Jesus Christ Superstar - Herod's song 

I want to open a gay bar called "Herod's Place"

Rest In Peace, Rik Mayall (King Herod) ...

I will never be able to listen to another version of this song again.

I feel like this version captures Herod's ego better than the 1973 version.

I half expected Vivian to come out and smack Herod with a cricket bat.

Rest in peace, Rik Mayall.

herod sounds like stewie at age 40.

Hannibal goes Broadway.

If you are going to tell him to walk across a pool at least by one

well thought seems good to my eyes , I feel the 1973 version is just #1 for ever ....

interesting performance, with a delightful touch of evil :)

the man playing herod is rik mayall, a comedian & tv star in the UK.

For those people saying it is an American musical, you are wrong. Jesus Christ Superstar is a British made film. The only American actor in it is Tony Vincent who plays Simon Zealotes :)

i LOVE the face at Jesuschrist like "God! this guy has very serious vanity problems . __O" xD

I really wanna learn all the lyrics to this and sing it too one of those mutters in the streets who think they're Jesus.

I love Jesus' face. "Are you for real?"

an all time favourite of mine - I like it!!

Watch it with an open mind....Great...!!

This is amazing!!

I cannot decide who I love the most.... Rik Mayall or Alice Cooper!

i love when he's angry at Jesus, he just starts hissing his words at him

RIP Rik Mayall

JUST SAW THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF THIS SHOW, NOW ON BROADWAY, ITS SO AMAZING I TOATALLY RECOMEND GOING TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!

him lying on the piano is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

I'm an atheist and still love this musical

it's like "Jesus Christ Superstar" meets "Rocky Horror" or "Chicago" or even "Caberet". I liked the attempt. Pretty good.

I love the facial expressions of the girls behind him, they're so cute!!!

1:03 Christ facepalm! 1:17 Orange, apple, lemon, HE'S KING OF IT. 1:42 If House was a musical. 2:00 Not sure if Jesus or Tarzan. 2:35 BEEP! 3:03 THAT...GUY??? 3:12 "Make that thingy in the back of your throat jiggle some more." 3:20 Jesus totally looks like Paul McGann in Doctor Who.

Perfect.

GREAT!!!!

KING OF THE JUICE

i love rick mayall! great performance!

Long Live Viv! R.I.P.

RIP you'll be missed very much

GRANDI!!!

Still brilliant. Watch Chris Moyles play King Herod. He got it perfect

i love his britishness at 0:54

I think Rice said it, speaking for him and Webber. Point being that just because it is "bound to remind you" of some nonsense, it's not bound to remind US of anything since even the makers didn't intend it that way.

This is a BRITISH ROCK OPERA. By Sir. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Just to be correct.

a1 thank you

@rogerwilco2 I gotta agree with you, rogerwilco2. '73 version wins another round. Still...the fact we are talking about it regardless if you're a 1973 or 2000 version fan is bound to remind us that Christ died for our sins. Glory to God in the Highest!

Jesus is like, "How did I get stuck with this fruitcake?"

The 2000 movie was a trully good rendition

Good god! he's just like Stewie Griffin D: accent, and the way he says "superstar" is scarily accurate, This right here is the real life grown up Stewie :')

people who slam Jesus Christ Superstar need to realize something its about the final week of Christs life leading up to his death, Andrew Lloyd Webber is a mastermind

Rest in peace, Rik.

I'm playing this role next week I can't wait, he is nasty but he reminds me a bit of Craig Revelhorn. He's a great actor I prefer him rather than the arena version. I didn't like it one bit!

I prefer this version!!

i love his accent

Haha, Jesus is like "bitch please" all thoughout this

@BigBagsForRent That's what I love about it..he looks like he's thinking: Oh God where am I..he's crazy :-D

@homegrowntomatoe90 How the guy playing Jesus is keeping a straight face, I'll never know. He's just like " ._. "

what a f*ckin' voice! I prefer the earlier version but this Herod's voice is really good for his role!

Poor Jesus, he's been beaten to the point that he's seeing his imaginary friend DROP DEAD FRED LOL. On a serious note, Rik Mayall is the BOSS :)

Yea Rik really kicked tail in this one :) The remake was pretty damn good :)

No, Seth MacFarlane voices Stewie Griffin. In the 100th episode special, a woman is convinced that it is Rik Mayall, Seth does not correct her because her reaction is hilarious. He may have been inspired by Mayall, but Mayall has never be in credits for the show, and Seth himself has broken out in a Stewie voice during Q&A things. Maybe they have similar accents, but sound nothing alike if you ask me.

@7peacefreak I love the cynicism in this - I think it's much better than the character of 73 when there's nothing really to be afraid of. This one, you can see the power that Herod has but at the same time it's funny.

@TheInhigo Which original crew do you mean? Tim Neely, Jesus, from the 1973 movie was from Texas.

god rik mayall has changed from grim tales i still love him

This Herod sounds and looks like a cartoon! :)

Except the makers specifically said they don't see Christ as a god but just a man.

@glennstg i always thought it'd be funny for stewie to do some weird version of this XD

Pretty much during the whole thing. It's like "Jesus isn't impressed."

... so this guy must have drunk three gallons of milk and eaten an entire wheel of Gouda five minutes before he went on stage.

Those who didn't....many have speculated over what exactly that would look like; but either outcome would be for eternity. Does that make sense from a logical perspective even if you don't necessarily agree with me?

@queenofsingin99 I know I could never keep a straight face if Rik Mayall looks at me like that... he's funny and insane at the same moment!

1:02 Jesus think :Why you dont kill me NOW?

HAHAHAHAHA the best song!! ever! Jesus' face in all song is hahaha Ö!!

Is crazy how bad this version is, the original movie had so much soul I feel bad just to know this film exist

Please, allow me to ask you to think about it in this way: if I go through life and it turns out I'm wrong---then nothing happens in the end; no rewards, no consequences (like having insurance, but never getting into an accident) BUT...if I'm right...someday there will be a final judgement: those who accepted the insurance will be okay. T

He sounds like the Joker from the animation version of Batman played by Mark Hamill

I kind of wish this was a tap dance number.

crazy faceial expressions on that girl

Really like this version, but for some bizarre reason, this Herod reminds me of T.S. Eliot.

jesus is like almost laughing!

thats because he is his voice actor xD Its really true^^ Look it up

Atheist here... And.... to be honest, I have only watched his clip, but I would have reacted the same way if someone said "Im Jesus" XD

@SnoddyD123 Interestingly the only person I've seen suggesting this is british. Odd because you'd think one would recognize an accent from their own area.

King Herod if you were my classmate I will tell my pastor that you are like a reincarnation of John Lennon.

The original crew of the rock opera was british...

RIK MAYALL FTW

no this is way better

This guy made me want to hock phlem out of my throat the whole time he was gurgling that song.

io ci ho provato ma almeno per chi ha amato l'originale (se non per tutti) 'sta versione è inascoltabile

Great version, royalty as clueless in any age...

HEY! IT's "Drop Dead Fred"!!!

XD el Rick dels Joves XDDDDDDDDDDD

@Csabika30NY Because 1) British people HAVE to play the bad guy, it's practically a law... and 2) We don't want Justin Bieber as King Herod.

RIP ;_;

King Herod in the 73's was a very funny dumbass clown, but this one is really mean...powerful... scaring... this is a stunning performance... I only wish the camera was foucusing on him all the time, I'm sure it's a wonderful example for theatre students

To be fair, though, the 70s were pretty creepy.

My... Herod looks like a musical Hannibal Lecter!

The dancing in this version sadly can't hold a candle to the one filmed on location. :/

by that, do you mean the makers of this production, song writting teams?

I guess I tend to view my belief in Christ as God...well...it could be considered a type of insurance. Right now, I don't have the authority to say I'm right or wrongt; but....for arguement's sake let's just say my belief IS LIKE insurance.

Please... All I ask is that you throw some breads at him!

Victory is MINE!! LOL

Poor Rik :(

The problem with this version is that it doesn't make sense. Herod wants Jesus to entertain him. He's mostly amused and seems entirely hedonistic but when Jesus fails to deliver we get to see his anger. I could actually be afraid of the Herod in the 1973 film but this guy just seems to be overacting the part when it really requires a more subtle touch.

Understand the parody but with all other cast members having such a strong vocal presence this doesn't work and its such a shame -JCS is such a great work and actually does tease the brain while providing good music - I would have preferred singers for all roles -Adrian is not someone I conjour as a vocalist - t