Okay, today I'm going to give you some laughs. And if you're anything like me, you will be laughing. A lot. You see, recently, my family and I watched the classic musical comedy, Singin' in the Rain. It's about an actor (Don Lockwood/Gene Kelly) from the Silent Era of Film, who--with the help of an old friend and a new--must transition to Talkies, along with his shrill and shrewish costar (Lina Lamont/Jean Hagen). This song is one of my favorite numbers in the movie.
It is funny how I go from noble old anthems, to wonderful Christian songs, to incredible prog rock, to hilarious numbers by old comedians and jolly dwarves, and then back again. It's a whirlwind, a roller coaster, whatever you might call it. And quite random, too. But, in the words of a very wise person, "Jokes as well as justice come in with speech."
Take it away, Cosmo! Make 'em laugh!
Cosmo:
Don, the world is so full of a number of things
I'm sure we should all be as happy as...
But are we? No. (slam)
Definitely no. (slam)
Positively no! (slam!)
DECIDEDLY NO! (slam!!)
Uh-uh. (shakes head)
Short people have long faces
And long people have short faces
Big people have little humour
And little people have no humour at all
(Don laughs)
Cosmo:
And in the words of that immortal bard, Samuel J. Snodgrass,
(dramatically) As he was about to be led to the guillotine...
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh
Don'tcha know everyone wants to laugh? HA HA!
My dad said 'Be an actor, my son
'But be a comical one!'
They'll be standing in lines
For those old honky-tonk monkey-shines
Now, you could study Shakespeare and be quite elite
And you could charm the critics and have nothing to eat:
Just slip on a banana peel, the world's at your feet!
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh!
Make--
Make 'em laugh
Don'tcha know everyone wants to laugh?
My grandpa said 'Go out and tell 'em a joke
'But give it plenty of hoke!'
Make 'em roar, make 'em scream
Take a fall, butt a wall, split a seam
You start off by pretending you're a dancer with grace
You wiggle 'til they're giggling all over the place
And then you get a great big custard pie in the face
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh!
...
Make 'em laugh
Don'tcha... all the... what?
My dad...
(attempts to fix his face)
...
They'll be standing in lines
(getting quieter)
For those old honky-tonk monkey-shines...
***
Make 'em laugh--
Make 'em laugh--
Don'tcha know everyone--
Ah-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ah-ha-ha-HA-ha, HA-ha!
Ah-ha-ha-HA-ha, ha-ha-ha!
Make 'em laugh--ha-ha!
Make 'em laugh--HA-ha!
Make 'em laugh--HA-HA!
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh
Make 'em LAAAUUuugh...
(passes out on the floor)
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