Prop 8: The Musical (hilarious! with Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Neil Patrick Harris, Allison Janney

[gauguin57]

Run time: 03:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtVPc5wtdPk   Posted on YouTube: December 03, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: December 03, 2008 By DU Member: gauguin57 Views on DU: 7135

 
This video is hilarious ... original link (clearer picture) is:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

Cho, Foa, Reilly, Janney, Harris and More Featured in Shaiman's Prop 8—The Musical Video

By Andrew Gans
Playbill.com
December 3, 2008
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/123896.html

Prop 8—The Musical, a new music video satirizing Prop 8 — the California ballot proposition that amended the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman — is now available for on-line viewing.

Conceived and written by Hairspray Tony winner Marc Shaiman, the three-minute video was directed and staged by Adam Shankman, who helmed the "Hairspray" movie musical.

The video also boasts an array of theatre and stage stars: The "California Gays and The People That Love Them" are played by Jordan Ballard, Margaret Cho, Barrett Foa, J.B. Ghuman, John Hill, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Rashad Naylor and Nicole Parker.

The "Proposition 8'ers and The People That Follow Them" include John C. Reilly as Prop 8 Leader; Allison Janney as Prop 8 Leader's #1 Wife; Kathy Najimy as Prop 8 Leader's #2 Wife; Jenifer Lewis as Riffing Prop 8'er; Craig Robinson as A Preacher; and Rashida Jones, Lake Bell and Sarah Chalke as Scary Catholic School Girls From Hell.

Jack Black plays Jesus Christ and Neil Patrick Harris is a Very Smart Fellow with Katharine "Kooks" Leonard, Seth Morris, Denise "Esi!" Piane, Lucian Piane, Richard Read, Seth Redford, Quinton Strack and Tate Taylor as The Frightened Villagers.

Shankman, Shaiman (who is featured on piano) and Mike Farah produced the video, which was edited by Bradly Schulz and Drew Antzis.

[hisownpetard]

1. K&R! Thanks for posting, gauguin!

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Off to greatest of greatest page....this is super !

And I send off link to my family and friends.

this is so funny and true and in your face..

Please help keep it kicked...


:kick:

[bleever]

3. Excellent!

I loves me some Maya Rudolph: "What else does the Bible say, Je-Sus?"

[ihavenobias]

4. K & R. Let's get this featured at the top of the homepage!

:)

[proud progressive]

5. PERFECT!! WHAT A GREAT PRODUCTION!

[DRex]

6. Flippin' awesome

Hilarious and well argued, and with star power. Me likey.

[petwlkr]

7. Spot on!!!

Not to mention hysterical!!! Just curious though, it's been several years since I have seen Margret Cho in concert so I am not sure but are all those tattoos real or is it makeup for the musical?

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. keeping it kicked

:kick:

[ksimons]

9. loved Jack Black as Jesus!!!

(there's a sentence I didn't think I'd be writing any time soon.) bwahhahahahah

i dunno if the 'besides, we can make money on it' ending was a message I'd pick to conclude on, but rest was terrific. would have liked to see them pick a little bit more at the hypocrisy - like blacks not being allowed to be priests at all in the Mormon religion till just 30 years ago (1978) and that women are not considered worthy to hold the authority of the priesthood in their 'church'. And yet, here they are judging others like they do.

no irony there! weed your own garden, hypocrites!

[ksimons]

10. did it get pulled already???

[kimmylavin]

11. No, its just a Funny or Die "exclusive."

Click the link and enjoy!

[underpants]

12. LINK-also Margaret Cho, Richter, Najimy, Allison Janney

and Sarah Chalke (Scrubs)
Craig Robinson (The Office)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

[democrat0986]

13. AWESOME!!

thanks for that man. that was hilarious. made my day

[proud patriot]

14. funny stuff

[Utopian Leftist]

15. Very nice!

I just wish we could have had something like this out before the election. Might have made a difference. Oh well, sometimes it takes a defeat to get people motivated.

[progressoid]

16. Mmmm. Shrimp cocktail!

[nolabear]

17. Pulled! Why?

I had to go through the livefunnyordie back door to see it; looks like DU and YouTube both have disappeared it. Jesus Christ. ("Hey, how's it goin'?" LOL!) We live in some terrifying times.

[nolabear]

18. reply to self

Oh, good...I should have read further. A girl can get paranoid...

[Patiod]

19. It's on Funny or Die

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

[babsbunny]

20. NO longer available

:dilemma:

[mnhtnbb]

21. Yes. Click the funnyordie link in the OP

[SavageDem]

22. In the words of the kid at the end of "The Incredibles"...

That was totally wicked!

[gristy]

23. I luv musicals!

That's a good one!!

[prostock69]

24. Fricking Awesome!!!! My favorite part was Jack Black as Jesus

pointing out "their" hyprocrisy. I just wish "they" would get it.

[stlsaxman]

25. 50th Rec- Off to the Greatest Page 10 times!

most excellent!

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

26. Perfect. Gay marriage expenditures will save our economy! NT

[BrklynLiberal]

27. What a great all-star musical What about the rest of the show??

That was great. Thanks for posting.

[Beam Me Up]

28. "We're sorry this video is no longer available"

wtf

[slay]

29. Freakin Awesome - with working link

This link was in the OP but here it is again, and it works: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

Neil Patrick Harris follows up his awesome singing performance Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with this great short piece. Very cool. :smoke:

[stahbrett]

30. Funny - weird part was Kirk Cameron playing a gay dude

I guess I assumed that because Kirk is a born-again Christian who's a creationist, he would also not participate in something that has Jack Black as Jesus, and would also likely be anti-gay.

[gvstn]

31. That's not Kirk!

That's Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser M.D.) ;)

I doubt Kirk Cameron would participate in a parody of Fundamentalists.

[Quixote1818]

34. I think he meant the guy in yellow but he is not Kirk Cameron either.

This video would freak Kirk Cameron out and the solid reasoning and facts about all the weird stuff in the Bible would overload his brain.

[Quixote1818]

33. The guy in yellow? I don't thinks that is Kirk Cameron

Stop it at the 13 second mark or 14 second mark and you can see that is not him. I googled his name with Prop 8 and nothing came up.

[stahbrett]

36. Really?? Man, I could have *sworn* that was him - near the end they have a good shot of him

I'll have to watch it again...

[stahbrett]

38. OK, I paused it and now I'm pretty sure it's not Kirk after alll

It sure looks pretty close to him though!

[Quixote1818]

39. I thought it was him too, which blew my mind!

I was stunned he would do such a play. That guy looks just like him from a distance.

[trthnd4jstc]

32. The Video can be seen on Funny or Die:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

[Hekate]

35. Brilliant and witty! Definitely passing this one on!

:rofl: and :kick:

Hekate

[radhika]

37. Where is John Waters when we NEED him?

It's too warm and fuzzy - need something with more edge. Perhaps we could channel the 'Divine' a cooler way:)

[Laughing Mirror]

49. John Waters definitely would bring another dimension to this grotesque farce of Prop 8

Imagine the cast of characters he would assemble to play the same parts in this video. He's already had Jesus portrayed being dragged off to the cross with crown of thorns in one of his early films, I think. Divine playing the Virgin Mary, of course.

[Kitty Herder]

40. OMG! This is hilarious!

I loved Jack Black as Jesus.

[RyanEb]

41. I'm not sure...

but I think that this is what love feels like...

[SeattleGirl]

42. That is VERY cool!!!

Gonna send this on to my friends and family (most of whom think gays should be able to get married!).

[Pastiche423]

43. What a joy to be rec # 66!

Superbly done.

[mythyc]

44. It's not there on YouTube anymore =(

I heard about this and was looking forward to seeing it. now i gotta search online like a sucker. damn those copyright laws. curse you! (shaking fist in air)

[Dennis Donovan]

45. Excellent! Jables as Jeebus! Gay Andy Richter!

Too much of that to love! Recommended!:rofl:

[comtec]

46. KnR for home

[onecent]

47. Where else can we find this, it is gone. Thanks n/t

[LuckyLib]

48. Here it is -- funny!

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

[sonias]

50. Thanks

"Gay marriages will save the economy!"

Why do the haters want to destroy the economy?

Great musical. This needs to make it on a national tour!

:applause:

Sonia