Sentences with phrase «tv comedy hit»

This classic film served as the basis for the long - running TV comedy hit «Alice.»

Not exact matches

Kerensa is incredibly funny — and talented enough to write for some of TV's biggest comedy hits.

This could be a comedy, old friends or any favorite Tv show - try all that make you laugh until you are hit with abdominal muscles spasm.

Though new episodes won't be on for months, Fox's hit musical - comedy «Glee» has stolen the hearts of TV fans and critics alike.

That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andcomedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

5 USA will be showcasing the best of American TV including The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze as unorthodox, undercover FBI agent; acclaimed comedy 30 Rock and hit series, The Shield with the further exploits of Detective Vic Mackey.

In this lively made - for - TV espionage comedy, an off - the - wall CIA agent involves an interpreter in his hunt for a professional hit man assigned to murder the President.

Adam McKay's 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell as a»70s TV anchorboob, was not only a hit; it nosed its way almost immediately into the comedy pantheon.

Irish actor David Kelly was probably best known to worldwide audiences for his role as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 comedy hit Waking Ned (known in the U.S. as Waking Ned Devine) and for several roles in the cult John Cleese TV series Fawlty Towers.

Not wishing to be left behind in the scripted TV game, Bravo is adding a bevy of new, original programming to its development slate, including a kind of reboot / sequel to the 1988 dark comedy cult hit Heathers, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater as two teenagers who rebel against the reign of the Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker and Lisanne Falk) in their high school.

A number of viewers have picked up on the Russo» recurring in - film tribute to the cult hit comedy TV series Community.

There's a strong comedy theme today, with Patrick Stewart repping Blunt Talk; Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna talking up Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt reassembled; Aziz Ansari, whose Master of None has been another Netflix hit; Gael Garcia Bernal making the switch to TV with Mozart in the Jungle; and Paul Rust & Gillian Jacobs falling in Love.

The film's wildly loyal producer Judd Apatow, then known as a showrunner of acclaimed but short - lived TV comedies, would again cast Rudd in his hit feature directing debut,

In 2007, Alison Brie (Community) and Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games) created a TV pilot for Comedy Central spoofing the hit TV series «Buffy the Vampire Slayer».

Last week we saw a poster and two TV spots from the upcoming Will Ferrell / Mark Wahlberg comedy Daddy's Home [watch them here] and now Paramount Pictures has released a new clip from the film entitled «Hitting the Cheerleaders».

Dax Shepard («Hit & Run,» TV's «Parenthood») and Michael Peña («Ant - Man») star in the action comedy «CHIPS,» directed by Shepard from his own script.

Official Premise: From the creator of TV's «In Living Color,» this outrageous comedy hit had critics and audiences roaring with laughter!

We've returned to Minnesota over the past few years with Noah Hawley's black comedy - drama TV series but it's always fun to revisit the inspiration behind the hit anthology.

TAXI - 22 (single camera) PUSHED STUDIO: CBS TV Studios TEAM: Dennis Erdman (ep), Clark Peterson (ep), Patrick Huard (ep), François Flamand (ep), Nancy Sanders (ep), Mark Armstrong (ep), Tad Quill (w, ep) LOGLINE: Based on the hit French comedy, it follows a misanthropic NYC cab driver who is politically incorrect in the vein of Archie Bunker.

This month's NOW TV schedule sees the return of not just one but two Shonda Rhimes» hit series, the debut of two homegrown Sky One comedies and the premiere of one of the costliest TV series» ever.

When: March 16th Why: The movie is a Holy Trinity of things that I hate — TV - to - film adaptations, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum — and yet early buzz for the action comedy has it tipped to be the first breakout hit of the year.

Schumer has made a career out of blending confessional comedy, gender politics and uproarious observations from brutally honest performances at awards shows and comedy clubs to her hit TV series, «Inside Amy Schumer.»

An insult comic who used to have a hit TV show, Jackie Burke may be a comedy icon, but no one wants him to reinvent himself.

It's fun to watch Clooney mirth and mope around in his hapless fashion, and with the alluring Catherine Zeta - Jones as his rival, there is a love - hate chemistry that will remind you of the terrific comic pairing of Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in the hit TV comedy, «Moonlighting.»

The 44 - year - old was cast as murderous Leo Burns in ABC drama Pushing Daisies before hitting the big - time in hit TV comedy series Modern Family in...

Bright and breezy action comedy based on the hit 1980s TV show and starring Liam Neeson as Hannibal Smith, the leader of a group of former Special Forces commandoes who go on the run after being double - crossed.

Braff, best known to TV viewers for his lead role on the long - running, much - syndicated hospital comedy «Scrubs», graduated to auteur status as writer - director - star of the acclaimed, hit 2004 indie Garden State.

In the uproarious follow - up to the hit comedy Smoke, Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction) returns with a red - hot, all - star cast that includes Michael J. Fox (Stuart Little, TV's Spin City), Roseanne (ABC - TV's Roseanne), and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Mimic, Replacement Killers)!

Comic genius Jim Carrey stars with Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman in the funniest, most outrageously entertaining comedy hit of the year that critics are applauding as «a laugh a minute» (Jim Ferguson, FOX - TV).

Absurdist comic Zach Galifianakis toiled around in supporting roles in mostly forgettable comedies (including Heartbreakers, Bubble Boy, and Out Cold) and one forgettable TV series (Tru Calling on Fox) before finally finding mainstream success in 2009's breakout comedy hit The Hangover.

After years of acting in hit movies and TV series, including Juno and Arrested Development, Jason Bateman makes his directorial debut this spring with the dark comedy Bad Words.

Over in the TV categories, the ceremony bid an enthusiastic hello to the new Netflix wrestling comedy GLOW, awarding it four total nods — including best ensemble for a comedy series and best stunt ensemble — while four individual actors from Big Little Lies were given individual nominations — another strong showing for HBO's hit mini-series, especially since the Screen Actors Guild does not separate supporting performances from leading ones in its TV categories.

Every young man dreams of meeting the gorgeous girl next door, especially if that girl is Elisha Cuthbert, the blossoming young hottie from Fox's hit TV drama «24» who struts her stuff in a red lace bra throughout Luke Greenfield's latest addition to the teen comedy genre.

4:00 p.m., Indigo Ballroom — «Wilfred» FX «s cult hit starring Elijah Wood as a man who imagines his dog is his malevolent best friend, is quietly becoming one of the smartest and darkest comedies on TV, and Wood will be there with his co-stars and creative team to discuss the show, as well as preview an upcoming episode.

Shandling's subversive brand of TV comedy paved the way for future hits like «Seinfeld» and «The Sarah Silverman Program.»

There's a strong comedy theme today, with Patrick Stewart repping Blunt Talk; Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna talking up Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt reassembled; Aziz Ansari, whose Master of None has been another Netflix hit; Gael Garcia Bernal making the switch to TV with... Read

While Levy is best known as a director of hit comedies and family films, his production company 21 Laps Entertainment has grown immensely over recent years, with a slate of film and TV projects encompassing multiple genres and collaborating with the most renowned filmmakers.

So you may have noticed that Roseanne Barr, formerly of the 1980s - 90s hit TV comedy series «Roseanne,» is making a comeback.

But take a page from Bob Odenkirk — a Naperville hometown hero and co-creator of the 1990's sketch comedy TV smash hit Mr. Show — and try to roll with the absurdities.