, as a regular daily noontime variety show as part of TV5's blocktime deal with Brightlight Productions. The encore episodes were subsequently aired on Cignal TV's cable channel Colours TV until the said cable channel closed down on January 1, 2022. The original hosts include

, Alex Gonzaga,

, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam. The show marks the return of Gonzaga and Agbayani to TV5. On July 16, 2022, ''Lunch Out Loud'' was reformatted with a new title ''Tropang LOL'' and began its simulcast over

, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z. It was moved to an earlier timeslot at 11:00 AM as a preprogramming to '' It's Showtime'' and part of their back-to-back collaboration. The show is also available in

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and TFC. ''Tropang LOL'' officially aired its final episode on April 29, 2023, after almost three years and '' Face 2 Face'' replaced its vacated timeslot on TV5 on May 1, along with '' It's Showtime'' returned to its original 12:00 nn timeslot until June 30 when the network's blocktime agreement expired. The next day, ''It's Showtime'' moved its simulcast to

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-owned GTV before it expanded into GMA Network's main channel and AMBS-owned ALLTV nearly a years later, whereas TV5's new noontime show, ''E.A.T.'' (later becoming ''

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'' on January 6, 2024) premiered at the same time.

Hosts

* Alex Gonzaga *

* Wacky Kiray * KC Montero * K Brosas * Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs / Auntie Julie) * Jeffrey Tam * Francoise Denyse Fainsan "Laboching" * Ariel Rivera * Querubin Gonzales * Nick Parker * Nikka Brillantes * JD Axie * Alexa Miro *

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* Nyca Bernardo

Other cast members

* DJ Arra Pascual * LOL Babes * LOL Boys * Jacob Plaza * Grace Cristobal (also known as "Amazing Grace") * Mark Michael Garcia

Guest co-hosts

* Gelli de Belen * Valerie Concepcion * Isabelle Daza * Kim Molina * Claudine Barretto

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Noontime variety shows in the Philippines Filipino-language television shows TV5 (Philippine TV network) game shows TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming TV5 (Philippine TV network) variety shows 2020 Philippine television series debuts 2023 Philippine television series endings 2020s Philippine television series Television series by Brightlight Productions Television controversies in the Philippines