Sentences with phrase «comedy group»

This somewhat racist effort by Sellers has been taken by a South Asian comedy group for the name of their popular TV show.

While the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group retain their likability, and there's something kind of endearing about the disjointed, throw - everything - at - the - wall, «Caddyshack» type chaos behind the comedy, there are simply too many dead spots and cheap jokes and flat gags to carry a full - length feature.

In the 15 - odd years since he started acting — on a whim after seeing a flyer for a sketch comedy group while walking across his college campus — he's starred in a long - running, much - beloved network sitcom, landed supporting roles alongside some of Hollywood's heaviest hitters, become a bona fide leading man in an action film, and donned both a writer's and director's hat.

One of the most reliably funny comedy groups in town, Broadminded continues unabated..

After he and his wife saw the well - known improv comedy group Second City perform, Willis approached the director for some advice.

Interestingly, the researchers also asked 45 sketch - comedy group members to brainstorm possible endings to a scene.

Director Mike Birbiglia will attend the Friday, June 10 screening of Don't Think Twice (7 pm, Uptown), starring Keegan - Michael Key, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, Gillian Jacobs, and Chris Gethard as members of an improv comedy group at a crossroads.

And while the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group retain their likability, and there's something kind of endearing about the disjointed, throw - everything - at - the - wall, «Caddyshack» type chaos behind the comedy, there are simply too many dead spots and cheap jokes and flat gags to carry a full - length feature.

Courses in data analysis and statistics, president of the Anime club, 4 semesters in Japanese, and member of The FNL (Friday Night Live) comedy group as a writer and actor.

Iconic British comedy group Monty Python reunited at New York's Beacon Theater on April 24th to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Funnyman Will Ferrell began his career in comedy with the Los Angeles comedy group The Groundlings, which led to his SNL discovery.

Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, and David Wain — a.k.a. the brilliantly absurd comedy group known as Stella — reunited for a new video short at San Francisco's Sketchfest in January, and now Wain has graciously uploaded the clip online so the rest of us can enjoy it.

Porta dos Fundos — which translates, literally, to «back door» — may not be well known to US audiences, but they're a famous Brazilian comedy group that got their start on YouTube.

A federal court on Wednesday compelled the MTA to allow on its property ads for a film by an Islamic comedy group — saying that such slogans as «Muslims have...

Surrounding these lights are three of the funniest comedy actors in television: Dave Foley, of the Canadian comedy group Kids in the Hall; Rhys Darby, of Flight of the Conchords; and Mary Lynn Rajskub, who was a comedian for years before becoming 24's Chloe.

Taika Waititi — a core member of the New Zealand hipster comedy group responsible for «Flight of the Conchords» — rambles into sort - of - family - movie territory in this massively endearing road movie on foot.

On tonight's episode of The Download, Justin speaks with Chicago Cares CEO Jenne Myers about the importance of volunteering and the upcoming Serve - a-Thon, Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lem me, Paul Soter and Kevin Heffernan of the Broken Lizard comedy group talk about their new film, «Super Troopers 2,» the tremendous local band Frisbie chat about their upcoming 20th anniversary show at Martyrs» (and also play a few songs live!)

The first is documentary Asperger's Are Us, which follows the titular Boston comedy group, whose members find it easier to associate with a faceless audience than with their own families.

There's a stubbornness to the comedic approach, with writing that hasn't aged with the Broken Lizard comedy group actors.

After struggling through his share of trouble as a young adult (including an arrest for the attempt to smuggle drugs through O'Hare Airport), Bill joined his older brother Brian in Chicago's improve comedy group Second City.

SL: Broken Lizard started off as a stand - up comedy group.

Once the movie gets through explaining the rules of improv with a borderline - embarrassing wide - eyed earnestness, it settles into an exploration of what happens when one person from a tightly knit six - member comedy group gets close to a plum spot on Saturday Night Live (it's called Weekend Live, presumably for permission to speak freely, but the differences pretty much end with the name).

We couldn't just start out and say, «Hey, we're this broad comedy group.»

Based on Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci's folk comedy group of the same name, this musical comedy deftly combines the best elements of sketch and scripted humor to create a truly one - of - a-kind series.

He is a former college English instructor and the author, with the Kasper Hauser comedy group, of SkyMaul: The Catalog Parody.

John is also a member of the hit sketch comedy group Thank You Kiss which has been praised as smart and «frequently laugh - out - loud funny with some even funnier «heck yes» social commentary» (Democrat and Chronicle).

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin originally formed the surreal comedy group in 1969.

Japanese comedy group No Motion has an interesting speciality.

North Adams, MA — Sarah speaks with Australian comedy group, Tripod (Yon, Scod, and Gatesy), and their Dragon (Elana Stone) about the D&D musical which has its world premier this Saturday night at MASS MoCA.

He is a co-founder of the Indigenous comedy group, The 1491s.

The standing room only crowd took a break from the dozens of committee meetings and CLE presentations to laugh it up with Chicago's very own iO Comedy Group performing an Improv act called Whirled News Tonight.

Growing tired of the small - town Plainfield outside of Chicago and hoping to pursue a career in comedy, McCarthy moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, shortly becoming a member of the Los Angeles - based sketch comedy group «The Groundlings.»

As far as British comedy groups, the landscape was forever changed by Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, and Monty Python.

A recent sketch about three Tina Turner impersonators, featuring Sarah Silverman, Sasheer Zamata and Cecily Strong, was accused of being taken from Los Angeles comedy group The Groundlings.

Paul Soter is an American actor, writer, and director, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

Welcome to «Holiday Heathens,» a December comedy show staged by Ha Ha Heathens, a comedy group featuring humor by atheists for atheists.

The soundtrack for «Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For the Road» even earned the comedy group a Grammy Award nomination.

He and old friend Kevin McDonald helped to form the sketch comedy group and TV series The Kids in the Hall, so named after a Jack Benny joke.

With his comedy group, Broken Lizard, he has produced and directed beloved movies such as Super Troopers, Beerfest, and Club Dread.

, the history of his comedy group, Broken Lizard, and everything in between.

The film stars Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lem me, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

Via 2001's Super Troopers, the comedy group Broken Lizard made a minor name for themselves.

It's been three years since Broken Lizard's last film, The Slammin» Salmon, and six years since their last semi-hit, Beerfest, but the comedy group is coming back this summer with a fresh new feature.

That would be Wet Hot American Summer, a 2001 film from MTV's sketch comedy group The State.

Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to a lively audio commentary with Berger, Cross and co-stars Kevin M. Brennan and Jeff Grace, there's also a short behind - the - scenes featurette with the cast, footage from the Comic - Con panel, and a trio of videos from Berger's sketch comedy group The Vacationeers.

Though shot in the comedy group's signature cinema verite style (read: hand held camera), the production values are surprisingly high and the acting surprisingly moving — the dude playing the Colossus gets some serious props for his pathos - evoking growl, not to mention his surprisingly strong back.

Comedian resume objective is a career goal or work objective of an individual who wishes to become a comedian for a theater group, comedy group, TV serial or any other comedy related association or program.