Funniest Broadway Play/Musical

[big_girls_don't_cry]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 7:30pm

Mine?


Spamalot

[cate_w]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 7:59pm

I don't think I have ever laughed so hard as I did in Noises Off when it was on Broadway a couple of years ago.

[kate2]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 7:59pm

First thread to recently be on this topic?

no.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:03pm

Yeah, I generally hate when people say, "Go look for a thread," because how are we supposed to know when one has started, but there was one addressing exactly this VERY recently. I'm sure it's on the third or fourth page, which is extremely current.

Sorry. :)

[Dre2387]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:37pm

The best Noises Off I saw was at my high school. Then the movie was second best. then the performance I saw at Papermill, then the Broadway revival. Cause Peter Gallagher, putting on a British accent, sucked.

[TheaterDude15]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:39pm

Avenue Q. I pissed my pants.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:53pm

Spelling Bee for me. My sides were aching from laughing so hard, and it just seems to get funnier and funnier everytime I see it.

[SarahBeth]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:58pm

I went to see A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum because a friend of mine was in it and I was rolling in the aisles.

[ThE nEw KiD]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:00am

EMMA because of the song 'Hey'

[broadwaygal3]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 4:41am

The Producers and Spamalot

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:08pm

On Broadway: Laughter on the 23d Floor. I laughed silly the whole show. However, about 30 minutes after curtain, I couldn't remember any of the "jokes" and only some of the situations.

Noises Off in San Francisco; Noises Off in London; The Convict's Return at Berkeley Rep (Geoff Hoyle in a mostly one person show)

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:09pm

Laugh Whore!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:13pm

Superman was funny & campy & a genuine great time. I really enjoyed it. It was a kick seeing Superman fly in to thwart a bank robbery, tossing a car off stage & than breaking into song with "Doing Good"

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:16pm

I think Avenue Q is the funniest, but I wish I hadn't memorized all the songs before going to see it because it takes away alot of the funny.

[joshy]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:21pm

Avenue Q and Noises Off, both in London, are the only times I have ever cried from laughing so hard. :)

[allofmylife]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:30pm

Absolutely. Noises Off. Funniest 100 pages ever written for the stage.

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:35pm

Avenue Q
Spelling Bee
Noises Off!

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:24am

avenue q owns.

[icantbelive]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:31am

Spelling Bee, I was crying I was laughing so hard :).

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:40am

Noises Off was definitely the funniest show I've ever seen. After that, I would say Spelling Bee would be next, followed by The Producers.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:46am

The 1984 OBC of Noises Off directed by Michael Blakemore (wasn't crazy about the recent revival)
Lettice and Lovage with Maggie Smith
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum CAN be hilarious with the right cast and director

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:49am

Noises Off
Avenue Q
Spamalot
Hairspray
Here's Bruce (Westbeth early 90's)
My favorite is the Off Broadway musical that always changes.
I go about 3 times a year. Maybe, more.
And every time I see it, there is something new and exciting.
So, it is not on Broadway, but I think Forbidden Broadway is my favorite show (funny) of all time.
Updated On: 7/10/06 at 09:49 AM

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:59am

I thought MILLIE was terribly funny. I hadn't laughed at a show in along time as hard as I did in Millie. The physical comedy in that show was phenomenol, most of which was Sutton. I really felt like I was was watching a modern day Barbra (Funny Girl-era) or Mary Tyler Moore. Also, Harriet Harris was having such a good time and there were several moments the cast cracked each other up. Sheryl Lee and Harriet kept making each other laugh when Harriet asks Muzzy "Did you walk here?" I really enjoyed that show immensely and I attribute the humor to the original cast.

[Melodramatic5872]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 12:36pm

Avenue Q hands down. I gave myself an asthma attack from laughing so hard.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:38pm

The Wedding Singer.