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 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂Sy
@witchywoman20084 жыл бұрын
There's something about watching them perform this in tuxedos that just cracks me up.
@XxCluelessCaitlinxX11 жыл бұрын
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
@Danakadj14 жыл бұрын
First performner is Simon Russell Beale, second performer is Daniel Evans, third peformer is Julian Ovenden and finally of course Bryn Terfel
@olly-kai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I knew Ovenden and Terfel, but not the first two. 💚
@sedwards22073 жыл бұрын
Is there anything Simon Russell Beale can’t do?! ❤️
@fairlyvague823 жыл бұрын
@@sedwards2207 I want @Daniel Jones to answer you after 11 years 🤣🤣🤣
@sedwards22072 жыл бұрын
@@fairlyvague82 True! 😀
@patriciacarter92932 жыл бұрын
@@sedwards2207 My favourite actor
@vickibolsover65592 жыл бұрын
when you are having a bad day watch this a number of times, you will feel so much better.
@cmarcukaitis4 жыл бұрын
Bryn Terfel as the fourth guy is priceless 😂 You can tell who’s the opera boy 😂😂
@cannibalisticrequiem4 жыл бұрын
I love that he was a good sport about it! They look like they're having great fun!
@Lokster7114 жыл бұрын
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.
@CDB89397 жыл бұрын
Another Orchestra where the musicians have a great time is the John Wilson Orchestra
@IAmNotHarriet14 жыл бұрын
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!!
@RAFMnBgaming4 жыл бұрын
I mean we certainly throw our ire his way, but never for that reason...
@MrVideeeooo7 жыл бұрын
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 🤗
@MrSwifts317 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Uncle,and be reassured that Sondheim's music will go on,and bring happy memories for MrVideeeooo
@PittsburghSonido6 жыл бұрын
MrVideeeooo my uncle showed me this play. This ones for you though, mo! :)
@markschildberg16675 жыл бұрын
You are in for such a treat. I’ve loved Sondheim’s music for more than 40 years.
@oscar6462 жыл бұрын
I never got to meet your dear late uncle but from everything I know about him, I love him!
@MrVideeeooo2 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! :)
@coloraturaElise7 ай бұрын
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!
@SingTiggSing14 жыл бұрын
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....
@zuhalyilmaz66245 жыл бұрын
Julian Ovenden is a national treasure.He always does the best
@bettyvalentine1405 жыл бұрын
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. : )
@jeffreymiller4814 Жыл бұрын
Simon Russell Beale’s performance as Beria in The Death of Stalin was absolutely flawless.
@nicolab20757 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.
@scottcopeland25905 жыл бұрын
Shocked by how much of a strong dancer Julian is. Love how all of them seem so happy to be there.
@reneehurt3872 жыл бұрын
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
@richardharrison17316 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Faithful to the original orchestration. No violins, just violas and celli. Revive forum!
@Rambam1776 Жыл бұрын
I will never, never get tired of watching this clip
@Frederatormusic7 жыл бұрын
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.
@donaldmiller23067 жыл бұрын
They all did it; it was part of the choreography.
@penguincommunity62186 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.
@lissaevans1645 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!
@bman342a2 жыл бұрын
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.
@willf.56082 жыл бұрын
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
@Edmqueen Жыл бұрын
i LOVE this song omg....
@bookwoman5310 жыл бұрын
That's where the comedy comes in. People who haven't seen it think it's over and it's not.
@juanmonge82 жыл бұрын
These guys made me love this number!
@KCBearcat6 жыл бұрын
I've just started rehearsals for this show and this is one of my favorite songs.
@ritawing10644 жыл бұрын
"......a.serving girl....a loyal and unswerving girl" . One of the great rhymes of all times.
@irisbjones3 жыл бұрын
agree! the entire show of forum is a masterclass in rhyme.
@jasonstarr58947 жыл бұрын
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. Edit: Previous comment was apparently in 2017. Don't even remember having seen this. Today, July, 2024. Was going to leave this comment: Even without the sets and context, this is one of the most fun songs/bits ever, whether it's performing it or watching it. I've watched the Nathan Lane, Lewis Stadlen pirated video of this song dozens of times on KZbin and am always amazed at how entertaining and engaging the piece is. Sondheim has done many brilliant theatrical things in his time, but none I like better than this one.
@irisbjones3 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.)
@jasonstarr589414 күн бұрын
@@irisbjones Good times!!! Glad you had the opportunity. Of the many times I've seen this show performed, the courtesans were always cast beautifully!!
@jasonstarr589414 күн бұрын
@@martinsorenson1055 The first time I saw it, I had the same reaction. My wife at the time was inured to my laughter. With theatrical voice training, wherever I sat, everyone in the theater knew if I thought something was funny because the entire house could hear the laughter. I have always been fascinated by how much Lewis Stadlen's portrayal of Senex in the Nathan Lane version pulled from vaudeville roots. Since I did NOT see it in person, I had to do a bunch of online detective work to finally tracked down who he was. Now, if I could just figure out how to email him a fan letter!!
@sharlenewalker954711 жыл бұрын
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.
@peterglover56118 ай бұрын
Never get tired of watching this cheers me up every time
@apnoakes9 жыл бұрын
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.
@nathankinkade41715 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.
@darthstarkiller1912 Жыл бұрын
Loved this musical since I was 14. Was an extra in a high school production when I was a freshman.
@Curtiz2008 Жыл бұрын
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.
@sazfretz19456 жыл бұрын
Sondheim is brilliant! My fave show of his is "Into the Woods".
@MrMusicalMad14 жыл бұрын
I wasn't to aware of Sondheims music but after seeing this prom i love it. Sondheims musical rock!
@markschildberg16675 жыл бұрын
He is Broadway's Shakespeare.
@Macrogue653 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant.
@danscott22893 жыл бұрын
Simon Russell Beale's performance feels loads darker after seeing him in The Death of Stalin..
@alidabaxter58498 жыл бұрын
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.
@edward3118 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Its fantastically uplifting and they are all brilliant.
@blachubear7 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about, the movie is great.
@HannibalFan524 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).
@sethstronguncutАй бұрын
3:26 - Lol! Love how the band just😊 starts playing again
@dannyhayes44745 жыл бұрын
Why am I strangely attracted to the shy little bald one? Is it just me?
@misfittoys58735 жыл бұрын
Definitely not just you
@RAFMnBgaming4 жыл бұрын
He has that Patrick Stewart sex appeal.
@MayorMcCheeseStalker3 жыл бұрын
Gross.
@dnf-dead4 жыл бұрын
How can you not like this song?
@fairlyvague823 жыл бұрын
Camp as Christmas and I love it! 👸🏼👸🏻👸🏽
@RAFMnBgaming4 жыл бұрын
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.
@MartinHatchuel8 жыл бұрын
What a hell of a lot of fun! Haha!
@AmandaCaines14 жыл бұрын
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!
@jamesa.fitzpatrick156611 ай бұрын
What a bunch of cuties
@PatLikesThese7 жыл бұрын
What a funny and delightful number. For those of us not familiar with these gentlemen, I wonder if they could be identified. Thank you.
@tdc1991x6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Kerwin In order of appearance they are: Simon Russell Beale, Daniel Evans, Julian Ovenden and Bryn Terfel.
@intheatremode3 жыл бұрын
Daniel Evans is a joy and absolutely adorable in this.
@cerberus14411 жыл бұрын
"Forum" is my favorite musical.
@aidanmarshall628210 ай бұрын
I love how chaotic this is!
@deboerkanna13 жыл бұрын
I have watched this at least 50 times...
@jonwiley259211 жыл бұрын
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
@JoshSelley5 жыл бұрын
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.
@AmandaCaines14 жыл бұрын
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!
@sedwards22073 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@oldgypsytap9 жыл бұрын
This is so delicious, I can hardly stand it! Makes my day everytime I see it.
@mrquartetman5 жыл бұрын
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.
@patdougherty33522 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this. Just so... entertaining, with no agenda. And to this 'merican, so veddy British.
@arnoldstollar53755 жыл бұрын
Great acting.
@Coldstreamer175 жыл бұрын
This sooo much better than the original
@lauraharrisonmakeup14 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@cabronicusmaximuschingonic10623 жыл бұрын
For some reason,, I can't help feeling that today, that song would be frowned upon.
@martinsorenson1055 Жыл бұрын
I'm not frowning.
@Blueberryyymuffin4 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 😄
@miquelputxet14 жыл бұрын
Increible !!!!!!!
@WinterFairyG11 жыл бұрын
One does not simply NOT do a jazz square while performing this song
@aptreadwell Жыл бұрын
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.
@imisstoronto31212 жыл бұрын
This song calls for Mostel, Silvers and Gilford.
@fatheranthony4pope11 жыл бұрын
I never noticed that in the million times I have watched this! Well spotted
@hethomas211 жыл бұрын
That "older guy" is the wonderful Simon Russell Beale. Check out some of his work, he's amazing
@breezingby26113 жыл бұрын
Simon Russell Beale is adorable
@vintage_life2 жыл бұрын
RIP Sondheim
@WinterFairyG11 жыл бұрын
I mean like you HAVE to do a jazz square when you perform this song
@slicknick53872 жыл бұрын
Th Worst Roommate brought me here…
@troygaspard67323 жыл бұрын
Such a fuckin fun song to sing.
@OldSpice196014 жыл бұрын
This is why we pay our licence fee!
@laytonjones209311 ай бұрын
Wished Daniel Evans did more in the front of the theatre
@ieuanbriers3 жыл бұрын
NO WAY IS THIS 10 YEARS OLD!
@GrandiaKnight6 жыл бұрын
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.
@charlietheanteater39185 жыл бұрын
GrandiaKnight Lol Beryia sings this song as he molests the Russian maids in his basement
@Majik4711 жыл бұрын
Amazon UK now has it.
@user-dd9vk8hi5r3 ай бұрын
I pissed myself.
@nokocchi19836 жыл бұрын
lmao @ all the people clapping bc they never heard the song before
@andrewlemaire263611 жыл бұрын
The third guy looks like Robb Stark. :)
@danalogue13 жыл бұрын
wow
@sifridbassoon5 жыл бұрын
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.
@ronaldcammarata34224 жыл бұрын
Why do people have to lie to fit their bizarre agendas? It's played all the time.
@butitsliamthospeedruns85283 жыл бұрын
1:16 ^^^^^ personal mark
@forzalarobur8 жыл бұрын
I expected loads of comments complaining about the political incorrectness of the song. I'm pleased to say, not the case!
@grantc45165 жыл бұрын
Gimme a break!
@fatheranthony4pope12 жыл бұрын
Does Simon forget the dance moves at 4:18 ?
@Appletank87 жыл бұрын
Kobayashi got one now.
@viktoriaf.11916 жыл бұрын
Who’s the bald guy! He’s amazing and his voice sounds so familiar
@CDB89396 жыл бұрын
Daniel Evans
@graavy4 жыл бұрын
These cats sound soooo square on those big band-ish interludes
@juanmonge82 жыл бұрын
One more time…
@wateragua161312 жыл бұрын
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AGREES.
@davidlucey13112 жыл бұрын
Written long before "ME TOO"
@cruisematt85855 жыл бұрын
Of course Evans' has a good voice but for me, Nathan Lane owns that part
@HannibalFan524 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.)
@craigwilliams33124 жыл бұрын
Micheal Horndern and Phil Silvers, Jack and of course, Zero. The Fab Four of this number.
@DRUOPS4 жыл бұрын
Definitive
@clickchocolatemousse2 жыл бұрын
Hey
@gareergareer14 жыл бұрын
Any body knows who is the first singer in this song
@charlieni6457 жыл бұрын
Stephen Sondheim: born in America, thrived in England. I think it says something about cultural differences.
@kitirena_koneko2 жыл бұрын
Every time I see a pretty VTuber in a maid outfit, I agree with this song more and more!
@nokocchi19836 жыл бұрын
whos the third guy?
@Kasino806 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.
@dorothywagstaff37922 жыл бұрын
Julian Ovenden - his voice is just stunning. He's a brilliant actor as well.
@liannapfister82552 жыл бұрын
0:07 2:02 2:52 3:27 3:32 4:08
@coro359 жыл бұрын
It's a totally stupid show, and a stupid song....but "utterly delightful"....having Terfel is a masterstroke