E.A.T. host Joey De Leon couldn't agree more with fellow comedian Michael V, who earlier said that it's not as easy to make people laugh or throw a punchline as it used to be.

On Oct. 1, De Leon tweeted: "Mahirap na ngayon magpatawa. Marami na ngayong namumuna. Tingin nila mas magaling sila. Sila ang dapat narito pala. Eh ano ang tawag sa kanila? Kung sa lugar mo ay ang tagal mo na? Mas kwela sila palagay nila. Ayun...inggitero at inggitera."

Michael V made a similar statement when he was honored at the 3rd Philippine Film Industry Month of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in Muntinlupa City last Sept. 26.

"Every year, every generation, mas nagiging mahirap magpatawa. We get more and more restrictions when making jokes and punchlines. 

(Every year, every generation, it becomes harder to laugh. We get more and more restrictions when making jokes and punchlines.)

"Nowadays hindi ka na pwedeng mag joke sa superhero na African-American, na bading, na suicidal na pulis, na may kapansanan.

(Nowadays, you can't joke about an African-American superhero who is gay, who is a suicidal cop, who is disabled.)

"Kahit na ang punchline mo ay walang kinalaman sa race, sa gender, sa mental at sa physical health ng isang tao, yun at yun ang pupunahin ng mga netizens na mga dalubhasa na ngayon.

(Even if your punchline has nothing to do with a person's race, gender, or mental and physical health, netizens who claim to be experts will criticize it.)

"It takes a certain level of intelligence to come up with a very entertaining punchline but a very shallow level of opinionated ignorance to destroy.

"It turns out comedy is less universal than before. What's funny to some may not be funny to others anymore.

"Pero ang totoong komedyante at hindi magpapapigil. We learn, we adopt, we persevere."

(But the real comedian will not hold back. We learn, we adapt, we persevere.)