QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – “Everybody Sing,” TV show hosted by Vice Ganda won the “Best Original Show” at the ContentAsia Awards 2023 held recently in Bangkok, Thailand. The show is produced by ABS-CBN.

Except that the show is not really an original. The content and format were copied from an American TV show called “Don’t Forget The Lyrics.”

Upon learning of the award, the producers of the American show protested and threatened to sue ABS-CBN for copyright infringement and theft of intellectual property.

The complaint forced the owners of the ContentAsia Awards to rename Vice Ganda’s award to “Best Copycat Show.”

All’s well that ends well!