Though you can consider her six years being a part of Eat Bulaga! a short time basing on the almost 30 years the show has been on air, ni-reveal ni Pauleen Lunana she is very much at home with the Dabarkads.
Sa isang exclusive interview last April 27 during the pictorial of the upcoming prime time series, Adik Sa'Yo, iGMA.tv got to talk with Pauleen about being a part of the most popular noontime show pati na din kung papaano niya na nalalaman kung kailan nagjo-joke at kailan seryoso ang bawa't isa.
"Alam na namin! I'm on my fourth year with Eat Bulaga! Nung una, hindi mo talaga mahuhuli, una pa lang, 'Ano ba gusto nila? Inaasar ka ba nila o gusto ka lang nila pikunin or whatever?'" sagot ni Pauleen. "After a while, you'll get used to it tapos sasagot ka na tapos magsasagutan na kayo. That's one thing na natutunan ko kay Jose (Manalo), kasi si Jose parang 'yung comedy niya kasi parang galit palagi."
Patuloy na kuwento ni Pauleen tungkol kay Jose, "O 'di ba? Parang 'yun 'yung attack niya ng comedy. Nung una talaga, I was so uncomfortable, kasi sasabihan ka niya—kunwari, you're conscious about your weight—aasarin ka niya sa weight mo! Siyempre, as a newbie, parang mabo-bother ka, parang, 'Ano bang gustong sabihin nito?'"
Knowing TVJ
"But you know what? These people, hindi ka nila aasarin kung hindi ka nila gusto. Parang that's their way to reach out," banggit ni Pauleen, pamalas na nakuha na niya ang personalidad ng bawa't isang ka-Dabarkad niya, especially the legendary comic trio of Tito, Vic, and Joey. "Actually, that's Vic (Sotto)'s way of reaching out to people, especially to the new ones. Kasi hindi siya comfortable just talking about anything. Siguro that's his personality, but he'd get to you by jokes. By that, 'yun 'yung way niya. 'Di ba one-of-a-kind? Si Tito Joey (de Leon) is more of the father of the group. Concerned 'yun sa lahat, concerned [siya] sa lahat. Concerned 'yun sa show, sa spiel—sa lahat, sa amin, sa personal lives namin."
Tuloy pa ni Pauleen, "Grabe. You know what's so funny? With Tito Joey, when I broke up with my ex, si Mayor (Sherwin Gatchalian), I didn't tell anyone, 'cause I wasn't ready. Nilapitan niya ako, he hugged me, sabi niya, 'Are you okay?' sabi ko, 'Yeah', pretending hindi niya alam, [then] sabi ko, 'Why?' Sabi niya, 'You look very sad and you look very bothered. If you wanna talk to somebody, talk to me.' Parang father's instinct.
"Si Tito (Sotto) naman is the barkada, very pa-cool, feeling bagets! Si Tito ang pinaka-hilig niya, mag-pusta. 'O, mananalo 'yan? 'Pag nanalo 'yan, may utang ka sa 'kin na cheeseburger, 'pag nanalo ka, bibigyan kita ng cheeseburger!' Gano'n, para talagang bata, super, so fun! You know in Eat Bulaga! 'pag nakita mo parang isang buo, pero if you look inside, iba't-ibang personalities."
Panoorin si Pauleen at ang mga Dabarkads sa Eat Bulaga! noontime weekdays!
