History Funny / Hamilton

** After Eliza sings "I speak out against slavery" you can spot Washington behind her lower his head and look with confusion, almost like "shit".

--->'''Hamilton:''' ''SIT DOWN, JOHN! YOU FAT'' '''''MOTHERFU[[CurseCutShort **BLEEEEEP**]]'''''

** There's also some excellent physical comedy from everyone else; Burr tells Hamilton to back off, so Hamilton sheepishly backs into Lafayette and Mulligan. They proceed to push him ''right back'' to the podium, which Hamilton takes a permission to go to town on the poor British messenger.

** Alexander introduces himself to Jefferson, who doesn't take him seriously at all and looks as if thinking, '"this' guy?"

** Alexander introduces himself to Jefferson, who doesn't take him seriously at all and looks as if he's thinking, "'This' guy?"

** Alexander introduces himself to Jefferson, who doesn't take him seriously at all.

** Jefferson breaks out into song and dance after Madison soberly informs him of Hamilton's plans.

** After {{scatting}} a few times in his first number, he states "Everybody", and scats again, the audience signing along. Usually, this "Everybody" would be loud and full of energy, rousing the audience to join in. But here its soft, short, and declarative. [[EvilIsPetty The King commands you to engage in his sing-along]].

* Jefferson's presidential victory is soured when he's reminded that Burr, by having come in second to him, will be his vice-president. He decides they have to do something about that arrangement...

** After {{scatting}} a few times in his first number, he states "Everybody," and scats again, the audience signing along. Usually, this "Everybody" would be loud and full of energy, rousing the audience to join in. But here its soft, short, and declarative. [[EvilIsPetty The King commands you to engage in his sing-along]].
* Hamilton's response to John Adams, including a ShoutOut to the opening number of fellow Founding Fathers musical ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''.
-->'''Hamilton:''' ''SIT DOWN, JOHN! YOU FAT'' '''''MOTHERFU[[CurseCutShort **BLEEEEEP**]]'''''
** To add to the hilarity, there's a sound of a dropping bomb during Hamilton's response!
** A [[https://twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/632972938128543744 video]] posted on Twitter by Lin-Manuel Miranda reveals that behind that bleep, he's actually saying "fuck''stick''", which is somehow so much funnier.
** Jefferson's celebrating right beforehand, until he finds out Adams called Hamilton a creole bastard when he fired him. His response to the news implies he realises the shit storm that Adams has just called down on himself.
--->'''Jefferson:''' [[OhCrap Say]] [[FlatWhat what?]]


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* "And they say I'm a Francophile -- at least they know I know where France is!"
** A large portion of "The Election of 1800" amusingly skewers the election process and voters' rationales for liking/not liking a certain candidate.
--->"[Burr] seems approachable--"\\
"Like you could grab a beer with him!"
** A little nod to the lack of universal suffrage and the fact that Burr's apparent popularity with the women in the chorus is unlikely to transfer ''directly'' into a growth in his constituency:
--->"It's 1800 -- ladies, tell your husbands: Vote for Burr!"

* "I'm a general! WHEEE!" Followed by Hamilton's snarky {{Understatement}}: ''"Yeah.'' He's not the choice I would have gone with."

* Considering it leads to Hamilton and Burr's famous {{Duel to the Death}}, "Your Obedient Servant" is surprisingly funny. Special mention to Hamilton revealing that he's kept an itemized list of every disagreement they've ever had and Burr's reaction[[note]]Better yet, this is pretty much ''exactly what happened'' in real life as well, making for an utterly hilarious GeniusBonus[[/note]].
-->'''Hamilton:''' Even if I said what you think I said, you would have to cite a more specific grievance\\
Here's an itemized list of thirty years of disagreements.\\
'''Burr:''' Sweet Jesus.
** Even better, the whole song has been staged with the background dancers ferrying the single page letters back and forth between Burr and Hamilton. When he tells Burr about his itemized list they very formally line up and deliver a page of the letter... then another... then another... then another until Burr has the whole, no doubt very detailed, list of disagreements. Sweet Jesus is right. Leslie Odom Jr.'s voice ''cracks'' in sheer exasperation in the film.
*** In the live staging, the last letters are brought by Carleigh Bettiol as an ensemble member ''en pointe'' (as much as you can in knee high boots) and flapping the letters like she's in ''Theatre/SwanLake''. She hands him the penultimate page, waits for a beat, and then she gives the final page with a "Gotcha!" expression.
** Even ''better'', the whole song jumps between [[NightmareFuel terrifying seriousness]] and the upbeat tune as they singsong their traditionally polite signatures, giving the whole thing a rather passive-aggressive tone. For the sake of the beat, Hamilton's last name is shortened to [[MeaningfulName "A.]][[LargeHam Ham"]].

*** In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, two guys can be seen CARRYING the ‘drunk’ ensemble member off the stage.

* "The Reynolds Pamphlet" features a truck-load of dark humor:
** Even if you feel bad for Hamilton, you still have to laugh a little bit when Jefferson "makes it rain" with pamphlets like dollar bills in a rap video while dancing all around Hamilton -- [[BreakingTheFourthWall he even hands one to the conductor!]][[note]]Or, in theaters where the orchestra pit is too far away, the conductor reveals that he ''already has one'' and waves it in the air.[[/note]]
** The ensemble is joined by King George III, [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext for some reason]], who glides down the stairs while fanning himself with a pamphlet, does an absolutely ridiculous dance, walks over to Hamilton in a way that can only be described as "sassy", throws his pamphlet in the air with a huge grin on his face, and then just walks away. It caps off with a vocal FunnyBackgroundEvent: he pronounces "pamphlet" as "pam-phleet"!
** There's something oddly funny about Madison maintaining his formal demeanor throughout the entire number, even as the rest of the ensemble descends into chaos and he himself casually tosses pamphlets into the air.
** The ensemble itself has an absolute blast during this number[[note]]Reportedly, most of the choreography in the number is {{Improv}}, meaning they genuinely are screwing around and having a good time[[/note]]:
*** One guy in the back starts prancing around while flapping his arms like wings. Later on (just after King George's dance), the same guy mimes dropping his pants and then pulling them back up.
*** In the overhead shot (while King George is walking towards Hamilton), you can see one of the papers fall onto an ensemble member's[[note]]Thayne Jasperson, who plays Samuel Seabury in "Farmer Refuted"[[/note]] face while he does... ''something''.
*** In the same overhead shot, two of the guys do a chest bump in the air.
*** Three of the ensemble men decide to pelvic thrust into the air, the floor, and the stairs, in that order.
*** A woman[[note]]Ariana [=DeBose=], who plays The Bullet[[/note]] straight up falls to the floor about four feet away from the conductor and starts spasming like she's [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything having an orgasm]].
*** Burr and Jefferson don't get off lightly either, both of them seemingly having the time of their life dancing around their ruined adversary. It's very hilarious to pay attention to Burr and watch his formal facade slowly crack until he [[NotSoAboveItAll goes just as crazy as everyone else around him]].
*** "NEVER GONNA BE PRESIDENT NOW!!!"
** All while Hamilton just stands there with the biggest, most annoyed frown on his face.
* "EVERYONE ATTACK!" "''RETREAT!''" "...''ATTACK!''" "'''''RETREAT!'''''"
** "What are you ''DOING,'' Lee?! ''Get back on your feet!''" "But there's so many a' them!" "I'm sorry, is this not your speed?! Hamilton! (Ready, sir!) Have Lafayette take the lead!"
* This bit from Lee and Laurens' duel, after Laurens shoots Lee.
-->'''Hamilton:''' Lee, do you yield?\\
'''Burr:''' ''(exasperated)'' You shot him in the side! ''YES'', HE YIELDS!\\
'''Laurens:''' I'm satisfied!\\
'''Burr:''' Yo, we gotta clear the field!\\
'''Hamilton:''' Yo, we won! \\
'''Ensemble:''' ''(as Washington enters)'' [[{{Leitmotif}} HERE COMES THE GENERAL!]]\\
'''Burr:''' ''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck This]]'' [[OhCrap should be]] [[SarcasmMode fun]]...

* "A Winter's Ball" starts out seeming quite serious, with Burr stewing in resentment at Washington hiring Hamilton, and then takes an abrupt turn.
-->Now Hamilton's skill with the quill is undeniable,\\
But what do we have in common? We're reliable--\\
With the '''''LADIES!'''''
** Later, when Burr asks Hamilton if he thinks he stands a chance of marrying a Schuyler girl, Hamilton bluntly says it's not a question of "if", it's ''which''.
* Burr trying to flirt with Angelica in "The Schuyler Sisters" is pretty hilarious too, as is her response.
-->'''Angelica:''' Burr, you disgust me.\\
'''Burr:''' Ah, so you've ''discussed'' me\\
I'm a trust fund baby, you can trust me.

* Jefferson in the finale. It's his resigned, sheepish delivery of the second line after sounding so grandiose and Mount Rushmore in the first that really sells it.
-->"His financial system is a work of genius. I couldn't undo it if I tried. ''([[{{Beat}} beat]])'' And I tried."
* During the performance of "Helpless" Hamilton does a private little [[{{HappyDance}} victory dance]] when Philip Schuyler gives him his blessings to marry Eliza, which he quickly ends when he realizes Philip's watching.
** "Angelica tried to take a bite of me." Eliza's expression suggests that this is news to her.
* In a somewhat meta sense, Angelica's "Peach fuzz/and he can't even grow it," line in "Satisfied" is funny when you consider that, for the entire musical, Hamilton's face looks like [[https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2016/03/17/17-lin-manuel-miranda.w1200.h630.jpg this]].
* Speaking of meta humor, Angelica gushing over Hamilton's good looks in "Satisfied" considering [[{{Creator/LinManuelMiranda}} who]] [[{{ButHeSoundsHandsome}} is playing Hamilton]].
* "Farmer Refuted" is an incredibly funny song. It's Hamilton completely trolling Loyalist Samuel Seabury while his friends laugh and goad him on.
-->'''Seabury:''' I pray the King shows you his mercy.\\
'''Hamilton:''' Is he in Jersey?
** It's even funnier live. Seabury is standing on a small pedestal to deliver his speech, and during his verse, Hamilton alternates between trying to get Seabury to come down to talk to him, or trying to ''climb onto it himself''. He eventually succeeds, and stands on the pedestal with Seabury to argue with him -- something that clearly doesn't please the latter. Finally, Seabury outright ''shoves'' him off.
** There's also some excellent physical comedy from everyone else; Burr tells Hamilton to back off, so Hamilton sheepishly backs into Lafayette and Mulligan. They proceed to push him ''right back'' to the podium, which Hamilton takes a permission to go to town on the poor British messenger.
* The CutSong "Congratulations" starts off with this:
-->'''Angelica:''' ''(melodically)'' Alexander~\\
'''Angelica:''' ''(deadpan)'' Congratulations. You have invented a new kind of stupid.
* Alexander very clearly intercepts Lafayette and sorta shoos him away from Angelica during "A Winter's Ball" before making his own introduction to her.
* During "Helpless/Satisfied" Hamilton asks Angelica where she's taking him. When hearing "I'm about to change your life!" he eagerly responds "Then by all means, lead the way!" clearly hoping for kissing/sex/etc. Angelica...promptly introduces him to her younger sister. [[SureLetsGoWithThat Not what he was expecting, but he rolls with it]].
* This bit at the beginning of "The Room Where It Happens." It's a cringeworthy yet ''delicious'' bit of DramaticIrony.
-->'''Burr:''' Did you hear the news about good old General Mercer?\\
'''Hamilton:''' No.\\
'''Burr:''' You know Clermont Street?\\
'''Hamilton:''' Yeah.\\
'''Burr:''' They renamed it after him. The Mercer legacy is secure.\\
'''Hamilton:''' Sure.\\
'''Burr:''' And all he had to do was die.\\
'''Hamilton:''' That's a lot less work.\\
'''Burr:''' We oughta give it a try...\\
'''Hamilton:''' Ha!
** Even better, Burr and Hamilton's expressions in the live show make it look like, just for a moment, they're ''seriously considering it''.
** From the same song, the fact that Jefferson brags about arranging the menu, the venue, and the ''seating'' of the dinner. You know, the dinner for ''three people''.
** Later, to represent Congress being unable to decide where to put the capital, every person on stage yells somewhere different. Lin-Manuel Miranda clarified on twitter: "I told them 'You can't yell anywhere that isn't in the 13 colonies.' Lord knows if they listened or not." Given you can apparently hear ''Toronto'' if you listen for it, they didn't.
* The workshop version of "Washington On Your Side" has a couple hysterical lines that didn't make it into the final version.
** "He likes taxes so much -- can we enact an ''asshole tax''?" Keep in mind it's [[TheQuietOne James Madison]] saying this.
** When spreading rumors about Hamilton: "I hear he's George Washington's illegitimate son!"
** Topped by, "He wants to abolish slavery!" "...That one's ''actually true''."
** James Madison's delivery of "Which I wrote!" when talking about the Bill of Rights sounds even more irritated than in the finished project.
* The original staged version of "Washington On Your Side" is also pretty funny largely because Burr and Madison come out of absolute nowhere. When Jefferson is left alone on stage, Burr just charges on and crosses the stage for no discernible reason to begin the song (Jefferson even gets a "wait, where'd ''you'' come from" look on his face), with Madison stumbling on and coughing for his entrance of "which I wrote". It's like Miranda couldn't figure out a reason to get them onstage so he just put them there and left it.

* Laurens' indignant ''"In loco parentis!?"'' in "My Shot" might count as a vocal FunnyBackgroundEvent.
* In the second cabinet battle, Jefferson mocks Hamilton’s flashy, green outfit, declaring that he “dresses like the pits of fashion”. Already funny, but the next time we see Hamilton, he’s now wearing darker, more muted colors. It’s almost as if Hamilton started to get self conscious about his clothes after Jefferson’s burn about them.
** There’s also the fact that Jefferson’s costume is more flamboyant than Hamilton’s or anyone else’s in the whole show. In the original Off Broadway production, Jefferson’s outfit was fairly realistic, but once the costume department realized what a grand performance Daveed Diggs was giving, they made sure that the costume was just as extravagant, which means the insult against Hamilton’s clothes is now prime HypocriticalHumor.
** Also slightly amusing is that ‘pits of fashion’ is a near-spoonerism of the end of the previous line[[note]]italicised for purposes of illustration[[/note]]:
---> I get no satisfaction witnessing his ''fits'' of ''passion''

* As serious as the context is, Reynolds' letter (especially the CurseCutShort). Followed by rhyming "cuckold" with "unbuckled".
-->'''Reynolds:''' Uh-oh! You made the wrong sucka a cuckold,\\
so time to pay the piper for the pants you unbuckled!
** The humor of Reynolds' letter continues into "We Know", which has Jefferson cut the curse short with a combination of a BigWhat and FlatWhat. Hamilton also breaks the fourth wall for a brief moment, cutting off Burr's internal [[ArcWords "No one else was in the room where it happened..."]] with an angry "Is that a yes?"

--->'''Madison''': I have been fighting for the South alone--where have you been?\\
'''Jefferson''': Uh, [[CaptainObvious France]]?[[note]]i.e., doing his job as the ambassador to France in the first place.[[/note]]

*** His actual view on this was even more striking: "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world"
** He petulantly stomps his foot at the line "I'm so blue," and storms out when they didn't play the final beat of "What Comes Next?".

---> '''King George III:''' Are they going to keep on replacing whoever's in charge? If so, who's next? There's nobody else in their "country" who looms quite as large.

* Alexander and Phillip, on why duels take place in the next state over: "''Everything'' is legal in New Jersey."
** The tone in which both parties state this sounds very similar to most New Yorkers describing anything involving Jersey today.
* In "Non-Stop", George Washington approaches Hamilton about running the treasury. He clearly has a big speech planned to convince him -- and he has him convinced before he even says a word. Hamilton has to interrupt him ''twice'' for Washington to get that no, really, Hamilton does ''not'' need convincing.
** Also from Non-Stop, when Hamilton goes to Burr to pitch the idea of the Federalist Papers, he says "I know I talk too much, I'm abrasive"- almost like John Adams calling himself obnoxious and disliked in ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''.
** Hamilton's severely nerdy (and gleeful) aside during "Non-Stop":
--->'''Burr:''' Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention--\\
'''Hamilton:''' I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention!
** "Bright young man." "Yo, who the F is this?!"
** Non-Stop keeps the jokes about Hamilton's unstoppable motor-mouth coming with the Levi Weeks trial.
--->'''Burr''' Hamilton, sit down!\\
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent. Call your first witness.\\
That's all you had to say!\\
'''Hamilton''' Okay! ...''One'' more thing—!
** Also, Burr's hilariously deadpan response to a rare compliment from Hamilton. It's almost as if he knew Hamilton was buttering him up in order to ask him for a favor. :
--->'''Hamilton:''' Burr, you're a better lawyer than me.\\
'''Burr:''' ...Okay.
** And then, his equally deadpan reply to finding out what, exactly, Hamilton wants.
--->'''Hamilton:''' My client needs a strong defense, you're the solution.\\
'''Burr:''' Who's your client?\\
'''Hamilton:''' ...The new U.S. Constitution?\\
'''Burr:''' ''[[LittleNo No.]]''
** Hamilton's second line above is equally hilarious - one can almost picture him giving a sheepish smile.
*** That same line has an equally funny interpretation in the live show. Instead of being sheepish, probably realizing how hard of a sell it is, Hamilton presents it with the proudest grin like it’s his best idea yet.
* In "Cabinet Battle #1", Jefferson's over-the-top mocking "Aha-ha-ha-ha" after he and Madison point out that Hamilton failed to get the votes for his debt plan.

* This bit in "Take a Break", when Eliza is trying to persuade Alexander to take some time off.
-->'''Eliza:''' Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the summer with his family.\\
'''Alexander:''' Angelica, tell my wife that [[ButtMonkey John Adams]] [[VicePresidentWho doesn't have a real job, anyway]].
** There's also nine-year-old Phillip's adorable poem/rap for his father, made even better by Eliza beatboxing in the background.
--->'''Phillip:''' My name is Philip, I am a poet. I wrote this poem just to show it. And I just turned nine, you can write rhymes, but you can’t write mine. (Alexander: What!) I practice French and play piano with my mother. (Uh-huh!) I have a sister but I want a little brother. (Okay!) My daddy is trying to start America's bank! Un, deux, trois, quatre, '''[[SuddenlyShouting CIIIIIINQ]]'''!\\
'''Alexander:''' BRAVO!
** The stage direction: [[AC: [Eliza beatboxes maternally].]]

* Alexander's decision to sleep with Maria Reynolds in "Say No to This", takes a funny turn near the end, with the chorus shouting "NO!" while Hamilton is saying "YES!". It's almost as if they're admonishing him for his poor decision making, and he is blatantly ignoring them.

** Even if you feel bad for Hamilton, you still have to laugh a little bit when Jefferson "makes it rain" with pamphlets like dollar bills in a rap video while dancing all around Hamilton -- [[BreakingTheFourthWall he even hands one to the conductor!]][[note]]Or, in theaters where the orchestra pit is too far away, the conductor reveals that he ''already has one'' and waves it in the air[[/note]]

* "EVERYONE ATTACK!" "''RETREAT!''" "...''ATTACK''!" "'''''RETREAT!'''''"

* "EVERYONE ATTACK!" "''RETREAT''!" "...''ATTACK''!" "'''''RETREAT'''''!"
** "What are you ''DOING'', Lee?! ''Get back on your feet''!" "But there's so many a' them!" "I'm sorry, is this not your speed?! Hamilton! (Ready, sir!) Have Lafayette take the lead!"

!!InUniverse

!!Meta
* One from Lin-Manuel Miranda himself at an event with fans of the show.
-->'''Miranda:''' What are you dressed as?\\
'''Fan:''' We're Hamilton trash!\\
'''Miranda:''' Get over here, Hamilton trash! ''(to crowd)'' The kids, when they like something on the internet, they call themselves the trash of the thing.
* On a meta-level, the sheer amount of high school and college-aged fans who admit to using "Non-Stop" to motivate them to do their homework. Hey, whatever works!
* In a moment of meta humor, one listener asked Lin-Manuel Miranda how old his own child was when he wrote quintessential ParentalLoveSong "Dear Theodosia". Lin's answer: [[https://twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/649991989405085696 "He was nonexistent. I wrote it the week we adopted our dog."]]
* Lin's explanation for the ''[[{{Theatre/Macbeth}} other]]'' Scottish tragedy Hamilton refers to in "Take a Break." [[http://susiephone.tumblr.com/post/132635579942/queenidinamenzel-oh-my-god "He's being super emo in that moment."]]
* The absolutely hilarious performance of "The Schuyler Sisters". Starring Renée Elise Goldsberry as Burr, Jonathan Groff as Angelica, Brian D'Arcy James as Eliza, and Andrew Rannells as Peggy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhUFZZ5sVrc There's even a multicamera video!]]
** The AlmostKiss between Groff and Goldsberry is nothing short of hilarious.
* From Lin's Twitter, his description of Jonathan Groff meeting {{Music/Beyonce}} really must be seen to be believed.
-->[[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/will-beyonc-steal-jonathan-groffs-king-george-iii-walk-369257 "...the ground swallowed me up and I died happy."]]
* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-KoAi3Nl9Q commercial]] that parodies the old Advertising/GotMilk commercial, which was many people's first exposure to Aaron Burr.
* The mash-up the world didn't know it needed: ''Hamilton'' + ''Film/{{The Room}}'' = [[http://youtu.be/m50JP_T-sjs "Oh Hi Hamilton"]].
** How about this glorious ''Film/StarTrek2009'' version of ''My Shot'', [[http://www.hypable.com/my-spock-hamilton-star-trek-parody/ "My Spock"]]?
* Though his wedding (an awesome/heartwarming moment in and of itself) already foreshadowed that Miranda loves ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'', one lottery show displays what would happen if [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lf1L8Wsr64 Tevye's daughters tried to join the ''Hamilton'' cast.]]
* In a case of delicious Irony, Thomas Jefferson, who thought black people were inherently inferior to white people, is played by a rapping black actor.
* Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert gave us a preview of Colbert's one-song musical: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhFeQSBZUSk "Button"]], about "Button Gwinnett," one of the Georgian signers of the Declaration of Independence. Colbert then gives a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer by showing Gwinnett's signature on the Declaration and his portrait. Gwinnett did "nothing great" apart from accruing debt and dying in a duel, but Colbert wants to show a preview to the audience. Miranda is interested and says, "Oh great!" when he finds out he's starring in the preview-- as [[DevelopmentGag John Adams]]. A rap battle ensues between John Adams and Gwinnett-- played by Colbert-- when Adams doesn't know who the latter is.
* [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet "Demon Barber]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bruTOQoNtO4 Sweeney Todd]] as performed by the ''Hamilton'' cast. One highlight on [[WifeHusbandry Turpin]]: "Johanna’s not his daughter but [[SophisticatedAsHell c’mon that shit is sick]]".
* [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/f1e21a23a0efad36d2c0b1d3fb5f380f/tumblr_nl87ljD8Rf1un1x6fo1_1280.jpg this]] [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/be66329445e44d772e02a1870470327d/tumblr_nl87ljD8Rf1un1x6fo2_1280.jpg Twitter]] exchange.
* A newsbit about ''Hamilton'' in an entertainment magazine accidentally called the main character [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer "Andrew Hamilton"]]. [[https://somethingincrediblyright.tumblr.com/post/152222357130/souberbielle-not-throwing-away-my-shot Tumblr ran away with it.]]
* In the libretto footnotes, Miranda reveals that putting the historically accurate note that Hamilton wore his glasses for the duel caused a quite unexpected problem. He was then required to wear glasses on and off throughout the show so they wouldn't come out of nowhere, and "The number of times I've misplaced my glasses backstage..."
* Lin's very first priority after his final show? Getting rid of the long hair he'd had to put up with for a year. And two days later he decided it ''still'' wasn't short enough and got it cut again.
* Jonathan Groff's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8wHz4JajfM story]] about how he made Lin [[{{Corpsing}} corpse]].
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRXWyDDKduk performing "Right Hand Man" on the accordion?]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome!]] Lin-Manuel rapping [[BriefAccentImitation in a Weird Al impression]]? Hilariously unexpected! That impression being [[HiddenDepths surprisingly]] ''[[HiddenDepths good]]??'' [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Awesome and hilariously unexpected]]!
** Weird Al then ups the ante: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0c6smpHSk The Hamilton Polka]].
** Lin and Jimmy Fallon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUaB4o8xMvg utter fanboyish glee]] upon hearing the song for the first time; plus the joint interview where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UYuFRDvNoo the two of them are gushing over Al]] (doubles as heartwarming).
* Jimmy Fallon, the Roots, and the original Broadway cast covering [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo_s6PsVogI&lc=UgxlKxb1ZNn5DQwQJE14AaABAg.9B-HMwvrZZp9BBfZVs0MQD "Helpless"]] while social distancing is largely awesome, but there are a few funny moments:
** For a start, the at-home instruments include a pillow, a bowl, the lid of a pan, a children's toy, and a [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers sousaphone]]. There's something inherently funny about seeing Lin rapping his part of the song next to a man playing a sousaphone.
** The particular song they're covering means the guys (except for Lin) don't have anything to do, so they spend the entire video just dancing to the music. Throughout the entire video, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent odds are that one of the guys is in frame, just having a good time in their homes]]. Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. in particular both look like they're having an absolute blast, and Daveed may even be singing along.
** There are multiple points where bells can be heard, so some of the guys take it upon themselves to "perform" them; Daveed clinks two full shot glasses together before pounding one of them, Okieriete Onaodowan hits two jars with drumsticks with a very focused look on his face, and Anthony Ramos clinks his glass with a spoon.
** During Renee's "if you loved me you would share him" line, Phillipa is giving her a look that only exists between a younger sibling and an annoying older one. Particularly impressive since they aren't actually anywhere near each other.
** Daveed decides to give the sexiest "boom" humanity has ever heard.
* Likewise, a "get out the vote" video for [[https://youtu.be/YSuU2WE9iss "The Room Where it Happens"]] is mostly sincere but has Daveed Diggs stealing the show by nonchalantly going to the fridge and pouring himself a flute of champagne during his verse.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-msQW7codKg This]] re-edit of the cast's Tony performances.
-->''Angelica! Eliza! And HERCULES MULLIGAN!''
* In an interview, Daveed Diggs mentioned his previous job that he had right before getting cast in Hamilton -- delivering food for a catering company. The interviewer then asked him how he went about quitting because he got cast in a Broadway show.
-->'''Daveed:''' ...I just didn't go back.
* In ''Hamilton's America,'' Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr. get to handle a pair of 18th century dueling pistols. While going through the laborious process of loading them, Lin notes how much time their two characters had to just ''apologize''.
** They also read (as their respective roles) Burr and Hamilton's letters to each other leading to the duel. Burr's letters are each about a page or so; Hamilton's go on for ''six or more''. Lin and Leslie can't stop giggling when they realize that Hamilton's ''still not done.''
* Speaking of the PBS documentary, just wait until after the credits for a tiny surprise
-->'''Jasmine:''' [[MemeticMutation And Peggy]]!
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAh7tXdsXqg Spamilton: An American Parody]]'' from the creators of ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/ForbiddenBroadway Forbidden Broadway]]''. Though, unlike the usual ''Forbidden Broadway'' sendups, this one is a straight up parody of all things Hamilton, and ''specifically'' of Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. [[http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-see-lin-manuel-miranda-thomas-kail-and-alex-lacamoire-visit-spamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tommy Kail and Alex Lacamoire all went to see it and they loved it]], with Lin even giving it and [[https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/800767970347716608 the cast member who plays him]] a shout-out on his twitter.
* Daveed's initial reaction upon hearing the show's concept from Lin.
-->''[[StupidestThingIveEverHeard That's a terrible idea]]. [[CrazyEnoughToWork Send me the script]].''
* During the performance of "One Last Time" at the White House, most of the room was in tears by the end of the song, since it's about George Washington stepping down, and it was Obama's last term as president. Who is the only person siting with a chill smile and rocking out to the music while everyone else is wiping their eyes? President Obama.
* Just before his third birthday, Lin and Vanessa decided that Sebastian was old enough to watch the first act of the show. His reaction can be found [[http://ew.com/theater/2017/11/06/hamilton-lin-manuel-miranda-son-review/ here]].
* Part of the reason [[https://genius.com/7959837 "The Adams Administration"]] was significantly cut down? During Hamilton's rant, he takes a [[KickTheDog mean-spirited]] shot at [[PillarsOfMoralCharacter Abigail Adams]]:
-->'''Miranda:''' One look at the audience's [[NoJustNoReaction cringing reaction]] and I cut it. ''[[SeriousBusiness No one]]'' [[SeriousBusiness messes with Abigail Adams. We just won't have it.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/L5tTBWEpLKs "Guns and Ships]] but everything has gone to hell".
* Lin-Manuel's [[https://imgur.com/xmMEYJt display name]] on [[https://twitter.com/lin_manuel Twitter]]: [[{{Pun}} An-hell-ica, Elvira...and FREDDY]]. He had several different ones that he did for the month of October he changed them every day
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl1PriEfI6U Hamilton in a nutshell.]]
* [[https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/1089753068013375488 Lin and wigs]]
* The [=Ham4Ham=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpcZoW0UEw featuring]] Triumph the Insult comic Dog singing a parody of "You'll Be Back" to Lin, just after he announced he was leaving the show. Note that Lin is laughing his ass off at the whole thing and is utterly delighted.
** "[[{{Pun}} Here's another Miranda about to lose his rights!]] (beat) [[DontExplainTheJoke They don't know about Miranda Rights...]]"
** "Maybe you should write another show about yourself and call it Benedict Arnold!!"
** "[[TheManBehindTheCurtain Pay no attention to the Jew up my butt!]]"
** The outrage that Lin was going to cut off his ponytail.
** "We'll cry... because the tickets that cost us 2 grand are FOR AFTER JULY!"
** "No one asked for [[Film/MaryPoppinsReturns Mary Poppins 2]]!"
** "You'll be hosting some bad hiphop game show, [[TakeThat Thursdays on MTV2]]!"
** "You think you're going to be a Puerto Rican movie star... you'll end up living with Creator/JohnLeguizamo in his abuela's car!"
*** This one is HilariousInHindsight given that ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (which Lin wrote the music for) became a phenomenon, with ''Abuela'' Alma Madrigal being a major character, and John Leguizamo's character being beloved.
* Many of the Genius annotations, but special mention goes to the one for: "I know there’s no replacing what we lost."
-->'''Annotation:''' Actually, the Hamiltons had another son and named him Philip.
* One of the actresses who have played Peggy/Maria shared a funny anecdote on Instagram. While she was en route to the theater one day, a man started hitting on her, asking where she was headed. She told him she'd first be "[[DoubleEntendre getting into Peggy]], [[ExactWords before sliding into Maria]]." The guy's reaction was simultaneously surprised, and duly impressed, commending her on being such a player.
* Sebastian Miranda was allowed to watch Act 2 for the first time when the show was released on Disney+. He reportedly spent all of "Say No to This" furiously booing, with his mother's enthusiastic encouragement.
* Ever wanted to hear Hamilton but with Franchise/TheMuppets? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzDP-vQXao Wish]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xg_pu6hMc granted!]]
* And here's one fan's recreation of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHmJBNIAgM both]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX370d3UqZU acts]] using VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons.

** Also, Burr's hilariously deadpan response to a rare compliment from Hamilton:

** It's almost as if he knew Hamilton was buttering him up in order to ask him for a favor.

** A little SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome nod to the lack of universal suffrage and the fact that Burr's apparent popularity with the women in the chorus is unlikely to transfer ''directly'' into a growth in his constituency:
--->"It's 1800 -- ladies, tell your husbands, vote for Burr!"
* "Can we get back to politics?" "...Please?"
** The MoodWhiplash is further emphasized by Madison visibly pulling himself together for the first several lines.

** Later, to represent Congress being unable to decide where to put the capital, every person on stage yells somewhere different. Lin-Manuel Miranda clarified on twitter:
-->'''Lin:''' I told them "You can't yell anywhere that isn't in the 13 colonies." Lord knows if they listened or not.
** Given you can apparently hear ''Toronto'' if you listen for it, they didn't.

*** In the Australian production "Awesome! Wow!" is done in an impression of [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump]].

** Later, to represent Congress being unable to decide where to put the capital, every person on stage yells somewhere different. Miranda clarified on twitter
-->'''Lin:''' I told them 'you can't yell anywhere that isn't in the 13 colonies.' Lord knows if they listened or not.