BuKo (Buhay Komedya) is a Philippine pay television channel owned by

MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. is a Philippine-based media conglomerate that provides radio and television broadcasting, as well as direct-to-home satellite services and print media. Though an affiliate of telecommunications company PLDT, MediaQue ...

through

Cignal TV Cignal TV, Inc. (formerly known as GV Broadcasting System), also known by its legal trading name Mediascape Inc., is a Filipino media and telecommunications firm in the Philippines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate MediaQue ...

, in partnership with

APT Entertainment APT Entertainment, Inc. is a television and film production company in the Philippines. History APT Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of TAPE Inc., and the producer of the longest-running noontime variety show, ''Eat Bulaga!''. APT stands ...

based in

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people. Loca ...

. The name is derived after Buko, a Filipino term of

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

. The channel consists of comedic-entertainment programs for gag, sitcoms and variety shows, dubbed as the country's first local comedy channel. It was first announced in November 2019 and made its official launch on August 2, 2021, exclusively on satellite providers

Cignal Cignal (pronounced as ''signal'') is a Philippine satellite television and IPTV provider, owned by Cignal TV Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. Cignal's prepaid electronic ...

and

SatLite Cignal TV, Inc. (formerly known as GV Broadcasting System), also known by its legal trading name Mediascape Inc., is a Filipino media and telecommunications firm in the Philippines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate MediaQues ...

Programming

BuKo's programming content consists of classic local comedy shows from TV5,

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

and

IBC IBC is an initialism that can stand for: Broadcasting *Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 13, Philippines * International Beacon Project, Worldwide network of radio propagation beacons *International Broadcast Centre *International ...

, including the ones produced by

TAPE Inc. Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.) is a Philippine television production company established in 1978 and is a partner of GMA Network Inc. (after Radio Philippines Network and ABS-CBN Corporation). It was founded by former ABS ...

, M-Zet Productions, FOCUS Entertainment, Our Own Little Way Productions, APT Entertainment and

TVJ Productions TVJ Productions, Inc. is a Philippine media production company co-owned by ''Eat Bulaga!'' hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (collectively known as TVJ) and media company MediaQuest Holdings. The company was formed on June 7, 2023, a ...

as well as a handful of original programming. The programming is divided into three programming blocks: * BuKo Originals – the channel's flagship block consist of its original programs. * Tawang Pinoy Klasiks! – the channel's treasure trove of classic comedies block. * Throwback Tawanan – the channel's variety of popular programs block consist of comedy series and game shows.

Current programs

;Fantasy * Leya, ang Pinakamagandang Babae sa Ilalim ng Lupa *ParangNormal Activity *

Pidol's Wonderland ''Istorifik: Pidol's Kuwentong Fantastik'' (formerly known as ''Pidol's Wonderland'') was a weekly fantasy, comedy series in which it delivers stories for the family as told by Dolphy as the character Mang Pidol. It airs on TV5 every Sunday at 6: ...

;Sitcom *

1 for 3 ''1 for 3'' is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Rosanna Roces and Ai-Ai delas Alas. It premiered on April 10, 1997. The series concluded on June 24, 2001. It ...

Daddy Di Do Du ''Daddy Di Do Du'' is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Maxene Magalona, Danica Sotto and Isabella de Leon. It premiered on July 12, 2001 on the network's Ki ...

Mac and Chiz ''Mac and Chiz'' (stylized as ''Mac & Chiz'') is a Philippine television sitcom that broadcast on TV5, it premiered on January 25, 2015. Starring Derek Ramsay and Empoy Marquez are the leading roles. The show airs every Sunday at 8:00pm after W ...

Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'' () is a Philippine television fantasy situational comedy series broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Charito Solis and Alice Dixson. ...

Pepito Manaloto ''Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kuwento'' () formerly ''Pepito Manaloto'', ''Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kwento'', ''Pepito Manoloto: Kuwento Kuwento'' and ''Pepito Manaloto: Ang Unang Kuwento'', is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcas ...

;Drama * Tabachingching ;Gag Show *''

Bubble Gang ''Bubble Gang'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Frasco Mortiz, it stars Michael V. It premiered on October 20, 1995 on the network's Friday night line up replacing '' Vilma''. The show is the ...

'' *''

Lokomoko ''Lokomoko'' (''Lokomoko'' is Filipino for ''Niloloko mo ako'', English for ''"You're Fooling Me!"'') is a Philippine sketch-comedy show produced by ABC Development Corporation and is airing every Sunday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm (PST) on TV5. which ...

'' *''

Wow Mali ''Wow Mali'' () is the List of longest-running Philippine television series, longest-running, multi-awarded and top-rated gag show in the Philippines which was aired on TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5 from May 25, 1996, to August 2, 2008, and ...

'' * ;Game Show *''

Fill in the Bank ''Fill in the Bank'' is a Philippine game show broadcast on TV5, presented by comedians Jose Manalo and Pokwang. The program premiered on the network's Todo Max Panalo block on August 15, 2020, originally airing Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ...

'' *'' Bawal na Game Show'' *''

Celebrity Samurai ''Celebrity Samurai'' (formerly ''Pinoy Samurai'') is a Philippine comedy game show hosted by Joey de Leon as Prinsipe Sutsut (lit. Prince Sutsut), Ruffa Mi (Kimonay), Wilma Doesnt (Itimpura) and Mr. Fu (Gaysha), broadcast by TV5 and aired on Sun ...

'' ;Talk Show *''Mongolian Barbecue'' ;BuKo Originals *''

Maine Goals ''Maine Goals'' (stylized as ''#MaineGoals'') is a Philippine travel and lifestyle show broadcast by BuKo channel. It is hosted by Maine Mendoza Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza (born March 3, 1995), better known as Maine Mendoza (), is a Fi ...

'' *''Kusina ni Mamang'' *''BalitaOneNan'' *'' E.A.T.''

Former programs

*''

Tropang Trumpo ''Tropang Trumpo'' ( Tagalog for ''Troop of Tops'') is a Philippine sketch comedy show produced by ABC-5 (later known as TV5), a one-hour comedy program that featured gags, spoofs and lampoons, was known to be the "mother" of all local gag sho ...

'' *''MooMoo and Me'' *''

Iskul Bukol ''Iskul Bukol'' is a Philippine situational comedy show that aired on the IBC-13 network from October 1978 to 1988. It starred Filipino comedians Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. The show centered around student life in the fictional Wanbo ...

'' *'' Tinderella'' *''Sugo Mga Kapatid''

References

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Programming

Current programs

Former programs

See also

References