Sentences with phrase «in a comedy series with»

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Called «Seeso,» the service will launch widely in January, at which point members can pay $ 3.99 per month for ad - free access to a full library NBC comedy programming — from new episodes of Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show to all past episodes of classic shows like The Office and 30 Rock — along with a slate of new original series and stand - up comedy specials.

Born in Toronto, she grew up watching the Canadian sketch - comedy series SCTV and performed with an all - female improv group, the Atomic Fireballs.

Amazon has previously done well with comedy series at the Golden Globes, with both Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle taking home top honors at the event in past years.

After the dust settled at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, Hulu walked away with two of the night's biggest awards in the television categories, while Amazon saw yet another comedy series crowned a critical darling by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Speaking to politics.co.uk, Jason Biggs, who plays Jim Levenstein in the hit US comedy series, also backed disgruntled Tories who want their leader replaced with Boris Johnson.

To pose with her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series award for «Black - ish,» she changed gears, donning a tawny furry jacket which gave the frock a»70s vibe.

Join the 25th century on Earth with this new comedy series as a quirky crew finds themselves facing issues with one another and the fact that they live in outer space.

While I have no fear of clowns (cockroaches are my kryptonite), I'm hoping this isn't a cheap shot of a story to mix in the Saw series with a touch of Killer Klowns From Outer Space, minus the comedy.

In the meantime, when he wasn't earning Emmy nominations for South Park or teaming with longtime partner Parker for the mock - patriotic puppet comedy Team America: World Police (2004), Stone was racking up producer credits on projects like How's Your News — a documentary series featuring disabled reporters exploring various topics — the short - lived political satire That's My Bush, and Kenny Vs. Spenny, which featured two hyper - competitive best friends taking part in a series of outlandish challengeIn the meantime, when he wasn't earning Emmy nominations for South Park or teaming with longtime partner Parker for the mock - patriotic puppet comedy Team America: World Police (2004), Stone was racking up producer credits on projects like How's Your News — a documentary series featuring disabled reporters exploring various topics — the short - lived political satire That's My Bush, and Kenny Vs. Spenny, which featured two hyper - competitive best friends taking part in a series of outlandish challengein a series of outlandish challenges.

In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy SerieIn 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Seriein a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Scomedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Seriein a Comedy SComedy Series.

Eventually, Oedekerk branched out into writing, and after a spell with the influential Second City troupe, he began writing for the television sketch comedy series In Living Color in 1990, which included his old friend, Carey, in the casIn Living Color in 1990, which included his old friend, Carey, in the casin 1990, which included his old friend, Carey, in the casin the cast.

The third and hopefully final entry in the American Pie series, American Wedding keeps with the sweet charms and gross out comedy of the first two movies, but can't live up to the humor of the original or its sequel.

When Eigenberg's Sex and the City run ended with the wrap - up of that series (at the end of the 2003 - 2004 season), he continued his cinematic work, first voicing Nermal the Cat in the FX - extravaganza Garfield: The Movie, then playing Reggie, the lover of Alicia Goranson's Myra, in Adrienne Weiss» quirky indie romantic comedy Love, Ludlow.

Starting with their appearances in The Egg and I (1947), which starred Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, Main and Percy Kilbride became starring performers as Ma and Pa Kettle in a series of rural comedies.

A stint on Garry Shandling's breakthrough HBO series The Larry Sanders Show (for which she was nominated for an Emmy award in 1996) soon followed, and in 1994 Garofalo reunited with Stiller in the film comedy Reality Bites, a role which earned her the much - despised tag of «Generation X comedian.»

She would play a memorable role on Don Cheadle's comedy series House of Lies, and co-produced and starred in an action - oriented romcom with Bradley Cooper called Hit and Run (which was written and co-directed by Bell's real - life love, Dax Shepard).

In 2010, she received her fourth Emmy nomination, for her work in Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEIn 2010, she received her fourth Emmy nomination, for her work in Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEIn 2010, she received her fourth Emmy nomination, for her work in Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEin a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEIN THE MIDDLEIN THE MIDDLE).

Though he appeared in several movies during his years with the Kids, including the science fiction yarn Millennium (1989) and the horror comedy Popcorn (1990), Thompson and his cohorts became TV stars when their series The Kids in the Hall began broadcasting in 1989.

Later alternating between television and film with features such as Trapped and roles on such high - profile series as Spin City and Malcolm in the Middle, her part opposite Brittany Murphy in the 2003 comedy Uptown Girls found the precocious youngster playing well off of her older co-star.

Greig has starred in episodes of the ground - breaking series PEOPLE LIKE US, DR.. WHO, WHEN I»M 64 for the BBC, but she gained recognition and a British Comedy nomination for her television role as Fran Katzenjammer in Channel 4's BLACK BOOKS with Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey.

Extremely busy on television, Hazel co-starred with Patrick O'Neal in the 1957 comedy / mystery series Dick and the Duchess; she was also starred on four Alfred Hitchcock Presents installments, including the famous episode in which Hazel's disgruntled husband Laurence Harvey grinds her up for chicken feed.

Born in 1937 in West Cliff - on - Sea, England, screenwriter - turned - director Dick Clement cut his teeth on the small screen in his mid - to late twenties, as a BBC television writer and director, including such now - classic programs as the sitcom The Likely Lads (1964), the Dudley Moore and Peter Cook series Not Only... But Also (1965), and the brief Steptoe and Son successor Mr. Aitch (1967), starring Harry H. Corbett.Clement segued into big - screen comedy in 1966, co-scripting (with Ian La Frenais) the Michael Winner - directed picture The Jokers.

But in addition to that sitcom, her comedy series «Benched» (co-created with Damon Jones and starring Eliza Coupe) was just picked up by USA.

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell were both nominated, at last, for their roles in «The Americans,» but the fact they didn't win says a lot about that show feeling like «the old guard» in comparison with series like «Baskets,» for which Louie Anderson won best supporting actor, «Mr. Robot» and «Master of None,» for which Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang won the best comedy writing award.

The creator of Veep cut his teeth in British TV comedy working with Steve Coogan on his Alan Partridge character, then created a series called The Thick of It, which like its American offspring is foul - mouthed and laugh - out - loud funny.

Rawson Marshall Thurber may be a first - time big screen writer - director, but he had already made a splash in sports comedy with a series of television commercials for Reebok called, «Terry Tate: Office Linebacker».

Synopsis: «The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods.

That simple action sets into motion a series of events that allow Boorman to deal with some difficult aspects of war in a near perfect balance of comedy and drama.

The series, which costars Rob Corddry, Omar Miller, Troy Garity and John David Washington, mixes comedy with a few serious issues about the problems ex-jocks have in adapting to the real world and responsibilities once they stop playing.

Now, they all help out on one another's projects, which includes Green directing episodes of the HBO comedy series «Eastbound and Down,» which McBride stars in and co-created with Hill.

Comedy Central and FX saw huge numbers with The Americans, Justified, Broad City and Inside Amy Schumer grabbing a total of 27 nominations among those four shows (Louie also managed a nomination in Best Actor in a Comedy Series as well as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for CC).

Her directorial work includes Paper Chase, a teen comedy in pre-production with Gunpowder and Sky; All Styles, a dance movie in post production starring Fik - Shun (So You Think You Can Dance) and Heather Morris (Glee); Black Folk Don't, a documentary web series in its fourth season featured in Time Magazine's «10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life» and (A) sexua, l a feature - length documentary about people who experience no sexual attraction that streamed on Netflix and Hulu for four years.

It became a huge hit, and when «The Sopranos» debuted six months later, HBO got an unprecedented one - two punch, with comedy and drama series that could score big in industry awards, media coverage and audience buzz.

Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of the long - running police reality series COPS, in what is being described as «an edgy narrative with a buddy comedy bent on the order of a Lethal Weapon.»

Lead actors nominated in a comedy series along with LeBlanc are Alec Baldwin for «30 Rock,» Steve Carell for his final season on «The Office,» newcomers Louis C.K. for «Louie» and Johnny Galecki for «The Big Bang Theory,» and last year's winner, Jim Parsons, also for «The Big Bang Theory.»

Returning to produce Pitch Perfect 3 is Paul Brooks (My Big Fat Greek Wedding series, Pitch Perfect series) of Gold Circle Entertainment and Max Handelman & Elizabeth Banks of Brownstone Productions, with Trish Sie (Step Up All In) directing the heart - warming musical comedy.

Together with Robert Popper, he created the comedy series «Look Around You» - a parody of those boring educational documentaries kids watch in school.

A revival of «Murphy Brown,» from original series creator Diane English and starring Candice Bergen, is coming to Thursday's comedy block, and a modern retelling of «Magnum P.I.,» with Jay Hernandez in the role of the private investigator made famous by Tom Selleck, is headed to Mondays.

After catching the attention of critics and fans with acclaimed performances in the TV series Kingdom and the dark dramatic film Goat, Nick Jonas is turning to action comedy with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,...

Linn's portrayal of Frank McLaury in Wyatt Earp (1994) marked the first in a series of several onscreen collaborations with Kevin Costner that also included the romantic comedy Tin Cup (1996) and the laborious sci - fi epic The Postman (1997).

Krakowski, along with the «30 Rock» cast, won the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Other early awards continued the theme of female empowerment with Elisabeth Moss winning the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a television drama and Rachel Brosnahan for best actress in a TV series musical or comedy

Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser) is a cartoonist in the John Kricfalusi tradition on the cusp of semi-stardom, with his own animated half - hour series impending on Comedy Central.

Coming just days after our packed Deadline's The Contenders Emmy event at the DGA, we're jumping in right away with a look at the legacy of Atlanta's Donald Glover and who could be up for a Best Actor in a Comedy Series when the Primetime Emmy nominations are announced July 12.

We're taking our «Beauty vs Beast» series to a film that did well but maybe not as well as expected (no director, no screenplay)- Jordan Peele's masterful horror comedy Get Out, which we just happened to re-watch last night in an effort to reaquaint ourselves with a movie that was fading from memory.

It plays out far more like the future television series «Barney Miller» than it does MASH, except that the creators of the mid-70s sitcom at least had the insight to make it primarily a comedy with occasional bits of drama, instead of cramming both together in nearly every scene.

Paramount Network's original series «Heathers» is a satirical comedy that takes creative risks in dealing with many of society's most challenging subjects ranging from personal identity to race and socio - economic status to gun violence.

The series, starring Rachel Brosnahan as a housewife with a knack for standup comedy in 1958, debuted in November.

Verdict: His studio comedy phase (which had somewhat varying success rates) seemingly in the past, David Gordon Green seems to have returned to the territory on which he made his name, and between «Prince Avalanche» and this year's Al Pacino - starring «Manglehorn,» he made this, which teams him up with «Mud» star Tye Sheridan, and Nicolas Cage, the latter making something of a return to quality fare after a long series of low - rent actioners.

The latest example of this concerns the release of The World's End, Edgar Wright's final (supposedly) installment in his Blood & Cornetto saga, a series that began with zombie - rom - com Shaun of the Dead and continued with the action - comedy Hot Fuzz.