What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#1What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:16pmI'm looking for a really good play that is a comedy/farce, I know several, but am looking for more titles to research. Any ideas??
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husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#2re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:40pmI second NOISES OFF.
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#3re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:40pmNoises Off is by far my favorite. Never have I laughed so hard, then when this show is done well.
#4re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:41pmLend Me A Tenor.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#5re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:42pmPrivate Lives and The Man Who Came to Dinner.
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
#7re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:50pmI never got to see it, but The Little Dog Laughed.
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#8re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:51pmRumors.
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#9re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 9:05pmHouse of Blue Leaves
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#10re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/24/08 at 9:18pmLaughter On The 23rd Floor
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#11re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:05amNoises Off is my #1, but I also love The Ritz.
I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!
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bkonbroadway
Understudy Joined: 9/11/07
#13re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 1:44am"The Mystery of Irma Vep" by Charles Ludlam and Everet Quinten (to possibly be revived Off-Broadway soon).
#14re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 3:40amNoises Off, by far.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#16re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 8:00amScapino, or Scapin, depending on the translation is a very funny play.
I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!
#17re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 10:38amNOISES OFF or LEND ME A TENOR hands down.
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fetzles1490
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/05
#18re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 11:32am
I'm a HUGE fan of Noises Off and Lend Me A Tenor.
And I recently saw Boeing Boeing in London and loved that too, I'm excited for the revival =)
#19re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/25/08 at 11:49am
Other than those greats mentioned, Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Signular is a hoot and also a fairly low budget production. A young college student/ personal friend directed it and did a fabulous job! Also Ayckborun's Communication Doors is a good choice.
Ronald Harwood's The Dresser is not considered a farce/comedy by any means, but I have seen it don't with much tongue in cheek comedy though it is technically a bitter/sweet piece.
Google any of these to see if they're right for you!
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Updated On: 1/25/08 at 11:49 AM
HeddaG
Chorus Member Joined: 1/27/08
#20re: What is your Favorite Comedy/Farce??
Posted: 1/27/08 at 8:34pmAnother vote for Noises Off. If you're looking for something obscure but wonderfully farcical - Noel Coward did a terrific adaptation of a really funny Feydeau farce - Keep An Eye On Amelie. I think Noel Coward's is called Look After Lulu. There's even a shortened version of it on the Judi Dench collection that you can get on DVD.
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