Laughs: A documentary on Comedy Manila: A documentary on Filipino stand-up comedians

• Main Authors: Enriquez, Patricia V., Hipolito, Gabriel Lorenzo Q., Sucgang, Riel Martin L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Laughter; Stand-up comedy; Comedians > Philippines; Entertainers > Philippines; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18116
• Institution: De La Salle University

The documentary shows the reasons why the entertainers are into stand-up comedy. The comedians featured in the documentary are members of Comedy Manila, a production house socializing in comedy shows. The objective of the documentary is to show Comedy Manila as individual performers and as members of the group. Also, it aims to show their style of comedy as original and artistic performances. Their style of comedy requires them to make critical observations about their environment and use wit in order to make the audience understand their comedic point-of-view.