MANILA, Philippines - Stand-up comedian Ryan Rems Sarita was named first-ever grand winner of It's Showtime's hit segment "Funny One" as he battled against other 'Komikeros' in the grand finals on Saturday, August 8, 2015.
The Novaliches-native toppled other finalists of the competition, which includes father-son tandem Crazy Duo, veteran radio talent Gibis Alejandrino, Dabawenyo trio No Direction, and wildcard winner Nonong Ballinan.
Crazy Duo won the first runner-up award and P300,000 cash prize.
Here's the full list of winners It's Showtime Funny One:
4th Runner-up: Gibis Alejandrino 3rd runner-up: No Direction 2nd runner-up: Nonong Ballinan 1st runner-up: Crazy Duo Grand Winner: Ryan Rems Sarita
WATCH: Ryan Rems Sarita gives his nonstop 'rock n' roll to the world' jokes about life and experiences.
Top 5 Finalists It's Showtime 'Funny One'
Known as 'Ryan Rems' on social media, he won P1 million for the grand prize.
The five 'komikeros' tried to impressed jurors Herbert Bautista, Joey Marquez, director Frasco Mortiz, and Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta with their jokes and antics to entertain the madlang people.
Bautista as he commented to Sarita: "You're the man, #RockAndRollToTheWorld."
During the course of 'Funny One', the komikeros all underwent workshops under veteran comedians Bobot Mortiz, Leo Martinez, Gabe Mercado, Bayani Agbayani, and Vhong Navarro.
The grand showdown on Saturday topped online conversations with '#FunnyOneGrandFinals' among the trending topics.
Meanwhile, here are some of the popular Youtube videos of Ryan Rems Sarita.