Tropang LOL (formerly Lunch Out Loud) is a Philippine variety show aired by TV5. Originally hosted by Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam, it premiered as a noontime show on October 19, 2020, replacing the One PH simulcast of One Balita Pilipinas (noontime edition) in the 12 nn timeslot.Tropang LOL was one of the numerous programs produced by Brightlight Productions, the production outfit of former Rep. Albee Benitez as a blocktimer of TV5 and was co-produced by veteran television director and former Star Magic head Johnny Manahan.
On July 16, 2022, the show became a late-morning variety show and was simulcast on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z. The show concluded on April 29, 2023.
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 blocktimer 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 December 31, 2021. The original hosts include Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, 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 Channel, 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 IWantTFC 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.
Final Hosts
Final Main Hosts
Billy Crawford
Alex Gonzaga
Bayani Agbayani
K Brosas
Wacky Kiray
KC Montero
Jeffrey Tam
Francoise Denyse Fainsan "Laboching" Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs / Auntie Julie) Ariel Rivera Querubin Gonzales Nick Parker Nikka Brillantes JD Axie Alexa Miro Matteo Guidicelli 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
See also
List of programs aired by TV5 (Philippine TV network) Kapatid Channel Philippine noontime variety television shows