Sentences with phrase «big comedy hit»

If you're looking for a comedy that offers not only big laughs, but impressive camerawork and music, and also isn't afraid of being dark and suspenseful, look no further than what should very well be the next big comedy hit.

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

Directed by Seth MacFarlane (he also voices the bear), Ted turned out to be one of 2012's biggest comedy hits.

Not exact matches

CBS, home of broad - based hits like «NCIS» and «Big Bang Theory,» is exploring a tie - up with Viacom, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, as well as Paramount studios.

A hit, The Tom Green Show landed on Canada's Comedy Network and officially hit the big time when MTV bought it and began airing it in the U.S. in 1999.

The Five Musketeers are easily one of the funniest ensembles to hit the big screen in the past five years, and the deal is sweetened by the presence of Rosamund Pike as Oliver's sister Sam, who is not only lovely, but works well with this rag tag team of friends in comedy and action.

My second favorite day overall, day seven brought some more of my favorites of the festival, including a very mainstream comedy that I think has the makings of a big hit and can see having a long afterlife on video and cable, the Bruce Willis vehicle «Red.»

The 2009 comedy was a big hit with both audiences and critics, putting a smart spin on the zombie genre with an excellent ensemble and one of the best - used...

-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.

He's done a few shorts, and two documentaries, but his three feature films so far — the comedy «The Ape,» the Sal Mineo biopic «Sal,» and Hart Crane tale «The Broken Tower» — haven't exactly become big hits or critical favorites.

It became a huge hit, and when «The Sopranos» debuted six months later, HBO got an unprecedented one - two punch, with comedy and drama series that could score big in industry awards, media coverage and audience buzz.

Green's big hit to date was the stoner action comedy «Pineapple Express» but his best work can be found in «George Washington» and «Snow Angels.»

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: The madcap children's books by Dav Pilkey hit the big screen in this animated comedy.

Murphy had scored a big hit just a few months earlier in his film debut, the buddy cop action / comedy 48 Hrs.

One of the biggest Sundance hits of 2015 was a small - budget indie comedy about an aspiring high school filmmaker and his friendship with a sick classmate entitled Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

The Tarantino crime comedy is, in many ways, a lost art — the flood of bloody, witty, ensemble - driven capers in the late»90s gave audiences everything from The Way of the Gun to The Big Hit.

In order to not waste this valuable time, he launched a 32 city music and comedy show called the «Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour» where he was able to hit the road and perform for his biggest fans.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

This week also features the R - rated comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates hitting the big screen, so let's preview both to see if either are worth your time.

Sprawling war comedy «M.A.S.H.» (1971) was his biggest hit, followed by stylish noirs «the Long Goodbye» and «California Split.»

The 2011 breakout hit Bridesmaids seems to have made a permanent shift in gender dynamics of big Hollywood comedies.

Other films playing are It Follows, which caused a stir earlier this year at Cannes; Jermaine Clement & Taika Waititi's vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows; Kevin Smith's Tusk; [REC]: Apocalypse, the fourth entry in the hit Spanish franchise, and Big Game, the new film from the director of past TIFF film Rare Exports starring Samuel L. Jackson as the president.

Three big films hit cinemas this weekend in the UK (one of them opens next week in America), with a fantasy blockbuster taking on a sci - fi action thriller and a Wild West comedy for box...

Although there is one upside to the Golden Globes classifying Jordan Peele's hit «social thriller» Get Out as a comedy — namely, that it's more likely to win big awards in that less competitive category — there are also several compelling reasons to oppose the decision.

Since 2000's Meet the Parents became the biggest hit of his career and its 2004 sequel nearly doubled its blockbuster numbers, De Niro has gravitated towards comedy as often as anything else.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

Comedian and actress Haddish broke out in a big way in this summer's surprise comedy hit Girls Trip following a standout turn on NBC's The Carmichael Show and a co-starring role in the 2016 comedy Keanu opposite Jordan Peele and Keegan - Michael Key.

The film — which also features the likes of Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Tom Hiddleston, Kathy Bates, Marion Cotillard and Adrien Brody — provided Allen with his biggest hit, banking over $ 145m at the global box office, and it will also contest the Golden Globe awards for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor — Musical or Comedy (Wilson).

These big comedies usually do well with the SXSW crowd, but for me, they are typically hit or miss.

The Big Short marks a tuning point in the career of writer - director Adam McKay who made his name with Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy in 2004, followed by hit Will Ferrell comedies Step Brothers and The Other Guys.

The WEDDING CRASHERS return to the big - screen together for the first - time since the 2005 hit with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn leading Shawn Levy's fish - out - of - water workplace comedy THE INTERNSHIP.

Who said that only men were allowed to star in raunchy comedies that hit big at the box office and receive sequels faster than you can blink?

It has been a whopping 20 years since the Farrelly brothers» slapstick comedy Dumb and Dumber hit the big screen, and only now is the sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, getting a big screen outing.

«The Big Hit» is a Hong Kong action comedy, directed by Che - Kirk Wong («Crime Story»), starring an American cast and written by Ben Ramsey, an American who has apparently done as much time in the video stores as Quentin Tarantino.

One of two big 80's remakes hitting theaters this weekend, Fright Night is an updated take on the Tom Holland campy horror comedy.

Bajillion Dollar Properties was the first big hit on NBC's comedy - based streaming service Seeso, which is why it got Seeso's first - ever second - season renewal back in April.

While Anne Hathaway might have nabbed the bigger role in the hit fashion comedy, it was Blunt as her snippy rival who emerged as the bigger star.

THE BIG HIT This dumb but fun action comedy stars Mark Wahlberg («Boogie Nights») as a super-polite hit man whose complicated love life takes several sharp turns when he is betrayed by his co-workers, members of a private killing teHIT This dumb but fun action comedy stars Mark Wahlberg («Boogie Nights») as a super-polite hit man whose complicated love life takes several sharp turns when he is betrayed by his co-workers, members of a private killing tehit man whose complicated love life takes several sharp turns when he is betrayed by his co-workers, members of a private killing team.

Helms was in one of the biggest comedies of all - time, The Hangover (we'll forget the sequels happened), while Wilson has had numerous hits like Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.

Before hitting it big with his smash hit Three Kings, writer - director David O. Russell made his mark with small indie comedies like Spanking the Monkey and this cult gem, Flirting with Disaster.

When Bridesmaids hit big the assumption was that we'd see a lot more sharp, adult comedies aimed at and written by women, yet with a handful of exceptions (most recently The Heat) this doesn't seem to have happened.

Fresh off his Oscar - nominated 2017 hit The Big Sick, director Michael Showalter has lined up his next project: a yet - to - be-titled holiday comedy reuniting The Help's Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer.

Sports films fans will deem it a bloop single hit, but those who aren't in tune, especially those who are tepid to clichéd, dumb comedies, will think this entry was brought up to «the bigs» before it was ready.

HBO's Veep won Comedy Series, its third in that category, and the network's huge hit Big Little Lies took home the Long Form Adapted prize.

The comedy, which also starred Stiller's wife Christine Taylor, was a big hit, grossing more than USD 160 million on a modest USD 20 million budget.

The producer is Judd Apatow, whose hit comedies (The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pineapple Express) trade heavily in the «bromance» among their male characters; the cowriter and star is Kristen Wiig, whose brilliant character work on Saturday Night Live and endless scene - stealing in movies (Ghost Town, Adventureland, Whip It) have finally won her the big - screen vehicle she deserves.

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...

The brunette actress» spouse and the Wolf of Wall Street star return to the big screen together in comedy flick 22 Jump Street, a sequel to their hit movie 21 Jump Street two years ago.

«The Kings Of Summer «It's hardly been a great year for American comedy on the big screen — not when the biggest hits have been «The Hangover Part III» and «Identity Thief,» anyway.

Star Trek is lighter on comedy than many of Marvel's biggest hits, but just plain lighter than Christopher Nolan's Batman series.