The Sopranos is known for being one of the most talked about HBO shows of all time. The mobster HBO series was a trailblazer for prestige television and kept audiences at the edge of their seats for six seasons. The show has a reputation for being intense and often quite dark and violent, however some forget how funny the show truly could be at times. Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher on the show, recently revealed which Sopranos scene kept making the cast laugh so much that it took 12 takes to complete.
People interviewed Imperioli and his former co-star Steve Schirrpa after the duo made a Sanpellegrino ad together that evoked their Sopranos characters. The duo opened up about the family dynamic of the Sopranos cast, as well as some of their favorite memories from shooting the show. Imperioli wanted fans to remember how hilarious the humor was in the show, and reminisced about filming a scene with the cast following Livia Soprano’s funeral. He explained the cast just couldn’t get it together, especially after a particular music cue. He said:
And, when they played the song from Carousel, we just all started laughing hysterically and they had to cut. This happened at least 12 takes in a row.
TV’s meanest mothers. Imperioli’s Christopher character awkwardly says something about two people not being the same, and just continues on, basically not saying anything remotely about Livia. The group finds the whole speech strange and things become tense, offering a clunky lead-in for the Carousel song “If I Loved You.”
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