Thankfully, the cast is filled with
some really great comedians, particularly star Aubrey Plaza, who proves that she has what it takes to headline her own movie, and Bill Hader in a hilarious supporting role as her boss.
Not exact matches
This is a lame joke by anyone's standards, but coming from one of the
greatest silent
comedians (still recognisable as the little tramp, even though he is playing a different character) makes it sound even worse than it
really is.
John Landis has made a
really good documentary about a
really great and talented actor /
comedian.
Transferring to this, one, as a comedic actor, you watch people like the
great Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Jamie Foxx, that started out
comedians and ended up doing
really dramatic roles.
Vince is a
great writer, and occasionally funny
comedian — but he has some
really weird hangups about a lot of things that are popular now.
The only problem is that most of them are downright terrible, with the only exceptions being Big Daddy and Punch - Drunk Love, the latter of which showing us what the
comedian can do when he
really puts the effort into giving a
great performance.
You may enjoy seeing some of your favorite
comedians portray some of your older favorite
comedians in A Futile and Stupid Gesture, but David Wain, Jonathan Stern and Peter Principato
really made the film to shine a light on Doug Kenney, the late
great comedy writer who co-founded the National Lampoon magazine, and co-wrote the screenplays to Animal House and Caddyshack, then abruptly fell off a Hawaiian cliff and died at age 33.