Comments on: Spamalot London Review* http://www.chrisrand.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/14/spamalot-london-review/ Strong men have run for miles and miles, when one from Cherry Hinton smiles Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: M http://www.chrisrand.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/14/spamalot-london-review/comment-page-1/#comment-9481 M Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:58:37 +0000 http://www.chrisrand.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/14/spamalot-london-review/#comment-9481 I just didn't find this funny and my favourite comedy film is the Pythons' Life of Brian. It is obviously written for a US audience and many of the 'jokes' can be seen coming a mile off. If you like the sort of humour that has someone literally skipping when told to skip reading an entire page of a book, then this is the show for you. I just didn’t find this funny and my favourite comedy film is the Pythons’ Life of Brian. It is obviously written for a US audience and many of the ‘jokes’ can be seen coming a mile off. If you like the sort of humour that has someone literally skipping when told to skip reading an entire page of a book, then this is the show for you.

]]> By: liz http://www.chrisrand.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/14/spamalot-london-review/comment-page-1/#comment-18 liz Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:03:50 +0000 http://www.chrisrand.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/14/spamalot-london-review/#comment-18 It's hard to take over a part that has earned a Tony. But I saw Spamalot in London this week and I although I loved Hannah Waddingham's voice, I didn't like her acting that much. Monty Python is about over-acting, but this was over the top!!! She wasn't funny, she acted funny! I couldn't believe one second that King Arthur would go for her. OK, it was just 3 weeks after they had start, so maybe I will have to give her a chance. And how I missed Michael Mc Grath, he is a real show man and that made "Always look on the bright side" very disappointing to me. Where was the umbrella act and the tap routine? Not to mention "You won't succeed in showbizz"...... All showstoppers in N.Y but not in London. The actor who played Sir Robin could have been David Hyde Pierce's brother, but was he cast on his looks?? Don't get me wrong, I had a great evening. Thanks to Tim Curry, Christopher Sieber , the cast and the actor who played Sir Lancelot! He was really amazing and I don't see that mentioned anywhere!. Hank Azaria was great, but this guy was also absolutely amazing. It IS worth going there! I did see a wonderful show but do not agree with "the star of the show", Hannah Waddingham. The stars of the show, to me, were Tim Curry, Christopher Sieber and the actor (I hate myself for not knowing his name) who played Lancelot. It’s hard to take over a part that has earned a Tony.
But I saw Spamalot in London this week and I although I loved Hannah Waddingham’s voice, I didn’t like her acting that much.
Monty Python is about over-acting, but this was over the top!!!
She wasn’t funny, she acted funny! I couldn’t believe one second that King Arthur would go for her.
OK, it was just 3 weeks after they had start, so maybe I will have to give her a chance.
And how I missed Michael Mc Grath, he is a real show man and that made “Always look on the bright side” very disappointing to me. Where was the umbrella act and the tap routine?
Not to mention “You won’t succeed in showbizz”……
All showstoppers in N.Y but not in London. The actor who played
Sir Robin could have been David Hyde Pierce’s brother, but was he cast on his looks??
Don’t get me wrong, I had a great evening. Thanks to Tim Curry, Christopher Sieber , the cast and the actor who played Sir Lancelot! He was really amazing and I don’t see that mentioned anywhere!. Hank Azaria was great, but this guy was also absolutely amazing.

It IS worth going there! I did see a wonderful show but do not agree with “the star of the show”, Hannah Waddingham.
The stars of the show, to me, were Tim Curry, Christopher Sieber and the actor (I hate myself for not knowing his name) who played Lancelot.

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