Sentences with phrase «as a comedian»

He started his career as a comedian when he was a teenager.

That he actually does manage to get some laughs where other actors might not shows his talent as a comedian.

She has performed consistently as a comedian since 2008.

As the comedian says, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Fear not, I am available for hire as a comedian.

Your survival as a comedian should be as natural as breathing.

This guy really should try his hand as a comedian because he's killing me here.

I have spent the better part of the last few years focusing on my career as a comedian / writer / actor.

Before coming to film, he worked as a comedian.

Sonatine Year: 1993 Director: Takeshi Kitano It's hard to imagine that, some 25 years ago, Beat Takeshi was only known as a comedian in Japan.

Then there's the late Milton Rubenfeld, fondly remembered here by his son Paul, better know as comedian Pee Wee Herman.

Ligon appropriates texts from a variety of literary writers including Walt Whitman, Zora Neal Hurston, Gertrude Stein, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison, as well from more popular sources such as the comedian Richard Pryor.

Cast entirely from non-actors, the script was developed from Menashe Lustig's own life story — he really is a widowed grocer with a young son — although it leaves out his sideline as a comedian who makes Youtube videos.

The estate has quite a history, and was once home to famous mobster Albert Anastasia, Jr., as well as comedian Buddy Hackett and, most recently, Arthur Imperatore, owner of the NY Waterway ferry system.

Wiig recently spoke with Elle about being only thought of as a comedian from «Saturday Night Live.»

Renfroe is also a devout Christian and for about eight years has been slowly building a career as a comedian on the Christian women's circuit.

Holloway gained a reputation as a comedian during his last stint in the Premier League, with Blackpool, after a series of bizarre rants and interviews, but Williams is clear that far more focus should be placed on his tactical nous than on his witty one - liners.

Sheridi Lester With tons of experience as a comedian, Sheridi is the type of girl that you will feel happy to have as a guest at your sister - in - law's bachelorette party!

In my first two years as a comedian I would have needed lottery funding to be scraping minimum wage, but you do it because you feel called or compelled, and you hope that people will start to take notice.

I've always been a sucker for Jeffrey Dean Morgan, whose turn as the Comedian in Watchmen remains one of the all - time - great comic book movie performances.

Walters also began moonlighting as a comedian, performing as a standup act and with an improvisational troupe called Van Load.

Nanjiani's biggest strength as a comedian is also his biggest weakness as a dramatic actor: the withering line deliveries that sound like he's struggling to control his sarcasm.

Foxx first rose to fame as a comedian.

Lundgren is really in his element here and gets to show off his skills as a comedian (the guy is hilarious).

The cast is first - rate, probably because even the small roles are vivid: Danny DeVito as Jackie's long - suffering brother; Patti LuPone as Jackie's sister - in - law, who can barely contain her hatred of him — and then can't contain it; Edie Falco as Eddie's agent; Charles Grodin as a comedian from the old days; Cloris Leachman as a 95 - year - old comic actress on her last legs; and several comedians, including Jimmie Walker and Brett Butler, as themselves.

As comedian John Mulaney explains, for many men the cow still matters:

Jon Favreau (PCU, Deep Impact) stars as Mike, is a recently relocated New Yorker trying to make it big as a comedian / actor in Hollywood, but finding that the road to his dreams is filled with one detour after another.

All five ads feature a comedic, tongue - in - cheek edge, playing on Gaffigan's strengths not only as a comedian, but also as a father looking to improve is «Dad Brand.»

Wiig has always threatened to be just as strong a serious actor as a comedian, so it is no surprise that she landed herself with the female role.

«Breaking Bad» won Program of the Year at the Television Critics Association Awards Saturday as comedians Key & Peele and «All in the Family» veterans Norman Lear and Rob Reiner brought down the house by impersonating presidents.

Yes, McKinnon has been around as a comedian for years, but she only really made her big screen debut this year.

Past political strategists decided that to win election and stay in the Senate, Franken needed to engage in «strategic boredom,» distancing himself from his past wit expressed as a comedian and liberal entertainer.

As comedian Ron «Tater» White likes to say, «You can't fix stupid.»

«I wish I had reacted to their admiration of me by being a good example to them as a man and given them some guidance as a comedian, including because I admired their work.

Befitting his background as a comedian, Franken has a knack for framing the question at hand in a way that is easy for laypeople to understand, and all but impossible for Facebook to answer.

The series, a semi-autobiographical starring Byer as a comedian and actress struggling toward a viable career in Hollywood, debuted on MTV in September and never topped more than 360,000 total viewers per episode before wrapping in October.

As an added bonus, you have Dave Chappelle, Asef Mandvi, and Aziz Ansari etc as comedians, Jaleel White, Faran Tahir etc as actors, Fareed Zakaria and Riz Khan as TV anchors, and the list goes on and on.

Woody, as comedian Alvy Singer, presents his new girlfriend, Annie Hall (Diane Keaton), with two books on death as his first gifts to her.

As the Comedian Patten Oswald say, «I'm glad you like a book.

For example, just in case someone dares to mock at God in my presence (such as comedians like to do in order to increase audience rating), I turn my back on him as quick as I can, since I do not think it makes sense to throw pearls before pigs by explaining God's mysteries to a fool.

It makes life even harder as a comedian that is interested in current affairs and likes writing topical material when the so - called leader of the free world goes on twitter rants at 4 am.

The US President has been good for trade, insofar as comedians and admittedly journalists are concerned.