History Funny / MuchAdoAboutNothing

---> Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; ]][[OverlyLongGag sixth and lastly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.]]

* Joss Whedon's adaptation really takes the slapstick of Don Pedro's ZanyScheme up to eleven. Benedick executes [[FunnyBackgroundEvent completely unsubtle ninja rolls]] to eavesdrop on Claudio and Leonato, and Beatrice's reaction to overhearing that Benedick loves her is to [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender pratfall down a short flight of stairs, then dive behind a kitchen counter and whack her head on the underside]]. It looks painful, but boy is it funny.

* The heartwarming scene where Benedick and Beatrice finally confess their feelings for each other is also made hilarious [[https://youtu.be/Iu_Rs16JyNA in the Tennant/Tate version]] with both overacting, Beatrice trying to avoid Benedick by blocking him with chairs, and them both running around shrieking and giggling like idiots after Benedick says "I protest, I love thee".

** At one point during said ZanyScheme, Claudio and Don Pedro finds a discarded can and drops their cigarettes inside. The can was actually Benedick's, who is hiding behind a pillar and tries to [[INeedAFreakingDrink take a swig]] and ends up [[SpitTake spraying beer]] all over the back of Leonato's head and the Duke. The trio then awkwardly pretend to check if it's raining in order to keep the deception going.

** At one point during said ZanyScheme, Benedick is hiding behind a pillar [[INeedAFreakingDrink taking a swig of beer]] when the Duke says something that causes him to SpitTake and spray beer all over the back of Leonato's head and the Duke. The trio then awkwardly pretend to check if it's raining in order to keep the deception going.

* [[ImaginedInnuendo The following exchange]] after Benedick is tricked into believing that Beatrice is in love with him. (Hint: she's not. [[ObliviousToLove Yet.]])
-->'''Beatrice:''' Against my will, I am sent to bid you come in to dinner.
-->'''Benedick:''' Fair Beatrice, I thank you for your pains.
-->'''Beatrice:''' I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me. If it had been painful, I would not have come.
-->''(later)''
-->'''Benedick:''' Ha! “Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner.” There’s a double meaning in that. “I took no more pains for those thanks than you took pains to thank me.” That’s as much as to say, “Any pains that I take for you is as easy as thanks.” If I do not take pity of her, I am a villain.

--> "The world ''MUST BE PEOPLED!"''
** Special note goes to [[https://youtu.be/OS1wo_8L3Yc?t=2953 David Tennant's rendition]], earlier in the scene, of Benedick's catalogue for his ideal woman. He's getting really into it, and says "And her hair... will be [[FreudianSlip re--]] ''[[LastSecondWordSwap of what color it please God]]''," and he gets all huffy and flustered. (And Beatrice, as played by Catherine Tate, sports beautiful red hair.)

--> '''Benedick''': Here comes the prince... and [[CelibateHero Monsieur Love]]. I will hide me in the arbour.

--->'''Don Pedro''': What effects of passion shows she?\\

''*Pause while Leonato stammers and looks absolutely lost*''\\

''*Don Pedro smiles confidently with a little nod... and Leonato keeps stammering. Don Pedro starts glaring at Leonato*''\\

''*Pause while they go into a huddle and Leonato whispers urgently, as Benedick looks on wide-eyed*''\\

--> Marry, sir, they have commited false report; moreover, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; ]][[OverlyLongGag sixth and lastly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.]]
* Joss Whedon's adaptation really takes the slapstick of Don Pedro's ZanyScheme up to eleven. Benedick executes [[HighlyVisibleNinja completely unsubtle ninja rolls]] to eavesdrop on Claudio and Leonato, and Beatrice's reaction to overhearing that Benedick loves her is to pratfall down a short flight of stairs, then dive behind a kitchen counter and whack her head on the underside. It looks painful, but boy is it funny.

** Whedon talking about how the movie was actually shut down halfway through, when the police caught them filming without a license. He just kept the movie going after they left and was secretly terrified that Leonato's shouting after the failed wedding would get them caught again.

-->'''Alexis:''' It's penis. It's all just penis.
* On Claudio's "I'll hold my mind, were she an Ethiope" line. The glare the black guest gives him is good, but look at Benedick's face. He visibly grimaces in a "Oh you ''idiot''" way.

** At one point during said ZanyScheme, Benedick is hiding behind a pillar [[INeedAFreakingDrink taking a swig of beer]] when the Duke says something that causes him to spit-take and spray beer all over the back of Leonato's head and the Duke. The trio then awkwardly pretend to check if it's raining in order to keep the deception going.

** Special note goes to David Tennant's rendition, earlier in the scene, of Benedick's catalogue for his ideal woman. He's getting really into it, and says "And her hair... will be [[FreudianSlip re--]] ''[[LastSecondWordSwap of what color it please God]]''," and he gets all huffy and flustered. (And Beatrice, as played by Catherine Tate, sports beautiful red hair.)

** Starting from the ''very first scene,'' where Amy Ackner introduces herself with, "I'm Amy Ackner, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext that's my bra]]." This kicks off a RunningGag throughout the introductions about who is and isn't wearing various undergarments, be it their own or other cast members'.

* Beatrice's opening shot to Benedick: "I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick: nobody marks you." Supremely disdainful and funny. Not so effective if she actually wanted him to shut up, but since it's ''Benedick'', he opened fire right back, which is her real intention.

*** More so in Creator/JossWhedon's adaptation as he's played by NathanFillion.

*** In the Whedon adaptation, the announcement that Dogberry caught Don John is made all the funnier since we watch him awkwardly frisking the guy via a video camera. Doubly so for ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fans, who will notice that [[NathanFillion Mal]] is frisking [[Creator/SeanMaher Simon]].
** NathanFillion is all well and good, but Creator/MichaelKeaton runs rings around him. Keaton has repeatedly said in interviews that he was terrified of playing Dogberry, and also said that he was sick and running a high fever during most of the filming. Doesn't [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmFu42uvomg stop him]] from ''riding an invisible horse'' around and having one of the best moments of the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82dYxF3sA8o I am an ass]]" speech. Bonus points for someone insulting him earlier in the scene and his men responding with an "Oooooh!"

* Beatrice's opening shot to Benedick: "I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior
Benedick: nobody marks you." Supremely disdainful and funny. Not so effective if she actually wanted him to shut up, but since it's ''Benedick'', he opened fire right back, which is her real intention.

* Alexis Denisof's...''helpful'' translation of Shakespearean dialogue into modern English.

** Starting from the ''very first scene'', where Amy Ackner introduces herself with, "I'm Amy Ackner, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext that's my bra]]." This kicks off a RunningGag throughout the introductions about who is and isn't wearing various undergarments, be it their own or other cast members'.
** Whedon telling about how the movie was actually shut down halfway through, when the police caught them filming without a license. He just kept the movie going after they left and was secretly terrified that Leonato's shouting after the failed wedding would get them caught again.