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Broadway Awards Spam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the insert-favorite-python-quote-ni dept.

norfolkboy writes "Spamalot the musical that is! The BBC is reporting that Spamalot has topped the nominations for Broadway's main awards, the Tonys. It is nominated for 14 awards. Of course, this has nothing to do with SPAM, but since the Musical was previously announced on Slashdot, I thought readers would be interested in this followup."

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  1. tony by Reignking · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, Tony Awards are definitely not news for nerds...

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  2. Showtunes! Nothing but showtunes! by gowen · · Score: 3, Funny

    The all-new-look slashdot, covering Broadway, off Broadway, off-off-Broadway and particularly intensely acted games of Dungeons and Dragons.

    News for Nureyev.
    Stuff that matters.

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  3. Re:I think not. by amliebsch · · Score: 3, Funny
    Oh come on! Monty Pyton jokes are definitely for nerds! If you don't like musicals, you should have said:

    "No singing! No singing! Stop that right now!"

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  4. You're a Looney! by killproc · · Score: 5, Funny


    Strange critics, lying about in flats, distributing nominations, is no basis for a system of awardship.

    If I were to claim an Oscar because some moistened bent lobbed a nomination at me, they'd put me away.

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  5. First use of the word spam on the internet - 1987 by notthepainter · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I have the dubious honor of first using the word "spam" on the interent to describe unwanted electronic communication. I certainly didn't intend anything at the time, indeed, my mention went largely unnoticed, the MUDers really deserve the credit, but I was first...

    See http://groups-beta.google.com/group/news.admin.net -abuse.email/msg/b7ce97a77276e16f?q=ken+weaverling +spam+usenet+first&hl=en&rnum=1

  6. Re:I think not. by peculiarmethod · · Score: 4, Funny

    We apologize for that posters comments. The moderator that was assigned to moderate that below -1 has been sakked.

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  7. Geekiest Broadway Show Ever by galo_2099 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only it's called Spam_A_Lot, the headline in BBC is "Python show tops stage shortlist". I started to wonder why the spammers use Python instead of Perl.

  8. I saw the show opening weekend... by RegalBegal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Thanks to an incredible gift. It was hilarious, it blended the old with much new material. I didn't stop laughing the entire time and they also incorporated parts from other Python movies that any Python fan will recognize. While the tickets ARE pricey I recommend anyone to check the show out with the cast as it is now (Azaria, Hyde-Pierce, Curry, etc). Well worth the money, hilarious and I'm glad it got a boat load of nominations. So yeah, Go, NOW, it's worth it and NY is always a decent weekend trip.

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  9. Wonder not by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny
    They're going to tour in Hawai'i?

    I shudder to think if they took this show on the road, what might happen (Cue dream sequence)

    • Players strike because audience insists upon singing along with every tune, often in better key.
    • A major traffic jam in the lobby and considerable seating problems because everyone is wearing a suit of armor.
    • All grocers do a booming business in coconuts.
    • Don't even think of it playing in San Juan Capistrano!
    • Another major traffic jam when this play is over as everyone in the audience tries to "Run away! Run away!"
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  10. List of Nominations by MagicDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Best Musical

    Egg and Best Song

    Egg, sausage and Best Actor

    Egg, spam, and Best Actress

    Egg, Costumes, and spam

    Egg, bacon, Lighting, and spam

    Spam, score, sausage and spam

    Spam, egg, spam, Direction, bacon and spam

    Spam, Script, spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato, and spam

    Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with Best Choreography on top and spam