Sentences with phrase «cult comedy series»

Earlier this week Flickering Myth's Thomas Harris got the opportunity to sit down with Malin Akerman to discuss her villainous role in the new action blockbuster Rampage, as well as sharing a few words on her previous work in the superhero epic Watchmen and the cult comedy series Childrens Hospital.

Waititi, 42, is a veteran of the cult comedy series «Flight of the Concords» and has previously directed largely offbeat irreverent indies like the deadpan vampire tale «What We Do in the Shadows» and the oddball outlaw comedy «Hunt for the Wilderpeople.»

Well known for her role of «Maeby Funke» on FOX's Emmy Award winning cult comedy series Arrested Development, Shawkat recently revisited the role with all new episodes of the series for Netflix.

But it's still a cut above the majority of family entertainment, and director Paul King, who got his start helming the surreal cult comedy series The Mighty Boosh, continues to prove himself a confident and comparatively sophisticated stylist, employing cutaway sets, Rube Goldberg slapstick, animated sequences in different styles, and loads of visual gags to create the film's dollhouse - storybook world; the aesthetic influence of Wes Anderson is especially pronounced in the scenes set at the prison, where an early mishap involving a red sock and the prison laundry dyes the convicts» uniforms a Grand Budapest Hotel shade of lavender pink.

Not exact matches

Irish actor David Kelly was probably best known to worldwide audiences for his role as Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 comedy hit Waking Ned (known in the U.S. as Waking Ned Devine) and for several roles in the cult John Cleese TV series Fawlty Towers.

From there, no role was too small for the respected talent, ranging from the small screen again in Lovejoy and the cult Sharpe series to big screen efforts as diverse as David Fincher's Alien 3 and Aussie comedy Strange Bedfellows.

A number of viewers have picked up on the Russo» recurring in - film tribute to the cult hit comedy TV series Community.

«Woman moves to New York after being freed from underground cult» sounds like the concept for a gritty documentary, not a sunny comedy series.

The show comes on the heels of Netflix's 2015 limited series prequel Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp, which was an eight - episode continuation of the cult classic 2001 comedy.

Wet Hot American Summer is a cult classic comedy (and TV series) from The State alums.

For the cult sketch series» 25th anniversary, ET is looking back at the night Ben Stiller and other recognizable names in comedy won an Emmy after the show had been canceled.

He trained with the Second City improvisational troupe in Toronto and in the mid -»70s earned a cult following on «SCTV,» an ensemble sketch - comedy TV series that also featured Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis and the late John Candy.

It looks like The Greatest American Hero is heading back to TV screens, with Deadline revealing that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are teaming with Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa for a single - camera comedy remake of the cult 1980s TV series for 20th Century Fox TV.

PAUL SCHEER is most known as a star of the FX series «The League» and also as the co-creator and one of the stars of the cult MTV sketch series, Human Giant as well as the Adult Swim action - comedy series NTSF: SD: SUV::.

Helms has also appeared on numerous noteworthy series, including Fox's cult comedy ARRESTED DEVELOPOMENT; Adult Swim's NTSF: SD: SUV; and Yahoo's original series created by Helms, TINY COMMANDO.

We'll never know, because while «Silicon Valley» definitely shares some tonal similarities with the 1999 cult classic (not at all surprising considering Mike Judge is responsible for both), the HBO comedy series exists as its own entity.

Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is in the process of turning the cult Tv series into a musical.The acclaimed supernatural comedy - drama, starring...

Alan Tudyk plays the former star of a cult - favorite sci - fi series in the new comedy, which premieres today on Vimeo on Demand.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Latest Mike Judge Comedy Misses the Mark While Mike Judge may be best known as the creator of the MTV animated series Beavis and Butthead, he also has a cult following of devoted movie fans who love his live - action masterpieces like Office Space and Idiocracy.

Here's some very promising news for fans of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's cult - beloved vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows: FX has ordered a pilot for a half - hour comedy series based on the film.

Amazon Studios is partnering with Paramount Television to develop a television series based on the cult - favorite 1999 sci - fi comedy.

What many don't realize, however, is that «Shaun» was their sophomore effort (their first project together, the television series «Spaced,» already secured their cult status on the other side of the pond), and so while the stakes are just as high with the release of the action comedy, «Hot Fuzz,» it's foolish to bet their futures on it.

The follow - up series to the 2001 comedy sees the original cast members return to Camp Firewood in a story that takes place before the cult film — ... Read More