That Song In Every Musical That No One Likes - Sarah Smallwood Parsons

Written & Performed by Sarah Smallwood Parsons. Composed by Adrien Pellerin.
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[@nigelmoney8563]

The audience: haha hehe ha That one guy: HYAAAAAAAAA

[@danielasanchez4674]

2:40 if anyone was interested

[@willahale8566]

Also at 3:40 this man is a legend

[@lowkeyebonyy]

Willa Hale AAA HAHAHAH

[@poodzz]

And 0:38

[@kurlykayla9013]

I first took note of it at 0:34

[@Becca-bm8rt]

I'm happy for that one guy in the audience. He seems to be having a good time.

[@juevenito]

And makes the joke work better, someone should hire him

[@mrclueuin]

😄

[@SelfAppointedPersonOfTheYear]

he's literally high

[@Pumpkinjellyfish_]

Wholesome

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Becca Why don’t people consider that the loud laugher is a woman? Like maybe a transwoman? We exist too. I’m hoping for our world to get less trans-exclusionary in 2020. It’s so disheartening to read normative assumptive comments like this.

[@silvercheetah92]

It’s a duet between the old man and the laughing audience member

[@ellbell_88]

LMFAOOOO

[@garnet6994]

And now I'm dead

[@JoyJoy-hr3dj]

yES

[@JoyJoy-hr3dj]

@@garnet6994 oh damn, i-

[@annel1991]

Sounds like Eric Feurer

[@abeingthatishuman]

I could watch an entire musical that's as self aware as this song

[@alexskywalker5478]

I recommend Firebringer

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

The Guy That Didn’t Like Musicals by Starkid

[@sarahstraith5842]

Spamelot

[@maxshinguji4448]

Trail To Oregon (Starkid)

[@olivej445]

Just Starkid in general

[@robertr798]

The “sort-of high note” killed me

[@stormyjlb]

Oh gawd. Me, too. I laughed so hard at that!

[@cottagecre]

It’s hilarious

[@mariafausti3128]

Janice Baker timestamp?

[@derpworldiskewl]

@@mariafausti3128 it's at 1:03

[@mariafausti3128]

Derp World thank you :)

[@tua3976]

"i'm also a veteran" the guy: *HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@fanfictioner1]

LMAOOOO

[@rejectrealism]

He's having fun lol

[@fernslittletoe]

2:35 😂

[@fuffboi7570]

The screaming laughs make it better

[@beetlejuice2531]

hes more famous than glen coco.

[@katelynamato5396]

“This is the song where you can cough” One guy: AUAUUAUAUAUUA

[@somewhatsoprano1923]

Katelyn Amato That will get you put in jail nowadays

[@23drmac]

ya that one guy..

[@g0r36]

lol

[@-MVP-]

I actually coughed when that line was sung lol

[@johsnail1039]

And "who wears suspenders and is lonely"

[@paigepeterson8212]

as a theater kid, this is the song where all the other actors are waiting impatiently backstage for the song to be over so they can come on for the big, fun group number that everyone loves

[@glossyraspberries9124]

As a fellow theater kid, this is so accurate lol

[@theater_nerd400]

REAL

[@jamesmcinnis208]

@@glossyraspberries9124 This is not a theater kid, nor is it a fellow theater kid. Y'all are. This is a song.

[@vicent_doesnt_care]

So true

[@kattyanimations]

lol!!

[@CaitlinKoi]

"Just an old Broadway legend who wanted a role where I got to sing but also got to sit down a lot" *looks at Gus from Cats 1998*

[@KonnaroTaro]

Truth

[@evermore-1574]

Okay but Gus makes me so sad!

[@blah7983]

Gus’s song is sadder than Memory.

[@Bealzabub]

Big oOF (it's better in the stage version at least)

[@katsaidthat]

WOAH! Didn't expect you to be here, I love your splatoon English lyric videos.

[@dumbassstannie5189]

there’s a beautiful irony in fact that so many of us are paying attention to the man who’s laughing really loudly and not the song

[@lemohi]

dumbass stannie oh hey Gundham

[@pwwak]

hi gundham

[@lemohi]

succisaihara oh, hi succi :)

[@craftymind406]

Hi gundham!

[@lemohi]

Craftymind406 hi there Danganronpa fan

[@bamcki991]

Missed the "song is fading out so people starts clapping but it wasn't the end"

[@ambroseandersonmusic]

I LOVE that trope!

[@apricot5944]

That's like clapping between movements. DON'T

[@ambroseandersonmusic]

@@apricot5944 Oh I know, I’m a band kid and we had our fair share of mid-performance clapping, but it IS funny situationally.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

So true!😂👍

[@AK-jt7kh]

Oh no. The flashbacks. I had a minister like that when I was a kid. His sermons were endless - like an hour and a half. Just when you thought he was trailing off he would start up with great gusto like “and tHeN ChRisT DIED FOR OUR SINS!!” And you knew it was going to be another 15 minutes at least before he tapered off again. 😭

[@zanderlaitinen7109]

I love the comitment to having the entire vocal performance within one octave.

[@brettschager8585]

There was one sort of high note.

[@zanderlaitinen7109]

​@@brettschager8585 ​It was indeed the highest note in the song, a G4. And to their credit, that note is sung multiple times throughout the piece. The lowest note in the song however, is a G3, so the entire song fits neatly within the octave. It's also in the key of C. Specifically, middle C, with the highest and lowest notes of the song being the perfect 5th above and the perfect 4th below (A P5 inverts into a P4). The song is also entirely diatonic, without sharps or flats. The largest interval in the melody being that perfect fifth. This song was very deliberate in its simplicity.

[@analyticalbaguette]

@@zanderlaitinen7109 There's also the ending, which you expect to end on a C5, but instead, it stays on a G4.

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

“This is the song in every show...” People: HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHA

[@ahobbit1273]

I once killed A man with my shoe Because they already knew exactly what it was going to be from that first line 😂

[@mayumigarcia9445]

Lilian Gibson-Colley LOL SAME

[@sketchysketch_5688]

Lilian Gibson-Colley lol I thought so to 😆

[@TheVideoClubeTheBEST]

@Lilian Gibson-Colley I didn't realised until I read your comment

[@Kn1cknackz0]

@Lilian Gibson-Colley I didnt realize that persons name was Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and thought your comment was going in another direction entirely

[@courier6960]

That one guy in the audience is having more fun during this song then I’ve had in my entire life

[@themiband0598]

HEY COURIER WHERE'S MY PLATINUM CHIP

[@kowloonfox1190]

“Degenerates like you belong on a cross”

[@basicallydan]

I'm 99% sure that laugh is Brennan Lee Mulligan.

[@drwholover69]

HAUGH HAUGH HAUGH HAH HAHHHH

[@aahh2072]

IT SOUNDS LIKE WILL ROLANDS LAUGH. IDK

[@jennyjoseph778]

Everytime she adjusts her wig like it’s a hat I start cackling almost as loud as that one guy in the audience

[@elisahatz]

Jenny Joseph 1.6k likes and no comments. Well changed that

[@paris4767]

Ron Chee 2.4k and only one comment well changed that

[@elisahatz]

DevilAsher uwu we’re gonna keep doing this

[@judemanning]

3.3k likes and only three comments. Well changed that

[@elisahatz]

@@judemanning 3.3k likes and only *4* comments Well, changed that

[@katien3022]

Her delivery of “wait leading lady! I may be your father or husband or mayor, idk” was hilarious! 😂😂

[@zehrazahoor7855]

I love how she corrects her wig like its a golf-cap or something.

[@samanthawilliams2046]

4:09 i think

[@charliem.1368]

“*tips wig* m’lady”

[@arikirishima8854]

@@charliem.1368 😂

[@zehrazahoor7855]

@@charliem.1368 😳

[@thomashester2]

@@samanthawilliams2046 2:56 as well

[@averyoleary3674]

That one guy laughing insanely loud just sounds so genuinely happy and fun to be around lmao

[@beckaronibean]

He sounds like my older brother 😂

[@angela.luntian]

Mustve had a crush on her xD

[@12s0ph]

@@angela.luntian um-

[@shannonsacoman2720]

He's the Mr. Bingley in his friend group

[@professorroundbottom438]

The edibles perhaps...?

[@twitchingsparrow282]

I love how instead of hating on the guy, everyone is hoping that that guy who was laughing just a little bit louder than the rest is having a great time, cuz honestly same I hope that dudes doing alright

[@Kerm88]

He’s obnoxious

[@vixsteriaz]

man he’s just vibin i cant judge

[@dandylions3540]

@@Kerm88 hes not obnoxious!!

[@maggieb6822]

hadnt slept Let a man vibe

[@dandy_candy835]

hadnt o that’s the point 😂😂

[@DemonicNightmare]

I love that there are roughly three types of comments on this video: - Theatre kids getting a huge kick out of it because every theatre folk KNOWS this song - People talking about the guy in the audience who's getting such a huge kick out of this number - People defending Mr. Cellophane

[@lalalili2982]

Non theatre person. Had to google mr cellophane, couldn't even get through it on double speed. That song is horrible.

[@DemonicNightmare]

@@lalalili2982 i actually really like Mr. Cellophane, but it is very much not a song for everyone xD

[@baintreachas]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@lalalili2982that’s because it’s not a song you listen to by itself, online, out of context- that’s like skipping to a random page in a classic you’ve not read and not getting what the fuss is about. think of it more as a scene or a monologue than a song… in other words, it’s musical theatre, not theatrical music. Not that you have to like it (the song or the genre), I completely understand why people don’t

[@morgdaforg]

as someone who has played amos, i wont even defend mr cellophane. it blows. one of my least favorite in chicago

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

@@lalalili2982 It's the best song in Chicago. Even over We Both Reached for the Gun and Cell Block Tango. One of the greatest musical theater solos ever.

[@jamiew624]

Bless that guy in the audience hes just living his best life

[@RustySpoke]

Honestly

[@nyctoby]

His name? Arthur Fleck

[@Sinnamonie]

Nyctoby I laughed way too hard at that

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

Chris D’Elia is that you?

[@Sasoriscarecrow]

Sounds exactly like my High School Theatre Director. I’m convinced it’s him.

[@drewidlifestyle7883]

There’s a guy in every show that enjoys the show a little more than the rest. God bless that guy.

[@dontletthemtakeourmaymays4690]

I love people like that

[@ferretmp4242]

Driving Me Mild it’s at 666 likes so imma leave it like that cuz I’m evil

[@PhillyFrank1]

Kind of like the one woman with a loud cackling laugh in the live audience of a late-night comedy show -- I swear she just wants to hear herself when the show airs on TV so she can tell her friends, "Hear that? That's me!" But the guy in this audience seemed to be genuinely enjoying himself; it was a funny bit.

[@drewidlifestyle7883]

PhillyFrank1 some people laugh loudly. When I did stand up back in olden times they were they best audience members. My wife and I both laugh very loud and you definitely know when we’re in the audience lol.

[@DairunCates]

@@PhillyFrank1 Bit of a double standard there.

[@linneapreston2057]

“I’m also a veteran” SLAYS ME

[@Drexix]

I DIED

[@henmister39]

ArtificialAndrew I don’t get that line, can y’all explain it

[@parisb8084]

Henmister3 it’s just a weird thing that happens a lot in these kind of songs

[@RHR199X]

It killed the dude in the audience way more ahaaAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

[@belalalalal363]

Henmister3 are u kidding? a veteran is someone who served in the wars.

[@NickSheridanVids]

Shout out to the one guy in the audience who discovered laughing earlier today

[@professorroundbottom438]

It's not a new discovery, it's just the edibles kickin in.

[@thesleepydot]

this is the funniest way to mention THE guy in the audience

[@chaotic_one3758]

Data just got his emotion chip in, chill lol

[@professorroundbottom438]

​@@chaotic_one3758 "There once was a lady from Venus Whose body was shaped like a--..."

[@chaotic_one3758]

@@professorroundbottom438 CAPTAIN TO SECURITY-

[@timtam.]

As a theatre kid, this is usually the song where all the other actors and actresses change

[@timtam.]

I spoke too soon

[@leilagrant6080]

It is tho... It's prm just filling time

[@kingston1085]

She said that in the song...

[@kingston1085]

rat kid I spoke too soon

[@nolansnichenook]

@@kingston1085 that was an amazing recovery 😂

[@kumquat8828]

I can feel the starkid energy

[@peytonp8512]

Bea Jim yes! this reminds me of lauren in holy musical b@man!

[@HiroharkNonacatimus]

peyton parent I thought the same thing!

[@musicalmango5527]

Lmao exactly

[@cryptidcore424]

glad i'm not the only one haha

[@aidansilber2028]

She's Lauren Jr.

[@teclinsoro4523]

i wish i could enjoy anything as much as that dude in the audience

[@DevilNeverKnows]

I wish I could enjoy the song despite the dude in the audience

[@thomasjefferson4267]

@@DevilNeverKnows your free trial of experience joy has ended. That man is the best

[@torit5086]

@@thomasjefferson4267 Thomas? Is that you?

[@thomasjefferson4267]

@@torit5086 I can neither confirm nor deny this as my current existence would push the boundaries of natural law to such an extent that is not necessary at the given moment.

[@torit5086]

@@thomasjefferson4267 Come on! You can tell me! I won't tell anyone.

[@TheMusicscotty]

Bless her, she stays in character pretty well with a cackling audience.

[@nickydinino5651]

The joker was in the audience

[@realschmem]

The CACKLE AT 1:54

[@jblue1622]

Nicky DiNino yeah and he likes this song, he’s the only one

[@mack6]

he was having a *BLAST*

[@pcbassoon3892]

My guess is it's the director trying to drum up laughs.

[@krustytheaustralian1095]

Haha yes

[@bigpapi5255]

shout out to the guy whos cackling because honestly he deserves the best this man is just livin and vibin

[@xleg4956]

sadyeehaw that man made me happy yeehaw

[@jessiemckeon1651]

sadyeehaw he probably gets stuck playing those characters! 😂😂

[@oliviaandrade8350]

when your friends are in a show so you hype up everything they do lmao

[@nanaimonightingale6028]

I’m suspicious that I know him... Leon? 😂😂😂

[@idkidk-tr5ri]

i thought he was part of the show. sounds like he had a mic

[@colbywankenobii]

Can we just have a whole musical where it’s just the typicalities of musicals?

[@celestelalianna7276]

YES

[@capuchinosofia4771]

I'll gladly present to you "the guy that hated musicals"

[@sruthinotshruthi2493]

@@capuchinosofia4771 isn't it the guy who didn't like musicals

[@capuchinosofia4771]

@@sruthinotshruthi2493 oh yeah! I got the name wrong xD

[@parxfilms2548]

something rotten's its a musical is my daily dose of this.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

That little tap dance piano part is actually so catchy. This is actually brilliant. I've heard the tone and background music a thousand times I can't place it is so close to so many songs. They really went the extra mile to make this right.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@okaykatieokay]

i’ve always called it the skipping song cause we’d always skip it when listening to soundtracks in car journeys as a kid

[@pompe221]

(almost) Every show has at least one! The one I thought of right away is "Far From the Home I Love" even though it's Hodel, not Tevye, who sings it.

[@jakeryker3751]

Me too. There is ALWAYS that one song you skip 99% of the time.

[@pompe221]

@Braeden Kostusiak Aw, that's a great memory! Enjoy the song for me then! :)

[@micahcook2408]

This is definitely “take it from an old man” from waitress or “to fit a glove” from DEH 💀💀😂😂

[@sophiefett]

Braeden Kostusiak omg me too

[@skinnycheesestick7787]

Any comedian: makes any sort of joke at all One person in the audience: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA

[@thagirlbre]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@ralek592]

Like an alien trying to fit in and understand humans

[@trinitech6868]

The one Patrick in the audience lol

[@tired247]

I love his laugh lol

[@FadzaiSimango]

@@ralek592 I think you figured it out 😄

[@Rats_in_a_trenchcoat]

That guy who was laughing DEFINITELY played this character at some point

[@motorocker5368]

He was SO LOUDLY OBNOXIOUS!

[@audreysimmons8462]

I agree! although his laugh was obnoxiously distracting but I like his sense of humor because I also agree with him -- I cracked up at this song my first time watching too

[@mrosskne]

pretty sure that guy has some kind of developmental disability

[@StarrySkyyyy]

people are saying it's Brennan Lee Mulligan and i NEED to mnow if that's true

[@Rats_in_a_trenchcoat]

@@StarrySkyyyy I would KILL if that was the case

[@Gameknight2169]

"I'm not in the rest of the show so I'm gonna go beat the traffic" bro im clinically deceased 💀💀💀💀💀

[@davidbreault3283]

"I may be your father... or husband.. or mayor or someth-" "HAHAHAHAHA"

[@-MVP-]

lel

[@cringeneer5490]

I read this as this line came out-

[@umbrasyl]

let him laugh, he's having fun 😂

[@Rhewin]

@@umbrasyl When you laugh that obnoxiously you take away from everyone else. Just stfu and enjoy the show like everyone else.

[@jacxyz7252]

I noticed that you cared to type the exact amount of "ha"s and I appreciate it

[@pupppt]

The irony is this song isn't boring.

[@arajczewski9253]

Exactly

[@darbon8840]

It’s not boring because you actually enjoy the comedy it’s giving you. The ironic part is that because it’s memorable, it defeats it’s own purpose

[@KingoftheJuice18]

In my opinion, it's the best song in that entire musical.

[@givs4860]

that's like, the whole point

[@amberlon]

I'm not sure, the lyrics were funny but the actual song had kind of a slow vibe that made me impaitent which helped with the irony which is funny

[@elijahthorne303]

the irony of specifically naming mr. cellophane as one of Those songs is that the entire thing is about how he's forgettable and constantly ignored

[@megmoo96]

yep! and i actually LOVE mr cellophane tbh.

[@Emilia-ue8cm]

Mr Cellophane straight up SLAPS

[@julyajohnson4787]

Mr. Cellophane is a great song.

[@madi2163]

You’d never know he’s there 😔

[@godsclown4419]

Right? Poor Amos...

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The movements for "This is the song where you can cough" are so fucking real. I'm sure every comedian appreciates the one person who laughs really loudly during their skit. There’s also that one song you would never listen to willingly but if it accidentally comes on a playlist, you are absolutely not skipping it, and that one song you only listen to for a single part.

[@escapefr0mslender]

Actuslly stfu this i aint readin all that

[@naomi-gu1gh]

Imagine deciding to rewatch this after seeing it live and really enjoying it only to see everyone in the comments is talking about you...

[@nalabees]

I imagine the response would be something like... "AHHHH HAAA aahhhaha HA ha HA! HA!"

[@celestelalianna7276]

@@nalabees plot twist the person who wrote this IS that person

[@elizabethidk4041]

So you- Your the- '"AHHAH...AHA...,HA!"

[@saorelba]

I really, really want to give this a like but it's got exactly 1,000 likes and I can't bring myself to mess that up so here's this like in the form of a comment

[@saorelba]

@Angus Hilliker Thank you. I’m now going to leave an actual like.

[@Mayo-gz7qx]

“that’s literally the whole thing” audience:laughs but calms down after a bit the one guy after 3 seconds of quiet: HAAHAHAHAAA

[@libertyblue159]

The Mayo Monster I LOVE HIM AHAHA

[@jessethecomet]

so precious :')

[@pranman123]

Some say the Joker was defeated by Batman, some say he never really died, but every once in a while you can still hear him wandering through comedy clubs and theaters looking for a good laugh.

[@johnkeck]

The secret ingredient to comedy: alcohol.

[@name.is.V]

I laughed with this comment

[@Hello-1243]

‘That’s literally the whole thing’ Everyone: claps That one guy: *registers it for a moment - BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA*

[@leahh4467]

jskamskxnc

[@thsbh2]

Lmao

[@tsg_frank5829]

He takes a whole 30 second and i love that

[@piyoyosky8158]

3:32

[@aahh2072]

IT SOUNDS LIKE WILL ROLANDS LAUGH. IDK

[@pheeble29]

THE WAY THEY TILED THEIR WIG MADE ME CACKLE LMAO I WASNT EPECTING THAT BUT THATS UNIRONICALLY SO HILARIOUS I LOVE IT

[@KebbyBebby]

“It’s that pocket watch I mentioned SO BRIEFLY in the first scene-“ I W H E E Z E D-

[@Hannah-wh3tn]

literally the green elixir from wicked

[@aaAAA--]

So did the guy in the audience

[@winsuma8253]

“I’m not in the rest of the show so I’m gonna go beat the traffic.”

[@Richard44077]

I also have time to brew tea in the dressing room because I’m not out until act two.

[@kevingriffith6832]

1,4K likes and only 1 reply?

[@kub2039]

But then how will the audience ask that person to take their pictures after the show?

[@Chopsparillo]

@@kub2039 Let’s be real. Nobody asks for them lmao. /j

[@Richard44077]

@@kub2039 "At the stage door I will arrive" When we show up for the next show. Some fans show up early to see the actors as they show up and maybe get a picture of them. I walk up to the door and they ask "Can we get a photo?" Then I get to take a picture of two fans standing in front of the playbill for the show. Yes I have actually done this.

[@louise_534]

“i’m also a veteran...” that one guy in the audience: “aAAAAHHHhhhh...”

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

He really liked that one.

[@darcey887]

He really liked that one.

[@green.3679]

He really liked that one.

[@biggiecheese5536]

He really liked that one.

[@axolotl9861]

He really liked that one.

[@enneagrami1711]

Don’t forget they always have one ALMOST sentimental line which nearly lands but not quite

[@o.liveil7111]

I played Mr. Laurence in my company's production of Little Women, this hurts too much man

[@heart4brainzz]

O. liveil bruh me laurence is the best part of that hell musical

[@feliciarussell2684]

Madison you’re right. It’s a complete bop

[@shebehere2452]

O. liveil R I P

[@businessgoose6057]

Oh honey!!!! 😁😁😁😁

[@hereonly2comment]

O. liveil this is 100% Professor Bhaer’s song

[@nefelitsakiridi]

"You won't remember me at aaaall" *pulls hairline forward*

[@bennyjones1502]

I love how she chuckles just before she does it, as if she already knows how ridiculous what she's about to do is.

[@armleg]

* Tips hairline * "M'usical."

[@Laeiryn]

Wigs are the worrrrst.

[@elijahpadilla5083]

@@armleg I hate that I find that so funny. Thank you and also curse you.

[@tiny_bagel]

@@armleg my humor is so broken omfg 😭😭

[@gabriellabendtsen7956]

It's sad how many theater songs can fall under this category...

[@aidansheadache2142]

On the bright side, there are many memorable songs from theater... Like **starts singing**

[@kennedyr.4483]

Pee pee poo poo

[@flopera5271]

I heard of an ox a profess- ok I’ll stop but you know what song I’m talking about

[@jetblackmoon]

Dusty Bun Wonderful was the only one I was thinking of

[@flopera5271]

Tori Summo I love wonderful lol.

[@pigeonpigeon1629]

I literally have the whole of the wicked soundtrack memorized and it took me the whole video to remember what Sentimental Man was

[@theunsunghero6298]

"my range is limited" I felt that. That hit way too close to home...

[@soliseoi]

altos be like 😔🤚

[@cerenyldz2754]

@@soliseoi I don't think range has anything to do with voice type. I'm a(n untrained) contralto and I can sing well above 3 octaves.

[@kimbradawn4975]

@@cerenyldz2754 Okay vocal legend 🙄

[@liliana-jf1gr]

more like didn’t hit

[@myribstellmesheslying]

My range as a baritone is wide since I can reach really low notes. I rarely reach above G#4 and most theater songs are for Tenors I cry just listening.

[@havencreatives2488]

Did she write this herself? This is some of the funniest stuff I've seen on stage in years!

[@CharactersWelcome]

She did!

[@CharactersWelcome]

Thanks Dana!

[@ananousous]

I bet Quentin Miller ghost wrote it

[@Mery15ify]

Dude! Not sure what has happened with KZbin algorithm, but I got recommended a video of theirs a couple days ago (reverse mermaid song) and I'm so grateful! They've made me laugh out loud several times now, I missed feeling so entertained!

[@PaechesLenore]

@@Mery15ify i got this one i think because i recently been binging Chris Fleming's Gayle episodes. reverse mermaid up next. bravo youtube recommended!

[@LoganAllec]

I haven't seen enough musicals to know if this is true or not, but I can totally imagine that it is.

[@sofiebonaparte7831]

trust me it's true lol

[@SillyMae]

It is very true lol

[@Hannah-no8yh]

It’s guaranteed in every single musical

[@theaussiebackflipboy]

Absolutely true and it's usually either the last song before the intermission or mid second act.

[@carlyscovers28]

As a giant theater nerd, I can tell you this is 100% true

[@notcollinshea7520]

i played maurice in beauty and the beast and this is pretty much exactly how it went every time i was on stage

[@derrorer]

The loudest guy in the audience was probably writing something in his joke book and thinking about killing Murray

[@IaMaPh1991]

Dude, you just made me spit out my drink! XD You win!

[@quickhakker]

I understood that reference

[@shellierobillard3917]

Ho, I love you 😂

[@momentomoricuzimgay]

O h y e s

[@itsnotaphaseitsaromance]

I got that reference 👆

[@mfraye12]

"This is the song where you can cough, so everybody get your coughs out!" I am deceased

[@leohino9211]

You must've coughed too much.

[@mayadg16]

Dying wheezing laughing when I first heard this

[@starcxtcher]

okay but this song REALLY DOES have big "sentimental man" energy

[@_phong.huynh_]

tO bReAK iN a gLovE

[@alexismann2069]

YES! Sentimental man was running through my head the whole time!

[@m00shro0ms2]

@@_phong.huynh_ 😂 that song was so useless and other way better songs were cut, but that one stayed.... I'm forever bitter about that

[@angelinasophiakamaratou1205]

@@_phong.huynh_ that's the one that came to mind too lmaooo😂

[@Olivia_V932]

Honestly

[@edwardthememeboy1681]

As a man who played Amos Hart in my school’s musical Chicago, I never realized how many people found the number boring or unamusing lol. The song grew on me a lot throughout the process and I always found it very sad, and admittedly it’s a slow song until it gets to the climax at the very end, but I never personally found it boring. Maybe it’s cause I was the one actually getting to perform it but the song itself I always found to actually be very emotional and thought provoking but that’s just me ig. It was also nice playing Amos cause I didn’t mind having easy choreography and a likable character to the audience lol. (And yes, pretty much everyone was changing during my number lmao. They would all congratulate me after I came off though which was very reassuring)

[@josiea.3855]

I really liked Mr. Cellophane! Definitely the most emotional song to me, I really enjoy that part of the film 😭

[@amnessie]

tbh as much fun/excitement as the rest of Chicago is, Mr Cellophane has always been my favorite. it's the one with the most heart and makes me feel actually sympathy for any character in the show (other than the innocent prisoner, but that's fairly short comparatively)

[@CHESShireCat]

I love Mr Cellophane because Amos is the only relatable character in the show

[@DemonicNightmare]

I love Mr. Cellophane and I don't think it deserved to be listed, but I also think how enjoyable it is in a show depends wholly on the actor.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@glamourweaver]

“But what if we gave older men the cool parts and made the central romantic duet the boring part?” And thus Les Mis became a musical

[@dorissaclaire]

I am SLAYN.

[@vee8080]

This comment is underated.

[@silverstarlightproductions1292]

Wow! I didn't even think about that!

[@ellaobryan4636]

Nah imo this is "bring him home"

[@poultryg3ist]

Victor Hugo: “Mmmm, yes, and throw a child-abusing, corpse-looting, alcoholic con artist into the mix as well.”

[@carmels7079]

When the “sort of high note” 😮🎶 was reached, I also reached a cry-laugh 🤣.

[@SarahSmallwoodParsons]

Carmel S thanks for watching!

[@charliewegner]

It’s too god damn perfect!!!!

[@lvcienes]

THE HIGH NOTE IS SO PERFECT!!😭😭😭😭✨🔥🔥

[@Flower-zk7zi]

“This is the song where you can cough.” Person: AHAHHAHAAÜHAHAÜAÛAŪ

[@mirkohoble]

Got it 3:42

[@Flower-zk7zi]

@francisco petit :D

[@aprilchen1268]

@@Flower-zk7zi I’m not really sure who you are but happy late b-day! :D

[@Crobat7269]

@@aprilchen1268 VFlower is a vocaloid (basically robots that sing), theres several more vocaloids, the most popular one being Hatsune Miku (who you prob heard of before

[@maddigotnojams1964]

I saw Wicked last week, and during “Sentimental Man,” this was all I could think of 😭

[@lesot5907]

Fatherhusbandmayororsomething: * moves * That guy in the audience: *AHAHAHAHAHAHA*

[@E4439Qv5]

"A Bit of Earth"

[@Anonymous-eo2er]

Don’t you just love it when the audience has a microphone and the performer doesn’t...

[@reiddecillia]

Because it was recorded by an audience member.

[@urdadsleftasshole69]

@@reiddecillia no, I don't think so, since this is the official account for skits like this. The quality leads me to believe that there was probably a camera suspended in the air or manned by an actual cameraman.

[@jewelbass2914]

it's a sad reality of ✨highschool theatre✨

[@BlueButtonFly]

Because the room is miced, not the actor.

[@ally2930]

« hahahaHAHA » 1:27

[@devontamccawsfanaccount7942]

“Okay I’m not in the rest of the show so I’m gonna go beat the traffic-“ KILLED ME LOL

[@Richard44077]

I make tea and sit in the dressing room until it’s time for my number. That’s the only thing she left out.

[@cyruss6536]

Guess you were in the traffic she beat huh?

[@devontamccawsfanaccount7942]

@@cyruss6536 *cries*

[@abydosianchulac2]

I think this is why traditionally operas had bows after every act, so the one-off singers can leave.

[@Loofwoof]

The tune of this song is actually really pretty imo, I’ve listened to this unironically before lmao

[@NotTheBot]

It is. It’s a little like “A Whole New World” (Disney)

[@klavisnow]

It kind of reminds me of "Whatever Happened To My Part" from Spamalot which I think is a hilarious parallel

[@stoutyyyy]

It’s literally Sentimental Man

[@moxspncr8258]

i love how you can immediately tell what kind of song she's referring to just based on the thumbnail of her dressed as an old man

[@apothecurio]

theater kid. I think it just becomes second nature

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I think you could proabably tell what it was going to be even without the thumbnail.

[@fawnkissedswan]

I’m not a theater kid, this masterpiece just came up in my recs, but I have no idea what it’s supposed to be referring to

[@nightynightshade]

LMFAOOO 😂😂😂 100%

[@theguywhogetsyourreference2720]

I can imagine this song in a Starkid musical.

[@TheAnnaPhilharmonic]

I thought this too :) def has the vibes

[@oglatnik]

Yeah, the singer is similar to the one who plays Draco there

[@theguywhogetsyourreference2720]

@@oglatnik Absolutely! The first thing I thought when I saw the thumbnail was “that’s Lauren Lopez.”

[@rivkaorlitova4892]

@@theguywhogetsyourreference2720 I thought of Tessa Netting

[@lanaelise4464]

@@theguywhogetsyourreference2720 I was genuinely sitting here debating if that was Lauren or not for a bit

[@charchar2627]

Bro, I watched this thinking "I love that one guy in the audience who laughs super loudly he makes the actor feel appreciated." and I come to comment about him, and find that every other comment is about him lol. Guess we all have an appreciation for that one guy!

[@doodlenoodle8670]

I get a strong feeling that its a dad

[@honeycomb937]

@@doodlenoodle8670 it's always a dad

[@amberlon]

I can't tell who they're talking about, everyone's laughing loudly

[@aahh2072]

IT SOUNDS LIKE WILL ROLANDS LAUGH. IDK

[@cosmichail]

@@amberlon around 3:40

[@usedtiddyjuice]

I need a musical that’s just them being self explanatory about everything

[@goldendale1]

As someone who has performed as one of those characters for a show this hurt how true it was.

[@kaipeterson]

Same here.'Cept not even 5 people clap when I walk on stage...

[@midunodunaiya7632]

Honestly I'm Amos Hart in Chicago and I sing Mr Cellophane and I was so excited for my role until this😂😂😭

[@leablerk5147]

Midun Odunaiya they’re wrong about the mr cellophane song though! It’s such an iconic song, trust me the audience is always excited for it. It helps that it’s a funny song and everyone likes Amos as a character bc they feel bad for him. I’m sure you’ll nail it as Amos, break a leg!

[@midunodunaiya7632]

@@leablerk5147 omg thank you so much. I'll definitely remember that when I perform it. Thanks!

[@Lazy_eye_blobFish]

@@midunodunaiya7632 at least you have a good attitude about it LOL! Good luck though I sincerely hope you have a good show.

[@zaliron]

I still think it's a crime that "I Am a Sentimental Man" is on the soundtrack, and "Wicked Witch of the East" isn't.

[@justess797]

Sentimental Man is a good transition song but The Wicked Witch of the East should be on the sountrack!!!

[@baileyboone5429]

Nick Terry YES!!!!!

[@hannahroe3575]

This is the song I immediately thought of when I started watching. Witch of the East should be on the soundtrack without a doubt

[@Flowtail]

I legit forgot that Sentimental Man existed before reading the comments lol

[@xxdarkknight420xx2]

For real tho! I was so disappointed when The wicked witch of the east wasnt on the soundtrack

[@Lunar_DeBrie]

The one spoken line in the middle, "I'm also a veteran," fucking KILLS me

[@sherbertshortkake6649]

Noice pfp

[@CoraCreates]

@@sherbertshortkake6649 same to you too

[@snailcheeseyt]

@@CoraCreates same to you too

[@TheAntiChristsPlusOne]

@@snailcheeseytsame to you too

[@lekselcatz4581]

That explains a lot. I thought she said “I’m also a pedophile.” and just couldn’t understand why that line was there.

[@jeremydavis5683]

OMG!! As a theatre kid, this hits/slaps/roars! LOVE IT!!

[@geospider]

speaking of, it roars from mean girls is this

[@origamigirl111]

the one guy in the audience: ha ha ha ha HAA!

[@bethhoyle3033]

He's laughing so loud it's literally almost a heckle.

[@eoincampbell1584]

@@bethhoyle3033 cackle + heckle = ceckle

[@YourTele-sFabulous]

Fuck him, n people like him. American amirite

[@beth1696]

Sounds like Christian borle

[@Keewaf]

went to see a comedy show and i sat right behind a guy who laughed just like that and i wanted to die

[@chibiktsn3]

I was ugly cackling at this. It is perfect! I showed it to my husband, and while he laughed, I heard him mutter, dejected, "I really like Mr. Cellophane..."

[@lanasartlife]

I do too

[@mikanokii6966]

it’s a good song DDD:

[@myahcross4592]

I was thinking that too! It's one of my favourite songs in Chicago!!!

[@leagil]

I love it

[@Oh_the_humanity]

its a damn good song lol

[@FrancisR420]

I can't think of a single song that I've heard in multiple musicals, they're usually pretty different *Music starts playing* Oh yeah, this one.

[@cerenyldz2754]

😂

[@MelonHere20]

Yeah lol

[@Page.hyehye]

Hamilton's is A Winters Ball SIX's is Haus of Holbein Beetlejuice's is invisible reprise

[@Page.hyehye]

@@irisd.agbayani8673 yeah but its still tame compared to the rest of the musical.

[@camiladeandreis1930]

@@Page.hyehye unpopular opinion, but I love house of holbein. It's just so wacky

[@adamkane4217]

"Here comes my....sort of high nooote" is very funny

[@premium_socks]

LITERALLY WHEN THEY SAID “The next 3 minutes will pass slowly” THERE WAS EXACTLY 3 MINUTES LEFFFTTTTTTTT

[@aposterous4126]

Idk what insane maths you were going off of but according to my calculations there were 3 minutes and 37 seconds left

[@premium_socks]

@@aposterous4126 when I watched it the first time I- I don’t even know 🤣

[@premium_socks]

@@IDontWantThisStupidHandle WOAH REALLY

[@aposterous4126]

@UCmgE_KqB4m2v_qiLdqlhD9Q it’s almost like someone doesn’t recognise an ERROR and Makes a COMMENT about it before checking the REPLIES

[@lisahenry20]

@@aposterous4126 twist: it is a social experiment to see how mnay people would check to see whether it was true before liking or saying 'omg that's amazing!'. Congratulations, you passed

[@thesweetembraceofnonexiste3740]

And at school plays it usually goes to a random kid who sings well but doesn't act well and only joined drama club because there's no conflicting extracurricular in that time slot

[@saltyicecream3283]

Casey C ME

[@markmillett6540]

Dude, I don't like being called out for something that happened 13 years ago.

[@rickyc1410]

I feel attacked

[@Agaettis]

"I'm also a veteran" Dude in audience: "HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

[@burrito_therapy9156]

@Ethan or you know, that's just how he laughs and doesn't care what other people think

[@onceupxn]

@@burrito_therapy9156 ^^^ I loved their laugh. Lol

[@imcool2931]

@Ethan or maybe... He found it funny. I know i'm kinda reaching but it's still a possibility

[@MoistCrumpet]

I love that everyone is just commenting about that one guy who is laughing louder than everyone else. I’m really happy he sounds like he’s having so much fun 😊

[@katherinedobbs52]

As someone who's been in a Lot of community theatre musicals, this is pretty accurate. This song serves as a mini-intermission for people to change during, and we all know it

[@nathancreek6086]

So what's the excuse for Take It From An Old Man? Pretty much everyone is on stage at that point and Earl has like one costume for the whole show and plenty of time to change into it

[@jennyneedsmeds]

god ive heard so many of these lol

[@beccarussell3402]

Nathan Creek an excuse for him to be important before he gives the Jesse money.

[@Cerise4697]

I'm the stupid sap who cries at this kind of song every time though.

[@cerenyldz2754]

I thought I was alone

[@LN-3000]

you and me both, buddy

[@nerco8194]

Y’all are the reason these songs are in the soundtrack

[@ashnesslinguistics3570]

that and the fact that the leads need to change 😂

[@oglatnik]

Same

[@silviamayo2993]

Damn, Starkid really said ‘fuck this trope’ when they made Hidgens arguably the most interesting character in TGWDLM and gave him unarguably the best song in the whole show

[@ireallylikeyourmom]

I mean does starkid even have “really boring song that everyone skips” or nah? I think it might be follow the golden rule reprise (the evil thing idk man, twisted) but that could just be because I don’t care for the song

[@ridiaraspberry4095]

@@ireallylikeyourmom for me it's actually Home from AVPS? The song kept coming up in my head while watching this video. Like if you cut it, nothing literally nothing would change. Edit: I kinda like the Golden Rule reprise, it's not the best one, definitely not, but at least it contributes somehow to the plot, the lore and character decisions...

[@mixedberrysorbet2868]

@@ireallylikeyourmom I think it might be what do you want Paul even though I love that song and I don't think it's boring, I feel like its quite unpopular comparatively with the other tgwdlm songs

[@startush]

@@mixedberrysorbet2868 What do you want paul is definitely unpopular (although it's one of my favorite songs in the show) but it doesn't fit this trope at all. Content and timing wise it's slated to be an "I want" song for the musical's main character, which is great because ofc the meteor zombies want Paul to break out into an "I want" song and fit the usual musical mold.

[@Gracehasyoutube]

Professor Hidgens is one of the best things that star kid has created

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

This was SO WELL done. What a charmer he (she) is. This was brilliant!

[@GymLeaderIcy]

Y’all know the cackler has to have been one of these roles at some point 😂

[@glass_wrld]

This gets recommended to me every few months, it's pretty much a tradition watching it at this point.

[@Rumade]

Same ahhaha

[@magickelfgirl]

Same here, and it always makes me laugh.

[@667nine]

Yes

[@eoz182]

Same, and I'll watch it every time!

[@twentyeight602]

Yup

[@dignature123]

This is THE MOST hysterical thing I’ve ever seen and needs be part of a musical parody. Parody: The Musical if you will...

[@DeathnoteBB]

dignature123 The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals is kind of that but mostly a deconstruction with it’s own plot. It’s very good though

[@LilSticks]

DeathnoteBB AAYY STARKID

[@quackthulu9575]

@@DeathnoteBB I will never escape starkid and I'm okay with that

[@brookemckeever2613]

dignature123 I will absolutely write this with you let’s do it!!!

[@bee-of2we]

"The Song That Goes Like This" from Spamalot is just like this it's great

[@samwharton7313]

The delivery of the "and is lonely" line 0:32 as an abused elder victim glaring at the audience and suddenly becoming angry and aggressive is genius.

[@bejeweled2213]

“Like Mister Cellophane-“ me, whose comfort song is Mister Cellophane: **offended**

[@IronycheinPain]

S A M E

[@b.d6642]

Yeah, it's a good song

[@SapphirePrimrose]

Unpopular opinion, but Mr. Cellophane is actually my favorite song from "Chicago."

[@IronycheinPain]

@@SapphirePrimrose I think it's a decently popular opinion, though

[@bejeweled2213]

@@SapphirePrimrose it’s probably my second favorite, bc i LOVE Cell Block Tango

[@Soudavanahhh]

I used to do Crew for musicals. One time I was moving a forgotten cabinet onto stage when the curtain started opening. In a panic, I jumped into the cabinet. During the scene there was a member of the audience who had the contagious laughter like the guy in the video. His laughing at the scene had me laughing too so there was just this cabinet on wheels that was on stage rocking back and forth because I was trying my best to contain my laughter. I wasn’t caught by the director, but my friends and I still appreciate that memory and that man. When you laugh, it makes not only the cast but the crew happy as well y’all. Don’t be afraid to express your enjoyment. Please

[@melodi2036]

I didn't even see it but imagining this is killing me 🤣🤣🤣

[@twoshillings7292]

omg i love that

[@thewonderlander1372]

Lmao

[@NyscanRohid]

This whole time I thought I was being polite, and all it did was keep me from living my best life.

[@Shaes_Projects]

Thank you for making me laugh so much, this made my entire week😂

[@iamsherk2605]

Timestamps for all this man's laughs, cackles, etc. (that are loud enough for me to hear) 0:34 1:17 1:26 1:40 1:46 1:54 2:18 2:38 3:41

[@TheBlimpFruit]

Super contagious

[@juangonzalez740]

Life saver

[@isadorasantanarubim]

彡෴๑ᑎσσ๔lєѕ๑෴彡 ur doing god’s work

[@natashia8217]

1:54 sounds like a crow 💀

[@monikaanna7444]

Omg thank you so much for this.

[@rosaline34]

Fun fact, in the Hungarian musical Valahol Európában (means Somewhere in Europe) there is a song titled "Valahol Európában" (yes it's the same as the title) which is a slow song sang by an old man in suspenders who is lonely and yet everyone seems to love it, it's a really beautiful song.

[@yoohimi]

I would actually like to see an actual old man perform this, whilst acting like he is being sentimental, as described by the lyrics of the nature of the song.

[@lillianward2810]

I wish my community theatre still did cabarets because I know some guys who’d nail this.

[@thelonegoomba3782]

No you don’t

[@its_just_seb]

i'd kill to see ian mckellen perform this song

[@KA-gy3lz]

how would that even be any different from this video lmao

[@Mr_Flerb]

@@KA-gy3lz It… would be an old man. Acting.

[@gordbert]

Best joke in the entire scene is tipping her wig like a hat.

[@dougy_dawg]

“Oh hey, do you wanna see my tap-dance?” Taps for three seconds “Thats’s literally all” Lol this killed me 😂

[@lesterpadilla2220]

apparently it killed the laughing guy too

[@tlogic3179]

Newsies, that’s all I have to say.