MANILA, Philippines - Since 2005, Jojo Alejar has become entrenched in the late-night slot on TV. This time, he is host of TV5’s Medyo Late-Night Show with Jojo A. (formerly The Good Night Show on a different channel and Jojo A. All the Way in yet another station), of which he is also the producer.
The show is clearly for insomniacs who incessantly surf their TV sets for good, interesting late-night fare. Of course, there are always the late-night movies worth watching on cable. But in case you’ve seen those titles repeatedly, the show of Jojo A. is worth even a few minutes of your time before you doze off.
The late-night program is similar to Hollywood TV shows like that of Jay Leno’s, David Letterman’s or Conan O’Brien’s. Jojo starts the evening by cracking witty jokes, like the recent illegal bingo in Manila, which became a tussle between Manila City Mayor Fred Lim and Vice Mayor Isko Moreno. “More than that, bawal kalabanin si Mayor Lim,” Jojo teased.
He talks about real issues in a light manner, giving real information with a funny twist. He combines entertainment and comedy, more often talking about certain incidents or controversial people.
For March, which is Fire Prevention Month and Women’s Month, Jojo commented that “both are hot and out of control.” He pointed out, however, that there are “two women who didn’t prevent themselves from getting fired — Ate Gay and Ethel Booba.” Of course, he was referring to the recent incident in the noontime show, Wowowillie, involving its two hosts.
Jojo talks to his audience with lots of pun, jokes about daily incidents and famous people. He doesn’t come across as a trying hard (TH) host who desperately needs an audience.
