Sentences with phrase «hit comedies as»

After Saturday Night Live (1975), Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999).

Not exact matches

Just ask Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling, who are responsible for two network comedies some might call hits, and others might label as failures.

CBS, home of broad - based hits like «NCIS» and «Big Bang Theory,» is exploring a tie - up with Viacom, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, as well as Paramount studios.

How to Train Your Dragon is sure to be a hit with children and families everywhere as it's packed with comedy, action and adventure!

The 33 - year - old just earned her second Emmy nomination for her role as the vice president's chief of staff Amy Brookheimer on the hit HBO comedy, so needless to say, it's been an exciting (and «daunting») few weeks.

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a This hit comedy chronicles the foibles of disgruntled office workers — led by deluded boss Michael Scott — at the Dunder Mifflin paper company.

By the time Bruce Almighty hit screens, audiences could tell that Oedekerk's manic sense of silly was still as strong as ever, and just three short years later that point was driven home when the increasingly prolific writer / director returned to the screens with the kid - friendly, computer animated comedy Barnyard.

Critics Consensus: Baggage Claim hits the same notes as a number of successful romantic comedies without establishing much personality of its own.

«Just Go with It» has major problems with its lack of wit and exhausted repeated jokes, but thankfully, Aniston's performance is able to boost up the comedy in the film; adding to an amount that ranks higher than many other films that try the same formula of comedy as of this film With Sandler's and Aniston's connection being believable, «Just Go with It» manages to hit the mark for several adults and teens to enjoy.

The film is as simple as it sounds, but with all the dumb puns scattered throughout, it really is just a hit - or - miss kids comedy with some adult humour.

He first played Jimmy Kelly in the ABC comedy hit GRACE UNDER FIRE, and then starred for five seasons as Jack Molloy in the WB's riotous comedy UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER.

In 1987, Sheen starred in Stone's next project, Wall Street, and after establishing himself as a solid dramatic actor, Sheen proved he also had a flair for comedy in the 1989 hit Major League.

He appeared in a four - episode arc on FOX's hit drama 24 opposite Kiefer Sutherland and guest starred on NBC's Emmy ® - winning comedy WILL AND GRACE as Elliot, the son of Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes).

Small roles in hits including Top Gun and The Sure Thing followed before a breakout performance as a doltish fastballer in Ron Shelton's hit 1988 baseball comedy Bull Durham.

That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andcomedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Following a substantial role in the independent romantic comedy Better Than Chocolate (1999), Crewson seemed to be on the verge of adding another hit to her resumé as one of Robin Williams» original owners in the fantasy Bicentennial Man (1999), but the film failed to live up to box - office expectations.

Though AKA Pablo was far from a hit, Rodriguez continued to be very much in demand for such comedy films as Miracles (1986) and Born in East LA (1987).

5 USA will be showcasing the best of American TV including The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze as unorthodox, undercover FBI agent; acclaimed comedy 30 Rock and hit series, The Shield with the further exploits of Detective Vic Mackey.

As FX's hit series Rescue Me begins its seventh and final season tonight, the melding of comedy and drama is as deft as eveAs FX's hit series Rescue Me begins its seventh and final season tonight, the melding of comedy and drama is as deft as eveas deft as eveas ever.

He has also appeared as a guest star on a number of hit television comedies, including TWO AND A HALF MEN, NEW GIRL, and MOM.

If one were to base one's judgment of David Schwimmer's talent on his low - key performance as the anxious, awkward but lovable paleontologist Ross on NBC's smash hit comedy Friends, one might never suspect that beneath the affable exterior lies a versatile, multi-talented actor and filmmaker.

I always fall directly in the middle when I watch this film, because the comedy hits just as much as it misses.

Handsome and charming, Crane became well known as the star of CBS» hit comedy «Hogan's Heroes» (1965 - 1971).

Bush took the personal hit in stride, continuing to act in additional projects such as Supercross: The Movie and the popular 2006 comedy John Tucker Must Die.

Adam McKay's 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell as a»70s TV anchorboob, was not only a hit; it nosed its way almost immediately into the comedy pantheon.

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.

In 1965, she made her first Broadway appearance as Gwendolen Pigeon, one of the «coo - coo» Pigeon sisters, in the Neil Simon comedy hit The Odd Couple.

«Horrible Bosses» stood its ground, holding remarkably well in weekend two and solidifying its status as another of the summer's R - rated comedy hits.

The Five Musketeers are easily one of the funniest ensembles to hit the big screen in the past five years, and the deal is sweetened by the presence of Rosamund Pike as Oliver's sister Sam, who is not only lovely, but works well with this rag tag team of friends in comedy and action.

As a kid of the 80's I personally liked the cult hit as it was a throwback to all the cheesy 80's comedies filled with drinking, bullies, and naked chickAs a kid of the 80's I personally liked the cult hit as it was a throwback to all the cheesy 80's comedies filled with drinking, bullies, and naked chickas it was a throwback to all the cheesy 80's comedies filled with drinking, bullies, and naked chicks.

«Workaholics: Season One» (Paramount) arrives as the second season of the new Comedy Central sitcom is underway and «Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1: Season 1» (Warner) is the is actually the new incarnation of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim hit «Aqua Teen Hunger Force,» renamed but as weird as ever.

Not everything he's made has been a hit, but the last few years have seen Nicholas Stoller establish himself as one of the more reliable comedy directors in the business, with films like «Forgetting Sarah Marshall,» «The Muppets» (which he co-wrote) and «Get Him To The Greek.»

Unsurprisingly, word - of - mouth hit Green Room won the Audience Award, followed by the Hungarian comedy - fantasy Liza The Fox Fairy, which I'm still kicking myself for missing and was not made available as a screener.

A hit comedy sequel such as 2004's Meet the Fockers cost $ 80M, $ 25M more expensive than the original 2000 film.

In 1997, she starred as Kevin Kline's mother in Frank Oz's In & Out, earned a 2000 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress nomination for her recurring role as Debra Messing's mother in the hit comedy series Will & Grace, played Katherine Heigl's grandmother in 2012's One for the Money and, in 2013, portrayed Liberace's mother Frances (the Liberace family were longtime friends of Reynolds) in the award - winning HBO telefilm Behind the Candelabra.

-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.

It's rare for a mainstream Hollywood comedy to emerge now which hasn't got Frat Pack fingerprints all over it - although the group evolved through such esoteric, critically lauded hits as The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, and Rushmore.

The MacFarlane comedy sequel Ted 2 is currently scheduled to hit theaters in Summer 2015, with Mark Wahlberg set to return as John Bennett, alongside his «Thunder Buddy for Life» — the CGI walking, talking and misbehaving teddy bear Ted (voiced by MacFarlane, in Peter Griffin mode).

Östlund has hit a home run with Force Majeure (I realize that reference doesn't make sense but who cares), not only bringing to Cannes one of my new favorite genre - bending dark comedies, but I'm now a fan of his work as well, and I get to explore his past films and learn just how talented of a filmmaker he really is, while keeping an eye on his career.

It was a critical and commercial hit, grossing $ 246 million on a $ 3.7 million budget and establishing Grant as a romantic comedy leading man.

Not wishing to be left behind in the scripted TV game, Bravo is adding a bevy of new, original programming to its development slate, including a kind of reboot / sequel to the 1988 dark comedy cult hit Heathers, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater as two teenagers who rebel against the reign of the Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker and Lisanne Falk) in their high school.

Last, but certainly not least, the comedy The Nest has been scheduled by Universal to hit U.S. theaters on December 18th, 2015, as an offering to moviegoers who decide they're not in the mood to see Star Wars: Episode VII when it opens in theaters that same day.

«Galaxy Quest» director Dean Parisot is the man behind the lens on the sequel to Summit Entertainment's surprise hit adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm miniseries «RED,» the 2010 action - comedy starring Bruce Willis as Frank Moses, a former operative dragged back into the lethal world of killers and spies against his will, all while trying to hold it together on the worst first date ever with Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker), a doe - eyed customer service rep entirely unfamiliar with Frank's line of work.

Regardless, co-writer and director Adam McKay has done nothing but direct massive comedy hits tweaking the concept of American exceptionalism since the first «Anchorman,» growing in leaps and bounds as a satirist.

Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and Kathryn Hahn are back as the Bad Moms (you remember them from their 2016 comedy hit, right?)

Lister subsequently starred as neighborhood bully Deebo opposite Ice Cube in the sleeper hit comedy Friday (1995).

Combining broad comedy with believable and well - drawn characters, The Full Monty was a major box - office hit both in England and the United States and was nominated for Academy Awards as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

This part feels like it could have easily been Will Ferrell's but as Reilly has proven in the past five years, he can play in the lower levels of comedy and hit homers just as well as anyone.

In its day, Under the Rainbow was supposed to be a comedy hit; when people saw that it didn't quite work, they wrote it off as a complete failure.