It's surprising they ever managed to shoot these scenes! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the funniest moments when Robin Williams induced unscripted or unplanned laughter from the cast and crew.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00She woke up and was like, oh is that you?
00:02Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:04And today we're counting down our picks for the funniest moments
00:07when Robin Williams induced unscripted or unplanned laughter from the cast and crew.
00:12Well surely you must be the son of God.
00:22A seasoned pro of the screen,
00:24Philip Seymour Hoffman starred in many notable dramas
00:27and even won the Oscar in 2006 for playing Truman Capote.
00:34Point is, he doesn't seem like the type of actor who would break easily.
00:37Yet he and Robin Williams were having the time of their lives on the set of Patch Adams.
00:50Hoffman and Williams just can't seem to get through the scene
00:53in which Mitch introduces himself to Patch.
00:55They incessantly giggle like a couple of teenagers on a mind-altering substance
00:59and they can't make it two sentences without breaking.
01:10We wish we were on set that day.
01:12It seemed like a good time.
01:15Not at these prices.
01:17Okay, here we go. Last time. This is it.
01:23Robin Williams earned his first Oscar nomination for playing Adrian Cronauer,
01:27an armed forces DJ who keeps morale high during the Vietnam War.
01:35Adrian's hilarious broadcasts were largely improvised by Williams,
01:39with producer Mark Johnson saying they quote,
01:41just let the cameras roll.
01:45What resulted was cinematic magic,
01:48with many people losing their composure both in front of and behind said cameras.
01:52There's also a scene where Adrian breaks from the radio
01:55and entertains a group of G.I.s in person.
02:04Many of these extras did not speak English,
02:06yet they still laughed at Williams' physical mannerisms
02:09and their genuine laughter was included in the film.
02:14You're actually cartoon character Elmer Fudd.
02:16He was quoted as saying,
02:17Thank you, America. It was fun being president.
02:23One of Williams' more underrated comedies,
02:26The Birdcage contains one of the funniest scenes in his filmography.
02:30And it's not thanks to the script, but Williams himself.
02:33You've got to get in there. Everything is going to hell.
02:36You didn't make an entree.
02:38What? What do you mean? We just had soup?
02:42A peasant soup is an entree. It's like a stew.
02:45What do you think I put so much in it for?
02:47Shut up!
02:48Armand, Val and Agidor are panicking inside a kitchen
02:51and Armand eventually slips on the floor.
02:53Shut up!
02:55Williams genuinely slipped and fell
02:57and Armand telling Agidor that he was alright
02:59was actually Williams informing Hank Azaria.
03:01It's okay. We're alright.
03:03Funnily enough, Williams is the one who breaks from this mistake.
03:07While the other two are mostly successful in keeping a straight face,
03:11it's Williams who briefly giggles while desperately trying to stay in character.
03:15What are you standing there for? Go! Go!
03:17She'll be here in a minute. Go!
03:22Robin Williams clearly had a penchant for making
03:24even the most professional of actors laugh.
03:26He stars alongside screen veteran Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum,
03:30playing a living wax sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt.
03:33Climb aboard, boy.
03:35Take the hand, son.
03:37One scene required Stiller to kneel over Williams as he lay in the snow.
03:40And for some reason, it brought out the giggles.
03:43Listen, I'm fine.
03:44All we have to do now is to do something
03:46because half the museum's running amok. I'm sorry.
03:48They're barely able to string three words together without laughing.
03:52And at one point, director Sean Levy can be heard telling them to, quote,
03:56take a breath.
03:57Stiller's little jig does nothing to help and he breaks again,
04:00forcing Levy to finally call cut.
04:03Cut it!
04:04We don't blame Stiller. We'd be laughing too.
04:07Number six. Farting. Patch Adams.
04:09We return to the medical comedy for the most universal form of humor.
04:13That of a good, loud fart.
04:15The camera is slowly panning into Williams when he lets loose,
04:18forcing an immediate breaking of character from everyone around him.
04:26Stop!
04:27Monica Potter smiles and looks a bit disgusted
04:29while Daniel London immediately laughs and turns to a slightly embarrassed Williams.
04:34Stop!
04:35And while we don't see Philip Seymour Hoffman's reaction,
04:38he's clearly grinning when the camera pans back to him.
04:41Williams doesn't even have to open his mouth to get everyone around him laughing.
04:45Such is the connective power of a good toot.
04:48Number five. Making Elmo cringe. Sesame Street.
04:52Robin Williams starred multiple times on Sesame Street,
04:55often bearded and wearing both a baseball cap and a colorful shirt.
04:59What are you going to do with that stick?
05:01Oh, Elmo, there's lots of things you can do with this stick.
05:03You can start off, you can be playing baseball in the World Series.
05:06Hit it over the fence and realize, I'm the one!
05:09He appeared during the 1991 special Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake,
05:13showing Elmo the imaginative power of a simple stick.
05:16The 2018 documentary Robin Williams Come Inside My Mind
05:20contains outtakes from the segment,
05:22and they are every bit as enjoyable as you would think.
05:25Maybe it could be like a baton.
05:27There you are conducting a full orchestra.
05:30Thank you, Madonna, for that lovely lingerie melodia.
05:33I better go back. We'll never be able to do that.
05:36I realize.
05:38The clips ooze with charm,
05:40as Williams makes the crew laugh with his silly antics.
05:43The funniest part comes when Elmo accidentally calls him Mr. Robbins,
05:47prompting a great reaction that warms the heart and soothes the soul.
05:51Oh, thank you, Mr. Robbins.
05:54Mr. Robbins?
05:56Taking the stick back, Elmo.
06:00Number 4
06:01Laughing with Robert De Niro
06:03Awakenings
06:04Not to belabor the he-makes-seasoned-pros laugh point,
06:07but come on, this is Robert freakin' De Niro we're talking about here.
06:10Ellen, if you could turn this way, please.
06:13It's a camera called a Polaroid.
06:16In fact, De Niro earned an Oscar nomination
06:18for playing encephalitis patient Leonard Lowe,
06:21proving that he was at the top of his game on set.
06:24Yet he couldn't help but laugh alongside his co-star.
06:28leading to a prolonged joke in which he starts doing another voice.
06:32It's an idea before it's time, but let's try it.
06:36I've wanted to talk like this for the entire movie.
06:39This voice makes De Niro laugh even harder,
06:41and to be honest, we don't think we've ever seen him like that.
06:44De Niro has always seemed like a very serious person,
06:47yet here he is belly laughing with the rest of us.
06:50Lenny and I have an idea.
06:52Number 3
06:53Making Everyone Laugh
06:55Whose line is it anyway?
06:56It's hard to name the funniest segment in Whose Line history,
06:59but may we suggest scenes from A Hat with Robin Williams?
07:04Williams was on fire the whole episode,
07:07elevating the energy and effort from everyone else.
07:10But he really shines during scenes from A Hat.
07:12It's just wall-to-wall hilarity,
07:14and the laughter literally never stops for three and a half minutes.
07:27You can make your relatives dance again!
07:30The audience is clearly having the time of their lives,
07:33and the other performers are often doubled over in laughter.
07:36Even the inscrutable Colin Mochrie laughs on more than one occasion,
07:39even though he's the one usually causing the breaking.
07:42Oh, to have been in that audience.
07:44Who's your daddy?
07:47Number 2
07:48Stuck in the Floor
07:49Jumanji
07:5090s kids may remember the visual of Alan Parrish being stuck in the wooden attic floor.
07:55The unfortunate result of playing the titular Jumanji.
08:02Even having his face stuck inside a prop floor
08:05isn't enough to stop Williams from bringing the heat.
08:07Bonnie Hunt gets the giggles acting alongside Williams' face,
08:10and frankly, we don't blame her.
08:12It'd be quite hard taking that visual seriously.
08:26Williams keeps the laughs and smiles coming,
08:29making jokes about religion,
08:31crafting stupid puns,
08:32and screaming in her face for no reason.
08:37And yes, just like Patch Adams, there's even a fart.
08:48Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel
08:51and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
08:54You have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them.
08:58If you're on your phone, make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications.
09:04Number 1
09:05The Fart Story
09:06Good Will Hunting
09:07Okay, so Robin Williams clearly had a thing for farting.
09:10Even a comedic genius such as him found value in it.
09:15Good Will Hunting is one of Williams' most serious roles,
09:18playing the grieving Sean Maguire.
09:20But he still finds time to squeak in a good fart joke.
09:25Sean tells Will a funny anecdote about his late wife tooting in her sleep,
09:29and the entire bit was ad-libbed by Williams.
09:35Will's reaction is genuine laughter from Matt Damon,
09:38and legend has it that the camera operator also chuckled,
09:41causing the screen to subtly shake.
09:43Not only is the speech hilarious,
09:45it also adds a beautifully and oddly touching dimension to Sean's character.
09:49Such was the genius of Robin Williams.
09:54What joke had you laughing the hardest?
09:56Let us know in the comments below.
10:02Do you agree with our picks?
10:04Check out this other recent clip from Ms. Mojo,
10:06and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos.