Prologue to Henry V by Shakespeare?

[Caspar33]

Cheeky idea and well performed. You must have been in the play at some point - at least once?

[cbrusharmy]

Bravo!

[slingsandarrows2000]

Well written and performed! Obviously, you understand "the speech" and the concept of parody far better than poor lucassmith,

[Ukuleleric]

@slingsandarrows2000, hi there, thanks so much, be lucky, Eric.

[slingsandarrows2000]

Very cleverly written an well performed! Obviously, you understand both "the speech" and the concept of parody far better than poor lucassmith.

[darthyoda99]

i absolutely love this speech and you did a stupendous job! i was laughing through the whole thing too :)

[Ukuleleric]

@darthyoda99, hi TJ Schindele, thank you so much, all the best, Eric.

[Ukuleleric]

lucassmith9687, hmmm, you did understand it was a comedy sketch? As for missing parts out, the 'Kingdom for a stage' bit was just a lapse of memory, the 'crooked figure' bit was intentional as I didn't think a modern audience would understand those two lines. Do you? As for understanding the speech, I understand it perfectly well. However, Shakespeare is not written in stone. Eric.

[damalc]

2:58 "the play's the thing" LOL

i like the idea of a sincerely apologetic chorus, rather than a dramatic one

[Ukuleleric]

Hi damalc, thanks so much, take care, Eric.

[texasdallasbill]

That was mighty good. I wish I had that there English accent. I guess you must be a professional actor. And I hope I see you on American TV or in the movies soon. Yous got real talent.

[Ukuleleric]

Howdy texasdallasbill, thanks so much for your comment. I'm just an entertainer, wouldn't like to call myself an 'actor'. Now then, I've just watched your version of the prologue to Henry V. That was the most hilarious, quirky, clever, incisive, entertaining and instructive example of how to do Shakespeare for the common man that I have ever seen. The denouement was wonderful. Please do more. Will watch the rest. Will add a link to you on my site: homevideotalentshow, okay? Be seein' ya, Eric.

[texasdallasbill]

I love your homevideotalentshow, and I would love to be on it. Very clever idea. I also saw your video of that island in Greece. But more on that later. Very nicely done.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi texasdallasbill, I know that's not your real name but it's been so long and I've seemed to have deleted my real names list. So forgive me please for this late answer. A year however is really unforgivable. As you probably know I closed my site quite a long time ago, didn't work out. Never mind, onwards and upwards. Hope you're well and my love to Dottie. Eric.

[ColPicklejar]

That was great! I've been looking for a way to teach my students to suspend their disbelief, and I just might show them this.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi ColPicklejar, aw, bless you, thank you, that would be great. Take care, Eric.

[metteholm75]

Laughed my head off. Very good, indeed! Thanks, Eric.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi metteholm75, thanks so much, best, Eric.

[kashaar]

Great job, I'm glad I came across this. Keep it up!

[Ukuleleric]

kashaar, hi Edward, thanks so much mate, all the best, Eric.

[gittellah]

Excellent - you are so talented and versatile - just love your stuff.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi gittellah, aw, thanks so much. All the best, Eric.

[jessyquedens]

Cute! And BTW, on this side of the ocean, "drunk as a skunk" is the rough equivalent to "pissed as a fart" and makes just as little sense, though at least it rhymes.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi jessyquedens, thanks for comment. Yes I've noticed many times Americans have a wonderful capacity for coming up with pithy rhyming phrases that capture the moment. Don't know what BTW means? Cheers, Eric.

[jessyquedens]

BTW = by the way

[Ukuleleric]

Hi Impossible71, thank you so much for comment. All the best, Eric.

[Impossible71]

Superb and a very original theory. And to think, I thought Shakespeare was simply asking the riff raff in the audience to suspend their disbelief!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi Sparverine, cheers mate, Eric.

[Sparverine]

Very funny...the other songs are a bit peculiar, though...

[Ukuleleric]

Hi jags1008, thank you very much, Eric.

[jags1008]

Brilliant, wonderful

truely entertaining

[tubeeorrnottubee]

Great!! I LoVe this! ALL of it! FanTASStic! SoO funny, and with such flair! ;p .."Pissed as a fart" LoL Toche` BRAVO to it ALL! ;D

[Ukuleleric]

Hi tubeeorrnottubee, many thanks, Eric.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi TheAlexWithinAssHole, thank you for compliment. Eric.

[TheAlexWithinAssHole]

You are an incredible actor and singer. I give you 5 stars. My mother was a fan of Shakespeare. She used to take me with her to the shower when daddy was visiting his mistress, show me her pussy and say "The dram of evil doth all the noble substance of a doubt to his own scandal". Just wanted to share it with you. Thanks.

[ZantarBlack]

This could easily be my favorite of your videos. I've always thought that people probably think too hard about many things, and a lot of Shakespeare identity stuff is a major example of it for me. I thought this was absolutely brilliant and will be showing it to everyone whom I think will get it. Bravo.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi ZantarBlack, gawd bless yer mate, and thanks, Eric.

[knobstick]

Brilliantly put together, Eric - the backstage down-to-earth talk, then the guy trying to use words in an artistic, actorly way, the panic in the eyes as his mouth goes a bit faster than his brain ('what did I just say...?'), finally getting the words to flow, then not knowing what to do at the end, loved it all!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi knobstick, cheers mate, Eric.

[vampireratt]

Very imaginative my friend Eric...Keep them comming!!

Lets have some more musical numbers!!!!BRAVO!!!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi vamireratt, many thanks for kind comment, will do, Eric.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi BenigniAuditori, lovely play on words, thank you for judging kindly, Eric.

[BenigniAuditori]

You are most welcome: you made me mind true things for what their mockeries be.

[BenigniAuditori]

Another great one, my fire-mused Eric. I'm glad that you have dared to bring forth so great a monologue, and love the way your imaginary forces work.