Janno Gibbs: The nutty professor

It is one thing to have a wacky professor, but a nutty one? Well in Janno Gibbs’ case, we have proven how nuts he can be especially when he portrays Lollipop in the Balakubak portion of Nuts Entertainment Just 4 Play. Janno also showed that he can be an effective and gregarious teacher in the exciting game show Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5? Put the two together and what do you have? Janno Gibbs’ humor has established his career as a comedian. With sitcoms like Manoy and Mokong, Ober da Bakod and Beh! Bote Nga among others, Janno’s knack to make people laugh has made him one of the bankable comedians in the land. But wait, how can a comic be a respectable Chairman of the Blackboard? Going nuts Quite comfortable doing sitcoms and gag shows, Janno Gibbs is a very valuable part of Nuts Entertainment Just 4 Play. The Balakubak triumvirate is the biggest factor why this program has been doing well in the ratings game. Joey de Leon, Anjo Yllana and Janno Gibbs have discovered the right formula to engage the viewers as well as to leave a lasting mark in the history of Philippine television via their Bulungan portion. “Pag sinabing bulong magtatanong ako sa kanila (Joey and Anjo), right then and there kung ano ang itatanong namin, wala kaming script dun e, adlib lang lahat. 'Yung questions talaga sa Bulong daring talaga, but of course kino-consider namin 'yung guest kung hanggang saan 'yung kaya nya. Kaya naman pumapayag 'yung guest na sumagot talaga kasi proven na from all our guests na wala talagang leakage. Even our staff tatanungin kami ‘ano 'yung binulong nyo?’ ay secret, kaming tatlo lang talaga ang nakakaalam," explains Janno. Speaking of the Balakubak portion, working with his mentor Joey de Leon, has definitely made him a better comedian. “Si Joey de Leon idol ko talaga yan!" Exclaims Janno Gibbs when iGMA asked what song he will dedicate to Joey during a game in his Exclusive Live Chat with iGMA.tv. But he was quick to differentiate himself with the other hosts of Balakubak. “Ako 'yung pinaka malandi talaga! Sa aming tatlo, ako 'yung pinaka girl. Kasi 'yung dalawa ang ano nila gay, ako ang feel ko, girl ako! Ang tina-try kong i-ayos as a girl and hindi as bading. Ako lang ang nag me-makeup talaga, nag fa-false eye lashes, accessories nagdadala ako, humihiram ako sa wife ko ng clothes or I buy my own." A credible host A lot of people were surprised when Janno got the hosting stint for Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5? But Janno Gibbs has proven that he can be a credible Chairman of the Blackboard and lead the 10 whiz kids in challenging the show’s contestants if they are indeed smarter than a fifth grader. Injecting humor into the game show might have been the reason why Janno is successful in hosting the program. He has managed to make the otherwise serious quiz show light and engaging. Also, Janno has no qualms in admitting that he finds some of the questions in the game as quite difficult. “Sinasabayan ko 'yung contestant, tina-try kong sagutin ['yung questions] pero ewan ko parang 'di ko na naalala 'yung grade school lessons ko (laughs)." When we asked him why he thinks people finds the show engaging as proven by their ratings every week, he has this to say: “People like to be informed, to be educated that is first and foremost. Gustong gusto ng tao 'yung may bago silang na 'di-discover. Tapos bonus na lang that it is fun, at ginagawa kong light 'yung show." Now that’s the genius of being a nutty professor! - iGMA.tv