SNL Legally Blonde the Musical Middle School sketch

[curel1]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 12:53am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnBHIU2Qn0c

 

Too accurate

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 12:57am

It's fantastic. 

[whatdoesntkillme]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 1:10am

My only disappointment is that there wasn't a "Courtney, take your break" moment

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 1:33am

Spot on.  Thanks for sharing!

[phan24]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 1:37am

obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cleiHJo2kLI

[curel1]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 1:53am

phan24 said: "obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cleiHJo2kLI

 

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The last girl, oh my...

[Tiann Nerng Chong]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 1:57am

I spat out my drink at Bradley, take your break. LMFAO!

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 2:04am

Hilarious!  As I watched this, I wondered how many viewers actually didn't know there was a Legally Blonde musical and those songs were not written for the sketch. :)

[Valentina3]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 12:31pm

It was so good, I practically jumped out from my couch screaming in excitement, haha.

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 12:40pm

I definitely think it was inspired by this video.

https://youtu.be/_v8LF-YWKfo

Take note how hey ITH have the huge pencils at the beginning.

[Hamilfan2]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 7:04pm

They also both have the second girl come in late, have the ensemble mess up "No one should be left alone to dress and to accessorize," and have the same circular choreography.  Not to mention the set designs are practically identical. Its hard to deny that the SNL video was heavily inspired by the Red Room Legally Blonde video.

[smidge]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 9:50pm

"I think I got my period!"

[mpkie]

Posted: 4/16/17 at 10:16pm

LesWickedly said: "I definitely think it was inspired by this video.

https://youtu.be/_v8LF-YWKfo

Take note how hey ITH have the huge pencils at the beginning."

 

Lol, those kids are precious. Definitely cements why I thought theatre kids were weird when I was a kid. It's too bad because I missed out on so much theatre because this was my impression of what theatre was like, haha. =/

[klinnerz]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 1:28am

I'm still sad that I never got to see LB... I know it's not the greatest musical ever, but it brought me so much joy. At least MTV filmed it.

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:25am

"I spat out my drink at Bradley, take your break. LMFAO!"

I've often said Courtney is the only role I'd be right for in this show. I'd gladly settle for Bradley.

[Valentina3]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 10:33am

I always wanted to be Margot.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 4/17/17 at 12:21pm

spot on satire by snl

legally blonde underrated as a musical

laura bell bundy was spot on as elle woods

its good clean fun

u can often find the proshot mtv of the show online

 

[PatrickDC]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 2:10am

Kind of addicted to the original video and can't stop watching it. So perfect in its imperfections. I keep thinking this is a video directed by Christopher Guest. There are just way too many subtle elements and actions that I keep seeing on repeat versions. Love all the continuity issues, especially the candles that come and go. SNL nailed this parody, though I hope the young actresses in the original celebrate their new-found fame and aren't the further butt of jokes. 

[Chicken_Flavor]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 1:44pm

I did Legally Blonde in middle school too and this was exactly what it was like.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 3:39pm

The original is from 7 years ago (2012) and the girls are now like high school juniors/seniors or college freshmen, so they should be having good laughs on this

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 3:41pm

phan24 said: "obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cleiHJo2kLI"

Is the "Girls gather around Elle jumping while she changes" required in the script? It's weird that all these scenes are staged identically.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 3:43pm

orangeskittles said: "phan24 said: "obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cleiHJo2kLI"

Is the "Girls gather around Elle jumping while she changes" required in the script? It's weird that all these scenes are staged identically.

 

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No, it's not, I found it odd, too.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 4/18/17 at 4:33pm

Most schools do it to hide the quick change so they can have a "reveal" moment. One of the issues with having the Broadway version readily available and well-known is that many high schools will copy all of the direction and/or choreography. 

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/10/21 at 11:41pm

Rolling Stone recently (2021) spoke with/communicated with some of the original cast of the Red Room production - some who were unaware of the SNL sketch. The actors playing Elle, Salesgirl #2, and the red-haired girl have differing reactions to their fame/notoriety

'Courtney, Take Your Break' Meme: Story of 'Legally Blonde' Musical - Rolling Stone

Updated On: 7/10/21 at 11:41 PM

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 7/11/21 at 10:38am

ggersten said: "Rolling Stone recently (2021) spoke with/communicated with some of the original cast of the Red Room production - some who were unaware of the SNL sketch. The actors playing Elle, Salesgirl #2, and the red-haired girl have differing reactions to their fame/notoriety

'Courtney, Take Your Break' Meme: Story of 'Legally Blonde' Musical - Rolling Stone"

This is one of the only times I've ever felt unclean reading a news article.

Former Cast Member: That video is deeply embarrassing and traumatizing, and why I don't perform anymore.

Article: *Links video at the bottom*

I'm kind of sad that more of the cast members don't find it as funny as the rest of us do. It just makes it so we're laughing at them instead of with them.