Whoopsy indeed. Well, since it is here, let's see . . . what can we talk about. The funniest Broadway shows EVER!
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When it comes to musical comedies, Little Shop and hairspray are my fav.
Hairspray! I don't think its necissarly the funniest, but i remember laughing a lot at Drowsy Chaperone. Urinetowns pretty funny too.
Spamalot, classic python fun
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
spelling bee for SURE...i just saw it with Mo Rocca, and that made it even funnier. That guy is hilarious.
hairspray, not the funniest, but it is hilarious.
Probably not the funniest EVER, but always make me laugh:
(musicals only)
Avenue Q
Into the Woods
They're Playing Our Song
Bye Bye Birdie
Little Shop of Horrors
Yeah, I have some good laughs with Bye Bye Birdie.
HOW TO SUCCEED... when done with brilliant comedians is hysterical.
But I think the bestest funniest is A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...
When I saw Zero and/or Nathan my sides split.
Why do the funny ones have such long titles?
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The funniest Broadway show I've seen is Urinetown.
Avenue Q, The Producers, Little Shop...that's all I can think of for now lol
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Stand-by Joined: 3/3/06
Broadway is not all about Musicals!
There have been some great comedys, "Lend me a tenor" comes to mind.
FOOLS
Lend Me a Tenor
The Producers
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Broadway Bound
CURTAINS
Evil Dead: The Musical
Zombie Prom
The Odd Couple
Arsenic and Od Lace
...Just to name a few.
You Can't Take It With You
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The Producers
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Avenue Q
Noises Off!
Forbidden Broadway (Off-Broadway)
The Big Voice: God or Merman? (Off-Broadway)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Little Shop of Horrors
A Funny Thing Happend on the Way to the Forum
They're Playing Our Song
Spelling Bee
The Full Monty
The Odd Couple
Peter Pan (Can be when you have great actors. It's good campy fun!)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Do Re Mi
Reefer Madness
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
and just about anything by Neil Simon...
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Spamalot had me in convultions (spelling? Yeah a person who spends there whole life writing should know but yeah...) and Legally Blonde, while it did raise a few smiles throughout, should be commended for producing the funniest scene of the last season. "Is he gay...or European?"
Noises Off
Avenue Q
Largely New York
Lend Me a Tenor
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For me, the funniest show ever was Noises Off!
As for musicals, I would include Spelling Bee and Drowsy Chaperone.
The funniest play I've ever seen, without a doubt is Noises Off, which I saw in San Francisco.
The funniest musical? That's easy, the title says it all: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Saw it on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Mark Linn Baker and it was hysterical.
Funniest musical I've ever seen is Urinetown.
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