From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbring the house downbring the house downto make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre → house
Examples from the Corpus
bring the house down• The Great One almost brought the house down in his return to Southern California.• This comeback brought the house down.• She nearly brought the house down when I scrounged another biscuit and put her through her repertoire of tricks.• Sinatra brought the house down when he sang "New York, New York."• Topping the bill was Dangerous Dan the fire eater, but it was the finish that brought the house down. 