page_title: Comedy in the Philippines
section_title: Comedy of the Philippine Diaspora
hierarchical_section_title: Comedy in the Philippines / Comedy of the Philippine Diaspora
caption_attribution_description: This is Christine. She is a very popular YouTuber who makes funny videos. I was in the village anyway, right near Washington Square Park, NYC, but I would have gone there anyway just to see her. She's great. Cute, too.
context_page_description: Comedy in the Philippines has had a significant presence in Philippine culture for as long as Filipinos have had mediums of entertainment, and has transformed to reflect changing Filipino life.
  Although there are very few contemporaneous descriptions of early Philippine performance arts, the prominent use of humor is evident in documented folkloric forms as the salawikain, and oral epics such as Biag ni Lam-ang. Oral epics notably contain prominent instances of physical humor, such as the incident of Lam-ang's bath in the Amburayan river.
  The colonial era saw the introduction of new forms of entertainment, which included comedic performances in these new formats. The Spanish introduced the comedic anti-Muslim propaganda play called the "Moro-moro" and the tragicomic three-act play known as the Comedia. The American occupation and the industrial age brought new forms such as cinema and the Bodabil show.
context_section_description: While emigration from the Philippines started becoming a phenomenon early in the Nation's history, it grew began to grow significantly in light of labor export policies during the Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, and Fidel Ramos administrations.  As a result, Filipino immigrants have established themselves around the world, with second and even third generations of ethnic Filipinos in many western and middle eastern countries, notably the United States, which has long-held cultural ties with the Philippines.  Among these immigrants and their descendants, a new subset of comedians has arisen, reflecting the experiences of the Philippine diaspora.
  Among the standup comedians who broke out in the US Comedy scene during the 1990s were stand up comedians Jo Koy, Rex Navarette and Rob Schneider.  The rise of YouTube as an online media platform later saw the rise of YouTube comedians like Mikey Bustos and Christine "Happy Slip" Gambito 
  Among the most prominent comedy acts of the Philippine diaspora, commonly explored themes include immigrant experiences, especially the humorous interactions of second generation immigrants with their first generation immigrant parents.  Another common theme is to poke fun of the racism they observe within Filipino culture, aside from the racism they experience as immigrants.
caption: Filipino-American YouTube Comedian Christine "Happy Slip" Gambito at the 777 YouTube gathering in Washington Square Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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