Sentences with phrase «comedic work»

The story is pretty throw away, more of just a means for the game to take place, but as in any good comedic work of art the characters and the dialog is top notch.

Then again, Corddry is primarily known for his comedic work.

Sure enough, the Canadian thesp is 28 and seemingly well - positioned enough to take a two - year break following his delicate comedic work in «Lars and the Real Girl.»

Some of this has to do with the casting of two leads that aren't playing to their strengths here, as neither of them are known for quality comedic work.

If you're a fan of Carrey's earlier comedic work, there is a comfort factor involved in seeing Jim Carrey be Jim Carrey, even if it doesn't have the dark edge or satiric bite of his classic Carrey performances.

Because the key people involved with the project are mainly known for their comedic work, the assumption was that Ant - Man would be more of an out - and - out comedy than the other Marvel films.

Always strings together exhilarating forest firefighting, spry comedic work from Dreyfuss and co-star John Goodman, and Audrey Hepburn's final performance as Pete's otherworldly guide, but its gooey center keeps it from coalescing.

The actress is best known for her scene - stealing comedic work on Arrested Development and Archer and...

Jacobson carries most of the movie on her shoulders, displaying a strength that's always bubbled just beneath the surface of her comedic work on «Broad City.»

Usually known for his comedic work (and there are plenty of comedic moments throughout courtesy of LilRel Howery), Jordan Peele has excelled as a horror film maker.

Here Lake Bell, best known for her comedic work, gets to beat up a bunch of people (whilst getting beat up quite a bit herself).

Journalist: Ms. Faris, you've done such great comedic work in films like the tragically under seen «Smiley Face.»

In her role, Williams delivers her best comedic work since starring in the 1999 Nixon comedy, Dick.

There's an interesting casting dynamic within the film — with the two sons (you and Bob Odenkirk) primarily known for comedic work and the two parents (June Squibb and Bruce Dern) primarily known for their dramatic turns.

They may be two actors known largely for comedic work, but here the two show off their dramatic skill in equally astonishing measure and both have elevated themselves to a point where it becomes clear that they can handle both sides of the tonal coin in perfectly - measured stature.

I'm a tremendous Breslin fan, from her comedic work in Zombieland to that phenomenal, nuanced performance in Definitely, Maybe.

Will Forte is an incredibly charming actor, and while he's known mostly for his comedic work, he turned in a subtle, moving performance in Alexander Payne «s dramedy, Nebraska.

You can look at the independent heavy dramatic work that I've done or the big studio comedic work that I've done, and at the core of both are these lost souls wondering through this world, trying to figure out the funny, sad, strange, balance of their lives, and that's the story of me.

Now, Stiller, known for his comedic work, takes a surprisingly smooth turn into drama in «Permanent Midnight,» playing a TV scriptwriter with a $ 5,000 a week heroin habit.

I hope Game Night helps McAdams and Plemons land more much - deserved comedic work.

Frank Caliendo has done a great job on ESPN with his impersonations this year, but his 30 for 30 skit on Richard Sherman is his best comedic work.

As you may remember, we've taken to posting the comedic work on Wes Molebash, who's comic strip — Insert Image — has a lot of fun with certain points of the Christian subculture and...

Known best for his comedic work, Keaton faced a near universal fan backlash when announced for the 1989 film.

Indeed, this duality between darkness and light informs all of the Coen Brothers» work: even their most disturbing film, No Country for Old Men (2007), has its share of humourous moments; and their zanier, more comedic works — from Raising Arizona (1987) to The Big Lebowski (1998) and Burn After Reading (2008)-- are haunted by nightmares, kidnappings, and even murder.

Not exact matches

Adelaide - based Tom Moore has won one of the nation's most prestigious glass art awards from the Art Gallery of WA, with a work he says references quizzical historical applications of glass for comedic effect.

Far from scare - mongering, this is a comedic mirror to how support actually works: it's usually smooth sailing, until it isn't.

I've been fortunate to work with the most funny people in the world, and I played a role in creating a new comedic language.

Work on icebreakers or comedic anecdotes with new people you meet.

Many people don't know this fact, but the actual context of this papyrus relates back to Jesus» lost comedic writings and stand - up routines where he was working out what was then the very new «take my wife, please!»

Although he comes from a comedic background, Odenkirk has become an A-list celeb for his work as Saul Goodman.

My work features comedic elements from general conversations — unique moments I've been nosy enough to observe and sentimental experiences shared with friends and loved ones.

When I started working with Galit 10 1/2 months ago, I knew immediately that she would be one of the most dedicated, hard - working, and comedic mothers I would ever encounter.

The Movie: Working under the presumption that anyone of legal drinking age has had one of those nights of debauchery they can't remember the next day and that anyone who goes to Las Vegas expects that to be the norm, this comedic take on the missing person mystery takes a different look at the way Vegas has been depicted in movies by cutting to the very core of what the Vegas experience is for far too many visitors.

There's little doubt that Due Date gets off to an almost disastrously underwhelming start, as director Todd Phillips, working from a script cowritten with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel, offers up a series of eye - rollingly broad comedic set pieces that are both unfunny and without any basis in reality (ie Peter receives a beating from a wheelchair - bound redneck, Ethan laughs hysterically after Peter tells him a sad story about his father, etc).

The steady cavalcade of cameo appearances, coupled with the inclusion of a few genuinely funny comedic set - pieces, prevents the movie from becoming an all - out bore, admittedly, yet it's worth noting that both Carell and Fey's small - screen work is, by and large, far more entertaining than anything within Date Night's appreciatively short running time.

I think we've seen pretty much all there is to be seen from the teen hornball genre, so I won't sit here and proclaim «The Virginity Hit» to be some revolutionary work of comedic madness.

It's full of actual comedic situations that are backed up with some truly solid camera work.

From there, Eyes Wide Shut progresses into a strangely episodic midsection revolving around William's nighttime exploits in New York City - with Kubrick, working from a script cowritten with Frederic Raphael, offering up a number of seemingly pointless, palpably comedic interludes (eg William's encounters with an oddball costume - shop owner).

The film tries to pack in a little bit too much in its running time, and there isn't a comedic moment until well into the film, a strange choice in a movie for kids, but The Wild Life has its moments of charm, hilarity, and slapstick that worked really well.

Vacation directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, working from Mark Perez's inspired screenplay, display an impressive ability to build comedic momentum while also mixing in bits of action.

An dramatic and comedic ensemble piece, the one - act traces several years in the lives of a group of characters working in an auto parts warehouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

In fact, it's a rather unfortunate comedic endeavour, that just doesn't work.

In his «C +» review, Eric Kohn believes «the movie represents Whedon's least essential work, regardless of the material's inherent comedic inspiration.»

Great crime comedy from The Coen Brothers, a smart story with very weird and colorful characters, Jeff Bridges puts on a great comedic performance, great work from the supporting cast that includes John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman and many others

Though initially typecast in comedic roles — including a small turn in Old School (2003), a contribution to Tracey Ullman in The Trailer Tales (2003), and work on MADtv — American character actor Simon Helberg quickly branched out into diverse genres.

Hail, Caesar centers on the comedic story of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s.

Of all the players, Malkovich does the best with his role of comedic relief; Byung - hun makes for an elegant adversary, but is worlds away from his work in Korean cinema.

Anyone familiar with Michael Showalter's work - be it his groundbreaking comedy troupes, The State and Stella, or his widely cherished cult films which he co-wrote with David Wain - is well aware that Showalter is a comedic mastermind; a...

She still shows she is one of the leading comedic actors, however, working with a number of funny lines.

Such moments as a breakout of pink eye, an argument with a club doorman, a fantasy baseball gathering, a bet involving the growing of a beard and the ridicule the man must endure to keep it, and an upstart website that Ben and his stoner friends have been diligently working on all add terrific comedic moments.