Sentences with phrase «names in comedy»

There's also Gun Machine, «a hardboiled detective thriller» based on a Warren Ellis novel; Winterworld, a limited live action series based on a well - known graphic novel «in which our world has been encased in ice from pole - to - pole;» and an «untitled JASH comedy / variety half hour» in which «the biggest names in comedy will showcase the people that make them laugh.»

The latest comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Superbad, Knocked Up) co-stars Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph and many of the biggest names in comedy and music in cameo performances.

Featuring cameos from Awesome Show regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today!

Comic Relief used to assemble huge names in comedy to raise funds to help those in need, particularly America's homeless.

He shares some of the secrets that have led him to be one of the biggest names in comedy.

For the cult sketch series» 25th anniversary, ET is looking back at the night Ben Stiller and other recognizable names in comedy won an Emmy after the show had been canceled.

Inside Comedy, Season 1: The biggest names in comedy want to let you in on the joke.

But it's Wilson's work in front of the camera that's made him a famous name in comedy.

Not exact matches

Viacom Inc. is creating new show formats including «BET Breaks» that focuses on the African American perspective on pop culture and another named «Comedy Central's Creator's Room,» a satirical take on trending news in pop culture.

Netflix, on the other hand, landed a dozen nominations, but was only victorious in one: when Aziz Ansari heard his name called for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV Series, for his Netflix original comedy series Master ofComedy TV Series, for his Netflix original comedy series Master ofcomedy series Master of None.

What really got Scientology's goat, however, was the November airing on Comedy Central of a South Park spoof of Scientology, called «Trapped in the Closet,» in which a kid named Stan pays $ 240 for auditing and scores off the Bridge as an O.T. IX, which makes everyone think he is the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard.

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

There were happy things and sad things, moments of unbearable fear and moments of lopsided comedy, tumbled together in such overwhelming immediacy I had neither space nor time to rise above them and call them by some generic name.

You will also find nightly live entertainment such as concerts by top - name headliners and stand - up comedy, in addition to the many diverse restaurants.

Rosalind Rosalind means «pretty rose,» and it's a classic name favored by Shakespeare — it's the romantic lead in his comedy, As You Like It.

This name has also appeared in Shakespeare in the form of Viola, in the comedy Twelfth Night.

While Nixon has strong political connections and name recognition in the city that was the backdrop for her Emmy Award - winning role as lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the HBO comedy «Sex and the City,» her star power among upstate voters is less certain.

He uses the death of his congressman, with whom he shares a similar name, to get elected to Congress in this political comedy.

Being his first stage comedy play, Bismark, with his Notorious nick name, «Gatuso», this time exhibited how rude, arrogant and bully he can be in Prof. Chibere's class, to outsmart intelligent mates, in his quest to be part of the best two students to gain slots for an excursion to DC through Dubai, on the ticket of the Education Office's Science and Innovation Test.

Jackknife Comedy is a rad monthly stand up show the first Saturday of every month at The Creek and The Cave in Queens, hosted by two dummies from Iowa named Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie!

A professional actor since the age of 15, Fox became a household name in the early 1980's for his Emmy and Golden Globe Awards winning role as Alex P. Keaton in the NBC comedy series Family Ties in which he starred as the young Republican son of hippie parents.

Based on this one scene in a popular movie from more than 30 years ago — and an Eddie Murphy comedy at that — the urban legend has perpetuated that beef somehow blocks up your intestines, colon... you name it.

Earlier in the day, Rihanna left the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills to record for the upcoming DreamWorks Animation comedy called Home, where she plays a young girl who resists capture and stands up to an alien invasion named Tip.

The Comedy Store, nestled in the heart of Hollywood, is not only a historical location, but it also has a story behind the name.

Finding love in your lunch hour may sound like the name of a romantic comedy, but it's the basis of a new matchmaking website.

I am a sexy outgoing lady interested in other sexy ladies who like shopping, comedy, romance, just to name a few.

While these might have been funny to you when you created your online gaming account or your AIM screen name back in the day (when they existed, RIP), the online dating arena is not the place to display your «comedy».

Hi my name is will.I enjoy live bands, Comedy clubs, chillin with friends, playing basketball, i love grilled food and bbq, when in the mood.I like to dance to the 80's, 90's and R&B music, (I have always had an interest in salsa) Im a student, i work part time and loving every minute of it.People...

Christian Mingle caters not only to Christian singles, but also to movie lovers, since it played an important role in a romantic comedy of the same name telling an adorable story about online matchmaking.

My Big Fat Gypsy Funeral: Irish gangster «Fat» Andy Connors laid to rest in # 25,000 GOLD coffin Gangster «Fat» Andy Connors was shot dead in front of his She's Dating the Gangster is a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy - drama film based on the best Pop Fiction book of the same name originally published on

Despite her recent onscreen success, Washington remains true to her stage roots by remaining active in theater and has also begun to branch out by attempting to make a name for herself as a writer and producer as well.Still, it was on the screen that Washington truly earned her keep, and following roles in Sexual Life, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Fantastic Four, Washington took a trip to the courtroom for a supporting role on David E. Kelley's Emmy - winning television comedy Boston Legal.

For the most part, in the projects that he scripted or co-scripted, he unveiled a propensity for a lightly satirical take on American life.From a qualitative standpoint, Fleming did much to cement his reputation with his much different follow up to Bad Dreams, the 1994 Threesome, a critically favored Gen - X romantic comedy (which the director also scripted) about a ménage - a-trois that «accidentally» transpires in an all - male dorm when a sexy young woman named Alex (Lara Flynn Boyle) is mistaken for a young man.

Directed by Peter Chelsom, this film is the English - language remake of Masayuki Suo's 1995 romantic comedy of the same name; the Japanese version earned a record - breaking 9.5 million dollars in United States box offices.

He and old friend Kevin McDonald helped to form the sketch comedy group and TV series The Kids in the Hall, so named after a Jack Benny joke.

Based on the book of the same name by Sestero and Tom Bissell, which in turn is based on the real - life events that led to the making of one of the most bizarre unintentional comedies of all time, James Franco's film is a triumphant and uproarious comedy that celebrates flawed creators and their mistaken creations.

A respected actor who became one of the more prominent figures in the growing African American cinema of the 1990s, Isaiah Washington has made his name in gritty crime dramas and romantic ensemble comedies alike.

For those who wish to decode The Names of Love, there's a sharp commentary on French prejudices, character types, history, and culture embedded in Michel Leclerc's droll autobiographical French comedy.

Probably more than any other filmmaker, his name evokes instant expectations on the part of audiences: at least two or three great chills (and a few more good ones), some striking black comedy, and an eccentric characterization or two in every one of the director's movies.Originally trained at a technical school, Hitchcock gravitated to movies through art courses and advertising, and by the mid -»20s he was making his first films.

Then there's the host of familiar comedy faces peppered throughout the film, including Alison Brie, Megan Mullally, Hannibal Buress, Nathan Fielder, Seth Rogan, Joe Mande, Casey Wilson, Lauren Ash, Brian Huskey, and John Early, who lend a good deal of goodwill to the proceedings, not to mention the slew of big names — including Kristen Bell, J.J. Abrams, Adam Scott, Keegan - Michael Key and Kevin Smith — the film uses in a prologue to explain the appeal of The Room to newcomers.

The good news is that some parts of this shopping list are checked off with style and grace: Tony and Pepper are still, at heart, the leads in a screwball comedy — and Downey and Paltrow are top form here; the new villain has the comics» Crimson Dynamo's name — Ivan Vanko [Mickey Rourke]-- but instead of wearing the hopelessly out of date crimson armor, wields a pair of plasma whips that can slice and dice even Stark's fancy suit; and finally, there's Justin Hammer [Sam Rockwell — who was a finalist in casting Stark], a hi - tech weapons manufacturer who got Stark's old Department of Defence contracts even though he's not nearly as talented.

Miley Cyrus, who enjoys pot and thinks things are pretty cool, stars in LOL, a remake of a 2008 French comedy by the same name, written and directed by the original French writer - director Lisa Azuelos.

This is where the issue with Bridesmaids creeps in; based on the names attached and all of the promotional material, you're expecting a straight comedy about a crew of misfits trying to plan a wedding.

Fans of the extraterrestrial comedy series ALF will also remember him as the curiously named Whizzer Deaver.Though his feature roles through the 1990s largely consisted of such B - grade fare as My Boyfriend's Back (1993) and Error in Judgment (1998), Dooley managed to stay on top thanks to parts in such popular television series as Mad About You, Dream On, Grace Under Fire, and The Practice.

Carrey, returning to the crazed physical comedy with which he made his name, plays Charlie, a repressed Rhode Island Highway Patrol officer badly in need of some therapy.

Now, Atari is taking the formula to a new level in the identically named but reimagined Warlords, which features soldiers, bosses and a healthy dose of slapstick comedy.

THN has been lucky enough to be invited to the lush surroundings of the famous Savoy Hotel in London, which coincidentally also happens to be a major location in the upcoming comedy caper we're here to find out about — GAMBIT, a remake of the classic 1966 Michael Caine / Shirley MacLaine film of the same name.

Named for the frozen treat that appears in each film, the two comedies feature British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost combining comedy with elements of the horror and action film genres.

His name is Richard E. Grant, and his first big movie role was last year in the bleak, knife - edged comedy «Withnail and I.» He played a dark - eyed, lantern - faced, intense loner with spite for everybody.

The 3D computer animated adventure comedy, produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, chose an amusing marketing campaign to promote the movie that will soon be in theatres: a blimp disguised as a Minion, named «Despicablimp,» has been touring the United States since March 2013 in its six - month tour to advertise the film's release.

Director Roger Michell is best known for the fluffy fantasy of «Notting Hill» (1999), targetted directly at an American market and presenting a view of London life whose only link to reality was the place names — but since then he has elaborated a much darker vision of romance in Britain's capital, first in the Hanif Kureshi - scripted taboo - breaker The Mother (2003), and now in «Enduring Love», starring Daniel Craig (who also featured in The Mother) and Rhys Ifans (here a million miles away from the comedy of «Notting Hill»).