Sentences with phrase «as comedian alvy»

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.

Usually operating as a comedian, Steve Carell plays a very frank and direct marriage counselor.

Recruiting a family friend, who was skilled at creative production and also worked as a comedian, was a big part of the solution.

Celebrities such as comedian Chelsea Handler came out to publicly defend women's health organizations, too.

Humour and jokes in a resume Unless you are applying for a job as a comedian do not attempt to be funny or include any jokes, it can make you seem unprofessional and immature.

Comedian Resume Create Resume Objective: To get a position as comedian and to widen experience is this role and gain more acclaim from audiences.

Larry Campbell With tons of experience as a comedian and actor, Larry is the type of guy that you will feel happy to have as a guest at your grandma's bridge contest.

Matt has also toured as a comedian, and wrote and produced a few hit TV shows... now he's trying to help lawyers find their dream jobs!

As comedian Steven Wright observed, everything is within walking distance if you have the time.

But as comedian Andy Borowitz advised today, «Dude, you can't go up that slide.»

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

As comedian Bill Maher would say, saying it is snowing, therefore climate change is not real, as about as silly as saying, «It got dark last night, therefore the sun is not real.»

Dr. Curry, I don't normally of you as a comedian, but putting Revkin «in the middle» was laugh out loud funny!

As the blogs of skeptics and deniers were lighting up over the e-mails — «catnip to these guys,» as comedian Jon Stewart put it — Trenberth depicted the leak as a political move to influence discussions on climate change at the Copenhagen talks.

She has performed consistently as a comedian since 2008.

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.

We tried playing as a comedian, and managed to recruit a loyal gang of fans by telling jokes (by which we mean, hitting right click to tell a joke, and then being followed around by whoever thought it was funny) and using them to beat up guards in our way.

As it currently exists in its free alpha, characters such as a comedian, a soldier, an investment banker, and a vampire run around in small sections of a procedurally - generated city completing missions with their wits or strength or both.

Dr. Chuck Tingle is psuedonymous author of a slew of short self - published gay erotic parody titles, which he calls «tinglers,» whose bizarre take on the genre has earned him an unusual reputation as a comedian and niche author.

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

Jeff Dunham is well - known as a comedian, but he's also a car enthusiast who has created a customized 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 for this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas.

He said he crafted the STEM initiative in part because he and his brother studied math and science, and because of his appreciation for logic, whether as a politician or as a comedian on Saturday Night Live.

Eric Bana known for his past as a comedian fully throws himself into the character that even bedazzled Chopper's real dad.

Though she's known mostly as a comedian, Wiig has made forays into singing before, most notably in the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Rock explores the insanity and inanity of celebrity culture vs. artistic integrity with Top Five, and while his previous two directorial efforts, Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife, never really connected with audiences (though I do like the latter), he's a more natural fit here essentially satirizing aspects of his daily existence as a comedian and actor.

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

Whether it's the talent of Lake Bell (In A World) as a comedian, or the goofy charm of Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible), Man Up is enjoyable because the script jumps outside the expected often enough to keep you laughing and interested in 90 minutes.

Brooks» talents as a voice artist were already plain in The Simpsons, but as a clownfish searching for his missing son in Pixar's Finding Nemo, he's able to exhibit the range of his abilities as a comedian and a dramatic actor.

It is run by Dr. Shrunk, who has retired as a comedian and now runs the club by himself.

He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000).

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

Omar Sy has developed an irresistible persona as a comedian, which has served him well in such films as «Les Intouchables» and last year's underrated «Chocolat».

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.

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

The standout is probably Jackie Earle Haley as The Comedian, although Billy Crudup is hard to measure in his enhanced form.

Tracy Morgan might even be accused, when left to his own devices, of being too weird for most people to actually «get» as a comedian, only really taking off after TV's «30 Rock», which is known for its excellent writing, utilizing him in scenarios that allow the cast to play off of his zaniness.

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.

Making use of Bill Murray's talent as a comedian, the film encourages him to play off of the more serious Andie MacDowell.

Prior to Get Out, Peele was primarily known as a comedian and a TV performer, with four Emmy nominations (and one win) under his belt.

I must say that as good an actor as Cruise can be, his performance gets in the way more often than not in this film, as he painfully hams his way through the film posing as a comedian, and a very bad one at that.

Funny and trying, «Maron,» which premieres Friday on IFC, stars the comedian and podcaster Marc Maron as comedian and podcaster Marc Maron.

Paul Giamatti (born June 6, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) played supporting roles in Man on the Moon (1999) by Milos Forman starring Jim Carrey as comedian Andy Kaufman, Cinderella Man (2005) by Ron Howard starring Russell Crowe as boxing champion James Braddock, The Illusionist (2006) starring Edward Norton, Duplicity (2009) by Tony Gilroy with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, The Ides of March (2011) by George Clooney, Saving Mr. Banks (2013) with Emma Thompson, 12 Years A Slave (2012) with Chiwetel Ejofor, Love & Mercy (2014) about Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.

Both stars have noticeably aged in the nine years since the first film, but it's the younger Tucker who got old first, never seeming like he is interested in pushing himself any further than he already has as a comedian or entertainer, content to dole out the same old shtick that made him a star a decade ago.

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.

Deadline continues to report on pilot season as comedian Zak Orth (Wet Hot American Summer, Vamps) has been cast in NBC's...

Nanjiani stars as, essentially, himself (a Pakistani immigrant working as a comedian in New York) who falls for a girl (Zoe Kazan) and then begins spending all his time with her out - of - towner parents (Ray Romano and Holly Hunter) when she is diagnosed with a near - fatal medical condition.

Born in Berlin in 1931, Nichols began his career as a comedian in the 1950s and first gained fame as part of the comedy duo Nichols and May with Elaine May, winning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1962.

«Eddie Murphy has had a spectacular career as a comedian, actor, writer, producer and director, spanning more than 35 years,» said dick clark productions CEO Allen Shapiro.

The host mockingly compared himself to «the first dog shot into outer space» as a comedian tasked with reckoning with the film industry's toxic reputation, but he acquitted himself well in a short, punchy monologue.

Greg Turkington gives an incredible lead performance, as a comedian who delivering confrontational comedy in the vein of Andy Kaufman.