Cinco Paul
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
Dove Cameron & The Cast of Schmigadoon!
Martin Short
Aaron Tveit
Cecily Strong & The Cast of Schmigadoon!
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose & Cecily Strong
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
Kristin Chenoweth
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Jane Krakowski
Patrick Page & Tituss Burgess
Aaron Tveit
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
The Cast of Schmigadoon! & Aaron Tveit & Dove Cameron
The Cast of Schmigadoon! & Kristin Chenoweth & Alan Cumming
Tituss Burgess
Cecily Strong
Tituss Burgess & The Cast of Schmigadoon!
The Cast of Schmigadoon! & Aaron Tveit & Cecily Strong & Dove Cameron & Keegan-Michael Key
The Cast of Schmigadoon! & Jaime Camil & Ann Harada
Ariana DeBose, Phoenix Best, Cassondra James Kellam & Shayna Steele
Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong
The Cast of Schmigadoon!
In “Famous as Hell”, a song from the Schmigadoon episode of the same name, the narrator (Burgess) questions the newfound popularities of Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) in Schmicago.
The song takes a lot of inspiration from Jesus Christ Superstar, most prominently the number “...
[NARRATOR]
It starts with just a taste
But then needs to be fed
And suddenly the dreams you've chased
Are chasing you instead
As more fans join the fold
Your humdrum life recedes
The road you're on is paved with gold
But who knows where
Who knows where it leads
Melissa!
How does it feel to be their fantasy?
[MELISSA, SPOKEN]
Feels great!
[NARRATOR]
It was a rhetorical question
Josh!
Can you live up to all they want you to be?
[JOSH, SPOKEN]
Is that also a rhetorical-
[NARRATOR]
Yes. Yes, it is!
Another damn rhetorical question!
Fame, fame
You don't stay long, but we're oh-so glad you came
Fame
We're oh-so glad you came
And my people say
[ENSEMBLE]
Hey, hey Josh
Oh my gosh
Give me your head to anoint
Give me your feet to wash
Hey there Mel
Lookin' swell
How does it feel to be famous as hell?
[JENNY]
Now we're kaput
[TOPHER]
Someone stole my doorway
[CODWELL]
Oh, they're good enough to eat
[BLIGHT]
Kill them all
[KRATT]
Two birds with one stone
[BARFLY]
I'll drink to that
[NARRATOR]
It starts with just a taste
But then needs to be fed
And suddenly the dreams you've chased
Are chasing you instead
I'll drink to that
Fame, fame
You don't stay long, but we're oh-so glad you came
Fame
We're oh-so glad you came
And my people say
[ENSEMBLE]
Hey, hey Josh
Oh my gosh
Give me your head to anoint
Give me your feet to wash
Hey there Mel
Lookin' swell
How does it feel to be famous as
Famous as
[NARRATOR AND ENSEMBLE]
Famous as hell
Famous as Hell was written by Cinco Paul.
Famous as Hell was produced by Cinco Paul & David Chase & Scott M. Riesett & Doug Besterman.
Tituss Burgess & The Cast of Schmigadoon! released Famous as Hell on Tue Apr 25 2023.