Funnyman Steve Oedekerk never quite broke through as a standup comic, but his years on the standup circuit did lead to a thriving career as a writer and director for some of Hollywood's
biggest comedy stars, as well as periodic acting jobs.
A cavalcade of today's
biggest comedy stars and directs join for this anthology of shorts, in theaters January 25th.
One of
the biggest comedy stars of the past 30 years is back after a long hiatus — in one of the worst movies of the year, on talk shows, and, as always, hiding behind his menagerie of characters.
Without a doubt
the biggest comedy star of the nineties, starting with THE CABLE GUY, the star started exploring darker characters,...
Though he's been acting on the big screen for four decades, his best work was in the»80s, when he was one of
the biggest comedy stars in America.
No one can blame him for the path he's taken as one of the big screen's
biggest comedy stars, but it is a little unfortunate for the pathos he provides here to have been kept in storage ever since (save for Greenberg).
Understandably, the students thought it was pretty groovy that John Belushi, who was one of
the biggest comedy stars in the world thanks to his work on «Saturday Night Live,» was hanging out in Eugene, Ore..
Mark: I have no idea I remember I had and I won't say who but I had
a big comedy star attached.
Not exact matches
The studio does have a pair of
big spring releases in Ghost in the Shell, the controversial adaptation of the popular manga comic that
stars Scarlett Johansson, as well as the action -
comedy adaptation of the 1990s lifeguard TV show Baywatch.
In between those films he agreed to
star in pal Ben Stiller's 2008
comedy «Tropic Thunder» as the overweight,
bigger - than - life movie exec Les Grossman.
The upcoming reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise features one of the funniest ensemble casts of any film this year: Along with
stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, the sci - fi
comedy will also feature appearances by Cecily Strong, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and a bunch of other
big names.
The Minneapolis City Pages suggests Swardson's
biggest break came when
comedy star Adam Sandler called him out of nowhere.
Believe it or not, the whole journey is actually like one
big comedy, and you will be the main
star!
Dwayne Johnson, who placed first in 2016, is in second place with $ 65 million, after
starring in the
big screen reboot of lifeguard action -
comedy «Baywatch» and
starring in HBO
comedy «Ballers.»
At the amFar New York Gala, Chris Rock joked about Brian Williams» suspension from NBC and about rumors he was dating co-
star Rosario Dawson... Rumors have swirled since Chris Rock revealed in a
comedy routine he cheated on his ex-wife with three different women, including a
big star.
Crosby managed to score on radio in 1931, and a series of two - reel
comedies made for Mack Sennett helped him launch a screen career; his
starring feature debut was in 1932's The
Big Broadcast.
As
comedy writer on almost every major award show and laugh doctor to some of Hollywood's
biggest stars, Get Bruce celebrates the career of one of show business's hardest - working unsung heroes.
A
big blue head and an even
bigger ego seem to suit Will Ferrell, who gives voice to the villainous
star of the amusing new 3 - D animated
comedy «Megamind.»
Co-directed by the writer and director of 2011's Horrible Bosses and
starring Bosses
star Justin Bateman (still our current go - to beta - male protagonist, and one of the
biggest beneficiaries of this latter - day
comedy slump), there's certainly no reason to believe that Game Night is out to revolutionize feature - length
comedy.
Big stars, living legends and up - and - comers share never - before - heard anecdotes, intimate memories and career - defining moments from the past five decades of
comedy.
After appearing in The Waterboy (1998) and
Big Daddy (1999), two wildly successful
comedies starring fellow - SNL alum Adam Sandler, Schneider
starred as the titular hero of Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, a fish tank cleaner who assumes the identity of a high - living gigolo.
Host David Steinberg interviews
big stars and living legends as they share never - before - heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career - defining moments from the past five decades of
comedy.
Television sitcom
star Tim Allen made his
big screen debut with this light, family - friendly holiday
comedy.
Working mostly in
comedies, Ruffalo appeared in The Last
Big Thing (1996) and alongside comic character actor stalwarts Steve Zahn and Paul Giamatti in Safe Men (1998); he also
starred as an artist with love problems in the romantic
comedy Life / Drawing (1999).
On the
big screen, Leggero
starred in NEIGHBORS, alongside Seth Rogen; LET»S BE COPS, opposite Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr.; and appeared in the 2009 romantic
comedy HE»S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.
Despite the cameos of over 30 movie
stars and
big budget, George Sidney's gimmicky
comedy,
starring Mexican actor Cantinflas who goes to Hollywood to take care of his horse, is one of Hollywood's
biggest flops of the 1960s.
Some of the
biggest stars in Hollywood are cursing up a storm in this video for the upcoming
comedy ensemble.
Some of the
biggest and brightest
stars in British
comedy appear in this performance film, which documents a revue staged by John Cleese of Monty Python as a benefit for the human rights group Amnesty International.
Born in 1937 in West Cliff - on - Sea, England, screenwriter - turned - director Dick Clement cut his teeth on the small screen in his mid - to late twenties, as a BBC television writer and director, including such now - classic programs as the sitcom The Likely Lads (1964), the Dudley Moore and Peter Cook series Not Only... But Also (1965), and the brief Steptoe and Son successor Mr. Aitch (1967),
starring Harry H. Corbett.Clement segued into
big - screen
comedy in 1966, co-scripting (with Ian La Frenais) the Michael Winner - directed picture The Jokers.
Bit parts on the syndicated sitcom
Big Brother Jake (as Cassie) and the (very) short - lived, sports - oriented situation
comedy Phenom (
starring Judith Light and Angela Goethals) followed, as did stints in such forgettable telemovies as Children of the Bride (1990), Baby of the Bride (1991), and Killing Obsession (1994).
As one of the first
big romantic
comedies of the US summer silly season — Ghosts of Girlfriends Past doesn't count as it
stars Matthew McConaughey — The Proposal bears the burden of expectation built up within fans of the genre during a very serious January and February as well as the commencement of the blockbuster releases in March and April.
Snub: Jim Parsons, «The
Big Bang Theory» Lead Actor -
Comedy Rough one for «BBT» and its resident all -
star Jim Parsons and four - time winner.
Daniel Radcliffe, better known as Harry Potter, is apparently going to
star in the
big screen adaptation of The Amateur Photographer; a
comedy about a man who sets out to capture life in a town.
Not only is he a Silicon Valley highlight with exciting projects on the horizon, he's also the co-writer and
star of an acclaimed new romantic
comedy, The
Big Sick (which we loved).
One might think that a movie from the director of Pineapple Express and
starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch would be a
big, brash, laugh - a-minute
comedy, but Prince Avalanche is a surprisingly subdued and touching dramedy that consists of only 4 characters and takes place entirely in the woods.
John Turturro writes, directs and
stars in Fading Gigolo a tender
comedy about lonely people in a
big city.
In the wake of a number of
star - studded
big - budget
comedy features waning at the box office (read Ghostbusters), and once - upon - a-time
comedy king Adam Sandler now reaching his core audience on Netflix, A Bad Moms Christmas serves as an example of how feature film economics have also changed in a climate where streaming has impacted theatergoing for mid-and-low budgeted films.
The
Big Sick, the new romantic
comedy starring and written by Kumail Nanjiani, had the best weekend, though.
Born in 1999, «American Pie» conceived by Adam Herz and
starring a group of newcomers (including Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne and Tara Reid, as well as Mena Suvari — who had made a
big splash in «American Beauty» the year before) burst onto the scene and ushered in a wave of raunchy but hilarious «R» rated
comedies.
dick clark productions announced today that the cast of the film The
Big Sick, including Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano, will receive the «Hollywood
Comedy Ensemble Award»; actor Jamie Bell will receive the «New Hollywood Actor Award» for his recent work in «Film
Stars Don't Die -LSB-...]
Turns out that there will not be a sequel to the Coen Brothers» cult
comedy «The
Big Lebowski,» which
starred Jeff Bridges as California drifter, the Dude.
Such is the case with DreamWorks Animation's
big upcoming sequel Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, the follow - up to the action
comedy starring Jack Black in animated clothes.
Produced by its
star, this aimiable high school
comedy (there was one every week last year) features Drew Barrymore as a 27 - year - old blue - stocking
big - city journalist making up for her sad schooldays when assigned to go undercover to report on teenage mores.
Daniel Radcliffe, better known as Harry Potter, is apparently going to
star in the
big screen adaptation of The Amateur Photographer; a
comedy about...
We told you a couple of weeks ago about the new
comedy special, Crash Test, wrangled by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer and
starring some
big - name talent, including Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza, and Jack McBrayer.
Instead, Cameron Fay has been hired to write the script, which will apparently have more of an action
comedy slant this time, with producers C3 Entertainment looking to add a
big star into the mix.
OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 31, 2007
BIG BUDGET FILMS Balls of Fury (PG - 13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex - related humor) Dan Fogler
stars in this revenge
comedy as a washed - up ping - pong champion coaxed out of retirement by an FBI Agent (George Lopez) to enter a tournament hosted by the Asian crime lord (Christopher Walken) who murdered his father.
John Wick: Chapter 2 La La Land A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story A Most Violent Year Adult Beginners Adventures of Power Afternoon Delight Alex of Venice All The Light In The Sky Amy Animal Kingdom Attenberg Avengers: Age of Ultron Bad Turn Worse Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest Bellflower
Big Game Birdman Black Blue Ruin Blue Valentine Bones Brigade: An Autobiography Boyhood Brick Mansions Butter C.O.G. Ceremony Charlie Countryman Child of God Cop Car CXL Dark Places Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Deadfall Don Jon Don't Think Twice Drive Dumb and Dumber To Embers Escape from Tomorrow Foxcatcher Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Fubar: Balls to the Wall Fury Godzilla Going the Distance Gone Girl Grey Gardens Gridlocked Guardians of the Galaxy Holy Motors Holy Rollers Hungry Hearts Hunt for the Wilderpeople I Am Chris Farley Imperial Dreams In the Blood Inherent Vice Inside Out Iris Jack Goes Boating Jackass 3 Jersey Boys Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work Joe Jurassic World Just Jim Kaboom Kill the Irishman Klovn: The Movie (Klown) Let Me In Liberal Arts Life Itself Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow Lola Versus Louder Than a Bomb Lucy LUV Mad Max: Fury Road Maggie Man of Steel Maps to the
Stars Melancholia Men, Women, & Children Miami Connection Middle of Nowhere My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Nature Calls Nightcrawler Nighthawks Oddsac One & Two Only God Forgives Peep World Pincus Pricecheck Prince Avalanche Rabbit Hole Raze Robot & Frank Rosewater Rubber Rudderless San Andreas Save the Date Scream 4 Sleepwalk With Me Smashed Snowpiercer Somewhere Southpaw Spring Breakers
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Submarine Sun Don't Shine Take Shelter Take This Waltz Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Terminator Genisys The Amazing Spider - Man The Bastard Sings The Sweetest Song The Cold Lands The
Comedy The Equalizer The Expendables 3 The Fault in Our
Stars The Gambler The Girl The Girlfriend Experience The Grand Budapest Hotel The Hateful Eight The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 The Kids Are All Right The Kings of Summer The One I Love The Raid The Rambler The Revenant The Rover The Second Mother (Que Horas Ela Volta?)
The
comedy in these action movie spoofs is supposed to arise from seeing two
big stars playing characters that constantly get in each other's face.
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