Sentences with phrase «inspired in comedy»

The acting is fine and at times is even inspired in comedy terms.

Not exact matches

Inspired by the gutsy comedy of Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky) went on to become a bold, brassy fixture on American TV, evolving from a side show act to eventually headlining her own late night show and gracing every imaginable red carpet event in between.

Jane Austen found her brothers» work useful and inspiring: James and Henry in separate, detached stories were helping to bring the comedy of manners into the era of political revolutions.

In my twin jobs of comedy writer and stand - up comic, I've long been inspired by those with a faith and a visible presence on our TVs.

Interestingly, she was inspired by the 2010 romantic comedy Date Night, in which Tina Fey and Steve Carell actually have the kind of date night most of us don't want to have!

The book has now reportedly sold 3 million copies worldwide, is being turned into a new half - hour comedy on NBC, and has inspired the world to rethink our homes and lives on a spiritual level in America.

Anyone who's ever been in love (or at least seen a romantic comedy) knows that the experience can be amazing, overwhelming, inspiring, depressing, invigorating, and exhausting, sometimes all in the span of one week.

Made for only $ 9 million, and released in the summer of 2004 the week after The Bourne Supremacy, as rib - nudging counter-programming to the seriousness of both The Manchurian Candidate and M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, New Line's raunchy, pot - driven teen comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle may be one of the more simultaneously unlikely and inspired movies to spawn a spin - off in the past decade - plus.

I find her terrific in just about everything, and after so many so - so romantic comedies («Morning Glory,» et al.) it's about time she got ahold of some truly inspired material.

We sat down with Boston - area library maven Margaret Willison to talk about the film, the 2014 documentary that partly inspired it, and how hard it is to make a comedy in which there's a lot of physical abuse.

Even if the casting choices in portraying some of iconic talents in Kenney's orbit are occasionally questionable — a detail the film gleefully acknowledges — there's something delightful about watching actors known for comedy now try to capture the sound or energy of the performers who inspired them.

In hindsight, I probably would have found this funnier had I been on the drugs that inspired much of the comedy littered throughout the movie.

Though based on a stage play by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter (previously filmed as an Ernest Truex vehicle in 1933), MGM's Whistling in the Dark was clearly inspired by the success of Paramount's Bob Hope comedy - mystery The Ghost Breakers.

One of the more low - key summer releases, we love the sound (and the cast) of this true - story - inspired heist comedy about a nightwatchman who plans a dramatic break - in.

An inappropriate but loving father is committed to coparenting with his polar opposite ex-wife in this comedy, which is loosely inspired by star Marlon Wayans» life.

Some of the routines in which Ted is badgered, bullied, and exploited by the guests seem directly inspired by The Bellboy and other Lewis comedies, but Lewis's consistent sense of solidarity with people in menial jobs is pointedly missing.

QUEENSLAND, Australia (February 17, 2015)-- Production has commenced on location in Australia on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films» epic comedy adventure «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,» directed by Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning («Kon - Tiki»), the fifth entry in the blockbuster franchise inspired by the classic Disney Theme Parks attraction, which has reaped $ 3.7 billion in worldwide box office.

With oodles of cast chemistry, inspired direction by veteran William Wyler (Ben - Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives), and impressive locale work, shot completely on location in Rome, this ranks as one of the best romantic comedies ever made.

Daddy's Home 2 This sequel to the Will Ferrell / Mark Wahlberg comedy brings in Mel Gibson and John Lithgow as grandparents; inspired casting ruined by a weak script.

Director Santhosh Jayakumar's upcoming feature Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (Furious Punch in a Dark Room) appears to be a feature length musical horror - sex - comedy inspired by the YouTube fake trailer Handjob Cabin...

In a year filled with medicore comedies, dramas and action adventures, the flicks, either fiction or based on a true story, that stood out from the rest as the most memorable for being deeply moving, inspiring and / or thought provoking were the following.

Toni Collette reunites with the director of Muriel's Wedding in this wild and inspiring comedy about being true to yourself.

In Book Club, we are given a brainless, toothless, sexually inhibited and largely unfunny comedy centered around fan fiction inspired by a series of YA books and movies about vampires.

-- «Undateable,» from «Scrubs» producer Bill Lawrence, another comedy in a long line of «Friends» - inspired shows about young people and romantic entanglements.

And even though its partially played for comedy, a scene inspired by his bizarre 1988 arrest shows how Brown could go from laughable to scary in a second.

Brand himself does a great job tackling the material he's been given, but the smart, talky comedy he was probably hired for falls completely flat in a movie with no regard for pacing, and a narrative too soulless to inspire much laughter.

Luis Guzman has been cast in the upcoming AZTEC WARRIOR, an action - comedy inspired by the Mexican Luchador movies.

In these hit - or - miss spots, the refreshing, self - mocking comedy that inspires this story keeps it afloat.

Maid in Manhattan tries to be one of those inspiring feel - good romantic comedies, but never seems believable enough to rise above the familiar material.

SYNOPSIS: A 1930s - inspired comedy about a native New Yorker who transfers to glamorous Hollywood and finds himself in a love triangle with a secretary and a powerful married man.

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are back for more inspired and absurd sketch comedy in W / BOB & DAVID, the new Netflix original series, premiering Friday, November 13.

The film is partly inspired by the 1974 French sex comedy Les Valseuses, and will see three small time crooks «inadvertently performing good deeds», with smidgens of surprising romance thrown in.

Over on IFC, comedians Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci star in their own comedy series Garfunkel and Oates — the title of which is inspired by their stage name and musical alter - egos.

Director Peyton Reed offered an inspired 21st - century send - up of the 1960s sex comedy, with Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger standing in for Rock Hudson and Doris Day.

The first two thirds of the film, in particular, are a riot, playing out like a non-stop parade of hilariously clever exchanges, and even some inspired physical comedy.

Baumbach and Gerwig have both noted in interviews that Mistress America is in part inspired by those 1980s comedies — like Something Wild and After Hours — in which a preppy square falls under the spell of an outrageous bon vivant.

«Appropriate Behavior» I heralded writer - director - star Desiree Akhavan as «a hilarious and essential new voice» back in January, when this early - Woody - Allen - inspired romantic comedy about a bisexual Iranian - American Brooklynite with a broken heart was released.

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty, sharply written human comedy about professional rejection and the fear of commitment.

Co-written by estimable Frownland director Ronald Bronstein, it's inspired by the experiences of street kid Arielle Holmes, who plays a fictional version of herself alongside actor Caleb Landry Jones in what's described as «a tumultuous drama about a New York City couple battling addiction in the midst of a love affair»... And finally, the prize for oddest remake of the week: French thriller specialist Jean - François Richet is changing gear rather alarmingly with his, er, «reboot» is the word I'm looking for, of Claude Berri's 1977 comedy Un moment d'égarement, in which two fathers take their sexy adolescent daughters on vacation — and one of them is seduced by the other's jeune fille.

Grand Budapest Hotel is one of his most delightful confections, a skittish comedy set in central Europe between the wars and inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig.

A commercial disaster, this antiheroic comedy wasn't responsible for inspiring Guardians of the Galaxy in any shape or form.

There's further Crisis On Infinite Earths mindfuckery awaiting anyone who thinks too much about Leo playing a character inspired by Mitzi Shore in a world where The Comedy Store still exists, and competes for customers and talent with Goldie's.

Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams are 2 Dope Queens in a four - part comedy event, inspired by their hit comedy podcast.

Written by Peter Straughan, and according to its credits «inspired» by the 2005 documentary film of the same name, «Our Brand is Crisis» uneasily mixes the star vehicle with the screwball - political - comedy / satire with the (half - heartedly, in the end) impassioned call to social consciousness arms.

The Zellners, who last came to Sundance with the «Fargo» - inspired comedy - drama «Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,» had long wanted to make a Western, but in their own offbeat style.

David Gordon Green directs the satirical comedy from a screenplay by Peter Straughan inspired by Rachel Boynton's documentary about the American political campaign marketing tactics used in the real - life 2002 Bolivian presidential election.

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty and consistently funny human comedy about the fear of commitment, and hands - down my favorite movie at this year's SXSW.

She's just booked the female lead in Pixels, the video game - inspired action - comedy being directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Adam Sandler.

I've heard that sometimes in comedy it's not what you say but the way you say it that will inspire laughs.

The film did seem to re-energize studio interest in the high school comedy, especially those inspired by classic literature, as movies like She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You would follow.