SNL Off Broadway Musical Parody

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 10:18am

This is pretty great (and painfully accurate)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBy6Fnyss4c

Updated On: 11/4/18 at 10:18 AM

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 10:24am

that was dumb. 

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 11:02am

I was on the floor! It was brilliant.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 11:26am

Spot-on creepy and so perceptively accurate.

Painfully so.  

[binau]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 11:28am

Is it meant to be a parody of In The Heights?

[HugoP]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 12:03pm

Brilliant. And could have only been done by people who really love Theatre. I loved it.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 12:25pm

Is it meant to be a parody of In The Heights?

Huh?  Because they cleverly referenced Lin-Manuel Miranda you assumed it was mocking IN THE HEIGHTS?  If anything, that portion winked at HAMILTON. 

Sophisticated, intelligent humor evades the simpletons once again.  If you can’t laugh at yourself, misery and bitterness will sour your life.  Even Lin-Manuel Miranda has poked fun of himself and doesn’t take anything seriously.   

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 12:41pm

I was actually pleased to see dancers in two other sketches last night. Good on them going with a theme.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 2:14pm

The pull quotes were great!

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 2:42pm

I've noticed a lot more theatre humor on SNL in recent years. There was Crucible Cast Party and the Legally Blonde parody last year, and I love it.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 5:37pm

Crucible Cast Party. Already a classic as  far as I'm concerned.

The throwaway reference at the end of the Off Broadway Parody to the Mariska Hargitay Theatre  gave me a laff too.  ( sorry Jerry Orbach)  also the Wicked ahh wah ahhh too!

O agree w u re the pull quotes too.

[Elegance101]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 5:43pm

Cecily Strong has done a lot of theatre humor sketches (can’t forget the Christmas one with Chris Hemsworth). In a different sketch last night, she sang “Send in the Clowns!”

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 6:25pm

Rewatching the sketch, I feel like you could make a full show out of this. The sketch is built off cringe humor, which can get old fast, but I feel like you could make a musical that's a satire of well-meaning people trying to get a political message across, despite being the wrong people to send that message.

[Alex M]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 8:01pm

Later on in the night, during the "Americas got talent" sketch Jonah Hill also sang from Joseph!

[kelsey1389]

Posted: 11/4/18 at 9:16pm

Those pull quotes still gave this fake show a better review than Gettin' the Band Back Together.

[binau]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 3:51am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Is it meant to be a parody of In The Heights?

Huh? Because they cleverly referenced Lin-Manuel Miranda you assumed it was mocking IN THE HEIGHTS? If anything, that portion winked at HAMILTON.

Sophisticated, intelligent humor evades the simpletons once again. If you can’t laugh at yourself, misery and bitterness will sour your life. Even Lin-Manuel Miranda has poked fun of himself and doesn’t take anything seriously. "

What? Yes, it was funny. No idea what you’re going on about. 

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 11/5/18 at 8:55am

The two or three sketches that they have done with theatre are fantastic! Anyone remember this gems of a "High School Theatre Show"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPAtpAelwe4&t=20s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323v_FtWqvo

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 10:26am

The $140 ticket price was the best line of the whole sketch.

[theaterdarling]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 10:45am

Alex Kulak2 said: "I've noticed a lot more theatre humor on SNL in recent years. There wasCrucible Cast Partyandthe Legally Blonde parody last year, and I love it."

and let us not forget this year's LOBSTER DINER

[OKBroadwayFan]

Posted: 11/6/18 at 5:23pm

This....this...this...

 

https://www.metatube.com/en/videos/344109/SNL-Before-the-Show/

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 11/7/18 at 11:47am

It really bothers me that this is supposed to be about "Off-Broadway," when it is really about "Off-Off Broadway." Off-Broadway is made up of actual professional theatre organizations, including some very prestigious ones like The Public Theatre, Signature Theatre, Pearl Theatre, etc. However, OFF-OFF Broadway is indeed basically out of work actors (usually in their twenties) casting themselves in shows they produced themselves.

The skit is hilarious, but also furthers the myth that Broadway is the pinnacle of theatre, and everything else is garbage.