Boys’ Night Out bids farewell in “Last Night Out" event

On a night overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and the kind of camaraderie that defined an era, iconic radio show Boys Night Out finally gave its loyal audience the heartfelt farewell they’d been waiting for.

On January 14, 2026, original hosts DJ Tony Toni, Slick Rick, and Sam YG led the evening’s festivities—joined by Gino Quillamor and Tin Gamboa—as they reunited for the show's “Last Night Out” held at XYLO at The Palace in Bonifacio Global City.

BOYS' NIGHT OUT'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS

During the event, the Boys Night Out DJs took a nostalgic trip down memory lane, sharing some of their most unforgettable moments from their 19-year run.

DJ Tony Toni recalled how they used to do outrageous dares live on-air, inspired by the stunt-filled reality series MTV’s Jackass.

He shared one memorable episode when the Mocha Girls were guests during their then four-hour show.

For a segment called "You Don’t Turn Me On," Tony was challenged to keep a straight face no matter what happened during the game.

Tony said: "Off the top of my head, probably, when Jackass was still [airing], which was 20 years ago, we were really crazy doing different dares.”

He continued, “And so, one night just before we got on the show, Sam actually spiked my... was it tea, Slick?”

Slick corrected him, saying it was wine, reminding everyone that they used to drink on the show.

Tony added: "So, just before the show, Sam was like, so eager to have a drink and he's like, 'Okay, drink up, drink up.' And not knowing he mixed two pills actually of viagra in my wine."

Sam also recalled the moment from his perspective: "We were gonna play a game called You Don't Turn Me On."

He added, "Ang rules ng game, si Mocha Girls... na Mocha Girls, di ba, naka-short shorts and everything. Ang rule, sasayawan ka nila."

Sam explained that he secretly dissolved two viagra pills into Tony’s drink before the segment, thinking it would make the dare funnier.

"Sabi ko, 'Ang ganda nito. Slick, lagyan natin para talagang talo siya.' Dalawa. Sabi ko, 'Double down natin ito.'"

Slick chimed in with his own memory: "Tapos si Tony what he did, he was drinking it tapos when he stopped, he looked inside, 'Why are there particles in my wine?' Tapos eto si Sam, 'Oh, yeah, kasi it's super old na.'"

Slick added that they he played along, saying, "We’re like, 'Oh, it makes sense,' because we didn't know much about wine at that time."

Tony also revealed that his temperature also spiked up because of the pills, yet the group still hit the town partying afterward.

In true Boys Night Out fashion, he casually mentioned enduring a hard-on that lasted over 10 hours.

He shared, "We ended up going out that night, at Embassy. It was still hard the whole night."

Another memorable moment for Slick Rick was the time Tony Toni passed out during a chokehold demonstration with martial arts athlete Alvin Aguilar.

The incident, which was caught on video, was uploaded on the official BNO YouTube channel and took place back in 2007.

DJ Slick recalled: "We had URCC legend, of course, Mr. Alvin Aguilar. This was when he was starting up URCC. He came to the show and then we kinda asked like, 'Oh…'

"We, we were all interested. It's like, 'Oh, let me show you a move.' He's like, 'Okay.' So Tony being Tony is like, 'Okay, you can do it on me.'"

Slick continued: "So Alvin says, 'I'm gonna do a rear naked choke.' So he did the rear naked choke. So he goes, 'If you feel that you're blacking out, tap out.'

"So the tap out, you're supposed to tap the guy. His [Tony's] tap out, there's a camera here, so he started to choke him. His tap out was he was waving at the camera."

He added, "So Alvin's like, 'Oh, okay. I'll make it tighter…' He made it tight. [Tony's] eyes rolled back and he passed out."

Slick said the aftermath was even more unforgettable: "So what happened is his mom from Canada called him up, thought he was like dead."

Sam then interjected, "Kasi tumirik yung mata, e. There's actually a video. Talagang nag-white eyeballs na siya tapos nahimatay."

Slick concluded: "And she got scared like, 'Are you in the hospital? Are you in the hospital?' He's like, 'No, I just passed out.' So there you go. That was a memorable thing."

One of the funniest recent running jokes from the Boys Night Out era centers on Jojo The Love Survivor, who was humorously dubbed the group’s “COVID superspreader” during the height of the pandemic.

In those chaotic early days of the virus, Jojo unintentionally became Patient Zero for a cluster that hit close to home—he tested positive and, before anyone knew the full extent, managed to infect several station employees, including the show's core trio.

BOYS' NIGHT OUT: GAMES AND MORE

The event also featured mini-games between segments, including a Pinoy Henyo–style guessing challenge with Jojo The Love Survivor.

One lucky attendee was randomly chosen to join the hosts onstage for rounds of hilarious clues and frantic guessing.

The real twist came with the prizes: for every word Jojo failed to guess, the participant took home a bundle of treats—capped off by a sleek new HONOR X9b 5G smartphone, courtesy of event partner HONOR Philippines.

Adding to the nostalgic chaos, a cheeky dating segment put the spotlight on DJ Tony Toni.

In an unexpected twist, he gravitated toward a contestant who matched his adventurous spirit rather than the one with a more daring persona.

Staying true to BNO’s trademark comedy, the last two contenders even took part in a humorous "kili-kili smellin test," aka the "COVID check," earning big laughs from the crowd.

BOYS' NIGHT OUT: END OF AN ERA

Arguably the most important segment of the night came when the BNO hosts finally addressed the elephant in the room: why the show had to end after nearly two decades on air.

The abrupt cancellation in September 2025, which sparked confusion among listeners, allegedly stemmed from internal issues with the station’s new management team over a “highly divisive and one-sided” political topic.

In October 2025, Tin shared via Threads screenshots from a group chat in which she and her fellow hosts were instructed not to discuss the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

At the farewell event, Tony—who had been with Magic 89.9 for more than 20 years—began his speech: "There's always two sides to a story.

"And I think for those that have listened to Boys’ Night Out for the past 19, 20 years, you know that this is all we did... this is what we love to do.

"And every night, it was basically our passion to just come and give it 110% each night.

"Whether people will listen to us or not... We came to work during the pandemic. We came to work even though everyone else was at home. I think we showed up every day, almost, if not more."

Tony went on to reveal that the program had been slated for a “revamp” under the station’s 2024 restructuring plan and a new creative executive—someone he personally endorsed.

However, things took an unexpected turn.

He claimed that the entire senior management team—himself included—was eventually dismissed, leaving only Slick and Tin to keep the show going until its eventual shutdown.

Tony recalled: "Actually, 2024, we were doing a re-scramble of staff. And I vouched for someone to join us to finally do, maybe a revamp, a reformat... a change of ideas.

"And he was supposed to help us out creatively.

"And long story short, he took out the whole senior management, basically.

"Five of us... of the senior... that had been there... [One of us has] been there for 40 years. I've been there for at least a good 25. Slick's been there for a good 30 plus years.

"Each and every one of us, each month, or at least two, three months, tinatanggal. And I was the last to be taken out."

Tin chimed in, recalling how she initially thought Tony was joking when he told them about his dismissal: “And when Tony told us, sabi niya, ‘He fired me.’ And we were all like, ‘Lul!’”

Slick admitted he also didn’t take the news seriously at first: “We really thought it was a joke. But then, yeah, he goes, ‘They fired us.’ And then what Tony was saying—since it was just Tin and myself left—he said, ‘Please continue the show. Still use Boys’ Night Out.’”

But Slick and Tin felt it wouldn’t be right to continue the beloved show without Tony.

Both eventually decided to resign as well. They had hoped for a proper send-off episode, but the station allegedly did not allow a final broadcast.

Slick said: "No, we can't use Boys' Night Out. It'll just be weird, the both of us—Boys' Night Out. So, we were thinking it was like last of us or last man standing by Boys' Night Out."

He continued: "But, yeah, when Tony got fired, I think maybe after talking with my wife, and then we had this talk over at Sam's house, it was just more of, 'You know what? I thought it was time for me to let go.'

"So, I told these two first that I was resigning. And then I told Tin, and then we were like, 'Okay.' Tin was like, 'Yeah! Let's do this.'"

The plan was simple: wrap things up on a Thursday and give listeners one last heartfelt night.

"It wasn't even supposed to be a big deal—just everybody getting together to do the show one last time, to give a proper send-off and a thank you to everyone that's listened to us.

"I think that's the biggest hole in our heart—that we didn't have that chance to say thank you. And, of course, it was really for Tony… because I used to listen to this guy in college."

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