I saw a local theater attempt to put this on, and learned comedic timing is a delicate art. These three in the original have that art down, and their performance never gets old.
I took my son to see this live. He had only read Romeo and Juliet in school. After seeing this play, he read a lot more of Shakespeare's plays so he could understand more of the jokes. We bought the CD and the book. Then a year later another local company was doing this play, so we went again. I thought my son would pass out, he was laughing so hard.
0:24 Introduction / "Announcements" 1:30 "Preface" 5:51 "Biography" of William Shakespeare 8:14 Romeo and Juliet 21:45 Titus Andronicus (as a cooking program) 25:05 Othello (as a rap) 28:24 "The Comedy of Two Well-Measured Gentlemen Lost in the Merry Wives of Venice on a Midsummer's Twelfth Night in Winter" or "Cymbeline Taming Pericles the Merchant In the Tempest of Love As Much As You Like It For Nothing" or "Four Weddings and a Transvestite" 32:22 The Scottish Play (in perfect Scottish accents) 34:34 Julius Caesar 35:04 "Antony and Cleopatra" 36:01 "Chernobyl Kinsmen" 37:01 "Troilus and Cressida" 39:58 The Histories (exactly like American Football) 42:23 "Coriolanus" 43:37 Adam runs away 46:28 Daniel killing time 49:24 "The Sonnets" 51:57 Hamlet 1:23:23 Hamlet (fast) 1:25:12 Hamlet (faster) 1:25:50 Hamlet (backwards)
In high school, my English teacher (who I had as a freshman and senior) used this video every year. I fully recommend this to anyone reading Shakespeare in school; whether it’s purely for credit or for fun! Shakespeare is hard for most people so presenting his work in a funny way truly helps those who may not follow the story the way he/school intended.
I saw this in London at the Criterion Theatre while on a trip with my mom in 2000. These three guys were in it, and I never laughed so hard in my life!!
‘Maybe, maybe not’ is now a regular thing in my family. Saw these guys in the UK and one of their UK cast for some shows, I forgot which one was my nextdoor neighbor
We’ve had this on dvd for like 10 years. My mom has a bachelor’s in english lit and ADORES it. Half the Shakespeare jokes and references i get/make are from this piece.
I did a production of this, I was Adam. The single hardest show ive ever done, but it was SO much fun! The bald guy was played by my dad and we made it a bit. Before Romeo and Juliet, he pulled "Romeo" aside and was like "This girl over here? She's precious to me, I'm watching you. Be careful" And then Romeo made a point to be as sexual as possible. I've done other shows with this dude tho, and he makes everything sexual
@@robertplattner1636 On stage. It was a bit. The balcony scene, he was palming his junk the whole time so my dad would shout out at him. I broke every time.
This is my favorite play of all time. My son performed it on two occasions some years ago and I was invited on stage as Ophelia during the first one. It's just SO much fun.
I used to watch this all the time when I was in high school and it randomly popped in my head 16 years later. So glad I could still find it! I remember I used to have the Othello rap on my iPod. I'm old.
When me and my class were leaning Shakespeare, the only story we read by him was Macbeth. Me and each of the students took turns in reading the parts of the play. And we also read "William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope" by Ian Doescher, again with each of us taking turns reading the lines. One of the students played the R2-D2 scream during the climax of the Deathstar and he also did Vader's breathing in between sentences. I asked if I could do the prologue in Yoda's voice. My teacher didn't allow it and so only he would read it. But I did do my Obi-Wan impression when I did his lines. But eventually, our teacher showed us this show during class. I'm very glad he showed it to us. This is definitely one of the greatest and funniest plays I have ever seen. I even showed it to my mom who was laughing so hard. If the play ever happens in the future near where we live, we definitely want to see it.
We had to watch this in my theater class, and I was the only one who loved it, and I wanted to watch it again, was worried I wouldn't be able to find it but it's still here yay!
I’ve been watching this company since 1985 at the Southern CA Renaissance Pleasure Fair. They only got better and better. Seeing this show warms my heart. Thanks for the post. WE NEED YOU IN CHAUTAUQUA NY
Had to watch this for a drama class, oh my god that was some of the best comedy I've ever seen, had me in stitches, and the timing of everything was so impeccable!
The guy who didnt put his hand up in the audience when asked about seeing any Shakespeare play lol he was so embarrassed probably thinking if he was going to be called out for it. I bet after this he went and saw at least one.
I watched this when RUclips was just starting out. I've only seen the romeo and juliet section because I enjoyed the story when I was younger. So SEEING THIS WHOLE IM SO HAPPY :D
I’ll be directing and acting in this (playing Daniel’s part) in two months. It’s been on my bucket list for years and glad I finally have the chance to do it.
I’ve just Freegled my copy of the DVD as no one to really enjoy this with! Thank goodness for RUclips I wonder if any local drama co’s in Shropshire have ever performed it!!
when i saw this play in school i saw laughing so hard that i think i wet my pants after watching it i drove out of the classroom and went to the water fountin and i was at the fountin for 20 minutes i was gone so long that one of my classmates went to cheak on me this was late may and i stuck my head under the fountin and cooled down i'm in a power wheelchair so thats why i drove out
my dad absolutely LOVES shakespear, and he quotes some bits and pieces from some of his..stories?? anyways...he did the "maybe? maybe not..maybe? maybe not.." a lot (me and my mom do it, too) and i asked him where it was from, and he basically just showed me this, and.....i fucking love it, lmfao i still don't like shakespear, but the way these guys do it is fantastic!
There are two reasons I can’t take Othello seriously anymore: 1. This play 2. A melodrama called, “How now brown cow” where the playwright had a serious Shakespeare obsession. The hero’s name Willy Shakes. He had a cow named Cleopatra. The henchman had a “lithp”. One of his lines was, “Othello!” To be honest, this play ruined all of Shakespeare’s plays for me.
Well, I have a copy of the published play. The cover says "The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presents The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)." The Library of Congress info inside says "The Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) / by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer; edited by J.M. Winfield." Good luck!
Here are the lines you missed, per the ‘92 script: Daniel: “...We left Adam on his own to research this play. He must have looked up “Moor” in the dictionary and thought it was a place where you tie up boats.” Jess: “Which, in this context, is totally pea-brained. In the 16th century the word “Moor” referred to a black person.” Adam: “Oh I feel like such a dork.” Your imagination can take it from there
Ugh I hate the outdated “black’ jokes from othello about this p size and had to tune out after the r*** word was shouted out -some things I can’t laugh over
I literally searched "three blokes doing shakespeare" and found what I was looking for
It’s still crazy to me that y’all use “blokes” unironically. Like it’s a real word
@@kharris3352 Blokes is a real word.
You’re not wrong. 😅😅
Lol
😊👍🏼
"OH I AM SLAIN!!" walks off stage
I think this is how Shakespeare intended his plays to be performed - men in wigs, dirty jokes, and script memorisation
I saw a local theater attempt to put this on, and learned comedic timing is a delicate art. These three in the original have that art down, and their performance never gets old.
Very true. I have seen this video many times and have enjoyed it every time.
I took my son to see this live. He had only read Romeo and Juliet in school. After seeing this play, he read a lot more of Shakespeare's plays so he could understand more of the jokes. We bought the CD and the book. Then a year later another local company was doing this play, so we went again. I thought my son would pass out, he was laughing so hard.
I lost it at "Shakespeare invaded Poland" and then continued losing it 😂
Edit: "4 weddings and I transvestite" I'M DYING
Macbeth in Scottish accent 😂
0:24 Introduction / "Announcements"
1:30 "Preface"
5:51 "Biography" of William Shakespeare
8:14 Romeo and Juliet
21:45 Titus Andronicus (as a cooking program)
25:05 Othello (as a rap)
28:24 "The Comedy of Two Well-Measured Gentlemen Lost in the Merry Wives of Venice on a Midsummer's Twelfth Night in Winter" or "Cymbeline Taming Pericles the Merchant In the Tempest of Love As Much As You Like It For Nothing" or "Four Weddings and a Transvestite"
32:22 The Scottish Play (in perfect Scottish accents)
34:34 Julius Caesar
35:04 "Antony and Cleopatra"
36:01 "Chernobyl Kinsmen"
37:01 "Troilus and Cressida"
39:58 The Histories (exactly like American Football)
42:23 "Coriolanus"
43:37 Adam runs away
46:28 Daniel killing time
49:24 "The Sonnets"
51:57 Hamlet
1:23:23 Hamlet (fast)
1:25:12 Hamlet (faster)
1:25:50 Hamlet (backwards)
You are my God. Thank you so much
Cheers
thank you!!!
Thank you so much!
Who's Daniel? I'm pretty sure his name is Reed.
In high school, my English teacher (who I had as a freshman and senior) used this video every year. I fully recommend this to anyone reading Shakespeare in school; whether it’s purely for credit or for fun! Shakespeare is hard for most people so presenting his work in a funny way truly helps those who may not follow the story the way he/school intended.
My theatre teacher showed us this at the start of our Shakespeare unit back when I was in high school and i still come back to it when i need a laugh
Saw this is English class and it’s now one of my favorite things ever
The Othello rap bit and King Lear as soccer are priceless... !
"I don't wanna kiss you-"
"It's in the script"
I just watched this in English class. This is amazing.
I watched this in my drama class
I watched this back in middle or high school in my theater class :D
My whole family and I stumbled upon this at a public library several years ago. Absolutely loved it!
Same with me and mine. I was, like, TEN or something, and now I'm twenty-four.
@@Skijaramaz Excellent! my kids are 27 - 35. good times!
I saw this in London at the Criterion Theatre while on a trip with my mom in 2000. These three guys were in it, and I never laughed so hard in my life!!
My favorite part is when they have everyone in the audience get involved with the Ophelia scene! It was hilarious as well as informative
‘Maybe, maybe not’ is now a regular thing in my family. Saw these guys in the UK and one of their UK cast for some shows, I forgot which one was my nextdoor neighbor
We’ve had this on dvd for like 10 years. My mom has a bachelor’s in english lit and ADORES it. Half the Shakespeare jokes and references i get/make are from this piece.
We watched this in AP English, my junior year of high school. 15 years later, it’s still one of my favorite things ever.
I love the face of the guy at 3:00 when everyone raises his hand around him and he realizes he's the only one xD
I did a production of this, I was Adam. The single hardest show ive ever done, but it was SO much fun! The bald guy was played by my dad and we made it a bit. Before Romeo and Juliet, he pulled "Romeo" aside and was like "This girl over here? She's precious to me, I'm watching you. Be careful" And then Romeo made a point to be as sexual as possible. I've done other shows with this dude tho, and he makes everything sexual
Did your dad do this on stage or behind the scenes? The over-sexualness would have been funnier if the audience had seen your dad say that.
@@robertplattner1636 On stage. It was a bit. The balcony scene, he was palming his junk the whole time so my dad would shout out at him. I broke every time.
@@blueturtle3623 That must’ve been fantastic being there!
@@robertplattner1636 Honestly one of my favorite experiences.
I had an unfortunate misread of this and thought your dad played Romeo because Reed (the bald one) played him
I literally quote that “it wasn’t that good” like all the time with my sisters
This is my favorite play of all time. My son performed it on two occasions some years ago and I was invited on stage as Ophelia during the first one. It's just SO much fun.
I used to watch this all the time when I was in high school and it randomly popped in my head 16 years later. So glad I could still find it! I remember I used to have the Othello rap on my iPod. I'm old.
Similar case here. Had the DVD as a kid. And out of nowhere they popped in my head. Very strange how memories randomly resurface.
When me and my class were leaning Shakespeare, the only story we read by him was Macbeth. Me and each of the students took turns in reading the parts of the play.
And we also read "William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope" by Ian Doescher, again with each of us taking turns reading the lines. One of the students played the R2-D2 scream during the climax of the Deathstar and he also did Vader's breathing in between sentences. I asked if I could do the prologue in Yoda's voice. My teacher didn't allow it and so only he would read it. But I did do my Obi-Wan impression when I did his lines.
But eventually, our teacher showed us this show during class. I'm very glad he showed it to us. This is definitely one of the greatest and funniest plays I have ever seen. I even showed it to my mom who was laughing so hard. If the play ever happens in the future near where we live, we definitely want to see it.
Picked this up on dvd YEEEAAARRRSSS ago. Wanted my daughter to understand and find love in the classics and we loved this ever since.
I saw this in London on a school trip once. Thoroughly amusing and memorable.
We owe these men so much
We had to watch this in my theater class, and I was the only one who loved it, and I wanted to watch it again, was worried I wouldn't be able to find it but it's still here yay!
Had to watch this in class for a test and honestly some of the funniest shit I've heard ever
I’ve been watching this company since 1985 at the Southern CA Renaissance Pleasure Fair. They only got better and better. Seeing this show warms my heart. Thanks for the post.
WE NEED YOU IN CHAUTAUQUA NY
Had to watch this for a drama class, oh my god that was some of the best comedy I've ever seen, had me in stitches, and the timing of everything was so impeccable!
When Adam said "chutzpa", I got a visión of Mike Wozniak undermining a vole.
The guy who didnt put his hand up in the audience when asked about seeing any Shakespeare play lol he was so embarrassed probably thinking if he was going to be called out for it. I bet after this he went and saw at least one.
Such an underrated piece of media.
I remember first watching this at college and got me introduced to Hamlet and I already knew Romeo and Juliet before then
I took a college course that played this. The second day of it was the first time I ever saw an entire class show up fifteen minutes early.
i remember seeing this years ago and only really remembered them all saying "hamlet" in unison
I first saw them at Renaissance faire. I watched every show and even their last one before they toured.
I needed this today
22 years since this omg xxx
Just hysterical - what energy - superb!
This is so underrated.
I watched this when RUclips was just starting out. I've only seen the romeo and juliet section because I enjoyed the story when I was younger. So SEEING THIS WHOLE IM SO HAPPY :D
I’ll be directing and acting in this (playing Daniel’s part) in two months. It’s been on my bucket list for years and glad I finally have the chance to do it.
its 2 months later, how was it?
24:22
LOL this is as funny as when South Park spoofed Titus Androicus
Wonderful. I bought the book version years ago and have seen this in bits and pieces. Great stuff! So funny and witty.
I watched it in my theater class it's so funny to watch and the best part had the funniest scenes and it did make me laugh!!!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
that was me when I watched it in the theater class 😭
I saw this a long time ago live. I laughed so hard I cried.
A truly excellent show. If you find the whole show a bit frenetic I suggest trying the radio show.
I had their BBC World Service radio version recorded on cassette. Even funnier.
Please share with the masses 😭
“Shakespeare invented Poland”
I made them a sole... But after agast and beauty and behaved in perfection.. my muses.. my happiness .. my lords
I’ve just Freegled my copy of the DVD as no one to really enjoy this with! Thank goodness for RUclips
I wonder if any local drama co’s in Shropshire have ever performed it!!
Thank you for posting this.
love this
Fun fact: Adam Long would go on to voice Mr Small in The Amazing World of Gumball!
1:02:35 That girl is so innocent😂😭😭
Brilliant
1:03:18 she standing like a literal NPC😂
We watch that at parkview high school
when i saw this play in school i saw laughing so hard that i think i wet my pants after watching it i drove out of the classroom and went to the water fountin and i was at the fountin for 20 minutes i was gone so long that one of my classmates went to cheak on me this was late may and i stuck my head under the fountin and cooled down i'm in a power wheelchair so thats why i drove out
8:27 prologue ends
He didnt write a letter and he didnt tell her fhoder HAHA
The line is actually "He didn't write a letter and he didn't telephone-a"
my dad absolutely LOVES shakespear, and he quotes some bits and pieces from some of his..stories?? anyways...he did the "maybe? maybe not..maybe? maybe not.." a lot (me and my mom do it, too) and i asked him where it was from, and he basically just showed me this, and.....i fucking love it, lmfao
i still don't like shakespear, but the way these guys do it is fantastic!
1:18:37 Is that a Fraggle Rock reference? Hey nonny nonny nonny ha cha cha
thank god my school is skipping Othello jesus christ
That’s even more racist then doing othello as a rap. You guys are just not doing at all because he’s black 😂
@Tizona76 we didnt do it because the rap is boring and cringy as shit (also we had like 3 black actors so)
Did you cut out the explanation from Othello? Why?
Where the answers
There are two reasons I can’t take Othello seriously anymore:
1. This play
2. A melodrama called, “How now brown cow” where the playwright had a serious Shakespeare obsession. The hero’s name Willy Shakes. He had a cow named Cleopatra. The henchman had a “lithp”. One of his lines was, “Othello!”
To be honest, this play ruined all of Shakespeare’s plays for me.
It’s lit
19:51
I wonder how much of this was improv?
the parts where they "mess up"
i think..lmao
whats the title of the play
Well, I have a copy of the published play. The cover says "The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presents The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)." The Library of Congress info inside says "The Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) / by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer; edited by J.M. Winfield." Good luck!
In love this production but the video cuts in the middle of the Othello bit. What is up with that? Fix your video!
Here are the lines you missed, per the ‘92 script:
Daniel: “...We left Adam on his own to research this play. He must have looked up “Moor” in the dictionary and thought it was a place where you tie up boats.”
Jess: “Which, in this context, is totally pea-brained. In the 16th century the word “Moor” referred to a black person.”
Adam: “Oh I feel like such a dork.”
Your imagination can take it from there
it makes me sad to think that Adam wouldn't be able to get away with his fake vomiting in the covid era
I still do it. Did it in last nights show!
ShakesBear Puppet & Dr. Sue - Funny Video! ruclips.net/video/5TlEVDUQHb8/видео.html
So disgustin,l,k
Ugh I hate the outdated “black’ jokes from othello about this p size and had to tune out after the r*** word was shouted out -some things I can’t laugh over