Great Performances

Noël Coward’s Present Laughter

Kevin Kline’s Tony Award®-winning performance in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes to PBS Friday, November 3, 2017 at 9/8c (check local listings). The play continues the Great Performances marathon within the Broadway's Best on PBS lineup.

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Kevin Kline’s Tony Award®-winning performance in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes to PBS Friday, November 3, 2017 at 9/8c (check local listings). The play continues the Great Performances marathon within the Broadway's Best on PBS lineup.

Previews + Extras

  • Noël Coward's Present Laughter - Behind the Curtain: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Noël Coward's Present Laughter - Behind the Curtain

    S45 E4 - 5m 45s

    Noël Coward’s Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

  • Cobie Smulders and Kevin Kline: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cobie Smulders and Kevin Kline

    S45 E4 - 1m 47s

    Noël Coward’s Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

  • The Dressing Gown

    S45 E4 - 2m 1s

    Noël Coward’s Present Laughter follows a self-obsessed actor (Kevin Kline) in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

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