We’ve all grown accustomed to seeing Vice Ganda full of energy, laughter—whether on TV, the big screen, or onstage.
But when we caught up with him recently at his own Vice Comedy Club in Quezon City, the country’s most bankable star revealed a more surprising, introspective side.
“It’s different now,” Vice admitted, almost sheepishly, as he leaned back from the lights and the music blaring from the stage. “I can’t really do all-nighters anymore. Like ito, I’ll sip a cocktail sometimes, but if I don’t really feel like it, I won’t. I’d rather go home early, sleep, and just have some peace.”
He chuckled at the irony—after all, he was saying this in the middle of a packed, noisy comedy bar.
“Sometimes I even tell the sound team to lower the mic volume. It feels like I’m being shouted at. I wonder if I’m the only one, or maybe others feel the same? Alamin ko nga.”
This new perspective, he says, extends beyond nightlife habits. It has reshaped his very definition of success.
Once, like many newcomers in showbiz, he equated success with money, houses, and recognition. Today, after decades in the spotlight and with countless awards—including his recent Box Office Hero Award as bestowed upon him by SPEEd for “And The Breadwinner Is…”—his priorities are more grounded.
“Success, for me now, is being able to sleep peacefully and wake up happy. It’s rest, it’s family, it’s simplicity,” Vice explained. “There’s a beauty in living simply, in having just enough. What matters most is peace of mind and maintaining good relationships.”
Interestingly, he did not address the criticism he received over his recent concert skits.
But that night at the club, he seemed more amused than bothered when fellow comedians poked fun at the controversy, mining the material for their own punchlines.
Vice laughed along, shaking his head at the jokes, but never once offering commentary of his own.
