Sentences with word «funnyman»

Though the casting of funnyman Jason Sudeikis as Owens» coach will no doubt raise a few eyebrows, it's nice to see up - and - comer Stephan James getting a chance to showcase his talents in a leading role after his breakthrough performance in «Selma.»

Fact: R&B star Solange Knowles has teamed up with funnyman Andy Samberg's comedy rap trio The Lonely Island and actress Maya Rudolph to record a new song, called Semicolons.

Foxcatcher may have been met with mixed reviews but few deny the haunting performance put in by funnyman Steve Carell.

Earning back its budget several times over, the much - watched, much - quoted film quickly etched a place in the cultural zeitgeist alongside Animal House and The Blues Brothers as modern marvels taking funnymen from «Saturday Night Live» to heights and distances that weekly sketch comedy TV couldn't.

British funnyman David Walliams has tried twice to commit suicide by hanging himself.The Little Britain star attempted to take his life nine years...

Directed by Jake Kasdan (Orange County), the rest of the hilarious cast is rounded out by Forgetting Sarah Marshall funnyman Jason Segel, The Office «s Phyllis Smith and Dinner for Schmucks actress Lucy Punch.

Wisecracks come as naturally to these shambling funnymen as drawing breath.

And yet, for reasons not entirely of their own device, the A's are seen by many fans as career funnymen who, in the manner of The Three Stooges, are mainly intent upon rapping pates.

Hanks was celebrating his 56th Monday night at Marea with fellow funnymen Martin Short and Steve Martin.

The 89 - year - old funnyman joked with cops at a screening of Rikki Klieman's police documentary, «In the Line of Fire.»

Cars tells the story of Lightning McQueen (voiced by funnyman Owen Wilson), a hot - shot young race car on the path to becoming a Piston Cup champion.

Jason Segal was «forced» to lose weight for his new movie.The funnyman actor stars alongside Emily Blunt in his latest film «The Five - Year...

FOOTLOOSE and ROCK OF AGES beauty Julianne Hough leads the impressive cast, which includes funnymen Russell Brand and Nick Offerman, as well as fellow Academy Award - winners Holly Hunter and Octavia Spencer, in the story a conservative Christian girl who travels to Las Vegas to try and forget the trauma if being burnt in a plane crash.

Best known to American audiences as the Black Adder and Mr. Bean, black - haired, bug - eyed, and weak - chinned comedian Rowan Atkinson is one of the most popular funnymen in England whose keen, often black humor and knack for physical comedy has earned him a huge international following.

Actress EMILY BLUNT is set to wed THE OFFICE star JOHN KRASINSKI next month (May10), according to a U.S. report.The funnyman proposed to The Devil Wears Prada actress in August (09) after a whirlwind 10 - month...

It's a madcap docu - reality series starring funnyman Nathan Fielder, in which he attempts to bring struggling startups back from the brink using extreme strategies.

The move surprised a lot of people, considering there was already plenty of buzz about funnyman Steve Carell, who went through a drastic physical transformation to play multimillionaire John du Pont, delivering a career - defining dramatic performance worthy of a Best Actor nomination and possibly a win.

Joining Hader on this «Finding Your Roots» episode are fellow funnymen Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear.

In 1994 Walt Disney Pictures released the family holiday film, The Santa Clause, in which funnyman Tim Allen accidentily kills the real Santa Claus on Christmas Eva, only to find himself magically recruited to take his place.

Legendary funnyman JERRY LEWIS is to make his Broadway directorial debut with a musical based on his hit movie THE NUTTY PROFESSOR.Hitmakers Rupert...

Funnyman Will Ferrell lends his voice to the title character a blue - skinned green - eyed alien whose mammoth hairless cranium has over the course of his career as a supervillain given life to an endless array of exotic inventions and elaborate schemes all in the service of his lifelong dream of conquering his adopted hometown of Metro City.

Sometimes it's a comedy about a conniver, scheming to undermine a corrupt system with the help of larger - than - life funnyman figures like John Goodman and Stephen Root as upbeat schlockmeisters Frank and Hymie King.

EMILY BLUNT and JASON SEGEL have been tapped to join funnyman JACK BLACK in a new movie version of fictional adventure book GULLIVER»S TRAVELS.

After battling zombie hordes, sinister townsfolk and otherworldly aliens alongside pal Simon Pegg, fellow funnyman Nick Frost faces his most terrifying task yet -...

But did you expect funnyman Danny DeVito to create a photo series of his foot in interesting places?

It's clear that Phillips is betting heavily on funnymen Jeong and Galifianakis to hide his creative bankruptcy.

Meanwhile, journalists from the Poynter Institute's Jim Romenesko to funnyman Dave Barry maintain high - traffic blogs.

Former SNL funnyman Will Ferrell announced his departure from Facebook on Facebook itself.

Redknapp has appointed funnyman Brand as his assistant manager as the duo prepare to take charge of the Men United team against a Leyton Orient legends XI at the Matchroom Stadium on May 31, in support of Prostate Cancer UK.

The series was handed the honour at the annual prizegiving, which recognises the best of British films, TV, music, literature and dance, while funnymen Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon won the TV Comedy prize for their series The Trip to Italy.

But when a closing block of text announces that the two men still talk on a semi-regular basis — a surprise, given the finality of their last on - screen meeting — it's hard to shake the feeling that a truly complex liaison has been reduced to an acting exercise for a couple of moonlighting funnymen.

Funnyman Jim Carrey is in talks to star in Loomis Fargo, an action - comedy flick based on real - life events centering on an armored car heist.

Phoebe's «big step forward» with Mike is tripped up by the return of the Scientist Guy (Hank Azaria); Emma's new nanny (Freddie Prinze Jr.) gets under Ross's skin; and Monica's cut - up of a co-worker has funnyman Chandler singing the blues.

Other standouts among the young cast include Stranger Things «Finn Wolfhard as the group's resident funnyman Richie and Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie.

Funnyman Vince Vaughn is probably wishing that his Unfinished Business had stayed incomplete, after the comedy was savaged by critics.

-- Lewis Black In the new documentary Misery Loves Comedy, funnyman Kevin Pollak interrogates the popular notion that comedians must necessarily live wretched lives to fuel their...

Funnyman Eddie Murphy is set to tackle a controversial new role playing shamed U.S. politician Marion Barry in an upcoming biopic.Filmmaker Spike Lee...

Jason Segal was «forced» to lose weight for his new movie.The funnyman actor stars alongside Emily Blunt in his latest film «The Five - Year Engagement» but was told by bosses he should shift at least 35 lbs...

Iconic funnyman Eric Idle bumped into his neighbor Sasha Baron Cohen on the way to the set of the new comedy Grimsby, sharing a first look photo on his Twitter.

British funnyman Russell Brand tells about his driving lesson experience with our own Tom Milewski, Drivers Ed Direct's lead driving instructor.

GET OUT Director / Writer: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Stephen Root, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel I would never have thought funnyman Jordan Peele would have turned to the horror genre for his directorial debut.

I would never have thought funnyman Jordan Peele would have turned to the horror genre for his directorial debut.

LITTLE BRITAIN funnyman DAVID WALLIAMS is making a splash for a good cause - he plans to swim all 215 miles (346 kilometres) of England's Thames...

The Kittery, Maine native has many high - profile fans and collectors, including art dealer Tony Shafrazi and Hollywood funnyman Owen Wilson, among others.

«Bridesmaids» started her ascent, and we've already seen her this year in «The Skeleton Twins» (reviewed here) opposite fellow funnyman Bill Hader.