Eric Idle interpretando The list, en la opereta cómica japonista The Mikado.
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@skovner Жыл бұрын
I understand adaptations of "the list" is a tradition, and I have to say this is one of the best.
@Jabberwok282 жыл бұрын
Eric Idle was the musical heart of Monty Python, along with Neil Innes (RIP). I had the good fortune of getting to meet and chat with him after a performance, during which he announced he was finishing work on Spamalot. It was an awesome evening.
@Nina51442 жыл бұрын
Unlike this dreadful adaption of a great comic opera. Terrible costumes
@stellarkin1232 Жыл бұрын
i remember seeing him as god when i attended spamalot, was really fitting
@SupercatTheBazingalinga10 ай бұрын
@@Nina5144Did you actually watch the whole of this adaptation?
@KaragozTheLow Жыл бұрын
eric has this ability to play both posh self-important dry frats and naughty cheeky pervs that make him perfect for koko. also his slight tempo fluctuations give some much character to this performance. by far my favorite koko
@kateaustin42542 жыл бұрын
Possibly the campest production of the Mikado I'd ever seen. Loved it.
@jameshorn2702 ай бұрын
Hated it. To take Gilbert's detailed study of Japanese art and turn it into a 1920's British seaside resort says a lot about the production designer's ego than his non-existent taste. Further, the addition of TV specific special effects, notably the beheaded characters in Cheap and Chippy Chopper was totally unneeded.
@timothyhopper4956Ай бұрын
"Australians of all kinds." Of course we'd not be missed - that's why you sailed us all the way out here in the first place. 🤣
@OFS_Razgriz Жыл бұрын
The self-own about dressing up like women for comedy (which was a very common Monty Python bit) is what elevates this rendition.
@dingorex5 ай бұрын
Transvestites, say it, use it, be a man.
@karlkarlos35455 ай бұрын
"He is not the messiah, He's a very naughty boy!"
@711yada Жыл бұрын
I called into a radio show on Vancouver BC once for a chance to talk with Eric Idle. I was the first caller and made him laugh a good gut laugh. I can die happy now. 😂
@dfsafadsDW Жыл бұрын
Damn what did you say? 😂
@711yada Жыл бұрын
@@dfsafadsDW I told him that i take Monty Python to every job interview that i go to. He asked how i did that and i said "While I'm shaking their hand, i look at them dead in the eye, and with my best Australian accent, say 'Mind if I call you Bruce?'... " I was hoping that either he or the dj would ask what i do for a living so i could reply "Well, I'm still looking .." but the dj went off on some lame story he had about interviews... Lol. Never the less, I garnered a true belly laugh from Eric, so i was happy. Later that year my location sound instructor has the MP sound recordist lecture to our class. I was the only student who knew who he was or had listened to the albums. When he finished he asked for questions and i shot my hand up as high as it can go,.. he laughed because of course, i was the only one with a question.. so i looked him in the eye and said, "Is it true that on Matching Tie and Hankerchief, that there are t w o tracks on each side of the album???" With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, "Actually, there are three..." Ah ha!!! ...Then he had to explain to the children (😂) how albums work and that depending on where one sets the needle down, you could engage one of three nested tracks with completely different dialogue. So much fun. 🤪🎯💯
@user-gi8pk9uc7q26 күн бұрын
@@711yada You lucky duck!
@711yada26 күн бұрын
@@user-gi8pk9uc7q definitely one of the highlights of my life!!
@user-gi8pk9uc7q2 ай бұрын
Eric is, as always, AWESOME!
@albertpeterson55853 жыл бұрын
...saw this production in London; brilliant; this Edwardian update to the original Victoran setting was fun; the Neville Chamberlain moment at the end of the aria was priceless.
@daniellelessard7548 Жыл бұрын
Edwardian? More like the reign of George V.
@Renvere5 жыл бұрын
Eric Idle is perfect in this role 😂😂😂
@angelacooper26612 жыл бұрын
Eric Idle also sang the theme song to One Foot in the Grave!
@duaneschirmer28924 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite part of this production of The Mikado, but the whole thing is great and worth a watch.
@Mato19703 жыл бұрын
One of the best Monty Python songs that Monty Python never did.
@citythink4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I think I heard this... way back on radio. Great to see!
@dfghdfghuytiu8207 Жыл бұрын
My favorite production
@thebaba295 жыл бұрын
4:48 for the little list
@juliusbarber38733 жыл бұрын
Make that 4:30
@rawyld Жыл бұрын
So this is the one that change "The list" lyrics got changed thanks to Eric Idle to make it more funnier and more moderate to poke fun at.
@THETexzilla7 ай бұрын
Anyone else catch the Chamberlain at the end with holding up the paper?
@maxinejacobson40064 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@kelvinwatson4142 Жыл бұрын
A few notes on the list were missed.
@daphnelewin Жыл бұрын
You’ve got them all on the list😅
@Qwerty2_66492 ай бұрын
So, I'm Curious as to what The Crowd is singing at 0:00 and 1:15, is it a separate song entirely or?
@TRZ992 ай бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eq5mbLV0rqiUkp8.html it's behold the lord high executioner
@merledoughty57874 жыл бұрын
of course the Mikado is a poke at the English way of life if I am correct.
@kyanhowe87773 жыл бұрын
Sorta, I can see why you can think that. It takes place in Japan after the Meiji Restoration
@rolandacevans3 жыл бұрын
Juan Howe, no he's right. It was a send up.
@ThatTurboOwl3 жыл бұрын
@@kyanhowe8777 it was, like almost all of G & S's work an excuse to mock British society of the time in directly, they hid it in a hilariously inaccurate interpretation of the Japanese
@pattynjan13 жыл бұрын
@@kyanhowe8777 same same ,both islanders obssesed with social conventions. 😁
@elizabethdarley86463 жыл бұрын
@@kyanhowe8777 and Japan and all things Japanese were oh so fashionable in the 1800s. Think of van Gogh.
@danielbautista90623 жыл бұрын
Sir not quite brave Robin.
@derricgreene8 жыл бұрын
Funny that Eric Idle dressed as women and spoke in far too high a voice numerous times for a skit.
@figjam596 жыл бұрын
Isn't that part of the joke?
@davidchalk88835 жыл бұрын
That was a kick against Hinge and Bracket
@piotrberman6363 Жыл бұрын
This is similar to "unreliable narrator": nothing in the plot indicates that what Ko-ko says is valid, except by chance.
@masterofallthelakesintown24727 ай бұрын
People in power and extremist politicians be like:
@srothbardt Жыл бұрын
I say! Did they change the words a bit?
@MichaelOnines Жыл бұрын
The "list" song has traditionally been changed with each production to poke fun at contemporary individuals or social faux pas. For some productions it is justone or two verses rather than this complete replacement, but it is part of the tradition.
@srothbardt Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelOnines Right. Thanks!
@lordprimus24104 жыл бұрын
I thought I saw stephen Fry
@connerh4924 жыл бұрын
what's someone with a minecraft icon doing watching victorian british comic opera
@Nina51442 жыл бұрын
Was he one of the dancing waiters?
@juliusbarber38733 жыл бұрын
*_4:35_*
@dfsafadsDW3 жыл бұрын
Australians of all kinds? Come on mate, bit harsh ay?
@castelodeossos39472 жыл бұрын
Expect very many nowadays are offended, that's the zeitgeist. No doubt this opera has been cancelled and all copies burned on the bonfire of Woke righteousness.
@bloodyhell82012 жыл бұрын
@@castelodeossos3947 You were watching it on a public platform. I am watching it on a public platform right now. Let me say that again - Public.
@christine62342 жыл бұрын
I reckon most Aussies would love it. I know I did.
@GregJamesMusic Жыл бұрын
Four of the dislikes must have been from the Bruces.
@dfsafadsDW7 ай бұрын
@@christine6234 im taking the piss ._.
@thegrillmaster22592 жыл бұрын
Family guy did a skit about this. From the episode where Stewie takes over the world.
@concars12343 жыл бұрын
Huge and floppy ... writs
@NoahSpurrier3 жыл бұрын
I liked the staging, but the music was lost.
@David-mg1yj4 ай бұрын
Bizarre having the chorus sat with their backs to the audience.
@davidlucey13114 жыл бұрын
What year?
@concars12343 жыл бұрын
1987
@rogerbarton17902 жыл бұрын
Eric Idle was amazing in the role. The gentlemen's makeup gives me nightmares though. There is another production of this, using the same set, brought into the 1920s IIRC.
@davidbaxter4910 Жыл бұрын
Boris Becker!!!?
@thegreatone-australia1851Ай бұрын
In a word - abysmal.
@eldermillennial83302 жыл бұрын
So, the Noh Mask is pulled OFF, eh?😂
@Ardjano2344 жыл бұрын
Stalin approves this
@abesapien99304 жыл бұрын
He never would be missed
@johnpickford42223 жыл бұрын
And Lenin, Trotsky and Putin
@HHM706 Жыл бұрын
Sadiq Khan, Yasmin Alibai Brown, Prince Harry, Megan Markle, Boris Johnson, Chris Hancock, Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer, Owen Jones, Gary Lineker,Diane Abbot,Chris Whitty, Lenny Henry, David Olosunga. I’ve got them on my list, they’d none of them be missed! 😂’
@MichaelOnines Жыл бұрын
Directly naming them is gauche. Need to reference them in a clever way that makes it obvious without just up and naming them.
@HHM706 Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelOnines sorry Mr Gilbert I didn’t have the time to come up with some witty lyrics, the names of the guilty will have to do.
@MichaelOnines Жыл бұрын
@@HHM706 Then post it on a Game of Thrones clip of Arya naming off all the people she wants dead.
@jackal593 жыл бұрын
Did they rehearse? Could Idle not hear the music? It's far too slow, and he's out of time with the music.
@ARCtheCartoonMaster3 жыл бұрын
Well, you're not gonna like the Groucho Marx cover, then.
@ameliacone24653 жыл бұрын
Mr. Idle is clearly not a trained vocalist (although a solid songwriter,) but his charisma more than makes up for it IMHO:) Also, if I'm not mistaken, the pro's simulated disdain for him is incorporated in the production. Point well taken however!
@coursaire26285 ай бұрын
4:30 you're welcome
@pauldockree99153 жыл бұрын
Here we go. The Little List. Adapted. Golfers! Trump!
@VeryEvilGM3 жыл бұрын
Family Guy says hi.
@jamescarson68233 жыл бұрын
I've played that role and this is just.....no. Makes no sense to have those lyrics. When people try to cleverly update this song, they miss the point that Koko knows he's not smart enough for the job and is desperately trying to find a way to not be killed because of it.
@bloodyhell82013 жыл бұрын
explain
@jamessergeant21363 жыл бұрын
Koko is in the job because he was next to be executed, so if he is the Lord High Executioner he can’t execute himself, and therefore can’t execute anyone else either (so the citizens of Titipu can continue to flirt without fear of punishment). In this song, he explains that if he is forced to identify a victim, there are plenty of ‘enemies of society’ who could be chosen. The targets are meant to be ridiculous, but widely recognised as irritating (e.g. people who eat peppermints, in the original) so it is fun for modern productions to identify whatever is fashionable at the time.
@scot4u Жыл бұрын
why mees about with origanality ffs
@tuxtommy69 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely detest this version of "The Mikado". The staging is horrrid .. what a waste of Eric Idle's enormous talent!
@Tocsin-Bang3 жыл бұрын
To my mind the worst production of The Mikado I have ever watched, and I've seen lierally hundreds both, school, amateur and professional productions.
@Nina51442 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely dreadful isn’t it - The Mikado set in Japan. The costumes are awful the dreadful fey and camp dancing is just a joke. Much prefer the original costume and makeup.
@complexlittlepirate35892 жыл бұрын
It's fantastic and funny. I'm glad Jonathan Miller didn't listen to the naysayers otherwise I wouldn't have this to enjoy! Hope you enjoy your hundreds of other productions that are no doubt also great, I'm delighted by this one 🙂
@brianletter3545 Жыл бұрын
@@complexlittlepirate3589 Yes, Jonathon Miller, the guy who wanted to tell Cecelia Bartoli how to sing . .
@Peh-heeeeeggy-Hill Жыл бұрын
@@Nina5144 The Mikado is set in Japan but it's a satire of Victorian English politics. So this is still a satire of British politics. Yellowface isn't necessary
@johnpickford42223 жыл бұрын
Just what the fuck does the setting have to do with the original story. I understand updating it but now the comedy of manners makes no sense-this must be missed, yes this must be missed.
@Nina51442 жыл бұрын
It’s just awful isn’t it.
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@brianletter3545 Жыл бұрын
Not to my taste. Gilbert had a far better sense of humour than shown here.