BuKo (Buhay Komedya) is a Philippine
pay television channel owned by
MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. through
Cignal TV, in partnership with
APT Entertainment based in
Mandaluyong. The name is derived after Buko, a Filipino term of
coconut. The channel consists of comedic-entertainment programs for gag, sitcoms and variety shows, dubbed as the country's first local comedy channel. It was first announced in November 2019 and made its official launch on August 2, 2021, exclusively on satellite providers
Cignal and
SatLite.[1][2][3][4]
Programming
BuKo's programming content consists of classic local comedy shows from
TV5,
GMA Network and
IBC, including the ones produced by
TAPE Inc., M-Zet Productions, FOCUS Entertainment, Our Own Little Way Productions, APT Entertainment and
TVJ Productions as well as a handful of original programming. The programming is divided into three programming blocks:[5]
BuKo Originals – the channel's flagship block consist of its original programs.
Tawang Pinoy Klasiks! – the channel's treasure trove of classic comedies block.
Throwback Tawanan – the channel's variety of popular programs block consist of comedy series and game shows.