After Ten Years, Joey De Leon Agrees To Do A Sitcom Again, 'One Of The Boys'

JOEY DE LEON has not done a sitcom in ten years. “Puro hosting lang ang ginagawa ko sa ‘Eat Bulaga’, ‘Startalk’, ‘Wow Mali’,” he says. “Marami kasing oras ang kinakain ng taping ng sitcom. Pero nami-miss ko rin kaya when TV5 offered itong ‘One of the Boys’, tinanggap ko. First time ko ring magkaroon ng anak na babae sa sitcom, si Eula Caballero. Before, puro lalaki ang anak ko, like Ian Veneracion at Rayver Cruz.”

So how’s it working with Eula and Juan Direction in “One of the Boys”? “Magaling si Eula, kahit mag-adlib. Sa Juan Direction, nahirapan ako kasi mga Ingglisero. But okay naman sila. Sanay naman akong makibagay sa kahit sinong makatrabaho ko. Tinuturuan pa nga namin sa Tagalog lines nila. I welcome working with them. Para kaming nanganganay noong una but now na naka-taped na kami ng four episodes, okay na.”

Daniel Marsh, leader of the Juan Direction, praises him lavishly. “Sobrang saya katrabaho si Joey. It’s really great to work with a legend like him. It’s actually a challenge to work with him but he helps us a lot. It’s a good feeling working with someone who’s at the top of his profession like him.”