Sentences with phrase «comedy show based»

For the uninitiated (like me), Almost Live was a local sketch comedy show based in Seattle.

Jack Black, Michael Cera, Dave Grohl, Winona Ryder, and Kristen Wiig are some of actors on the comedy show based on the Funny Or Die concept where historical reenactments are explained by drunk narrators.

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein did a fantastic job creating a sketch comedy show based in Portland, Oregon.

Not exact matches

Comedy Dynamics, based in Burbank, California, is footing the bill for Black's show, including his fee and the costs of postproduction, editing, and delivery to Epix.

Summary: Based on a character introduced on «The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,» this comedy follows an animated President Trump and his staff through their chaotic White House, but it has failed to land with critics.

Tina Fey's chronicle of a sketch comedy show's cast and crew (loosely based on her time at Saturday Night Live) has been around for seven years, but it's never excelled in ratings.

On television, where networks constantly battle for ratings, murder becomes the basis of cop shows, and insults the basis of comedy; both offer instant conflict.

Jon Stewart's career might be based on comedy, but this is no joke: He is officially leaving The Daily Show in mid-2015.

Priyanka Chopra will launch a show inspired by «American Comedy Series» based on the life of the superstar Madhuri Dixit.

Toronto hosts comedy shows — it's home to world - famous comedy troupe Second City — poetry slams, concerts, touring Broadway shows, operas, one - act plays, seminars, festivals and galas on a weekly basis.

A loose, L.A. - based late - night talk show starring the comedian who was previously best known for cohosting a couple of successful Comedy Central series.

Here are the season's best - reviewed NEW comedies, ranked in order by Metascore (based on reviews published at the time of each show's premiere).

In one of their most genial comedies — based on a Damon Runyon story — Bud Abbott and Lou Costello have to help one friend (Cecil Kellaway) replace his beloved carriage horse, and another friend (Leightno Noble) put together a US Army camp show.

At the same time, working with Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber, he developed hugely successful satirical news shows On the Hour and The Day Today, the latter leading to the creation of his most famous comedy alter - ego, Norwich - based radio host Alan Partridge.

This show is funny, charming and overall gives you everything you want in a animated comedy based in the 1970's, the animation is cool, the voice acting is great and this show is just so cool, cant wait to see what's next for the well written show.

This show is funny, charming and overall gives you everything you want in a animated comedy based in the 1970's, the animation is cool, the

by Bill Chambers Max Landis follows up his American Ultra script with another action comedy about slick killing machines but abandons the Manchurian Candidate backstory in a grotesquely cynical fashion: When Sam Rockwell throws knives at new girlfriend Anna Kendrick to prove she can catch them, his conviction is based on nothing more substantial than her being the star of this particular show.

The show is based on the 1988 dark comedy,...

In the five seasons their satirical television show blazed a trail on Comedy Central, Keegan - Michael Key and Jordan Peele played over and over with this idea of code - switching — the way everyone from substitute teachers to Liam Neeson (s)-- loving security guards to our biracial President would defy ethnicity - based expectations of their tastes, their modes of presentation, or their perceptions of the world.

Based on my experiences with Schumer's television show, I would have to say that she is an extremely talented sketch - comedy writer and performer.

Based on the part drama - part comedy - part satiric novel of the same name by Ben Fountain and adapted by Oscar - winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Jean - Christophe Castelli, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk tells the story of young infantryman Billy Lynn (played by newcomer Joe Alwyn) cutting back and forth between his time in Iraq as a soldier to an elaborate halftime show appearance, part of a «victory tour,» where he and his Bravo Team are celebrated as heroes before being shipped out back to Iraq again.

Based on the number of faithfully recreated moments in the «Starsky & Hutch» movie, he must know that the show with its casual brutality and sardonic, back - alley fascism was derived from slap - happy action comedy - dramas like Richard Rush's 1974 «Freebie and the Bean» and, more specifically, Peter Hyams's 1974 «Busting.»

Because the new standard for raunchy comedy advertising is based on tried and true red light district methods — show off the goods, in other words — here's a new red - band trailer for the Jason Bateman / Charlie Day / Jason Sudeikis comedy Horrible Bosses.

I wasn't a big fan of Richard Curtis's sappy - silly «Love, Actually,» but the writer - director's new fact - based film, «Pirate Radio» has moments of gleeful anarchism drawing on many hallowed sources of English comedy, including «The Goon Show,» the «Carry On» movies, and Ealing Studio comedies such as «The Lavender Hill Mob.»

Crackle's stop - motion animated superhero comedy SuperMansion comes to comic books this week, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here courtesy of Titan... Based on the Emmy nominated web - based animated show airing on Crackle, now featured on Adult Based on the Emmy nominated web - based animated show airing on Crackle, now featured on Adult based animated show airing on Crackle, now featured on Adult Swim!

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty, sharply written human comedy about professional rejection and the fear of commitment.

Jeff Goldblum and Danny DeVito are to team up for a new Amazon - based TV comedy show.

In this week's Happy Hour review, I'm drinking beer, eating chips and salsa and talking CHiPS, a mindless, raucous comedy loosely based on the popular»70s TV show.

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty and consistently funny human comedy about the fear of commitment, and hands - down my favorite movie at this year's SXSW.

Based on a true story, the New Line Cinema comedy «Tag» shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.

This clip comes from Comedy Bang Bang, the new IFC show based on the excellent podcast formerly known as Comedy Death Ray, hosted by Scott Aukerman.

Bright and breezy action comedy based on the hit 1980s TV show and starring Liam Neeson as Hannibal Smith, the leader of a group of former Special Forces commandoes who go on the run after being double - crossed.

Dax Shepard writes, directs and stars in this buddy cop action comedy based on the»70s T.V. show, co-starring Michael Peña as Ponch.

New York - based comedian Mamoudou N'Diaye is a fan of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer's Comedy Central series Broad City, but one glaring aspect of it has always bothered him: the show's use of cultural appropriation, particularly when it comes -LSB-...]

Baywatch - Another misfire based on a beloved 80s TV show, this action - comedy tries to coast on the charms of stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

The third season of her brilliant sketch show on Comedy Central served as a stupendously enticing prelude for her first starring role on the big screen in «Trainwreck,» the latest improv - based ensemble piece from director Judd Apatow.

Carell and Fey are arguably two of the best comedy minds working today, and even if you're not fans of their shows (both «The Office» and «30 Rock», though consistently praised, aren't everyone's brand of humor), their combined abilities to ad - lib AND make a written joke extra joke - y will bring you into their fan base.

A first official look at Freak Show, the upcoming drama comedy movie directed by Trudie Styler from a script by Patrick J. Clifton and Beth Rigazio based on the novel of the same name written by James St. James and starring Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, Bette Midler, AnnaSophia Robb, Ian Nelson, Lorraine Toussaint, and Laverne Cox:

She's equally adept at the show's zany brand of broad comedy as she is in scenes of quieter, character - based drama with Sam Waterston as her ex-husband Sol.

She's signed on to star in a comedy from producer Will Ferrell, though the show is based on an idea by Anne Heche.

Show based in a Philadelphia pub is set to become one of the longest - running live action comedy series in TV history

Las Vegas - based Russian circus performer and ringleader of animals, Mr. Popovich brings his curious and comedic show «Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre» to the Felix E. Martin Jr..

It's not all stand up comedy and blowing on glass bottles though, the competition here is designed to help future game makers show off their talents via a series of challenges based on real - life industry practices, asking entrants to create a portfolio piece, whip up some code or a host of other challenges.

While hit comedy show «South Park» isn't quite synonymous with turn - based role - playing games, the two concepts make a delightfully lewd combination in «South Park: Stick of Truth.»

Sure, you may have read that it was based on some kind of comedy show, but did you know that the two comedians were originally in a band called The Drifters, and they opened for The Beatles when they made their live debut in Japan?

The very colourful and comical Mike Perry is a Brooklyn - based artist, animator, creative director, brand consultant, poet and designer, as well as the mastermind behind the animated titles of Comedy Central's hit television show, Broad City.

For Martin Soto Climent's third show at Clifton Benevento in New York, the Mexico City - based artist presents The Contemporary Comedy: Glossy Mist, a multi-disciplinary exhibition, which explores the concept of our inevitable mortality.

While laughing with my 7 year old niece at a BBC comedy programme aimed at children, she proudly showed me a book based on the series: «The Horrible History of the World», by Terry Deary, the chap who produces the BBC programme.

The Boies / Schiller Film Group, a small film finance company started by law firm founder David Boies and Zack Schiller (son of law firm co-founder Jonathan Schiller), is fronting the cash needed for comedy movie based on reality show «COPS.»

Like most classes there is a Test to show completion but Comedy Driving allows students the convenience of chapter - based tests instead of a final exam.