Worst I Ever Bombed: Henry Shields, Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer

Henry Shields, Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer from The Play That Goes Wrong share their stories of the worst times they've ever bombed, including accidentally being glued to the stage and a fiasco with a box full of raspberries.
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Worst I Ever Bombed: Henry Shields, Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer
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[@justcalledkatie]

i’m use to knowing them as robert, chris and dennis

[@edwardrhodes8983]

Me too!!!!

[@naly202]

Could you imagine that the little chap who forgets his lines can speak so much? he's adorable. They all are.

[@dedjderaladin298]

Well, he's definetly a Sayer......

[@naly202]

@@dedjderaladin298 absolutely!

[@katsmith4643]

Most adorable men ever

[@frapestyle]

@@dedjderaladin298 he was my next door neighbour when I was a kid ☺️

[@iggykad]

i watched peter pan goes wrong and it's so weird seeing jonathon not forgetting things haha

[@lambertbrother1628]

Interestingly, In TPTGW he also doesn't forget his lines often. Ocassionally he glances at his cuff to remember a difficult word (which he inevitably misapronounces), but I didn't notice him being particularly forgetful. Another major difference is that in Peter Pan Max fancies Sandra, but in The Play he's very unwilling to kiss her and it's strongly implied that he is gay. This may be because of the rotating casts. I saw it with none of the original cast and the company do encourage improvisation where possible (sometimes it's just not safe to improvise), so that particular cast may have decided to change the story slightly.

[@willmorton8006]

@@lambertbrother1628 Update: I think that Max being gay is actually to do with the cast. I saw it again 2 years later and the gay undertones were completely missing. I know that with each new cast (they're replaced roughly once/year), they are encouraged to improvise a bit, make the script their own and the first cast I saw apparently decided to make Max gay.

[@davimurph]

"I've never seen fruit spread like it". I suppose it left you in a bit of a jam! I'll see myself out.

[@mamamim6167]

I suppose when you're doing a show that goes wrong, no one can tell when it actually goes wrong 😆

[@bimblebury7105]

They said in an interview for them the bad way things go wrong is when things don't break and they're left with a gap were a gag should be

[@ladykatie3958]

@@bimblebury7105 You know I always think when Im watching they’re shows how many things have to go perfectly to make it all look like it’s going terribly.

[@xXgorillazboosh11Xx]

I mean say what you want about the play, but these three are the true Bear/Twink/Geek solidarity that the Broadway community really needs in these dark times

[@stormcloudsabound]

This is my favorite comment of all time.

[@cristinepante6986]

Exactly my thoughts while watching and I suppose if needs arise, these three can sum up the kinds of people in theatre xD

[@WhomerlockwoodsChannel]

I literally started crying of laughter after reading your comment. There are actual tears running down my cheek lmfao

[@bonkerzsz]

that bellybutton wants to be part of the interview so bad

[@cornjobb]

he's so cute

[@hudonedem8517]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryanschwartz4959]

0:35 You know, for a long while, I thought Jonathan was saying he was in a drama school production of "Madea" (the Tyler Perry character), until he mentioned he played the dead kid at the end. It took me a while, but I eventually figured out he was saying "Medea" (the Greek tragedy).

[@AylaNoelleLee]

Haha same

[@singenstattatmen5096]

Dear lord, what I wouldn't give to see the raspberry performance of the show! How utterly ridiculous when something goes wrong that shouldn't in a play where everything else must. xD I bet the audience was none the wiser...^^

[@lambertbrother1628]

I saw the London performance with my mum and dad. My Dad asked what would happen if something actually went wrong, and I said that because literally everything that can go wrong, does go wrong, something going wrong would actually mean something going right, e.g. WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS FOR 'THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG' BELOW Early on in the show, the director introduces himself and the show, but when he does, he stands slightly behind where the spotlight is shining so the audience can't see his face. He the steps forward to where he should be. If something were to go wrong, he might end up accidentally standing in the right place. Evidently i was incorrect, and The Play That Goes Wrong can indeed actually go wrong. Anyone considering seeing the play should not base their decision on the above joke alone, I deliberately selected one of the least funny jokes in order to not spoil it for anyone else.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@lambertbrother1628 Watching all the "Goes Wrong Watch Alongs" has taught me that there seems to be something that does go wrong in nearly every episode.

[@lambertbrother1628]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 And often makes it even funnier!

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@lambertbrother1628 for sure! The best part? Everything is supposed to go wrong, so you don't notice when things actually do.

[@Deejay85627]

Henry Shields I swear resembles John Cleese. White hair and a mustache and you got john cleese

[@WedrownyGrajek]

I LOOVE these guys! (especially Henry Shields 😍)

[@drteeth7054]

Henry Shields sounds just like Brian Blessed, but a lot more softly spoken!

[@adamlowe9214]

Remember, anything you can act he can act louder!

[@Planefan1000]

I think you meant Henry Lewis?

[@s_vlog1013]

The reaction on Henry Shields and Henry Lewis’s face is just hilarious 😂 when Jonathan is talking about Madaya 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏

[@PoshBenjamin]

Medea*

[@belugatoons]

This is not your best work Chris.

[@Chapmangl7]

Just watch Henry Lewis during Jonathan Sayers' story XD

[@thecomedyclownfish1731]

I mean at least if something goes wrong in The Play the Goes Wrong it makes the show that much better

[@michaellasfetto5810]

Not only did he have food on stage, he had food ON the stage.

[@achanwahn]

They're all so young & adorable

[@Tb0n33999]

That last one sounds like a great bit they could actually incorporate though...

[@peanutsthesquirrel5225]

The best part is that the audience have no way of knowing that it wasn’t intentional

[@sapphael.]

If that raspberry part wasn't divine intervention, I don't know what is. If I were some great power controlling the world and I saw a production called The Play That Goes Wrong and some fool brought on a tub of real raspberries, of course I could make them go everywhere.

[@rontanser9369]

You must all have a great deal of fun making those Plays

[@MarcLovallo]

These stories just sound like episodes of the Goes Wrong Show. 😆

[@millie2399]

These guys are great

[@kahletobias526]

Henry Lewis looks like a low key Chandler from Friends lol

[@solosam9]

Do you mean Henry shields? Never really saw chandler with a beard

[@judysahakian4257]

I thought he looks like a younger John Cleese

[@m_gwb]

Very much in love with each of them. Respectfully.

[@elijahvargas6338]

HEY!!! Take your pants off 😂😂

[@TheMovieSequelDude49]

I kept hearing Medea as Madea and I was just thinking this Madea play sounds dark af.

[@ernie4828]

Jonathan Sayer is adorable

[@luableah7615]

The comment section that goes wrong.

[@sineadhunt9657]

I would have given anything to see the shpw the night of the raspberries

[@oldchildhood8646]

This video needs more attention/more views

[@sebastiancooper7792]

When Jonathan says “pants”, is he pandering to the Americans, or was he literally bottom-naked?

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

From the accent he does, I'd say that it sounds like he was playing an American character in that scene.

[@krashd]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 Medea's son was Greek like her.

[@VampMerc]

it was Shields that was saying pants and the character was American so that's why it was like that.

[@cooldude8330]

One time in Peter Pan this year that I did in Junior university Tootles was supposed to shoot a bow so it didn't shoot cause Tootles had their finger in the way

[@masterofmadness7713]

What’s the Mind Mangler doing with Chris Bean and the beautiful mind behind “ Toothpaste £1.69”

[@solosam9]

I soooo fancy Henry lewis

[@captlanc]

Guy on the right looks like Ferris Bulleur.

[@simontay4851]

I'm not sure what their actual real names are any more. Are they Henry, Henry and Jonathan or Robert, Chris and Dennis and why is the 4th actor (Dave Hearne?) not there.

[@craftyhermione1594]

They’re all actors and writers for the shows while Dave (like Charlie and Bryony) are actors but don’t write for it 😃

[@krashd]

Henry, Henry and Jonathan own Mischief Theatre and write the shows, everyone else is an actor hired by them but the other six from The Goes Wrong Show (Charlie, Nancy, Bryoni, Dave, Chris and Greg) are Mischief veterans and appear in most of their productions.

[@EllaSketches]

ahh Shields what an awesome surname, i have it too

[@aceofpentacles2k]

Lol Our Medea went really bad too

[@isaiahadamsvlogs5309]

Henry Lewis sounds like he could be the brother of Boris Johnson!

[@amelia-bz9ek]

Awesome 👏

[@vitmir9099]

Who the hell are Henries and Jonathan?! I know Robert, Chris and Dennis only.

[@alejandraruiz8601]

super cool

[@mikaeltremblay2792]

Alejandra Ruiz ...?

[@NotAnOmen]

What happened to Shield's pinky finger?

[@HiHi-vd6pi]

That belly button

[@alexisofthetombofnazarick7784]

It distracts me as well. In a good way. 😅

[@Me-pe8eb]

Jonathan is the fucking funniest pwrsk. Ever

[@veronica2149]

hey

[@jakedahms8856]

Rosbries

[@ashtee8127]

Jimmy Fallon is seriously one of the best 😍

[@brahma.5762]

3:13 I swear when that guy laughs, he farts as well

[@sammysam6210]

funny stuff

[@theunbelievablydoofus-like2280]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@dimitreze]

Worst they ever bombed was at the Tonight Show that same night. They tried too hard, it was awkward and nobody laughed.

[@k90001]

dimitreze To be fair, their show it set up for a British audience. So an American audience who knows nothing about this play would think that was genuine and missed the point. They didnt know the show so of course the gag was missed.

[@AnnaMayKremer]

Poor Henry Lewis just bombed this w/ his lack of undershirt. The gap is bad enough, but the fact that it is perfectly exposing his belly button makes it tragic!

[@rumaisawabdul-mani7664]

Hi

[@veronica2149]

3

[@misteremro6475]

hej

[@iahntajonera]

I would say the worst they ever bombed is this show

[@proaudiodm8161]

The comment I was looking for

[@FernandoSanchez-zc7os]

22 nd

[@Pendragonthegreat]

The first story went on too long :/ wish he cut to the chase

[@lambertbrother1628]

The key to comedy is timing. in certain circumstances, it makes sense to drag out the story for as long as possible before getting to the punchline. Possibly the most extreme example of this is 'The Purple Joke', which is a story which drags out for upwards of 15 minutes before reaching a punchline that will make you laugh out loud or want to kill the person telling you the joke.

[@wiredforstereo]

Why not just stop for a moment and reset? Why this slavish devotion to "the show must go on?" This contradiction is the only thing that bugs me about the Goea Wrong Show. In real life, you stop and fix the problem. In theater, you end up covered in raspberries.

[@APedroSanchez]

I hope the worst they ever bombed was on the tonight show.... because if their act is normally any better, the up for a world of misery...

[@goldenleaf8256]

oof

[@beansdanratatatat2655]

this wasn't good but I hope everyone else is

[@glockfanboy933]

Couldn't have been that bad since I have no idea who any of you are

[@MrDavey2010]

Blimey! That long tedious story by the first guy is embarrassingly unfunny as is witnessed by the blank expressions of the other two.

[@willowmonkeyballs]

Jon Has such a lovely Posh Voice

[@xxgamesisabelaa8897]

Hey

[@citlalidelgado7754]

Domingo Gonzalez hey is for horses