Pressure is on for Eric Nicolas
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Comedian Nicolas is a bit nervous over his stint on season 2 of “Your Face Sounds Familiar.” “Ako ’yung unang-una pressured kasi meron akong claustrophobia,” he declared, noting how putting on prosthetic is nerve-racking for him.
“Noong una talaga, tinanggal ko (ang cast) dito pa lang (nose). Nahiya ako tapos sabi ko, ‘Please, bayaran ko na lang, sorry ha’. Sorry ako nang sorry sa gumawa kasi pinaghirapan niya ’yan, eh. Pangalawa, nag-concentrate ako tapos tinanggal ko uli. Buo na ’yun, eh, 10 minutes na lang (pero ’di ko natagalan),” he related.
He eventually consulted a doctor to deal with his phobia.
“Sabi ng doctor, gawin mong ospital mo ’yang show na ’yan dahil lagi kang iko-close niyan. Magconcentrate ka,” he shared.
Though still trying to conquer his fears, Eric is happy with the chance afforded him to appear on the show.
“Ang suwerte ko talaga na natanggap ako. Ang tingin ko tagilid ako lalo na doon sa unang icon na ginaya ko. Hindi ko iniexpect na makukuha ako. Ang sa akin lang for fun lang talaga,” he said.
Of course, a little money as motivation doesn’t hurt. “Yes, gusto din lang kumita. Sa akin, tanggap ko na, sa edad kong ito, mahirap makakuha ng trabaho.”
The standup comedian related how he started his career in show business some years back through the prodding of Willie Revillame.
“Kinuha niya akong jester sa show niya dati. Ang jester noong araw, pinagaralan ko, ikaw ’yung magsasabi ng ‘palakpakan.’ Ngayon, nagustuhan ako ng mga staff kasi pinag-aralan ko kung ano ang dapat, hanggang ’yung game na ginawa ko, ’yung ‘hep, hep, hurray,’ doon na ako nakilala.”
Of his competition on the show – Denise Laurel, KZ Tandingan, Kakai, Michael Pangilinan, Myrtle Sarrosa, Kean Cipriano and Sam Concepcion – Eric is most intimidated by Michael.
“’Yung boses talaga napakagaling. Nasa dressing room pa lang kami pero siya ’yung kanta nang kanta. Maganda ang boses niya,” he said.
Given the chance to pick a female celebrity to impersonate, he wants to do Vilma Santos.
“Hindi naman masyadong pressure sa akin ang pag-portray ng babae. ’Yung paglagay ng mahabang buhok okay lang, eh. Pero ’yung pagtanggal ng buhok ang inaabangan ko kasi mahirap. Kailangan naming tiisin lahat ’yon,” he said.