Sentences with phrase «known for his humour»

Known for his humour and time - saving watercolour painting techniques, be sure to follow him on Twitter @CharlesEvansArt
Five artists - cum - designers, whose works are known for their humour and lightness of touch, are brought together to deliver a simple message.
Their work is known for its humour, disorder, absurdity and the active participation of the public.
Although it was a serious debate, there were jokes all around at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law's Grand Moot on Oct. 6 — especially from Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Abella, who is known for her humour.

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I don't know if you're ok with your kid smoking pot, but humour me for a while for this example that I'm giving:
Kudos to Mr Tony Attwood for his valiant effort to help us make a good sense of it all with humour by consolidating all the crap being peddled each day by those «in the know» into brilliant mocking articles.
I think Claudio was in good humour and came across as I know him, but from my first interview, I spoke to him and he thanked me for my time.
As part of parent self care for new parents, it can be helpful to keep a sense of humour, to realize that no new parent really knows what they are doing, and that all parents worry about doing the right thing.
A former Labour councillor in Lambeth, Hussain - who shares his name with the Labour MP for Bradford East - is known by colleagues as a streetwise and good - humoured operator.
Searching for bullish optimism, I called Tim Farron, the party president known for his good - humoured frankness.
For those with neither charm, competence nor quick humour there are the usual Lawsian insults I came to know and appreciate: «sub optimal» and «second rate» for unfavoured politicians and advisers; anything that doesn't spark interest gets a dryly - delivered «yawn&raquFor those with neither charm, competence nor quick humour there are the usual Lawsian insults I came to know and appreciate: «sub optimal» and «second rate» for unfavoured politicians and advisers; anything that doesn't spark interest gets a dryly - delivered «yawn&raqufor unfavoured politicians and advisers; anything that doesn't spark interest gets a dryly - delivered «yawn».
Poor old Beaker isn't known on the conference circuit for his deft deployment of humour or entrancing twists of sparkling rhetoric.
In the first moment of humour during a sombre Pumas, Mr Cameron reckoned he did not want to know about what was in store for him, but he was expecting «all sorts of pleasant surprises».
In 2014, an EliteSingles study discovered that 97 % of our members see humour as an essential part of a healthy relationship.2 Happily for them (and for anyone looking for a witty partner), our latest study has revealed something interesting: we now know where to find the funniest singles in New Zealand.
what to tell about myself, im good for good n worse for bad having good sens of humour n finally know everything about me by knowing me
The Table for six staff got to know me and my quirky sense of humour, they do a good job of matching the personalities at the dinner table.
If you're dating in Birmingham you might like to know that laughter is the way to those lovely Brummie's hearts with 88 % of singles in the city saying that a similar sense of humour is essential for a long term relationship.
I'm probably known for perhaps being very down to earth but I still have a good sense of humour.
Fun, fit guy with a lust for life and a good sense of humour (I know everyone says that!
Not having a sense of humour, or having the wrong sense of humour and by wrong I mean offensive, lacking taste and decency is for most of us a big no - n0
A good and positive attitude, no matter what, sense of dressing, body hygiene, and a great sense of humour coupled with the ability to talk in the proper manner will definitely increase your chances exponentially when looking for a date over 40.
Fourth: the first half (idiotic toilet humour, animals masturbating etc.) is suddenly pushed out of the way to make way for a very emotive and dramatic second half which makes the film feel incredibly awkward... and do you know what?
was surprised just how good this film is.The humour and pathos of this film is quite moving.There is no - one remotely attractive in the cast, it is full of strange looking redneck Americans living in semi wilderness.Everyone is poverty stricken.The sadness of old age is there, as is the regrets of past memories, and the desperation of the son to heal the wounds of his father's past life.The acting is brilliant even with the bit part actors with the sunburnt aged faces.The fathers grumpy reticence is counters by his truculent wife, who never has a good word for anybody with her vicious put downs, which is at times laugh out loud funny.A funny sad and moving film about the sheer desperate meanderings of life and old age.
She's also known for having a sharp and witty sense of humour, which will obviously come in useful in a Deadpool movie.
There are already trailers out there for Lego City: Undercover that show off the gameplay, the humour and uniqueness of the game, why spend lord - knows - how - much on this god - awful s ** t-fest.
Thanks in no small part to Pixar, DreamWorks & Illumination holding down the fort across the pond as well as the utterly charming Aardman Studios on this side of the Atlantic, animation is now no longer a playground just for kids; true, the target audience is still primarily child - like in both age & size but the best and most successful animated features now possess whip - smart humour that's definitely targeted to adults.
It had a lot of the awkward, dark humour that the Coens are know for.
For all the weaknesses of the picture (the lowness of its humour, the formalist cliché of its plot, the questionable performances of its twenty - something leads), it gains for the jettisoning of dead weight (professional dead weight Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth, and Tara Reid), and for that vague suggestion that it knows how tired and self - replicating it all is by nFor all the weaknesses of the picture (the lowness of its humour, the formalist cliché of its plot, the questionable performances of its twenty - something leads), it gains for the jettisoning of dead weight (professional dead weight Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth, and Tara Reid), and for that vague suggestion that it knows how tired and self - replicating it all is by nfor the jettisoning of dead weight (professional dead weight Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth, and Tara Reid), and for that vague suggestion that it knows how tired and self - replicating it all is by nfor that vague suggestion that it knows how tired and self - replicating it all is by now.
When Ramsay's involvement ended, the project was inherited by Peter Jackson, who for all his spectacular CGI work on The Lord of the Rings knew when to leaven Tolkien's epic saga with restraint and humour.
Its mentality is pure «Saved by the Bell» and «Sabrina the Teenage Witch» — in other words, it's extraordinarily low slapstick humour sanitized to the point of nausea, with an affection for camp kitsch so extreme that it's difficult to discern how much of it is self - knowing and how much of it is a result of nobody knowing anything.
With SHAUN OF THE DEAD and SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD director Edgar Wright at the helm, we know that we're in for a decent level of individuality, humour and quite possibly some depth as well.
Such is Peele's confidence behind the camera that he knows exactly when to edit on a close up for maximum social tension and dark humour, fully exploiting the incredulity felt by Chris and ensuring the movie is as witty as it is terrifying.
Known and loved for lacerating political satires The Thick of It, In the Loop and Veep, Armando Iannucci has a gift for skewering incompetent authority figures — locating the humour in their bumbling errors — as well as for truly creative, foul - mouthed insults.
Known for quirky, science - with - a smile programmes, Angela presents complex subjects with a sense of humour and a down - to - earth style.
I like this series for its very in - the - know humour about the genre and fandom but after three volumes, it's wearing thin.
As for the rest of the humour there's a lot of references, like a character named Scully or the ghost of Terry Pratchett showing up, plus a lot of knowing jabs at the adventure genre, Lovecraftian horror, detective plots and other nonsense.
Whilst not based on any of the pre-existing Ace Attorney games, the film's story is equally as bonkers, keeping in all the trademark humour the series is known for.
Luckily there is room for some of the well - known Insomniac Games humour scattered along the story just enough to keep the mood light enough to not get too dark, since you are basically running around taking down hordes upon hordes of different enemies.
«The Paper Mario series is known for its inventive battles and quirky humour,» said Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada's vice-president and general manager.
Like always Traveller's Tales have proven that they know how to make a funny game: there's plenty of manic moments and silly humour for the kids that adults can still enjoy as well.
So with a character like Deadpool which has gained quite the following over the last 10 or so years, slowly but still steady, he is known for his wacky personality or personalities as he has multiple, and his incredible sense of humour, so the question immediately pops up, how are you supposed to bring a character this noticeable to life?
Containing a selection of four party games, including YDKJ 2015, it proved to be a massive hit thanks to its variation, ease of play, and the sense of humour the franchise is known for.
Hugh brings both the kind of humour and sense of darkness we were going for; we knew he'd be perfect as Newton, plus it pairs him up once again with Stephen Fry!»
The series is known for its challenging platforming, clever puzzles, dark sense of humour and wonderful puns.
The humour is very hit and miss, not in a Z «really dated» kinda way, or a Duke Nukem «actually totally awful and I don't know what we were thinking in the 90s» kinda way, but the humour is childish and didn't really do anything for me.
Yes, it was a controversial decision to replace long serving Fisher voice actor Michael Ironside, and it's even worse when the new actor sounds so generic, and the character is also lacking in the black humour that he has become known for over the years.
A versatile artist, well known and loved for his rebellious spirit and anarchic humour, McLean's work traverses the mediums from paintings and ceramics to innovative film and performance pieces.
A man known for his searing dead - pan humour, I half - expected to see a crazed post-punk artist living on the fringes of society.
For a start, how about teaching art history in art lessons from the point of view of the artist, tell them Francis Bacon hung about with the Krays, or that Caravaggio murdered someone, let them know that the stuff about the vanishing point and composition are tools for conveying aspects of life, death, fear, sex - god forbid, humour - and those po faced dullards with posh voices that stand in front of great works pointing at background views of Tuscany are no more to do with painting pictures than I am an art historiFor a start, how about teaching art history in art lessons from the point of view of the artist, tell them Francis Bacon hung about with the Krays, or that Caravaggio murdered someone, let them know that the stuff about the vanishing point and composition are tools for conveying aspects of life, death, fear, sex - god forbid, humour - and those po faced dullards with posh voices that stand in front of great works pointing at background views of Tuscany are no more to do with painting pictures than I am an art historifor conveying aspects of life, death, fear, sex - god forbid, humour - and those po faced dullards with posh voices that stand in front of great works pointing at background views of Tuscany are no more to do with painting pictures than I am an art historian.
The British are known for their dark self - deprecating humour and this reflects the art we make.
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