Wally Bayola (Walter James Bayola) first
became known as a stand-up comedian in different comedy bars in the metro. What fueled his career was when he joined the
longest-running and no doubt undisputed noon time show in the Philippines, Eat
Bulaga, alongside another comedian Jose Manalo in the early 2000s. Wally may be
effective in hosting just like all the “Dabarkads” in the show, but what
really appealed to the viewers was his comedic spiels most especially when he
portrayed various interesting personalities. Everything was doing great for him until 2013 when a video scandal that starred him and an Eat Bulaga dancer leaked for everyone to see.Without batting an eyelash, the show’s
management withdrew Wally Bayola from the show.
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Jose Manalo, his partner, went on with the show without him but it
cannot be denied that the flavor was bland without his partner. Episode
after episode, Wally fans anticipated his comeback, wishing to have at least a
short glance of him in Juan For All, All For One, the segment which the bald
comedian used to be a part of. After a 5-month hiatus, an emotional Wally
Bayola surprised everyone when he showed-up holding a birthday cake for his
partner. Birthday greetings turned into apologies, as the repentant Wally
profusely said sorry to Jose, whom he called "kuya," for not listening to his
advises. The comedian also apologized to Eat Bulaga management, hosts and viewers
and expressed hope that the show and its millions of viewers give him another
chance.
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The talented bald man definitely deserved a second chance, but
he did not receive it just like that. For the most part of All For Juan, Juan
For All segment, he was doing nothing. If not a wallflower, he played slave to Jose. Microphone deprived, short to say. Until just recently,
Wally started playing Doktora Dora de Explorer, a health practitioner that gave
out-of-this-world advises in issues ranging from stinky feet to domestic
violence. And from that hilarious segment, Wally Bayola slowly gained back the
nod of viewers which clearly showed their forgiveness and acceptance to him.
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After the short yet remarkable stint of Doktora Dora de
Explorer, Wally was given a new role as Donya Nidora Esperanza Zobeyala vda. de
Explorer, better known as Lola Nidora. With a new discovery named Mendoza, known
first as the Dubsmash Queen then later as the phenomenal Yaya Dub in Eat Bulaga's Kalye Serye, Wally Bayola shone even better. Eat Bulaga
absolutely made the right decision in putting this talented man in the limelight
once again. The Kalye Serye segment evolved into something Filipino audience
cannot live without, something that changed the viewing habits of noon time show
patrons.
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According to Wally Bayola, what he is doing right now is his
way of repaying Eat Bulaga for the second chance given to him. After the
scandal that he got involved with, he was very grateful of the opportunity to
work with the gang and be part of the Dabarkads again. “Parang yung chance na ibinigay sa akin,
parang suklian ko naman nang hindi naman kayo magsisi na binigyan niyo ako ng
chance. I need to do my job very well.’’ That was him in an
interview with Pep,ph.
With the fame Lola Nidora is getting and the entire Kalye Serye cast, Wally Bayola has indeed arrived. Grateful of the second chance given to him, Wally has become an epitome of the Robert Griffin III
quote: ‘’Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're
talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.’’ The comeback of Wally Bayola happened in what Lola Nidora would always say: Sa tamang panahon.
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