Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary

Name: Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Released: 2005-04-09
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg

TV Special
2005
TV-MA
1h 30m

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8.1/10

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Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)

Stand-Up Comedy Documentary

Twenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her generat... Read allTwenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her generation. The groundbreaking comic returns to the Great White Way in this HBO special that has ... Read allTwenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her generation. The groundbreaking comic returns to the Great White Way in this HBO special that has her revisiting some of her earlier characters, such as the belly-aching druggie Fontaine, ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

270

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Whoopi Goldberg

Fontaine…

Director
- Marty Callner
Writer
- Whoopi Goldberg
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Trivia
Tyne Daly is credited for contributing "special lyrics". This refers to the song "Balding Pudendum" for which she composed the lyrics, to the tune of "Waltzing Matilda". Goldberg sings the chorus of this song while in character as Lurleen.

Quotes
Fontaine: [sung] Around the world in eighty motha-fuckin' days...

Connections
Follows Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)

Soundtracks
Under Pressure
Written by David Bowie, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May
Performed by David Bowie and Queen

User reviews2

Featured review

9/10

Absolutely Hilarious!

This is an uproarious stand-up special by Whoopi herself, and I was blown away by laughing so much. It's true; she's still got it, & she's had it all along. When she played Fontaine, she was just fantastic, and took the character in right away. As Lerleen, I actually thought she was telling a true story- she's so natural! And when she became The Cripple, it was very touching but still the type of stand-up that made you want to shoot your beverage out of your nose. I really loved this special, and hope to see Whoopi in other things like this very soon! It's a definite classic! The only thing I disapprove of is the language and the content, but otherwise, it's a must-see!