Sentences with phrase «by other comedy»

It's an eminently likable program, populated by other comedy ringers — Greer, Martin Mull, Jason Mantzoukas, Gary Anthony Williams, Nelson Franklin — who orbit Andrea and her husband, Mike (Tom Everett Scott).

Not exact matches

McDowell directed the other Pine Bros. ads made by the brand's in - house team but decided to recruit his friend Fred Wolf, a comedy writer and director whose work also includes «Grown Ups» and «The Chevy Chase Show.»

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.

Some minutes later I was rearranging the furniture, and there on the floor by the lamp, on top of the Divine Comedy and Sword of Honour and his other last reading, lay my Christmas card to him, with a Duccio Madonna and Child on the front.

On the other hand, Henson did have her start with sitcoms (Sister, Sister and Saved By the Bell), so there could be some comedy goodies beneath her hard exterior.

The thing I know most deeply from over a decade in comedy is this: if you live for other people's affirmation, you'll die by their condemnation.

Other interesting fare this year includes an adaptation of T.S. Eliot's «The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,» by Cavan P.M. Hallman, and a premiering comedy from the talented Sue Cargill with fine actress Amy Warren in the starring role, called «The Chapel Brown Papers.»

This film is directed by Tom Shadyac, of Ace Ventura, Nutty Professor and other comedy gem fame.

This dizzy but sweet character from the 1995 comedy hit — Clueless was played by Alicia Silverstone, who became a fashion icon to young girls everywhere — with her knee socks, a - line miniskirts and many other stylish 90s outfits.

It's a Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a This hit comedy chronicles the foibles of disgruntled office workers — led by deluded boss Michael Scott — at the Dunder Mifflin paper company.

The New Adventures of Old Christine is a comedy about a 35 - year - old divorced mom (Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Seinfeld), who runs a 30 - minute female - only gym with Here's a list of my favorite shows of the year, followed by other highlights, a recap of the year and a brief word on each show.

Director Tom Dey's film is yet another by - the - numbers romantic comedy where the same tired escapades ensue, including one character's climactic discovery of the other's secret (in this case, when Tripp finds out about Paula's career as a female Hitch), and their eventual reunion at the end.

This is listed as a western comedy and I guess it did have a funny part or two, but its just a good story, A opera singer comes into town, she is not your typical opera singer by no mean, not big boned, fat or big busted, no this women is beautiful, and two brothers who can't stand each other start a quarrel over her.

«Game Night» isn't as painful to watch as some other «R» rated comedies I've sat through recently (like «CHIPS,» or «Baywatch»), and it eventually breezes by quickly enough.

Even though it's shot by Matthew F. Leonetti, who also shot Fast Times at Ridgmont High, it looks and feels like any other meat - and - potatoes teen comedy.

The movie is basically on one level and Faris on another — in that exclusive aerie occupied by Judy Holliday, Carole Lombard, Lucille Ball and a few other blissfully original comedy goddesses.

Probably more than any other filmmaker, his name evokes instant expectations on the part of audiences: at least two or three great chills (and a few more good ones), some striking black comedy, and an eccentric characterization or two in every one of the director's movies.Originally trained at a technical school, Hitchcock gravitated to movies through art courses and advertising, and by the mid -»20s he was making his first films.

Alex Orr's dark comedy Blood Car stars Mike Brune as Archie Andrews, a mild - mannered elementary teacher attempting to beat the high cost of gasoline (forty bucks a gallon) by creating a car that runs on something other than traditional petrol.

If that's all Game Night was, it'd fall dutifully in line with countless other comedies in which buttoned - up suburbanites take a walk on the wild side that, by the third reel, breaks out into a flailing, headlong sprint.

War Machine, with a screenplay and direction by David Michod (of 2010's ferocious «Animal Kingdom»), is a comedy because, as per the old Angela Carter line, it's tragedy happening to other people.

Deeply personal screenwriting and a superlative performance by Molly Shannon as a dying mom lift «Other People» above the level of many similar tragedy - inflected indie comedies.

It's nice to see Arnett playing something other than an emotionally stunted man - child, and if the pilot for Up All Night didn't make me guffaw all that much, it passed by pleasantly and it was good to see that creator Emily Spivey was able to wring comedy from the new - parent situation without using the same dozen baby jokes we've all seen 200 times before.

(There's a whole other romantic comedy waiting to make a break for it in Kit's brief bull's - eye encounter with a gun salesman played by The Daily Show «s Rob Corddry.)

He starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in BIRTHDAY GIRL and his other movie credits include British romantic comedy CONFETTI, BILLY ELLIOTT, BEYOND THE POLE, and RUSH, directed by Ron Howard.

The film admirably fights off similarity to Greg Mottola's theme park - set Adventureland by plumping for heartwarming human relationships over comedy, rather than the other way around.

The duo have two other buzzing projects in development: a comedy entitled Comic Con (one of two scripts by these guys on the 2009 Black List) and a remake of Brewster's Millions.

Following his other 2017 effort, the sex comedy bomb of The Layover, William H. Macy is better than Krystal, as proven by his own distinguished acting resume and 2014 directorial debut and festival favorite Rudderless.

It's not funny enough to really be a «comedy», but it's by no means as bad as something like Dumb and Dumber To, The Other Woman or The Hangover Part III.

Some of the routines in which Ted is badgered, bullied, and exploited by the guests seem directly inspired by The Bellboy and other Lewis comedies, but Lewis's consistent sense of solidarity with people in menial jobs is pointedly missing.

Among other opportunities, it gave Clooney the chance to take his first real stab at screwball comedy, a box he was eventually going to have to check if he wanted to validate the by - now - ubiquitous comparisons between him and Cary Grant.

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Few films in movie history — and maybe no other film by a first - time writer - director — proved to be the breakthrough moment for as many talents as a made - in - Baltimore comedy - drama called «Diner.»

Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic achievement of which I still have some of its 24 hours to catch up with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many scenes from the films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the actors from their filmic background leaving the actors to speak to and interrogate each other across space and time on many themes of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.

The coming - of - age comedy, out next year, chronicles a year in the life of Christine (Saoirse Ronan), an angsty teen who refuses to be known by anything other than Lady Bird.

Chase achieved moderate success by pairing with other Saturday Night Live alums in the mixed - bag comedies Spies Like Us (1985) and Three Amigos!

The script by director John Hamburg and Ian Helfer (with input from Jonah Hill) is an endless string of comedy bits that have been used in countless other movies.

Several are masterworks, while others, such as this 20th - century - set musical comedy, are charming programmers enhanced by unpretentious professionalism.

The blue keepcase, which holds directions for downloading the iTunes / UltraViolet digital copy included with your purchase and a coupon for $ 3 off the Blu - rays of the other two Cornetto films and fellow R - rated comedies The Big Lebowski and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is topped by an embossed slipcover reproducing the same artwork below.

The Stooges had been poking each other in the eye for 22 years — and that's just for Columbia Pictures» theatrical shorts division — they'd been a comedy team for over three decades by that point.

Two new clips have been released online, and one gives a good look at the comedy (Bob Odenkirk, who plays one of Woody's sons, getting into a slap fight) and another provides the drama with Dave (Woody's other son, and played by Will Forte) having a terse conversation with his dad.

This is slightly leavened by the widely noted Coen Brother inspired influence where comedy and violence are mixed together, both enhancing the other.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus also gave one of the all - time great romantic comedy performances in «Enough Said,» quite nearly matched by the late James Gandolfini — she's absolutely radiant, even when other characters attempt to shame her into spinsterhood.

It's this kind of popular coding that has, I suspect, buoyed Bend It Like Beckham aloft the market doldrums of other mainstream - pitched East - meets - West comedies (East Is East, Bollywood / Hollywood): the subliminal affiliation of one ethnicity (orthodox Sikh) with another (Italian - Americans) that was long ago embraced by the masses.

Rachel and Alison are nominated each other in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy category at the Golden Globes for their work in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and G.L.O.W., respectively.

Rogen and Goldberg have distinguished their comedy from other raunchy R - rated farces by committing to genres wholeheartedly.

Pryce and Holder are joined by Pauline Collins as a local woman and friend of Nat, Ian Hart as Ayyash's other boss, and Philip Davis as the imperialist owner of the supermarket chain, a respectable and effective ensemble that helps to elevate this dramatic comedy above its potential.

That is more the fault of the screenplay by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and Richard Curtis (Love Actually and other hit British comedies).

Though the movie probably isn't going to be a goofy comedy, Liam Neeson is «in talks» to join Steve McQueen's Widows in a role that sounds exactly like the ones played by Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson in Adam McKay's The Other Guys — in other words, he's going to be playing off of the typical action guy roles Other Guys — in other words, he's going to be playing off of the typical action guy roles other words, he's going to be playing off of the typical action guy roles he...

It's similar to, but not nearly as much of a comedy as that other «Sunshine» movie with an Albuquerque, New Mexico setting, Little Miss Sunshine, with its dysfunctional family anchored by the dryly quirky paternal Alan Arkin (Firewall, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing).