Let's make this birthday one to remember.

85 years old (Born on April 12, 1939)

Happy Birthday, Alan Ayckbourn! May your celebrations be far less complicated and infinitely funnier than a typical scene from "Bedroom Farce." With so many plays under your belt—like the charming chaos of "Relatively Speaking," or juggling two stages simultaneously in "House & Garden"—it's impressive how you keep life comedic without any script confusion.

Here's wishing that for once today all entrances and exits run smoothly. Either way, an ensemble misunderstandings party would certainly be fitting! Thank you for decades of making life's beautiful absurdity theatrical—the Tony Awards already agree you're brilliant. Cheers to another act full of laughter ahead!