Sentences with phrase «effacing comic»

One bright spot in «Peter Rabbit» comes courtesy of [Domhnall] Gleeson, who... is becoming a young master of self - effacing comic villainy.

Not exact matches

Bob Hope was the snappy urban wiseguy with an easy line of smart remarks and a comic cowardice behind the confident front, a one - liner comic whose timing, self - effacing demeanor and audience rapport took him from stage to radio to screen.

But co-directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa aren't making the broadly comic version of this story; Fey and Carlock's self - effacing wit functions more as window - dressing, arranged with restraint.