Avenue Q Hilariously Spoofs The Lion King - Easter Bonnet 2015

Winning the best presentation award was the company of Avenue Q, which lamented The Lion King’s perennial status as the winner of the presentation award. In "Bonnet of Life," the Avenue Q cast delivered a side-splitting parody of the long-running Disney hit’s signature number "Circle of Life," which left the audience roaring.
Lyrics:
TREKKIE
SSCCHHAAAADDEEENNFRRUUEEDDEE BABAKITHIBABO
ENSEMBLE
OOOOOOH, WHAT HE SAY?
TREKKIE
SHAAAAADEEENNNFFRRRUUEEEDDEEEE BABABOOBIESABO
ENSEMBLE
OOOOOOOOH WHAT HE SAY?
WHAT HE SAY? WHAT HE SAY?
WHAT HE SAY? WHAT HE SAY?
ENSEMBLE
PENGUINS ON THE BOTTOM
PINK PAJAMAS
PENGUINS ON THE BOTTOM
GARY
FROM THE DAY WE ARRIVED
AT NEW WORLD STAGES,
HIGHEST TOTAL OFF-BROADWAY
WE’VE WON.
BUT WITH COMPETITION HIGH,
FOR THE BEST SKIT PRIZE,
BY THE LION KING,
WE ARE ALWAYS OUTDONE.
THEY ARE FAR TOO FIT AND ATTRACTIVE
WHILE OUR PUPPETS
HAVE NO LEGS AT ALL.
WE CAN CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE,
FOR A SLUT WITH NO PANTS,
OR SING A SONG ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR.
ITS THE BONNET OF LIFE,
AND TO WIN IT ALL,
WE’LL NEED FAITH AND HOPE,
AND JUDITH LIGHT.
WE WILL MAKE A POINT
HEARTFELT AND INSPIRING,
AT THE BONNET,
THE BONNET OF LIFE.
ITS THE BONNET OF LIFE,
AND TO WIN IT ALL,
WE’LL NEED FAITH AND HOPE,
AND JUDITH LIGHT.
COMPANY
TIL WE WIN FIRST PLACE
OR AT LEAST BEAT LION KING,
AT THE BONNET,
THE BONNET OF LIFE!
***
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[@graemelindsay7943]

"Pink pajamas penguins on the bottom " I won't ever unhear that

[@jrlexjr]

Pink pajamas - penguins on the bottom.

[@AlskaNoelle]

jrlexjr I will never sing this song any other way, ever again.

[@LyricalMiracle9608]

"TIL WE WIN FIRST PLAAAAACE, OR AT LEAST BEAT LION KIIIIIING, IN THE BOOOONNEEEEEET, THE BONNET, OF LIIIIIIIIIFE!" XD

[@ekim1018]

The lady on the rolling chair gives me life. I want to be her when I grow up.

[@maemae1531]

lizzie kim I wanna be Gary Coleman in Avenue Q

[@jkap34]

@@maemae1531 I could totally be gary Coleman in Avenue Q, if it weren't for the fact I'm 5'6", white, and sound nothing like him or sing.

[@yeetusdeleetus650]

@@maemae1531 i want to be him but I'm white but Lucy is my true dream role

[@LunaKittyfox]

“Good morning Mrs. Thistletwat!”

[@ellenlouise2531]

Okay but having seen LK hundreds of times for work a lot of that choreography is what they actually do in the show and I live for this

[@thespiafangirls1291]

THAT GIANT PRINCETON AND KATE CREEPED ME OUT DO MUCH

[@larrylom9924]

The way the just stand there...

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

Fantastic all around but the moment they manage to make the Trekkie puppets look exactly like the lioness masks is absolutely brilliant.

[@annaaaaaaaaroe1560]

Next up on the Easter Bonnet; the Lion King cast spoofs Avenue Q

[@simonwoods7112]

oh my god, please

[@_little_byrd_-0v0-]

I wish!

[@vanillasplaat5446]

Do you think they would do “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist?”

[@sapphael.]

@@vanillasplaat5446 god's work

[@Tonithealtwing]

They should make Scar Gary.

[@sha11235]

Funny thing: The person who directed the Broadway production of The Lion King, Juliet Taymor, was a recipient of a Jim Henson scholarship.

[@heyitsnathanofficial]

SCHAUDENFREUDE BABA PEENO NOIR Tituss would be proud.

[@bcefa]

+N Crafts Very much so!

[@tunasub9910]

+N Crafts Omg yes!

[@CornishPixie24]

Till we win first plaaaace, or at least beat lion king 😂

[@bcefa]

+CornishPixie24 Isn't it the BEST? I guess, if you can't beat them, join them.

[@BryanRodriguez-we4nr]

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[@spikeriley]

+CornishPixie24 With how Disney's doing The Lion Guard, I say their dream of beating Lion King is closer than they thought.

[@sparklemotion1018]

+Spike Riley What is The Lion Guard?

[@sparklemotion1018]

***** Thanks! Is there music (singing) in that show, or just a story?

[@hetfloortje5293]

I live for that woman who plays Gary XD

[@Gerkle]

The Princeton and Kate Monster heads gave me nightmares

[@bluecapred]

The "pink Pajamas, penguins on the bottom" joke was from a stand up comedian from Last Comic Standing years ago about the Disney film.

[@theyuck4871]

*lmao such a great musical parody*

[@jherkert01]

"Til we win first PLAAACCCCCEEEEEEE or at least beat Lion KIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!!!" My favorite line!

[@mermaid0tails]

I don't know what this beef is between lion king and avenue Q but I am HERE FOR IT

[@katyourstarstablegirl5620]

I SWEAR ON MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN SINGING "PINK PAJAMAS PENGUINS ON THE BOTTOM" SINCE I WAS A CHILD DURING CIRCLE OF LIFE!! I WAS CONVINCED THOSE WERE THE LYRICS UNTIL I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I AM CURRENTLY DYING RIGHT NOW. DYING!!!!!!!! 😩😩😩😩😩

[@bcefa]

+amanda bender wait... those aren't the actual lyrics? ;)

[@kittens4jc1031]

That singer for Gary Coleman though, damn she’s good

[@SeychellesLover]

True Avenue Q, 4th wall breaking.

[@davidleavitt835]

Avenue Q will always hold a special place in my heart. This was beautiful. The Trekkie Monsters bit was wonderful.😂😂

[@sabrejimmi3097]

This is the first time I’ve seen this and I clapped along at the end too it was sooooo good omg 😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭

[@m.oliveira5627]

I like this one, but I also like the one from a couple of years ago with the original “Avenue Q” cast that was a mass up with “Fiddler on the Roof.” It was called “Avenue Jew.” Good times

[@sha11235]

That one is better for me because I am familiar with that musical so I got the jokes better.

[@ladyturantulo]

omg my abs! I've never laughed so hard at a stage production before! XD

[@LyricalMiracle9608]

I love how Nicky is the one with the charity bucket :3

[@Ohsnapitzodi]

Pinot noir - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!!

[@Nomberoneukifan]

I love how serious they look lmao

[@gatoman3002]

2:58 i will never be so thrilled by the sight of a woman breastfeeding a legless puppet beside another woman _idling_ with a furry puppet head.

[@maemae1531]

I'm on the Gary Coleman protection squad

[@gouldridgreaves2147]

This must be my favorite musical existing.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

Pink pajamas penguins on the bottom. X'D

[@jherkert01]

The Lion King is my all time favorite musical and Disney movie!!!

[@mattwilliams4316]

This is TOO good! LOVED it!

[@ddd8170]

Pink pajamas penguins on the bottom xD

[@keeseeso]

This was so perfect!😂😂😂

[@jherkert01]

I'm seeing Avenue Q on Friday!! So excited!!

[@alexandracoyote556]

I love nicky appears with he's tiny guitar

[@jherkert01]

My favorite characters in Avenue Q are the Bad Idea Bears and the funny monster in the beginning of this song!! I forgot his name though... but he's hilarious!! He's the monster who sings "The Internet is for Porn!"

[@bcefa]

Trekie Monster!

[@gorillaau]

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Trekie is the best. "... and what are you going to do after?"

[@maemae1531]

my theatre friend screamed Pink Pajamas Penguins On The Bottom in the middle of class and I was like,OMG SHE KNOWS THIS AHAHAHAH

[@ahluvdrums]

Love this!!!!!

[@123boink]

Great show!

[@theevilqueenreadstoo]

LOVE THIS!

[@randomperson5791]

Pure beauty...

[@Fred-hx7uc]

OMG hahahaha that was wonderful hahahahahahah

[@bcefa]

+Jane Jackson Glad you liked, Jane. Thanks for watching!

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

zOMG this was tooo much!!! HAHAHAHA huzzah ave q, huzzah, and touche. this was brilliant.

[@gabbagirl5067]

I can't breath I'm laughing to much! I'm in avenue and I play Kate right now and this is great!!!

[@pluggedin-the-ratbird]

Having sern both, this is great.

[@legbehindthecurtain]

Terribly wonderful hybrid ever

[@whitecd300]

THIS is what I want to do when I'm older!

[@countvladdracule]

awesome!

[@bcefa]

countvladdracule Thanks so much. The cast was awesome!

[@jherkert01]

Very funny parody of The Lion King!!

[@kiaracorbett6201]

This is really funny. I couldn't stop laughing and then to make it better Corey Cott is at the end!

[@bcefa]

kiara corbett Corey Cott makes EVERYTHING better. :)

[@kiaracorbett6201]

Yep Corey Cott is the best!!

[@erinmilner5548]

Where? I didn't see him lol

[@MistressMeloetta]

Does this mean Kate and Princeton gets married.

[@thattheatrejen9987]

I'M WHEEZING 😂😂😂😂😂

[@despicablepenguin]

*PENGUINS ON THE BOTTOM*

[@niceonefransi]

I'm crying 😂

[@arielmao3675]

I both hate and love them!

[@Mickey19286]

POV: Disney buys Avenue Q

[@reannahardy1772]

That's an awful lot of Trekkie Monsters, Kate Monsters, Bad Idea Bears, Lucy the Sluts, and Rods XD

[@andrewreiman8126]

I wish Corey Cott would start singing Santa Fe at the end

[@jeanetteboynes4880]

wow

[@luke1528]

oh god nicky with loose arms freaks me out every time.. its just... hangin there

[@jherkert01]

At the end of the video was that Princeton's parents? And was that Princeton as baby Simba?! LOL!!

[@j.kphoenix1480]

I have pink pajamas with penguins on them

[@jherkert01]

I laughed at the lady who was doing Rafiki! XD

[@bcefa]

+Jenna Herkert That's Danielle K. Thomas!

[@jherkert01]

+Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS She was very good actually!!!

[@Meta13099]

Brian is my aesthetic😂

[@dombarr2037]

Wait so if two people are dressed as Kate and Princeton and Gary is holding a little puppet then does that mean tha- *gasps* KATE AND PRINCETON HAD A BABY OMG YES!

[@scum4061]

Dom Barr no,they put princeton on the giant dildo

[@RandomGamerCory]

honestly....its close enough

[@donaldoconner]

The Princeton/Kate heads are always so unsettling no matter the context

[@eliyafethsoto1309]

Name ONE musical better than Avenue Q. I dare you.

[@delindafrazier723]

Please caption this video. Thanks!

[@MaxMallard]

Full sized Kate and Princeton are frightening

[@boboanimates7445]

Why does Brian's appearance remind me of pugg from the new child's play reboot

[@thatrandomgirl4574]

Im gonna tell my kids this was lion king XD (jk ofc)

[@sidk.703]

this is me

[@narottamcecil1803]

I thought how they applied the commonly mishearing of “Ingonyama Nengwenama bala” into the song.

[@TashiVoices_35]

"Pink Pajamas Penguins at the bottom" Did they get the idea from buzzfeed?

[@Horenramon]

lol

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dan-gy4vu]

the lameness is just perfect.

[@chanthoeundee]

I like there gloves puppet can we have those

[@cainster]

I'd like to read the lyrics of this one...some of it is tough to make out.

[@bcefa]

+cainster Lyrics have been added to the description!

[@nicholasaurus]

It's like another universe. As an asian male in los angeles I will neverr get a date unti I have representation in the media. I don't have it yet.

[@SophieSingsAndSaysThings]

I couldn't always understand what the actress who was playing Gary Coleman was saying. If anyone shares this knowledge with me, I will be thankful! :)

[@bcefa]

+Sophie Ciurlik-Rittenbaum Lyrics have been added to the description!

[@SophieSingsAndSaysThings]

Woo!

[@mrsdsparky]

The first guy is cute 👀

[@hey_in_hey]

This was great. It would have been great if she was able to sing.

[@bcefa]

Wait. So it was great? Or it wasn't great?

[@raseon7483]

Was the competition held at the Richard Rogers theatre? Because that looks like the Hamilton turn-table stage to me.

[@bcefa]

It was at the Minskoff Theatre, home of The Lion King.

[@raseon7483]

Ooh i see! The circle in the middle is where pride rock comes out of the ground :)

[@sdsures]

Can you post the lyrics please?

[@bcefa]

+Stephanie Briggs Lyrics have been added to the description!

[@sdsures]

+Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Thanks!

[@mariahluera233]

What the heck was that

[@bcefa]

+Mariah Luera It was amazing, that's what it was.

[@nicholasaurus]

Look! It's a bunch of normal people doing normal people things.... half asian half white here.... no I'm not mexican...

[@articakennedy4822]

Not even any pride rock! :(

[@tiktokboy9345]

Worst group of ventriloquists I've ever seen