Sentences with phrase «for real comedy»

The filmmakers are so intent on scoring their gamy yuks that they blow their best chances for real comedy.

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This is played for laughs later in season, but the real comedy is how obvious it probably comes off to everyone watching that there's no real argument here.

He's been displaying a real knack for physical comedy lately.

It is equally sad that while millions of Nigerian youths spend money to vote for their choices on Big Brother Naija shows; spend millions for tickets at concerts and comedy shows, the farce that daily defines the real tragedies of their lives hardly get any mention beyond the feeble interests of a few who are comically seeking to replace Buhari.

[my dear, dear sweet friend colette was telling real - life stories for a comedy show at the theater where i used to perform, DSI Comedy Theater, that comedy show at the theater where i used to perform, DSI Comedy Theater, that Comedy Theater, that night.

Him & Her is most often described as an anti-romantic comedy, but for those who see the romance in everyday situations (and those with a taste for awkward - yet - raunchy British humor), the love is real.

It's a story that could appear in a romance novel or a romantic comedy, but it was happening in real life for us.

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Based on an American bestseller for children originally published in 1938, this family comedy stars Jim Carrey as an ace New York real estate agent capable of persuading any owner to sell their valuable buildings to the ruthless property developers he works for.

For a premise with such lurid possibilities, Lars and the Real Girl is actually a sweet little comedy of romantic delusion and communal affection...

Sure, the character's inexplicable inflections and odd behavior are milked for comedy (especially early on), but as the story progresses, Franco reveals more layers, flaws, and vulnerabilities, turning a performance that could have just come across as an outlandish caricature into something real.

Critic Consensus: I Do... Until I Don't misses opportunities for fresh observations, settling instead for a middle of the road romantic comedy lacking memorable characters or real emotional stakes.

Though she wasn't necessarily known as a «method» actress to this point, Posey actually had real braces installed for her subsequent role in Waiting for Guffman and director Christopher Guest's popular dog show comedy Best in Show.

In 1999, Sheen's brother, Emilio Estevez, cast him as real - life adult filmmaker Artie Mitchell in the made - for - cable feature Rated X — a daring role, given Mitchell's drug abuse and sexual promiscuity — and the following year, Sheen became Hollywood's comeback kid when he was cast in the leading role of the popular situation comedy Spin City after the departure of actor Michael J.

Their team of comedy actors has some spunk and talent, but the show more closely resembles a commercial for mystery dinner theater, complete with testimonials by real audience members about how fun it all was in the end.

Working from a script that adapts «The Disaster Artist» for its goofy moments and less for its heart or perspective, the story grabs select tidbits from the real - life sets, creating can't - believe - it's - true comedy, with recognizable faces (Seth Rogen, Paul Scheer, Jacki Weaver, Josh Hutcherson, Ari Graynor, Nathan Fielder) placed in the vision of Wiseau through Franco's recreation.

A fresh, well - written comedy that doesn't lag, casts its actors against type and has a real love for its characters.

Reputedly born, much like its predecessor, of Segel's real - life relationship with «Freaks and Geeks» costar Linda Cardellini, «The Five - Year Engagement» engenders lots of good will for the many things it does right — namely, at least aim at a target a bit higher and off - center from the normal, unchallenging objective of so many romantic comedies.

Sure, a romantic comedy about people searching for something real is old hat, but writer / director Bujalski (Computer Chess) gives us interesting characters in unique situations to breathe some fun new life into the genre.

, The Naked Gun) returns after a 5 year hiatus from the movies with an ambitious, but ultimately undercooked idea for a sports comedy, BASEketball, which is apparently inspired by real game that Zucker and his buddies conceived of while playing around with the driveway hoop.

Following the obscure single - season Fox dramedy «Get Real», Hathaway was cast in the lead role of the G - rated comedy The Princess Diaries, which became a substantial hit for Disney in the summer of 2001.

There's something to be said for a comedy that doesn't rely too heavily on outrageous scenarios to get laughs, but instead presents relatable characters talking like real people.

Perhaps that's why they programmed a special screening of one of the most purely enjoyable romantic comedies in a long time and a world premiere of a wacky, broad, gigantic ensemble laugher that equally allowed moviegoers to leave the real world behind for 90 minutes.

Recipient of a Golden Globes nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy, Lily Tomlin («Grace and Frankie» TV series) may be a bit over-the-top as the tough, outspoken, and cantankerous 70 - something Elle in Paul Weitz» («Little Fockers») Grandma, but she is also very funny and very real.

Cue her best pals and backup singers rambunctious Rosie (Educating Rita's Julie Walters, showing a real talent for physical comedy) and thrice - married tigress Tanya (Christine Baranski of TV's Cybill) who have come to the island for some pre-wedding partying.

Australian comedies for the festival include Ali's Wedding; based on the real - life experience of lead actor Osamah Sami's ill - fated arranged marriage, this absurd and poignant tale about a family in multicultural Australia stars Don Hany with direction by Jeffrey Walker (Jack Irish).

The real events have been sanitised — Petit immediately jumped into bed with a random groupie after his «coup», he didn't go for a celebratory dinner with dully patient girlfriend Annie (Charlotte Le Bon)-- but there's enough daredevil verve here to offset the pedestrian comedy.

Writer and director Adam McKay made an impressive jump from directing feature comedies like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Step Brothers to the real life The Big Short, even earning an Oscar nomination for Best Director and a win for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Gosling was also awarded the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical at the Satellite Award and earned his second Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award for his lead performance in Lars and the Real Girl (2007).

After all, for all the film's broad yet astute observations of how romantic comedies operate and the real world romantic expectations that arise as a result, it is, ultimately, still a romantic comedy.

For this low - key comedy - drama, writer - director David Gordon Green harks back to the quirky charms of his 2003 gem All the Real Girls (rather than the overt silliness of Pineapple Express or The Sitter).

There's real potential in this premise for a ripping screwball comedy anchored by two likeable actors, but the filmmakers simply don't trust the material, stirring in constant elements of action mayhem that don't work at...

Very few romantic comedies even acknowledge any real - world variables for its characters.

Much of the comedy of Bad Moms (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, 2016)-- a film that is predicated on the very real, paralyzing fear mothers have about being not good enough to their kids (and being judged by others for it)-- falls flat because it starts from an unbelievable place, pushes only some details to their extremes (not really abiding by an «if x, then y» logic), and lurches forth with its plot.

The man behind Monkey Island joind us for a good long chat about comedy, creepy kids, the indie revolution, and making the real Monkey Island 3.

James Franco won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Disaster Artist as Tommy Wiseau, the real - life director, writer, and star of the so - bad - it's - good cult film The Room.

There are so many places I'd rather be than in a theatre watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall, listening to the reaction elicited by three fleeting full - frontal shots of male nudity and trying for the life of me to understand how a comedy that clocks in at nearly two hours could elicit only one real laugh, maybe two.

There are few moments of real comedy, instead the script, co-written by Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding and Emma Thompson, try to update the story switching out diary's for i - Pad's, lovably plump Bridget for skinny better dressed working girl.

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«Bad Moms» continually seems confused as to just how to lean in, lurching between outlandish comedy set pieces based on public meltdowns and misbehavior that would likely get one arrested or injured in real life while also wanting to create some semblance of an emotional reality for its characters.

Those previous two comedies came in almost the same year, and with the same confusion for fans more familiar with Green as a director of films like Snow Angels or All the Real Girls.

There are consummate appearances from Joshua McGuire as young Ruskin — inauthentic, perhaps, but making for good comedy drama; Lesley Manville as a delightful Scots scientist; and Paul Jesson, touchingly real as «daddy» Turner, barber and wig - maker turned artist's factotum.

Fans of The Big Sick who were disappointed by its Golden Globes snubs will feel somewhat vindicated, as Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon's real - life love story turned romantic comedy picked up two acting nods — for outstanding cast in a motion picture, and a separate nomination for Holly Hunter in the outstanding supporting actress category.

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While ardent Red Sox fans will appreciate the inclusion of the real team's long - sought - for - victory in the 2004 World Series, many parents will be looking for a pinch - hitter to fill in for this adult - oriented romantic comedy.

The only real determination of success for a comedy... does it make you laugh?

Yes, music will blare over a scene, and he can be schmaltzy, but for the most part, there's a real heart to his teen comedies.

Along with comedy superstar Ferrell, we met with Latin - American heart - throb and respected U.S. actor Diego Luna, who may still be best known stateside for co-starring in 2001's hyper - sexual «Y Tu Mamá También» with real - life lifelong best pal and «Casa» co-narco Gael García Bernal.

Like its later companions «Margot at the Wedding» and «Greenberg,» «The Squid and the Whale» is a deeply sad comedy about how no amount of book learning and so - called academic knowledge can prepare you for the pain and disappointment that real life can bring.

They soon began collaborating and their first film as a writing team was 2012's Frances Ha, a warm - hearted, black - and - white comedy about a dancer, Frances (Gerwig), who doesn't seem wholly cut out for the real world.