Jackie Hoffman's Ad-Libs

I just saw Garden State and nearly peed my pants laughing at Jackie Hoffman singing "Three Times a Lady" at her sister's funeral, and it made me remember how hysterical she was in Hairspray.

So I was curious as to what her famous "Ad-lib" has been at performances you guys have been to. The time I saw it, she noticed a bunch of kids in the row and said "What? Was Lion King sold out?"

There has prob been a post about this before, my bad, get over it lol.

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I remember someone else mentioning that one time the whole front row was empty and Jackie said something like, "What, are they all at the show with the green lady? That's boring!" I don't have the exact words, so maybe someone who saw that.

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Maybe she had a brain fart.

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THOSE adlibs are strictly bruce V.


the last time I saw it, there was a rainstorm and a few seats were empty, so Jackie chimed in "look at this. The biggest hit show on Broadway and we have empty seats in the front row. What's the matter with people, Lon? Are they afraid of a little rain? bunch of pussies!"

Luv me some Jackie!

last thursday (the night of bush's speech) as she climb over a man in the front row she told him don't worry you'll get to see some bush tonight"

Joanna Glushak plays the various female roles on the tour. I'm not sure how she is now, but I saw the tour twice early in it's run and I didn't think she was funny at all.

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"THey make that cute announcement about no cell phones or pagers, because they weren't around in the sixties, and then there's anachronistic ad libs, taking us out of that decade and into the present, for some cheap laughs...Bruce did that out here and it bugged me. Maybe I am the only one bothered by that kind of Schtick."

I actually liked Bruce's adlibs when "Hairspray" came to Denver. My (and the rest of the audience's) personal favorite was when he remarked, "Careful with the dress; I borrowed it from Marilyn Musgrave." For those of you who don't know, Marilyn Musgrave is a Colorado politician who is very opposed to gay marriage. The house went nuts!

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I was there in mid-July when the union was threatening strike and she said "You guys made it just in time! We're going on strike tomorrow!" ....I dont think that many people got it. Or maybe I was just in a largely tourist section. I thought it was hilarious.

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I saw it on a Wendsday Mat. back in July 2003 and as she was walking through no one noticed her and she said "It's ok, this is only a Wendsday Matinee, no need to clap or anything." She got a standing ovation.

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Have the ad-libs been in the show from the beginning? Because I swear I don't remember her saying anything special when I saw it. Did I just miss it?!?

I saw the show on tour and I don't remember an ad-lib at all. I do remember her tripping up the stairs though, maybe she mumbled something and I just didn't catch it.

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I heard 2 Jackie ad-libs, once when I saw it live in previews, once on someone's pirated video. Live, she said:

"Oh how fun, how LOVELY! It's a wonderful show, isn't it??" Then, 1 second later, to some lady she stepped on: "Oh, honey, I LOVE your FROCK! You look JUST LIKE Ethel Kennedy!" She then asked the woman's husband to give her a leg-up onto the stage. So, he cupped his hands together, gave her a boost and she climbed/rolled onto the stage, ala Carol Burnett.

the second time it was:

"Could 'ya MOVE, please?! Move. Help me out here. It's a matinee....NOBODY CARES."

Both were done with her hilarious wit and both times they had to stop the show for a literally a minute or 2 house erupted into huge laughter and applause for her.
Jackie, honey - you are my GURU! I KNEW she special from the moment I first saw her in the film KISSING JESSICA STEIN a few years ago.

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