Legally Blonde UK line changes

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/19/10 at 8:30pm

When "Legally Blonde" was brought over to the U.K. there were obviously some changes made to it. One of them was in the song "Serious." Instead of Elle saying "Richard Simmons is our neighbor," she says "Simon Cowell is our neighbor." I understand that Simon lives here in America during "Idol," but some people don't find this line to be funny. Do you think it works?

http://www.legallyblondethemusical.co.uk/funstuff/index.php

[CONAries]

Posted: 3/20/10 at 5:30am

If they has said "Richard Simmons" no one would have a clue who she meant... actually, who IS Richard Simmons!?!?

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 3/20/10 at 6:58am

as per wikipedia, he's that creepy guy from the workout videos with the paul lynde voice

[Mark_E]

Posted: 3/20/10 at 7:53am

The Simon Cowell line always gets a load of laughs!

[Zinone]

Posted: 3/20/10 at 7:55am

Yeah, it definitely works.

One line they should have changed is "white shoes after Labor Day" - (practically) nobody here knows what that is and it never gets a laugh. It could be replaced with anything, "double denim" or any other fashion faux pas and it would be much improved.

Another change that happened during previews was changing Paulette's "With one more on the way/and we live out in Worcester" to "And this one's name is Seamus". Presumably changed to avoid confusion with the Worcester in the UK.
Updated On: 3/20/10 at 07:55 AM