it’s a case of Bart versus the Bard hi I’m Rebecca Britton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Britton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Britton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Rick Miller about his one-man show
with Rick Miller about his one-man show
with Rick Miller about his one-man show Macomber who don’t know about mccomber
Macomber who don’t know about mccomber
Macomber who don’t know about mccomber can you explain the show of it yeah it’s
can you explain the show of it yeah it’s
can you explain the show of it yeah it’s a The Simpsons do Macbeth it’s me on
a The Simpsons do Macbeth it’s me on
a The Simpsons do Macbeth it’s me on stage one person doing uh play fifty
stage one person doing uh play fifty
stage one person doing uh play fifty Simpsons characters
Simpsons characters
Simpsons characters reenacting Shakespeare’s bloodiest
reenacting Shakespeare’s bloodiest
reenacting Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy and I do it in a very edited
tragedy and I do it in a very edited
tragedy and I do it in a very edited condensed way kind of looks and feels a
condensed way kind of looks and feels a
condensed way kind of looks and feels a bit like a Simpsons Halloween episode
bit like a Simpsons Halloween episode
bit like a Simpsons Halloween episode two short play it’s very straightforward
two short play it’s very straightforward
two short play it’s very straightforward the plots pretty clear and the Homer
the plots pretty clear and the Homer
the plots pretty clear and the Homer makes a very stupid appealing Macbeth
makes a very stupid appealing Macbeth
makes a very stupid appealing Macbeth because he’s just you know he’s cowardly
because he’s just you know he’s cowardly
because he’s just you know he’s cowardly and ambitious and Marge wears the pants
and ambitious and Marge wears the pants
and ambitious and Marge wears the pants in the family she’s perfectly to Macbeth
in the family she’s perfectly to Macbeth
in the family she’s perfectly to Macbeth mr. burns is great Krusty the Klown is
mr. burns is great Krusty the Klown is
mr. burns is great Krusty the Klown is the drunken porter this is a play that
the drunken porter this is a play that
the drunken porter this is a play that you can bring your teenager too who
you can bring your teenager too who
you can bring your teenager too who hates Shakespeare and they’ll actually
hates Shakespeare and they’ll actually
hates Shakespeare and they’ll actually give it a chance was that ever a goal of
give it a chance was that ever a goal of
give it a chance was that ever a goal of yours to try to bring Shakespeare to a
yours to try to bring Shakespeare to a
yours to try to bring Shakespeare to a different audience it’s a play that is
different audience it’s a play that is
different audience it’s a play that is perfect for high schools because a lot
perfect for high schools because a lot
perfect for high schools because a lot of kids you have some who hate
of kids you have some who hate
of kids you have some who hate Shakespeare they’re all raised their
Shakespeare they’re all raised their
Shakespeare they’re all raised their hand you ask them why because it’s
hand you ask them why because it’s
hand you ask them why because it’s boring and this play actually he somehow
boring and this play actually he somehow
boring and this play actually he somehow opens a door for certain people and
opens a door for certain people and
opens a door for certain people and that’s part of why I keep doing it is
that’s part of why I keep doing it is
that’s part of why I keep doing it is because it does a good thing I think
because it does a good thing I think
because it does a good thing I think it’s Homer Simpson a typical
it’s Homer Simpson a typical
it’s Homer Simpson a typical Shakespearean lead I think homers a very
Shakespearean lead I think homers a very
Shakespearean lead I think homers a very funny Macbeth but he’s a Shakespearean
funny Macbeth but he’s a Shakespearean
funny Macbeth but he’s a Shakespearean in that yet he’s tragic I mean the whole
in that yet he’s tragic I mean the whole
in that yet he’s tragic I mean the whole but all of Simpsons the whole cast is
but all of Simpsons the whole cast is
but all of Simpsons the whole cast is pretty tragic
all here in Tacoma
all here in Tacoma Katie pain of lungs all hail Macomber
Katie pain of lungs all hail Macomber
Katie pain of lungs all hail Macomber hail to thee Thane of Cawdor
hail to thee Thane of Cawdor
hail to thee Thane of Cawdor all hail Macomber that shalt be king
all hail Macomber that shalt be king
all hail Macomber that shalt be king Hereafter
Hereafter
Hereafter make it stop make it stop
make it stop make it stop
make it stop make it stop Shakespeare fans since these fans are
Shakespeare fans since these fans are
Shakespeare fans since these fans are pretty rabid to source materials that
pretty rabid to source materials that
pretty rabid to source materials that people love and they hold with high
people love and they hold with high
people love and they hold with high esteem and I’ve somehow collided them
esteem and I’ve somehow collided them
esteem and I’ve somehow collided them together and the car crash is appealing
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