Funniest Musical of All Time? — Page 3
#52
Posted: 9/3/16 at 2:53am
StephieElise said: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - undoubtedly my funniest moment in the theatre was having Geoffrey Rush dry hump my mother.
I just noticed this post. Do tell, Stephie. This sounds fascinating. 
Audrey
Audrey, the Phantom Phanatic, who nonetheless would rather be Jean Valjean, who knew how to make lemonade out of lemons.
#53
Posted: 9/3/16 at 7:09am
Something Rotten!
Book of Mormon
And on a somewhat different note of shows that frequently make me laugh even while the overall predominant emotion is more moving/sad/touching: Next to Normal, If/Then, Carousel
#54
Posted: 9/3/16 at 7:59am
I have truly never laughed harder than I did at the Phil Silvers revival of A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum.
The Book of Mormon and Spamalot take second and third place.
Jeez, I waited a long time between laughs!
Updated On: 9/4/16 at 07:59 AM
#55
Posted: 9/3/16 at 6:07pm
Drowsy, Forum, Day in Hollywood/Night in the Ukraine (hilarious). Also, Godspell can be a laugh riot if you get a good director/cast dealing with the parables - the San Francisco cast in the early 70's was very funny. I'm sure the original group in Toronto was too..
#56
Posted: 9/3/16 at 6:39pm
I have to buck the trend here and say I found Something Rotten shockingly unfunny. Except for a few moments that seemed liked Borle had improvised at some point, there wasn't a lot of funny. I was shocked at how lame the "Musical" number was. THIS was getting mid show standing ovations??
I agree with those who found Avenue Q a bundle of laughs, and would add the Off Broadway production of Bat Boy to the list -- very funny performances, material and choreography. Oh, and the OB production of Disaster! at St. Luke's was non-stop hilarity....which only made the unfunny Broadway version all the more frustrating!
#58
Posted: 9/4/16 at 11:09am
I'll pile on.
Spelling Bee
Avenue Q
Drowsy Chaperone
I might have found Spamlot funnier if Eric hadn't recycled so many 30 yr old jokes. I just kept groaning and muttering "lazy"
Updated On: 9/4/16 at 11:09 AM
