Sentences with phrase «irreverent comedy in»

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After a period of puppy love for monasticism, in which he is convinced that he has a vocation to become a monk of Quarr Abbey, he gets caught up in the new irreverent comedy that he encounters when he begins attending Cambridge University.

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Now the star of Road Trip and Freddy Got Fingered brings his outrageous energy and irreverent wit to the stage in his first stand - up comedy special.

Set among the upper class in 1930s Philadelphia, this irreverent classic romantic comedy features radiant performances by three legendary stars.

It only makes sense that they would provide the soundtrack to an over-the-top, politically irreverent comedy about cops abusing their power in violent, illegal ways.

These vibrant, energetic comedies showcase the sort of irreverent, whip - smart sense of humor that the Brits are so well known for, alongside absurd riffs on violence, played in an animated, over the top fashion.

Knowing that they had a different, clever comedy, Warner Bros. sought to capture that irreverent attitude in its marketing and trailers.

Flatulent animals, burly female hockey players, kids spouting vulgarities, and kooky homeless men are just some examples of the things that they've thrown in the mix in order to try to give the appearance of an irreverent, sophomoric comedy.

If there is anything that both Jarmusch and Murray are known for, it's their laid - back approach to comedy, utilizing self - ironies and an irreverent dry wit that makes you hang on their every word and inference, as their straight - faced approach requires diligent attention to find the point where they get that glint in their eyes that says, «We're just pulling your leg».

And yet, I have the feeling this modest little 83 - minute comedy will reverberate like a gunshot in our national conversation about abortion — in part because of the casually irreverent aplomb with which Robespierre approaches this tinderboxiest of topics.

In «Peter Rabbit,» Sony Pictures Animation's «irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude» about the little dude, Peter's long - standing feud with Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson, who seems to be hellbent on dominating the space of «beloved kid lit classics, reinvented for the big screen» these days) takes on a new dimension when the pair battle over a charming new neighbor (Rose Byrne), who apparently also adores animals.

A synthesis of irreverent humor, incredible special effects, and a sense of exhilaration sorely lacking in our cynical postmodern horrors and comedies.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Irreverent Horror Comedy Arrives on DVD Right in Time for Halloween General Lee Roy (Robin Watkins), a rank and file member of the Ku Klux Klan, also happens to be the CEO of American Chicken Bunker, a leading chain of fast food restaurants.

Waititi, 42, is a veteran of the cult comedy series «Flight of the Concords» and has previously directed largely offbeat irreverent indies like the deadpan vampire tale «What We Do in the Shadows» and the oddball outlaw comedy «Hunt for the Wilderpeople.»

With only fourteen episodes in total, the covertly uproarious series is easily consumed within a weekend, but you will inevitably be left wishing you had more of this inventive, irreverent comedy to indulge in.

The X-Men movies are dramatic and almost operatic, whereas Deadpool is irreverent and hysterical and sort of a dirty R - rated comedy in many ways.

«Turkeys is an irreverent, hilarious, adventurous buddy comedy where two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history — and get turkey off the menu for good.»

The Brand New Testament (Unrated) Irreverent comedy about a sadistic God (Benoit Poelvoorde) living in a high - rise apartment in Brussels where he abuses both his wife (Yolande Moreau) and 10 year - old daughter (Pili Groyne).

Non-believers unite in the satirical, irreverent comedy, Rapture - Palooza, arriving on Blu - ray Disc (plus Digital UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), and Digital Download August 20 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

But the raunchy, R - rated comedy with an ever - game Ryan Reynolds as Marvel's irreverent mercenary is another showpiece in Marvel's impressive gallery of adult - oriented films and series, which includes Netflix's riveting «Jessica Jones» and the intense «Daredevil.»

Rowan and Martin's Laugh - in: The Complete Fourth Season Details: 1970 - 71, Time Life Rated: Not rated The lowdown: In its fourth season, this comedy sketch show continued its irreverent and biting social satire, taking aim at politics and the then - cultural revolutioin: The Complete Fourth Season Details: 1970 - 71, Time Life Rated: Not rated The lowdown: In its fourth season, this comedy sketch show continued its irreverent and biting social satire, taking aim at politics and the then - cultural revolutioIn its fourth season, this comedy sketch show continued its irreverent and biting social satire, taking aim at politics and the then - cultural revolution.

The Merc with the Mouth returns in Deadpool 2, the irreverent follow - up to 2016's surprise R - rated smash superhero action - comedy Deadpool that brazenly took a character that was introduced in perfunctory and forgettable fashion in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and shockingly made something electric, alive and artistically viable out of him.

Director Jonathan Levine's 50/50 is one of those rare movies that pulls off a feat of narrative tightrope walking, in this case a comedy - drama about a young man with cancer that manages to be thought - provoking and insightful without being melodramatic, and funny and irreverent rather than woefully inappropriate or safe.

Augustine Frizzell's irreverent dark comedy was produced by David Lowery and premiered in Sundance's Midnight section.

Before Wright wowed the world with The Cornetto Trilogy and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, he was fresh off his brilliantly irreverent comedy series Spaced and wound up directing a music video for Manchester - based group Mint Royale's tune «Blue Song» in the early 2000s.

Peter Rabbit makes the jump from beloved storybook character to the big screen in this irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude.

The final scene picks up the irreverent comedy right where it had left off, with the characters playing off of each other in fun.

Following his irreverent superhero reboot Thor: Ragnarok, one of 2017's most distinctive blockbusters, and his quirky Kiwi indie comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople in 2016, it's fair to say that interest in New Zealand director Taika Waititi's back...

To the relief of comedy enthusiasts everywhere, in A Futile and Stupid Gesture (now available on Netflix), comedy legend and unsung hero, Doug Kenney, the man who co-founded the ground - breakingly irreverent National Lampoon magazine with his best friend, Henry Beard, «the oldest man who was ever a teenager», is imagined with great admiration and comedic inheritance by one of this era's funniest, most visionary voices, David Wain.

This year's massive hit Deadpool — an official entry, given Deadpool's mutant power and X-Men guest appearances — was an irreverent comedy that poked holes in the fabric of the typical PG - 13 rated superhero universe.

Don Verdean (PG - 13 profanity, coarse language, suggestive content and brief violence) Sam Rockwell plays the title character in this irreverent Christian comedy revolving around a cash - strapped cleric who hopes to inspire his congregation by finding sacred relics in the Holy Land.

Once again, it's nothing terribly deep, and doesn't offer much in the way of social commentary — but «It's a Jersey Thing» does bring back some of the irreverent, in - your - face comedy that the previous episode lacked.

«If you remember Red Foxx's Party albums, which were very irreverent, or Richard Pryor's... I wanted it to be irreverent, but I also wanted it to address a lot of social things I was interested in, so I used comedy as the gaze,» says Bradford.