Manny Pacquiao and Marian Rivera for Show Me the Manny
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I wasn’t able to watch the premier of Manny Pacquiao and Marian Rivera’s Show Me the Manny last night!. Too bad.. 
Pinoy boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will unleash a different punch starting tonight.
The reigning Pound-for-Pound King displays his innate comedic chops—a side of him oftentimes eclipsed by his fierce ring warrior image. For his first-ever sitcom titled Show Me Da Manny, the People’s Champ will be paired with GMA-7’s Primetime Queen Marian Rivera.
It tells the story of Manny Santos (Manny Pacquiao), an amateur boxing champion who inherits a boxing gym (Gym Santos) founded by his parents. Business was doing great until the emergence of a new and more sophisticated competitor called Gym Paredes Fitness Center, owned by neighbor Ella Paredes (Marian Rivera). Incidentally, Ella is the only person in the community willing to confront the neighborhood’s feared boxing champ.
Faced with the possibility of losing his clients, Manny then sets out to keep his business from being knocked-out by the much modern gym. But other than steering business operations, Manny will soon discover that his heart is starting to be captivated by the feisty Ella. What follows next is a string of comic and funny situations all given to life not just by Manny and Ella but by the entire neighborhood as well.
Completing the cast are Benjie Paras, John Lapus, Rochelle Pangilinan, Paolo Contis, Lovie Poe, Kevin Santos, Tuesday Vargas, Mike “Pekto” Nacua, Lito Camo, AJ Dee, Karl Acosta and 1996 Olympics boxing silver medalist Onyok Velasco.
As an added treat, Manny’s equally famous mother, Mommy Dionesia “Pacmom” Pacquiao will add more laughs to the already hilarious program. Mommy Dionesia was given a special role to complement even more the funny cast.
In a recent interview with PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), mainstay John Lapus guaranteed non-stop laughter bolstered by the fact that the show’s cast members are all seasoned comedians honed by variety of sitcoms done in the past.
“Si Manny nakakatawa naman talaga siya,” John proudly mentioned. “Meron siyang natural timing when it comes to comedy and I think people knew that even before. Ang maganda lang dito sa Show Me Da Manny, mas may venue siya and chance to show-off yong kanyang pagiging komedyante.”
The first round of gags and laughter courtesy of Show Me Da Manny premiered last night, August 24.
