Hard to Be the Bard - Christian Borle

[@gracedoubleu]

When he said "It's sexy, but it's hard" I felt that

[@kidkrowtaylor.ৎ]

It's sexy, but it's hard!

[@everett9199]

I felt it, too. Very hard indeed. 😛

[@UrFriendlyNeighborhoodBassist-]

That line has been stuck in my head for the past 3 weeks 😭

[@connie..]

Me too 😂

[@melissadana7829]

Scruffy Christian Borle with eyeliner is the sexiest Christian Borle. (but all Christian Borle is *chef's kiss*)

[@melissadana7829]

I just realized why he sounds so familiar in this. Between the British accent and some of his enunciation choices, he sounds a wee bit like the uber-talented fellow sexy beast Tim Curry.

[@No-el4gt]

Even his willy wonka? 😭

[@poseidons_child.]

EVEN EGGHEAD

[@smallturtle5449]

The way he pops the shirt…. I am no better than a man

[@_Poetaetoe_]

So real thoooo

[@niko3955]

How did I never notice that the back up dancers are the true champs of this video? Which I feel is fitting to the theme, all eyes on Shakespeare while everyone around him is doing the actual work. So perfect

[@Unlicensed_Bagel]

What is the musical

[@shroomsandco]

@@Unlicensed_Bagel “Rotten”

[@kelthecow8428]

​@@Unlicensed_Bagel it's called Something Rotten

[@Unlicensed_Bagel]

@@kelthecow8428 Ank yoo :)

[@HeartAttackFN]

@Unlicensed_Bagelit’s “something rotten”

[@kevmclarty]

“It’s sexy but it’s hard” *neuron activation*

[@sammypokego7536]

Gay awakening activated

[@crystalfairy912]

“Also just a quick fyi, everyone thinks you’re a fraud.” “……. Shut up, mother!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@beek.4860]

current mood: the women in the audience going completely feral at 1:35

[@your_favorite_person]

those people are me. i apologize for the noise.

[@GetBaked2421]

Women? If I had been there I woulda been screaming too

[@tossthatbacon299]

Trust me, men agree

[@thesilliestofallsillies]

me too

[@lemonyysnicketts]

I’m heavily grateful for that timestamp.

[@ezislucky]

am i a lesbian? yes, does this do it for me? also yes

[@noodleslayer3826]

ME

[@onyxjaee]

LITERALLT SAME

[@victoriatosar8070]

NO BC LITERALLY SAME

[@Suxor.]

LMFAOAOOO

[@Multifixated]

Honestly it’s so queer it just runs through all the flags

[@unknownpasta8103]

" *he can't pee* "

[@saigechadwick1045]

😂 this is the best comment, i’ve been watching this video for months

[@StefWriter]

I feel like every writer has felt like this at some point in their life. William Shakespeare is truly a writer's representative. lol

[@tmalaklaryka]

😂😂😂😂😂 I feel it when I have an idea to draw but my wrist just doesn't want to collaborate with the vision or inspo 😭 And the artists curse. When you're done, and days months after your brain says: "it sucks, modify it" and you and up f-ing up the painting/drawing 😭😭😭😭😭

[@nitebreak]

@@tmalaklarykai draw and feel similarly, i’m like why won’t my arms work

[@Cheycartoongirl8]

Writer's Mood!! Christian Borle is such an icon in this. Thank you for posting this!

[@liamarmstrong8703]

How have I not known this was Christian Borle

[@livweller9279]

He just looks so different to when he was in Legally Blonde

[@basia3173]

@@livweller9279 or in Falsettos!

[@beek.4860]

The man's a chameleon.

[@God.Of.Mischief_1]

Same!!!

[@ruzspruce9984]

the sound of girls going hog wild oh my god 😭😭

[@ajathebunny]

The TV from Hazbin Hotel sure has the looks

[@liblib620]

He always has

[@cosiquite]

always hazbin

[@theblaze5530]

Wait that's him?

[@cosiquite]

@@theblaze5530 yep, christian borle

[@Thealvita]

​​@@theblaze5530 Christian Borle is a Broadway legend. He originated Emmett Forest in Legally Blonde the Musical too 😁

[@221believeinsherlock]

I just got into this song recently and I've been watching the White House video for the past couple weeks. Seeing what the performance is like with all the props, set pieces, and costumes is delightful! This was so much fun to watch; thank you!!

[@petecoogan]

Go see the play if you get a chance. It's fantastic. And our Shakespeare was sexier. Oh yes he was.

[@lillymsf5946]

@@petecoogan Sexier than Christian Borle in eyeliner?? I'd like to see that :D

[@petecoogan]

@@lillymsf5946 oh yeah. Ours was hot. I like Borle. Have you seen his performance at the White House? I hope he shows up in schmogadoon

[@lillymsf5946]

@@petecoogan R u kidding? i watch that version AT LEAST once a week XD Needless to say, i know what i want to do for my bachelorette party lol

[@petecoogan]

@@lillymsf5946 if you had seen the touring Will, you'd have gone backstage

[@chattychatotchannel]

Omg the use of the doorframe and desk stuff and how they move the set is so good like making it feel like his room writing also the costumes!!

[@phoebe5071]

at the beginning and at the end you can see him looking straight into the camera lmaoooo

[@randomusername5]

It’s Christian’s brand, all of the clips I’ve seen he stares into the cameras soul

[@lafayel9947]

“It’s sexy but it’s hard” Yep. That’s it

[@amykathleen2005]

Love the leather boys

[@KuroDokueki]

I adore the leather boys. In the White House too. Dancers in black leather pants are just... chef's kiss, perfection.

[@makinley.s]

I love the way he bounces at the end

[@cringeworthy4755]

A reminder that this is the man behind the voice of Vox! ❤

[@bana-nice]

I thought you meant vox akuma and was so confused-

[@cringeworthy4755]

@@bana-nice sorry, I mean

[@cringeworthy4755]

@@bana-nice sorry, I meant Vox from Hazbin Hotel 😅

[@theblaze5530]

Wait what he's so hot

[@cringeworthy4755]

@theblaze5530 When a talking television makes you question your sexuality

[@coralroper6876]

I feel the struggles with writer's block on a visceral level

[@에리얼-y1q]

영어 버전은 또 색다르고 좋다...

[@beathecat6604]

God he’s such a good singer

[@ElderMckinely]

I LOVE THIS FAV ACTOR >:]

[@pip_artz]

Everyone else: simping for him Me: getting gender envy

[@rainey6511]

REAL

[@Sara-uq6km]

YES

[@randomusername5]

Why not both?

[@pip_artz]

@@randomusername5 :0 I didn't think of that ur so smart 😎

[@randomusername5]

@@pip_artzMy wisdom is astounding 😎

[@jmaes678]

My days are so busy it's making me dizzy There's so much I gotta do There's lunches and meetings and poetry readings And endless interviews Gotta pose for a portrait And how I deplore sitting there for eternity Then it's off to the inn Where my innkeeper friend Wants to name a drink after me Then it's back to my room, where I resume My attempt to write a hit Just me and my beer and the terrible fear That I might be losing it And it's hard, It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's really hard So very very hard It's really hard Very very hard I make it look easy but honey believe me It's hard It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's so incredibly hard So inconceivably, unbelievably hard It's hard to be the bard Honestly, I don't know how I do it. There's only so much of me to go around. I've got so many fans With so many demands I can hardly go take a piss He can't pee Be it theater-freak or The autograph-seeker They all want a piece of this Gimme, Gimme It's a cross that I bear, I'm like Jesus, I swear It's a burden but I suffer through it He is suffering It's all part of the game, The trappings of fame But somebody's gotta do it So he does it And I know, I know, I gotta go And get back to my pen and ink Oh don't make me do it, Don't make me go through it Can somebody get me a drink! 'Cause it's hard It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's really really hard It's sexy but it's hard It's really hard Sexy but it's hard This bar that I'm Raising to be this amazing! It's hard, It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's so annoyingly hard So unavoidably, unenjoyably hard It's hard to be the bard, baby I know writing made me famous, But being famous is just so much more fun. You see... What people just don't understand Is that writing's demanding It's mentally challenging and it's a bore It's such a chore To sit in a room by yourself Oh my god, I just hate it! And you're trying to find An opening line or a brilliant idea And you're pacing the floor And hoping for just a bit of divine intervention That one little nugget that one little spark Then Eureka! You find it you're ready to start So now you can write, right? Wrong! You're not even close, you remember that damn it, Your play's gotta be in iambic pentameter! So you write down a word but it's not the right word, So you try a new word but you hate the new word And you need a good word but you can't find the word Oh where is it, what is it, what is it, where is it! Blah-blah-blah, ha ha, ah-ha -UGHHHHHHHH! Sir. Hello. You asked for information on what Nicholas Bottom is writing. Our spy is here with the news. Did he see me losing it? He's half blind, sir. Oh, good. Then he only saw half of it. You see what I did? Ha ha. Speak, man. What news? I saw Nick Bottom, I did. He paid a soothsayer to foresee what Shakespeare's greatest play would be. That sneaky little thief! Why doesn't he come up with his own ideas!? It's hard No. It is, isn't it? It's really the worst It's hard Makes me wonder why I didn't think of that first It's hard Hard to alleviate the pressure to create It's hard Hard to do something as good as the last thing I did that was already great It's hard It's hard, So hard that he is stealing from the bard Well I'll hoist him by his petard All I need is a clever disguise Clever disguise I'll make him pay for those devious lies Devious lies Let him do all the tedious stuff The work that's terribly and unbearably hard Alright Nick Bottom I think Shakespeare needs to find out What Shakespeare's next big hit will be Cause it's hard It's totally hard It's hard It's totally hard It's hard It's totally hard I've got fortune and fame Everyone knows my name I can't help it if it's so freakin' hard

[@Chiquitabanana234]

🎉

[@lafayel9947]

My days are so busy it's making me dizzy There's so much I gotta do There's lunches and meetings and poetry readings And endless interviews Gotta pose for a portrait And how I deplore sitting there for eternity Then it's off to the inn Where my innkeeper friend Wants to name a drink after me Then it's back to my room, where I resume My attempt to write a hit Just me and my beer and the terrible fear That I might be losing it And it's hard, It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's really hard So very very hard It's really hard Very very hard I make it look easy but honey believe me It's hard It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's so incredibly hard So inconceivably, unbelievably hard It's hard to be the bard Honestly, I don't know how I do it. There's only so much of me to go around. I've got so many fans With so many demands I can hardly go take a piss He can't pee Be it theater-freak or The autograph-seeker They all want a piece of this Gimme, Gimme It's a cross that I bear, I'm like Jesus, I swear It's a burden but I suffer through it He is suffering It's all part of the game, The trappings of fame But somebody's gotta do it So he does it And I know, I know, I gotta go And get back to my pen and ink Oh don't make me do it, Don't make me go through it Can somebody get me a drink! 'Cause it's hard It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's really really hard It's sexy but it's hard It's really hard Sexy but it's hard This bar that I'm Raising to be this amazing! It's hard, It's hard It's hard, It's hard It's so annoyingly hard So unavoidably, unenjoyably hard It's hard to be the bard, baby I know writing made me famous, But being famous is just so much more fun. You see... What people just don't understand Is that writing's demanding It's mentally challenging and it's a bore It's such a chore To sit in a room by yourself Oh my god, I just hate it! And you're trying to find An opening line or a brilliant idea And you're pacing the floor And hoping for just a bit of divine intervention That one little nugget that one little spark Then Eureka! You find it you're ready to start So now you can write, right? Wrong! You're not even close, you remember that damn it, Your play's gotta be in iambic pentameter! So you write down a word but it's not the right word, So you try a new word but you hate the new word And you need a good word but you can't find the word Oh where is it, what is it, what is it, where is it! Blah-blah-blah, ha ha, ah-ha -UGHHHHHHHH! Sir. Hello. You asked for information on what Nicholas Bottom is writing. Our spy is here with the news. Did he see me losing it? He's half blind, sir. Oh, good. Then he only saw half of it. You see what I did? Ha ha. Speak, man. What news? I saw Nick Bottom, I did. He paid a soothsayer to foresee what Shakespeare's greatest play would be. That sneaky little thief! Why doesn't he come up with his own ideas!? It's hard No. It is, isn't it? It's really the worst It's hard Makes me wonder why I didn't think of that first It's hard Hard to alleviate the pressure to create It's hard Hard to do something as good as the last thing I did that was already great It's hard It's hard, So hard that he is stealing from the bard Well I'll hoist him by his petard All I need is a clever disguise Clever disguise I'll make him pay for those devious lies Devious lies Let him do all the tedious stuff The work that's terribly and unbearably hard Alright Nick Bottom I think Shakespeare needs to find out What Shakespeare's next big hit will be Cause it's hard It's totally hard It's hard It's totally hard It's hard It's totally hard I've got fortune and fame Everyone knows my name I can't help it if it's so freakin' hard

[@nicaadiong953]

I just discovered that this is the same man that played emmet and the duality of this man

[@Erasureeraser]

Playing Shakespeare in such a drunk mode for a musical number and still won a Tony. This guy is truly something else of a talent 😅

[@peachcobblers]

wheww THE GUYLINER UGHHHHH😫

[@Ziggy_Star]

IM HARD IM HARD IM REALLY REALLY HARD

[@ldshadowkittydfa5825]

FR

[@guyontheinternet2]

BASED

[@guppti-tamberooly-jooortel1422]

The way he puts on the hat lmaoooo

[@kalias8297]

so are we just not going to talk about how gorgeous the girl in the back left is?! 1:12

[@pault5557]

Is it bad that I’m obsessed with his codpiece? 🤪😍🔥

[@cruisematt8585]

Oh he’s so fine

[@jaytodd4191]

He totally knows the person is filming. You can see him look at the camera multiple times 😆

[@sweetstxr]

Watching this again for, specifically, research reasons

[@Chloekrich3310]

What would I do if I had not loved you Christian borle?!?😭

[@erinenfys]

One of my favourite things about this video is remembering the White House vid and realising how they had to chop down the choreo to fit that tiny stage and no props 😅

[@NotaMidDennysWaitress]

1:33 PLEASE I BEG OF THEE I’m so down bad for this man

[@ElderMckinely]

FR

[@ldshadowkittydfa5825]

Same

[@margarods]

i need him so bad

[@Ansongjji]

OMGOMG im falling in love with this vidio

[@leoriolover]

the most replayed part😭😭

[@joeyjellie]

Whoops my fault 😭

[@leoriolover]

@@joeyjellie nah im guilty too 😔

[@picturethisphotobooks4195]

I LOVED this show. ❤ The music spectacular, the cast fantastic‼️

[@jeremyachinko3406]

2 things I love, Shakespeare is a washed out rock star is hilarious, 2 in real Shakespeare plays whenever a character would disguise themselves they would use a non convincing disguise, like a fake beard

[@zachwoomy]

1:04 I feel like he saw the camera there lmao

[@cheyennedemapan]

Wait, the guy from Legally Blonde on broadway?? Emmett Forrest!?

[@just_RED_2008]

It is i think, well ik hes in that show, u might know him from falsettos and hazbin hotel too if uve watched it

[@spidermandoesntdodrugs]

⁠@@just_RED_2008also Orin in little shop of horrors

[@haileyaskanawa2238]

Yep

[@poseidons_child.]

This song hits personally

[@IAmMormonnn]

THIS IS SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!! I Am Mormon.

[@wildtamer4461]

Mad to think this is the same guy as Marvin in Falsettoes

[@eve.wharam]

i kinda need him rn… #needthat

[@cmoncmon12]

하 진짜❤

[@randirose3274]

My friend Marty is Will in a local Civic Theatre production of Something Rotten! In Richmond Indiana this weekend and next weekend 🙂🎭

[@kingkitryne]

guys help why is this video over 10hrs long

[@randomperson22856]

So I guess me and my friends are doing a gender swapped something rotten production. I'm scared for this scene's choreography

[@chloe.maywolf]

omg!! good luckkk

[@Davi_Tortamirtilo]

Brasileira🇧🇷

[@BuffytheRealSlayer]

This song just may be on my playlist. Do I repeat it a few times when it comes up? Also maybe. ☺️

[@GeometryGav]

Marvin is clearly going through a stage after Whizzer...

[@thesilliestofallsillies]

2:17 i think he saw the camera

[@mrswaggy.theman]

do they not have a full musical of this on youtube that i can watch with christian in it cause i can watch the musical but its different cast and i don’t want to watch it with a different cast

[@JanieV002]

I know it’s been a while, but if you’re still looking search up “tap dancing eggs the musical” , hope you enjoy!!

[@ldshadowkittydfa5825]

God he's so hot

[@fundifferent1]

In another time Tim Curry would have killed this role.

[@blxck-parade]

it looked at me first

[@graciesimone]

#needthat

[@_thischannelisrandom]

Who's here after stayed gone? 👁️👄👁️

[@lunakelly2113]

me

[@liblib620]

Every character he plays is so fine

[@theEWDSDS]

this is a video from the channel "A KF"

[@caelinthompson25]

Is this from something rotten?

[@victoriabelatti7141]

It is!

[@caelinthompson25]

@@victoriabelatti7141 Thanks!

[@victoriabelatti7141]

@@caelinthompson25 anytime!

[@dokibunni]

god i won't him so bad

[@dokibunni]

hello and welcome to my own thread of me commenting on this everytime i watch this. day 1. i fear this is my new obsession.

[@dokibunni]

hello

[@ldshadowkittydfa5825]

Same

[@fascination.street]

​@@dokibunnicome back pookie

[@dokibunni]

@@fascination.street hello i am back thank you for reminding me, i have been on a trill of frirst lov grind 😁

[@skyaltaria]

ok but his accent is IMMACUALTE though?????

[@mst3khaleesi943]

AU Jaskier.

[@birb5306]

I once dated somebody who used to stalk this guy.

[@thesilliestofallsillies]

real af ex

[@kingkitryne]

i may be ace.

[@IAmMormonnn]

Is green discharge normal when I am watching this video? Asking for a friend. I Am Mormon.

[@3bah4y]

HWTA THE FUCK BRITHER

[@Olivia_Thompson_]

I want to be the door so bad at 1:49

[@ldshadowkittydfa5825]

True and real

[@mayfairme]

He has Tim Curry vibes

[@samanthae.1002]

Where is this from??

[@leonayao3174]

Something Rotten the musical :D

[@zerozolo8981]

I hate that this play was a flop.

[@kingkrustacean2338]

Would've been even better if the door was red

[@hunterking4045]

No one can compare to Tim Curry ,not even this guy.

[@d25102]

who compared them 😭

[@hunterking4045]

@@d25102 shut up kid

[@lexinshatters]

I think this might be a reaction to one of the top comments about how “scruffy Christian borle” is the best version of him and how he sounds like Tim curry

[@byakuyatogami4941]

Womp womp

[@jeffreyrausa2098]

Is somebody comparing Something Rotten to Spamelot or something?

[@meteorjuice4088]

I heard the song first, and now seeing it live it's really disappointing that this guy doesn't physically express the emotions of how the track is being sung