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ERIC QUIZON: Learning the
Ways of Comedy |
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"I
am
not
a
comedian.
When
it
comes
to
comedy,
I
need
all
the
help
I
can
get!" |
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Director
and
award-winning
actor
Eric
Quizon
reveals
that
“Quizon
Avenue,”
the
ABS-CBN
comedy
show
starring
his
father
Dolphy,
himself
and
his
brothers
Vandolph
and
Epy,
was
intended
for
another
network.
“We
were
thinking
of
line
producing
it
for
a
different
channel,”
says
Eric
who
has
his
own
production
outfit
called
Kaizz
Ventures,
taken
from
his
nickname,
Kaizz.
Eric
and
his
brothers
Epy
and
Ronnie
were
toying
with
a
concept
with
a
comedy
format
that
would
star
the
other
Quizons
in
show
business.
“We
wanted
to
consume
and
exhaust
the
talents
of
all
the
Quizons
in
this
planet!
It
would
be
ideal!”
says
Eric.
“And
then
ABS-CBN
got
in
touch
with
me,”
Eric
continues.
“They
(representatives
of
ABS-CBN)
presented
a
similar
concept
and
I
said
‘Really?’”
The
result
turned
out
to
be
better
than
Eric
imagined.
“My
Dad
is
in
the
marquee
pa!
Wow!”
“Quizon
Avenue”
is a
one-
f-a-kind
comedy
program
that
has
musical
numbers,
spoofs
and
gags.
It
has
been
on
the
air
since
late
March.
Eric
mentioned
the
title
they
thought
of
for
their
own
concept
and
ABS-CBN
liked
it.
Eric
has
worked
with
his
dad
Dolphy
on
several
films.
He
also
directed
him
for
the
movies,
one
of
which
was
the
Metro
Manila
Film
Festival
entry
Home
Along
Da
Riber.
“Quizon
Avenue”
is
one
of
the
few
times
that
Eric
is
working
with
Dolphy
for
television.
“I was a semi-regular on ‘Plaza 1891,’” Eric recalls. “It was a short stint,
two
to
three
months
only.
And
then
I
started
doing
a
lot
of
movies
with
him.
Sometimes
I
guested
on
my
Dad’s
television
shows….
‘Quizon
Avenue’
is
the
first
really
regular
show
I’m
having
with
him
after
like
18
years.”
With
this
comedy
show
on
ABS-CBN,
Eric’s
career
on
television
has
become
more
colorful
this
year.
He
is
one
of
the
very
few
talents
to
have
regular
programs
on
different
networks
simultaneously.
Aside
from
“Quizon
Avenue,
Eric
is
also
part
of
GMA
7’s
“Darna”
where
he
is a
director.
He
is
the
host,
director
and
producer
of
“Road
Trip,”
a
travel
show
on
RPN
9.
And
he
is
also
the
host
of
the
reality-based
talent
search
“Hollywood
Dream,”
on
ABC
5
wherein
the
winners
will
be
sent
to
Hollywood
for
a
chance
at
stardom
over
there.
That
makes
four
shows
on
four
different
channels
for
Eric!
But
“Quizon
Avenue”
is
very
important
and
special
to
Eric.
He
says,
“My
Dad
and
I
rarely
see
each
other.
At
least
now,
we
get
to
see
each
other
on a
weekly
basis
when
we
tape.
We
spend
the
whole
day
until
the
wee
hours
of
the
morning….
It’s
like
therapy,
parang
bonding
and
the
bonus
is I
get
to
be
with
my
father!”
Eric
admits
that
up
to
now,
he
is
still
learning
the
craft
of
comedy.
He’s
thankful
that
Dolphy
is
there
to
give
pointers.
“On
the
set,
he
treats
us –
Vandolph,
Epy
and
I –
like
his
peers.
Since
comedy
is
his
forte,
it’s
nice
because
he
knows
what
works
for
a
scene.
He
knows
if
it’s
good
or
not
good
enough.
I’m
not
a
comedian.
When
it
comes
to
comedy,
I
need
all
the
help
I
can
get!”
He’s
got
high
hopes
for
“Quizon
Avenue.”
He
says,
“We
have
countless
possibilities.
There
is
still
a
lot
about
comedy
that
is
untapped,
a
lot
of
situations
that
can
be
done
again
but
with
a
twist…
There’s
so
much
to
give
and
to
show.”
While
Eric
is
surely
busy
with
television,
he
is
also
preparing
for
film
projects.
He
will
be
part
of
Wrinkles,
a
film
about
grandmothers
who
join
a
beauty
contest,
a
co-
roduction
venture
with
Filipino-American
colleagues.
“I’m
also
seriously
thinking
of
getting
into
digital
filmmaking,”
says
Eric.
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