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The Musical Version

Actor and musician Philip Labes brings together talented improvisors and musicians to create the musical version of a popular or classic movie — with dialogue, music, and lyrics made up right on the spot!
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Episodes

Dune (LIVE)

Chanse McCrary, Mary Lou, and Jack Norman join for this bold retelling of sci-fi epic DUNE , live at UCB Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles. BIG NEWS! Philip and Jack have a brand new podcast out now called THE QUICKNESS - check it out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Don’t forget you can watch this TMV episode taped on our new YouTube (please subscribe!) as well as watch clips on our TikTok and Instagram....

May 21, 202454 min

Inception

Jack Norman and Jiavani join for a ridiculous reimagining of the Christopher Nolan hit! Don’t forget you can watch this episode taped on our new YouTube (please subscribe!) as well as watch clips on our new TikTok and Instagram.

May 03, 202458 min

Super Mario Brothers (2023)

With Jack Norman and Jiavani! It’s the very first FILMED episode ! The Musical Version is even more fun to watch on our new YouTube page. Be our first subscriber? Be sure to also follow our Instagram and TikTok. Don’t miss our upcoming live show THIS FRIDAY, which you can livestream from anywhere! Please note, this episode got a bit wild, parental caution is advised etc!...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 7 min

Home Alone (LIVE w/ Jiavani, Jack Norman, and Mary Lou)

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! Watch the live taping of this episode and many more at the new home for TMV video content, PhilipLabes.com/TheMusicalVersion. Check out upcoming live shows here . You can also subscribe to our new TikTok accoun t! Thanks for a wonderful 2023! See you next year!...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 8 min

TENET (w/ Jeremy Culhane & Rachel Marsh)

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is now a musical! With songs like “The One-Two-Threes Of Bungee Jumping” and “Nothing Bad Happens In The Van That Carries The Plutonium,” this episode makes JUST as much sense as the movie! Thanks Gummer!

Mar 31, 20211 hr 14 min

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (w/ Naomi Murden & Greg Smith)

Hello, old friend! After a long hiatus, The Musical Version is back! I’m joined by Naomi Murden & Greg Smith for the first film of the Harry Potter series. Find out why no one is allowed in Hagrid’s shed, if McGonagall will ever address her gambling addiction, and just where Annie Leibovitz fits in.

Mar 24, 20211 hr 15 min

Phantom Thread (w/ Ross Bryant & Ashley Ward) LIVE at UCB LA

Our first live show! With hits like “Welcome To The House of Woodcock” as well as “Bad B*tch in the 1950s” and “Repressed and Having Fun,” this show will have you wondering if we’re geniuses or REALLY pretentious! Taped live at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles on 1/3/2020. Two more chances this month to catch a live taping! Thursday 1/9 at 10pm Second City Hollywood w/ Zeke Nicholson & Haley Huntley Thursday 1/16 at 10pm Second City Hollywood w/ Dan Lippert & Jess McKenna...

Jan 08, 202051 min

The Holiday (w/ Tara Copeland & Zeke Nicholson)

Anything can happen when the Santa Ana winds blow, including the musical version of the only holiday movie that skips Christmas entirely — The Holiday! Featuring hits like “I’m Too Hot To Be Dangerous,” “My Wife is Dead,” and the universally relatable “At The Writer’s Guild of America West!” Musical starts at 10:50

Dec 18, 20191 hr 9 min

Misery (w/ Andrew Farmer)

“I’m your number one fan, Paul…” Annie Wilkes traps writer Paul Sheldon in her home in this delightfully creepy musical version of the Steven King horror, featuring songs like “There’s No Dignity in Swear-Words Paul,” “Anything Can Happen In Coco Beach,” and “Yellin’ Lady!”

Nov 26, 201959 min

Beetlejuice (w/ Priscilla Davies & Ruha Taslimi)

Day-o! The musical take on Tim Burton’s Halloween classic includes hits like “They’re Ghosh!” “A Radio For Me,” and “Give Me A Squeeze of Your Beetlejuice.” Just don’t sing his name three times!

Oct 28, 20191 hr 1 min

The Incredibles (w/ Vic Michaelis & Isabella Roland )

Saving the day is a family business! It’s Brad Bird’s animated hit, now with songs like “I’ve Been Watching You,” “A La (Edna) Mode,” and eleven o’clock number “Baby Justice League Likes Men’s Rights.” Let’s go save the city!

Sep 26, 20191 hr 6 min

Goodfellas (w/ Ken McGraw & Douglas Widick)

Martin Scorsese’s mob epic gets the musical treatment this week, with such hits as “I’m In…Construction,” “You Gotta Kill ‘Em With A ‘Lil Personality,” and of course “Mafia Moms,” this is a show for the whole “family.”

Sep 19, 201951 min

Hook (w/ Angela Giarratana & Jesse Kruger)

Yo Ho Ho! A grown up Peter Pan must rescue his children from the dastardly Jas Hook in the musical version of the delightful Robin Williams/Dustin Hoffman film. Featuring songs like “BTL (Big Time Lawyer)” and “Don’t You Love your Pirate Parents?” and the surprising tender “Love Love You”, this musical will have you saying “Phil Collins was in Hook?”

Sep 11, 201952 min

Forrest Gump (w/ Sarah Claspell & Jeremy Culhane)

Run Forrest Run! This musical retelling of the Tom Hanks film has hits like “Shrimp’s Good, You Gotta Eat Shrimp”, “I’m Good At Army Stuff”, “Let Me Die, I’m Lieutenant Dan” and the delightful duet “Happy New Year (From Two Random Strangers).” Your ears and this episode go together like Baked Potato and Sour Cream!

Aug 20, 201957 min

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (w/ Jiavani Linayao & Jack Norman)

Miles Morales has to become SpiderMan to save the multiverse! This hip-hop heavy musical SWINGS with songs like “Not Yet A (Spider)Man”, “Metal In My Back feat. Dr. Octopus” as well as villain ballad “Strike! There Goes The Kingpin.” Brought to you by Koca-Soda.

Aug 02, 20191 hr 2 min

Men In Black (w/ Zeke Nicholson & Greg Smith)

Kay & Jay work for the best-kept secret in the universe– and they gotta sing about it! With SO MANY amazing songs like “Give Me Some Sugar, Sugar”, “Creepy Creepy Men (In Black)”, and the surprising “Quahog Dogs”, this marks the second consecutive episode with Family Guy based songs! Also not to be missed– Zeke, Greg, and Philip stop improvising and just do the real credits song!

Jul 23, 20191 hr 4 min

Fyre Fest Documentary (w/ John Hartman & Alice Stanley Jr.)

Billy McFarland and Ja Rule can’t be stopped! A terribly dark look into our own sinister desires for wealth, fame, and power, featuring songs like “ Aw Fuck (Jerry) ” and “ Dick for Water.” You’ll never look at a bottle of Evian the same way again.

Jul 15, 201957 min

The Matrix (w/ Chris Grace & Ashley Ward)

What is the Matrix? Philip, Ashley and Chris try to find out! Featuring sci-fi tunes like “ Hacking In Da Club ” and “ One Pill, Two Pill, Red Bill, Blue Pill ” and WHO could forget “ Joe Pantoliano Wants to Be A Cabaret Singer” you may just learn that The Matrix is all that and a bag of chips!

Jul 08, 201959 min

The Favourite (w/ John Hartman, Madison Lanesey, & Jiavani Linayao)

Featuring catchy numbers like “ Rub My Legs/Give Me An Estate ” and “A Dry, Slow, Frictionless Rub” , aristocracy gets saucy in this week’s musical version of Yorgos Lanthimos’s dramedy. Who knew juggling was such a crucial part of power struggles in Victorian England?

Jul 01, 201952 min

Toy Story (w/ Madison Lanesey & Greg Smith)

Woody, Buzz, and Bo-Peep get into some extremely NSFW shenanigans. And for some reason, The Devil shows up!? Featuring songs like “Buzz Lightyear: Sex Machine”, “Welcome To Sid’s Evil Workshop” and the immortal classic “I’ve Got A Woody”, you’ll receive a heartwarming reminder of why “You’ve Got A Cuck In Me.” Musical starts at 2:25.

Jun 24, 201947 min

When Harry Met Sally (w/ Tara Copeland & Angela Giarratana)

There’s nothing like a debut! Featuring songs like “ Our Love Is A Lie (Just Like That Spiced Ham) ” and “ They Slept Together, Oh My! ” Philip tackles Nora Ephron’s beloved romantic comedy with Tara Copeland and Angela Giarratana. Angela does a duet with HERSELF, and Philip is very confidently wrong about who says “I’ll Have What She’s Having.” Musical starts at 7:08.

Jun 15, 201954 min
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