History Funny / ThePhantomOfTheOpera

--> '''Everyone Else:''': *Collective groan*

** The 25th Anniversary's version of this scene has a couple of gems. First is Piangi's line: "If you can call this [[CurseCutShort ''sh''--]] ''gibberish'' art!" And, second of all, La Carlotta parades around the scene wearing a hat that looks like an enormous Jammie Dodger on her head.

--> '''Carlotta:''' ''(re: Piangi's incorrect singing of the score)'' His way is better; at least he makes it sound like music!

--> *cue massive OhCrap take into the flies from everyone onstage*

** The 25th Anniversary's version of this scene has a couple of gems. First is Piangi's line: "If you can call this ''sh''--''gibberish'' art!" And, second of all, La Carlotta parades around the scene wearing a hat that looks like an enormous Jammie Dodger on her head.

* [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/Carlotta%20Bitchface_zpsuyncq9ru.png This]] expression on Carlotta's face at the end of the 25th Anniversary's rendition of "Prima Donna", after the Phantom has made his threats about "A disaster beyond your imagination!!!" Doubles as a CMOA for someone who, up until now, has so far been a JokeCharacter.

* Erik's sarcastic letters to the managers near the beginning, particularly the names he calls the other performers.
* A creepy, ugly-looking man with a false nose turns up at the old managers' retirement dinner. All of the unnerved diners in his vicinity are doing their best to ignore him--don't want to be rude, surely if he's here he must be ''somebody's'' friend--when he dramatically announces to the outgoing managers (paraphrased): "You know, I don't think Joseph Buquet's death was natural." The narrator himself denies that this figure could have been the Opera ghost, because ''nobody'' is that audacious.
* Mme. Giry is missing, having been locked in the manager's office. When asked where she is, the whole time with her loudly asking someone to let her out, the managers sarcastically ask, "Do you think we ate her?"

* I happen to find nearly everything Carlotta says or does to be so over-the-top that she is one of my favorite Characters That Don't Matter Much in The End. Especially her aforementioned rant after ''Hannibal'', especially how it was done in the film: "For the past three years these things do happen? And do you stop them from happening? No! And you two! you are as bad as him! 'These things do happen?' Ma, hmph! Until you stop these things from happening THIS THING-" *points at self dramatically* "-DOES NOT HAPPEN! UBALDO! ANDIAMO! BRING MY DOGGY AND MY BOXY. Now you see, bye bye, I'm leaving!"

* Piangi attempting to scale the mechanical elephant in the "Hannibal" scene.

* Just about anything the Phantom does to Carlotta. Her nervous breakdown after he pours rats all over her is a delight.

* Just about anything the Phantom does to Carlotta. Her nervous breakdown after he pours rats all over her is a delight.
!!The 2004 Film
* Joel Schumacher version:
-->'''Lefevre''': Gentlemen, good luck. If you need me, I shall be in Australia.
** For a character who's in the movie for maybe five minutes, he's hilarious.
-->'''Andre''': ''[Carlotta is throwing a tantrum]'' What do we do?
-->'''Lefevre''': Grovel.

-->'''Andre''': Excuse me, sir, why exactly are you retiring?
-->'''Lefevre''': My health.

** It's really subtle but in the 2004 movie, when the curtain is frantically brought down due to Carlotta's croaking, the courtier in yellow gets caught in front of the curtain. Cue the audience laughing and Monsiuer Reyer frantically telling the man to get off the stage.
*** Then, as an added bonus, when the ballet starts the same courtier comes spinning back on stage and Monsieur Reyer whispers to the guy that he's fired.
** Firmin being forced to drink wine from Carlotta's shoe during "Prima Donna" (one of those weird theater traditions) while singing "leading ladies are a trial". And the expression on her face when he does it, making it quite clear that while she enjoys all the attention they're lavishing on her, they've got a hell of a lot more groveling to do.

** It's really subtle but in the 2004 movie as the courtier in yellow during "Il Muto" disappears, you can faintly hear the maestro say that he is fired.

* When the Phantom remarks "Our Don Juan must loose some weight" some Piangis can react hilariously, ranging from looking very offended to putting down something they're eating to smile like they just weren't doing that to sobbing dramatically.

* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8cXwAs0SZE video]] of one of the 25th Anniversary celebrations shows four Phantoms (Ramin Karimloo, Petter Joback, John Owen Jones, and at-the-time current Phantom Hugh Panaro) singing Music of the Night to Sierra Boggess. She gives each one her attention as they sing their individual lines, and each one maintains chemistry with her, with Ramin Karimloo (who starred opposite Sierra in Love Never Dies and the 25th Anniversary Albert Hall production of Phantom) seeming to be trying to out-chemistry the others. One commenter described it as "the classiest pissing contest" she had ever seen.

*** This moment between Christine and the Phantom (after he sabotages Carlotta's debut). You can just hear the smile on Charles Dance's face.
-->'''Christine''': Did you hear about Madame?

** Just about anything the Phantom does to Carlotta. Her nervous breakdown after he pours rats all over her is a delight.

** Just about anything the Phantom does to Carlotta.

* When Lefevre is trying to get people to pay attention to the announcement of his retirement, he's fails and eventually has to beg Madame Giry for help. She bangs her stick ''once,'' and there is ''instant'' silence.

* One of the casts released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhdv7FiryE this song]] as part of a Christmas Broadway benefit. It's a retelling of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" using different items from the show: "Six geese-a-laying" becomes "Lot 666, a chandelier in pieces," etc. What makes it hilarious is that the actors gradually change the song; for instance, the two actresses who play Christine (a MythologyGag: it's tradition for two different women to play the part, as it's too demanding for one actress to do multiple shows a week) argue over who will do what performances; the Phantom describes his mask as "a sweaty piece of porcelain on my face" and tells the Christines that "they have to kiss the funny lip thing" he wears; the Carlotta sings "Five high Ds" with an example every time, only for the Christines to show her up by singing an "E" instead (she loudly tells them to "Shut up"); the corps de ballet girls badly sing as they call themselves "eight tone-deaf dancers"; and Raoul brags that he gets to kiss both Christines. It's hilarious.

*** The miniseries starring Charles Dance (which is loosely based on the Kopit/Yeston musical) has this moment between Christine and the Phantom (after he sabotages Carlotta's debut). You can just hear the smile on Charles Dance's face.

** Firmin being forced to drink wine from Carlotta's shoe during "Prima Donna" (one of those weird theater traditions) while singing "leading ladies are a trial".

** Firmin being forced to drink Carlotta's show during "Prima Donna" while singing "leading ladies are a trial".

** It's really subtle but in the 2004 movie as the courtier in yellow during "Il Muto" disappears, you can faintly hear the maestro say that he is fired.

---> '''Piangi:''' Amateurs.

* The ''very'' long low note done by the old cuckold in "Il Muto".
** The low note has, by now, actually earned the cuckold his own round of applause in most theatres.
* "The role of the pageboy is silent, which makes my casting, in a word... ''ideal''."
** Michael Crawford's delivery of that line on the London cast album is delightful. And just try not to smile a few minutes later when he spoils Carlotta's performance and accentuates it with a wonderful EvilLaugh.
** Ramin Karimloo can also give Crawford a run for his money with his laugh.
*** Most of the Phantom's funniest moments are actually when he's offstage; he's a savagely witty DeadpanSnarker who just ''loves'' insulting people via his little notes.
* This little bit in the song "Notes/Prima Donna". "And what is it that I'm meant to have wrote?" {{Beat}} "Written."
* It doesn't come across very well on the original cast recording (or the movie, unfortunately), but the managers can be absolutely sidesplitting in the right hands. Firmin {{Deadpan Snark|er}}ing his lines in "Prima Donna" or Andre fumbling his way through the "ballet from Act Three" speech are among the many delights ThoseTwoGuys bring to the show.

* Kind of darkly funny, but this exchange during the "Don Juan Triumphant" rehearsal never fails to amuse me:
--> '''Carlotta:''' ''(re: Piangi's incorrect singing of the score)'' His way is better; at least he makes it sound like music!
--> '''Mme. Giry:''' Signora, would you speak that way in the presence of the composer?
--> '''Carlotta:''' The composer is not here! And if he ''were''--
--> '''Mme. Giry:''' Are you ''certain'' of that, Signora?
--> *cue massive OhCrap take into the flies from everyone onstage*
** And when Carlotta sits back down and Pingi tries to sing his lines again, everyone huddles in close, fast as lightening, to hear him get it right. The pressure does not help.
** The 25th Anniversary's version of this scene has a couple of gems. First is Piangi's line: "If you can call this ''sh''--''gibberish'' art!" And, second of all, La Carlotta parades around the scene wearing a hat that looks like an enormous Jammie Dodger on her head.

* When the Phantom finishes singing 'Music of the Night', he proudly unveils a life size mannequin...that happens to look ''exactly like Christine,'' and is wearing a wedding dress. That would be bad enough (and it's pretty clear that Christine doesn't know what the hell to think of this) but then the frigging thing ''comes to life'', jerks out towards her and causes her to faint. Whether she ends up in his arms or on the floor, Erik's reaction generally seems to be 'Whoops, didn't intend for ''that'' to happen.'
** Actually, just the fact that he has a life size doll that looks like Christine, all done up in a wedding dress, in the ''first'' place - when it's not being creepy. What's the deal with that thing anyway? It's never explained.
* The escalating chaos of 'Notes', where everyone is bursting in and accusing everyone else of things they didn't do. One can imagine the Phantom spying on the resultant mess and having a good laugh at their expense.
** 'Notes II':
--> '''Madame Giry''': "Please, monsieur - another note."
--> '''Everyone Else:''': *Collective groan*
* It's cruel, yes, but it's also quite funny to see the Phantom ''clearly'' getting all hot and bothered when Christine starts her bit in 'Point of No Return' - trembling hands, clasping knees, the works - plus she gives him a taste of his own medicine when ''she'' starts running her hands all over ''him!''

** It's really subtle but in the 2004 movie as the courtier in yellow during "Il Muto" disappears, you can faintly here the maestro say that he is fired.

-->'''Lefevre''': My health.