Sentences with phrase «out of a sitcom»

But as well as being brilliant to see, the footage from the Malaysian GP briefing also ended up being unintentionally hilarious as the camerawork made it look like something straight out of a sitcom.

The setup is straight out of a sitcom pilot, the characterizations broad, the results unsurprising: reawakened joie de vivre, a stiff upper lip relaxed via contact high, and an unlikely late - in - life romance, which comes by way of Bif's grumbly, pot - smoking fix - it man and occasional dance partner, Charlie (Spall), who lives on a barge.

Not exact matches

Hide a stapler in jelly Popularized by a certain sitcom television program, this office «prank» is sure to crack - up the rest of your colleagues — just don't be expecting the recipient to eat his or her way out of the jelly.

But unlike tech startups, it doesn't imagine itself to be a hug - it - out, sitcom kind of family.

Nerding out over an online video game or a fantasy series or a beloved sitcom isn't bad — that kind of deep passion can drive culture forward — but when that love is self - contained, it's useless, and that makes the diverted goals of

Nerding out over an online video game or a fantasy series or a beloved sitcom isn't bad — that kind of deep passion can drive culture forward — but when that love is self - contained, it's useless, and that makes the diverted goals of Ready Player One's book and movie feel in counter to one another.

After rolling out of bed, I'd eat breakfast before situating myself in front of the television to watch hours of sitcoms and Lifetime movies.

So what if his birth story wasn't straight out of a Thursday night sitcom.

In January, Gove fell out with history professors, teachers and some of Britain's leading comic actors after claiming that the classic sitcom Blackadder was responsible for spreading left - wing myths about the First World War.

Museum dioramas often depict palaeolithic families as if they came out of a 1960s TV sitcom, with dad going off to hunt the mammoth while mom stays in the cave home with the kids.

He's the antievolution activist who, along with former child sitcom star Kirk Cameron, recently passed out copies of On the Origin of Species with a new introduction that in effect explains how Charles Darwin was wrong, a bigot, a misogynist, Hitler's dad, a cribbage cheat and the true kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby.

Pastel pink and turquoise custom booths, stairs and artwork create an enchanting place that feels both Parisian as it does straight out of an early 90s tv sitcom.

It looks like the kind of dress a fabulous far out grandma would wear on an 80s sitcom — and most real - life grandmas are far more fashionable than that!

Are sitcoms just totally out of touch with modern dating?

The rest of the cast is actually decent, but the tone's all wrong and the lines are out of the hack sitcom writer's playbook.

The film, which initially resembles a sitcom both in its reliance on one - liners and in its decidedly uncinematic visual style, slowly but surely wears out its welcome, however, as the affable vibe inevitably gives way to an emphasis on increasingly over-the-top action sequences - which wouldn't be quite so problematic had such moments been infused with even an ounce of real excitement by director Shawn Levy.

These are actors after all, but they're genial performers, convincingly communicating a lifelong bond that permits such an accessible invasion of privacy, making the plot feel less like a crude sitcom and more like a bawdy home movie that's spun wildly out of control.

A largely improvised sitcom about the highs and woes of four contentious couples in counseling, detailing their experiences in and out of the therapy office.

Where the film began on a distinctly glum note, then built toward a spirit of renewal, the pilot episode of the sitcom starts out noisy and stays that way.

The «comic» musical score is an embarrassment out of a»60s sitcom, and the supporting actors wouldn't make the cut at a high school audition.

Van Dyke then tried out for the role of dim - witted Vermont handyman George Utley on the seminal»80s sitcom Newhart.

By age 16, he dropped out of high school to take up acting full - time, relocating to Manhattan to make his off - Broadway debut in 1972 in Rain, and a minor role in the touring company of the hit musical Grease followed.In 1975, Travolta was cast in an ABC sitcom entitled Welcome Back, Kotter.

Only funny if you enjoy going out and paying for the kind of comedy writing you can stay at home and get free on sitcoms.

Since «Step by Step» (1991), Jason has provided voices for numerous animated television shows and computer games, appeared in a straight - to - video film, been the voice of Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)(V), the voice of Haku in the American dub of Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001), starred in two TV films, and has made guest appearances on some of the most popular American sitcoms out there.

... This sitcom sparkles with acerbic intelligence, though its fascination with the real TV world occasionally gets out of hand.

Allison Janney has been making hay out of the mother - from - hell role — see also her very funny TV sitcom Mom.

Chris Parnell is here as a fellow emasculated grad - student - partner, padding out the number of NBC sitcom actors with roles in the film, which was produced by Universal, which owns NBC, yada yada.

The AV Club's Scott Tobias, on the other hand, sees little to enjoy in this «limp pile of indie quirk,» but the harshest words come from Slant: «A dismal, D - grade sitcom stretched out to wafer - thin feature length....

Following a new trailer and a season 10 renewal announcement for Will & Grace, NBC has released two new promos for the sitcom ahead of its series premiere next month; check them out here... That's right, honey!

Following Saturday's teaser [watch it here], the first trailer has now arrived online for NBC's upcoming revival of its beloved sitcom Will & Grace which sees the return of Eric McCormack and Debra Messing's titular characters alongside Megan Mullally (Karen), and Sean Hayes (Jack); check it out below... The 12 - episode Will & Grace revival is set to premiere -LSB-...]

Mad About You is one of those shows that's had its edges flattened out by time, disappearing in the public consciousness into a general Must See TV mish - mash of»90s NBC sitcom soup.

It plays out more sitcom than as a rehash of the film that inspired it, so expectations should be tempered to expect nothing more than formula romantic comedy antics.

Over the course of its five - year run, Taxi was one of the best - loved sitcoms in North America because its comedy was derived from the creation and development of characters who were fleshed out and felt real — even [or maybe especially] the burnt out, but warm - hearted «Reverend Jim» Ignatowski [Christopher Lloyd] and the Gravases, Latka [Andy Kaufman] and Simka [Carole Kane].

As the titular fish out of water in the family - friendly sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air, Will Smith was undeniably charming, but his presence didn't exactly scream out «future biggest movie star in the world».

However, the script just isn't able to deliver as much as it should, and the result feels like a half hour sitcom stretched out to full - length feature proportions with a lot of filler in between the funny parts.

A shamelessly uninspired follow - up to the 2011 hit movie, Carlos Saldanha's latest is just plain tedious — a boring, overly familiar pastiche of sitcom problems, acted out by annoying animals, and scored with music that should make it all feel invigorating, not infuriating.

So after years of living their self - absorbed lives, Reagan and Chris (Christina Applegate and Will Arnett) decide to take the plunge into parenthood, which is where we meet them at the beginning of the engaging new sitcom «Up All Night» (9 p.m. Wednesday, NBC; 3 stars out of 4).

As directed by first - timer Billy Kent, The Oh in Ohio plays out like an extended HBO sitcom, full of adult humor, modestly popular stars, and writing that knowingly plays irreverently to its target audience.

Robinson, who was squandered on the short - lived sitcom, will play Ray, a «neighborhood local who reaches out to Elliot (Rami Malek) in his time of need.»

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.

Shouty stand - up Nick Helm has been a regular on panel shows like» 8 Out of 10 Cats», and played the lead role in BBC sitcom «Uncle».

Cedric the Entertainer is also around to provide second - banana back - up jokes; given the amount of heavy - hitting comic talent on display here, this may be the one sitcom this season that we love so much we wan na take it out back and get it pregnant.

Jim Rash & Nat Faxon («The Way Way Back») Sure, «The Way Way Back» writers / directors Jim Rash & Nat Faxon might have already won an Oscar, but even with both actors killing it in regular roles on network sitcoms (Rash is the Dean on «Community,» Faxon is one half of the title duo on Fox «s recently axed «Ben & Kate «-RRB-, most of the country, and even the industry, might have struggled to pick them out of a line - up, but that could all start to change once their directorial debut, «The Way Way Back,» leaves Park City and finds audiences around the world.

Tired and uninspired, the movie has no clue how to draw out its sitcom setup and relies entirely on weak pratfalls and schmaltz that's so sappy it provides the bulk of the laughs.

Starring: Paul Reubens, Jane Lynch, Bruce McGill, Matthew Lillard What you missed out on: You don't have to be a rocket scientist to guess the premise of this sitcom: it was intended to show all the shenanigans that go on inside the top - secret government base reputed to be the home of alien lifeforms.

Nine years ago Wright directed BBC sitcom pals Frost and Simon Pegg in «Shaun of the Dead,» the story of two buddies who wait out a zombie apocalypse at the local watering hole.

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Moreover, if you happen to fall asleep, the nonstop score (sounding like something out of a fifties sitcom) will remind you that the movie is not over yet.

June Diane Raphael, who plays Grace and Robert's daughter Brianna Hanson, points out to me that counter to some recent sitcoms that skew mean, Grace and Frankie comes from a place of comfort.

Then the quirky sitcom whips something else out: a series of awkward (and hilarious) events that bring attention to the, uh, anatomy of its main male characters.