The fact that they’re about 85% solid on the choreography just makes it better

@martinsorenson1055

Жыл бұрын

I think you're being generous with that 85%.

@liannapfister8255

Жыл бұрын

Part of the reason I say 85% is because there are 4 of them. They all know some of it and some of them know all of it. _Collectively,_ they’re about 85% solid.

@martinsorenson1055

Жыл бұрын

@@liannapfister8255 You're right. I watched it again, and things really only get a little messy after Bryn shows up. Not sure what I was thinking or seeing.

@Inkyabyss

Жыл бұрын

This is just a campy lark. I'm sure nobody was aiming for perfection in this performance. 🙂

@peterflowerday4561

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂Sy

There's something about watching them perform this in tuxedos that just cracks me up.

Love how the older guy who is really camp gets all the slightly pervy lines! DAMN THIS IS SO GOOD!

@legionaireb

Жыл бұрын

I assume you know the context of this song?

@Mxyzptlksac

Жыл бұрын

and yet he makes it seems less perky and more fun

when you are having a bad day watch this a number of times, you will feel so much better.

First performner is Simon Russell Beale, second performer is Daniel Evans, third peformer is Julian Ovenden and finally of course Bryn Terfel

@olly-kai

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I knew Ovenden and Terfel, but not the first two. 💚

@sedwards2207

2 жыл бұрын

Is there anything Simon Russell Beale can’t do?! ❤️

@fairlyvague82

2 жыл бұрын

@@sedwards2207 I want @Daniel Jones to answer you after 11 years 🤣🤣🤣

@sedwards2207

2 жыл бұрын

@@fairlyvague82 True! 😀

@patriciacarter9293

2 жыл бұрын

@@sedwards2207 My favourite actor

I love the fact that the audience just didn't know it was coming... Their relish in singing is brilliant! I wish the opening of the Prom was on as well....

Bryn Terfel as the fourth guy is priceless 😂 You can tell who’s the opera boy 😂😂

@cannibalisticrequiem

3 жыл бұрын

I love that he was a good sport about it! They look like they're having great fun!

So glad I got tickets to this prom, it was one of the best nights I've had in ages! Anyone who says Sondheim is too serious should be forced to sit down and watch this video!!

@RAFMnBgaming

4 жыл бұрын

I mean we certainly throw our ire his way, but never for that reason...

What I really like about this is that the orchestra members not playing seem to be really enjoying it as well. It's great. Cheers me up every time I watch it.

@CDB8939

7 жыл бұрын

Another Orchestra where the musicians have a great time is the John Wilson Orchestra

My uncle, who was 93, passed away today :( This was just his favourite, favourite piece of theatre/TV and used to sing it, along with the hand actions, constantly 😄 I can't say I know much about Sondheim or musicals, but I know that whenever I watch this it reminds of him and seriously cheers me up. It is genius. I think I need to start watching more Sondheim. This one's for you, Uncle Mo 🤗

@MrSwifts31

7 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Uncle,and be reassured that Sondheim's music will go on,and bring happy memories for MrVideeeooo

@PittsburghSonido

6 жыл бұрын

MrVideeeooo my uncle showed me this play. This ones for you though, mo! :)

@markschildberg1667

4 жыл бұрын

You are in for such a treat. I’ve loved Sondheim’s music for more than 40 years.

@oscar646

2 жыл бұрын

I never got to meet your dear late uncle but from everything I know about him, I love him!

@MrVideeeooo

2 жыл бұрын

@@oscar646 Thank you! And how funny, you commented exactly 5 years to the day. Will be watching this video a few times today, cheers! :)

Julian Ovenden is a national treasure.He always does the best

I will never, never get tired of watching this clip

Shocked by how much of a strong dancer Julian is. Love how all of them seem so happy to be there.

Congratulations to the brilliant Sir Simon Russell Beale-I would give you a knighthood just for the amount of pleasure this clip has given me over the years. : )

That's where the comedy comes in. People who haven't seen it think it's over and it's not.

Just brilliant. Gives me a smile each time I watch this. Sondheim must have loved this take on this classic. The clap at the last turn puts a great punctuation mark on the whole performance.

Great stuff. Faithful to the original orchestration. No violins, just violas and celli. Revive forum!

I would watch the " Forum" movie over and over again when I was a kid in the 1960's. I loved all of the song's, but the scene with Zero Mostel and his cast doing this number was always my favorite part. These guys did a great job emulating the tongue in cheek nature of the tune..Bravo. BTW..My second favorite scene/ song from the movie is the entrance of " Milos Gloriosus"...Everyone needs their own theme song...lol

4:00 BRILLIANT the guy on the right messed up which foot went in front and did a little hop and the guy behind him did the same to look consistent.

@donaldmiller2306

7 жыл бұрын

They all did it; it was part of the choreography.

@penguincommunity6218

6 жыл бұрын

I can see how you might have thought 💭 so, but the little hop was part of the choreography. As was pointed out, all four of them did it - in time with the music. These are consumate performers. If the guy in the right had actually messed up, they would have ignored it.

@lissaevans164

5 жыл бұрын

@@penguincommunity6218 Also 'the guy on the right' is Bryn Terfel, one of the greatest opera singers in the world and emphatically not a hoofer - that's part of the joy!

i LOVE this song omg....

I've just started rehearsals for this show and this is one of my favorite songs.

These guys made me love this number!

First time I ever saw it was at a community theater. Fell off my seat laughing! Was blessed, lo these 35 years ago to play Pseudolus in a local non-equity dinner theater production. Then followed up a year later as one of the Proteans to Ronny Graham's Pseudolus in an equity dinner theater production. Greatest fun I ever had on stage.

@irisbjones

3 жыл бұрын

I was one of the twins - so much fun every night on stage and I can still sing all the harmonies. Just a brilliant show.

@martinsorenson1055

Жыл бұрын

It is amazingly the kind of show that works with community theater troupes up to Broadway. Every time I have seen it, it has made me laugh. The movie still makes me laugh. (When I saw it on Broadway with Nathan Lane, I was laughing so hard the kid sitting next to me stopped watching the show and watched me instead. Yeah, it got a little awkward, but I was literally slapping my knee throughout it.)

So well done. I love A Funny Thing Happened on the way the Forum it's such a fun show to do and to watch. Very silly yes but delightfully so. It's a shame it's not performed more often. I played Hysterium in a production the same year this Prom was done.

@nathankinkade4171

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. I played Marcus Lycus in 2002 in a public theater. It was the most fun I'd ever had on stage. My best friend played Hysterium on stage next to me.

Tongue in cheek smut. Love it! Can't wait to get the boys singing this during the Amatur Dramatics show that I'll be directing.

Rest in peace Mr Stephen sondheim. We will be singing your songs 🎵 as long as there is Broadway. My favorite will always ❤ be Maria from West Side Story

Never get tired of watching this cheers me up every time

Absolutely brilliant.

3:26 - Lol! Love how the band just😊 starts playing again

Simon Russell Beale’s performance as Beria in The Death of Stalin was absolutely flawless.

@nicolab2075

6 ай бұрын

I saw him as Edward II many years ago in Stratford. It's the best performance i have ever seen, of anything, anywhere.

Loved this musical since I was 14. Was an extra in a high school production when I was a freshman.

Fantastic!

Sondheim is brilliant! My fave show of his is "Into the Woods".

What a hell of a lot of fun! Haha!

It was a treat when Julian Ovenden came out and was so good, and then a surprise to get Bryn Terfel, and he threw himself into....bravi, boys!

Simon Russell Beale's performance feels loads darker after seeing him in The Death of Stalin..

Bravo!

Camp as Christmas and I love it! 👸🏼👸🏻👸🏽

Increible !!!!!!!

"......a.serving girl....a loyal and unswerving girl" . One of the great rhymes of all times.

@irisbjones

3 жыл бұрын

agree! the entire show of forum is a masterclass in rhyme.

I love how chaotic this is!

I have seen the movie.I have seen the play. I have even been in the play. But this is by far my favorite production of this number.

I wasn't to aware of Sondheims music but after seeing this prom i love it. Sondheims musical rock!

@markschildberg1667

5 жыл бұрын

He is Broadway's Shakespeare.

Daniel Evans is a joy and absolutely adorable in this.

Why am I strangely attracted to the shy little bald one? Is it just me?

@misfittoys5873

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely not just you

@RAFMnBgaming

4 жыл бұрын

He has that Patrick Stewart sex appeal.

@MayorMcCheeseStalker

3 жыл бұрын

Gross.

This is what I go to no matter how low I feel - I absolutely adore it and it always makes me happy. I saw the first English production of Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and the audience was cheering from "Comedy Tonight" on. Forget the dreadful film, the show is wonderful, and this particular clip is pure delight.

@edward311

7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Its fantastically uplifting and they are all brilliant.

@blachubear

7 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about, the movie is great.

@HannibalFan52

4 жыл бұрын

@@blachubear The film is fun, I'll grant you. However, it leaves out half the songs, including the most important one, 'Free', in which Pseudolus expresses his desire for freedom. It also leaves out 'I'm Calm' (a tour-de-force for Hysterium) and 'That Dirty Old Man', which explains why Domina acts the way she does. It added a lot of unnecessary business, like the gladiator training sequence, the search for mare's sweat, and the chariot chase. Jon Pertwee was supposed to play Lycus, since he was the original London performer of the role, until they got Phil Silvers instead, so they created a tiny role of a boat captain especially for him. One of the best parts was Buster Keaton in his last role, doing most of his own stunts (except for the long-shots in the chariot chase).

How can you not like this song?

Great acting.

"Forum" is my favorite musical.

What a bunch of cuties

I have watched this at least 50 times...

A truly fantastic song, especially if you're in an amdram group and you don't have enough male singers to fill the parts. Very amusing.

I never noticed that in the million times I have watched this! Well spotted

This is so delicious, I can hardly stand it! Makes my day everytime I see it.

What a funny and delightful number. For those of us not familiar with these gentlemen, I wonder if they could be identified. Thank you.

@tdc1991x

6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Kerwin In order of appearance they are: Simon Russell Beale, Daniel Evans, Julian Ovenden and Bryn Terfel.

a real tribute to Frankie Howerd...its as camp as a row of tents...filled with inuendo but its not at all funny. - its more than that! ... its HILARIOUS! funest thing Ive seen in ages..... thank you BBC!

Someone commented on the size difference between Bryn Terfel and the others and so I took the time to find out myself. Bryn is 6'4; Julian Ovendon is 5'10; Simon Russell Beale is 5'6 give or take and Daniel Evans is around 5'7 or 5'8.

Even if someone posted about this before, to save your having to scroll down forever - the four performers are Daniel Evans, Julian Ovendon, Simon Russell Beale and Bryn Terfel (in that order at the end). I don't think I realized before how large Terfel is. He towers over the others.

wow

This sooo much better than the original

a real tribute to Frankie Howerd...camp...filled with inuenendo but its not at all funny.... its HILARIOUS! funest thing Ive seen in ages..... thank you BBC!

For some reason,, I can't help feeling that today, that song would be frowned upon.

@martinsorenson1055

Жыл бұрын

I'm not frowning.

@Blueberryyymuffin

3 ай бұрын

I can see why, it is a bit objectifying. But oh well, I’d still sing it to tease people when they are cleaning 😄

One does not simply NOT do a jazz square while performing this song

Such a fuckin fun song to sing.

Amazon UK now has it.

I can't get enough of this. Just so... entertaining, with no agenda. And to this 'merican, so veddy British.

This song calls for Mostel, Silvers and Gilford.

RIP Sondheim

The third guy looks like Robb Stark. :)

That "older guy" is the wonderful Simon Russell Beale. Check out some of his work, he's amazing

I mean like you HAVE to do a jazz square when you perform this song

Simon Russell Beale is adorable

The movie version would only be of interest to those wanting to see Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Michael Hordern and Jack Gilford perform this impeccably. So much so the BBC are 'borrowing' the choreography.

And because American TV is too profit driven. The BBC has the freedom to concentrate on producing excellent content.. in contrast in America the concentration is on where to place the commercials and for what demographic. I am always accused of being an Anglophile. The truth is I simply enjoy excellent programming

Wished Daniel Evans did more in the front of the theatre

So I've just seen Simon Russell Beale in The Death of Stalin and I can't help thinking this song is now filled with dark subtext.

@charlietheanteater3918

5 жыл бұрын

GrandiaKnight Lol Beryia sings this song as he molests the Russian maids in his basement

Does Simon forget the dance moves at 4:18 ?

This is why we pay our licence fee!

Th Worst Roommate brought me here…

Any body knows who is the first singer in this song

1:16 ^^^^^ personal mark

NO WAY IS THIS 10 YEARS OLD!

I pissed myself.

Hey

Who’s the bald guy! He’s amazing and his voice sounds so familiar

@CDB8939

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Evans

Kobayashi got one now.

lmao @ all the people clapping bc they never heard the song before

One more time…

whos the third guy?

@Kasino80

5 жыл бұрын

Julian Ovenden. He's a brilliant actor/singer. He played Foyle's son in the crime show Foyle's War set during WWII. A brilliant show btw.

@dorothywagstaff3792

2 жыл бұрын

Julian Ovenden - his voice is just stunning. He's a brilliant actor as well.

These cats sound soooo square on those big band-ish interludes

hmmmmm

Definitive

Written long before "ME TOO"

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AGREES.

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the first time I ever saw Forum was on tv when I was in high school. I could not stop laughing through the entire movie. No, it's never performed now because, WOW can you imagine the protests with this song alone "everybody ought to have a maid....a menial." MY GOD! it would never even open.

@ronaldcammarata3422

4 жыл бұрын

Why do people have to lie to fit their bizarre agendas? It's played all the time.

Of course Evans' has a good voice but for me, Nathan Lane owns that part

@HannibalFan52

4 жыл бұрын

I saw Nathan Lane as Pseudolus on Broadway. (Ernie Sabella, his 'Lion King' partner-in-crime, was Lycus.) Mr. Lane was excellent, as he always is, but my favorite Pseudolus is Zero Mostel, the creator of the role. (My favorite Hysterium will always be Jack Gilford, too.)

@craigwilliams3312

4 жыл бұрын

Micheal Horndern and Phil Silvers, Jack and of course, Zero. The Fab Four of this number.

I expected loads of comments complaining about the political incorrectness of the song. I'm pleased to say, not the case!

@grantc4516

5 жыл бұрын

Gimme a break!

If there are going to be subtitles, they ought to correct. Some of them are off the wall. Bad. A real act of disrespect to the genius writer and his fabulous lyrics.

Must be the funniest SEXIST song ever!

@littlelizzyann

3 жыл бұрын

It's between this and Why Can't a Woman... And I love them both. :D