Sentences with phrase «series about a comedy»

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Netflix description: «Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star in this remake of a Norwegian dark - comedy series about an institutionalized man who lives a fantasy life in his dreams.»

Those included «Death Note,» based on the popular Japanese manga series; Angelina Jolie's «First They Killed My Father» drama about the Cambodian genocide; «Naked,» a romantic comedy featuring Marlon Wayans; and anorexia drama «To the Bone,» starring Lily Collins.

Business Insider recently spoke to Matt Novack, one of the composers of the series alongside lead composer Craig Wedren (School of Rock, Anchorman, GLOW), about the challenges of composing comedy, and parodying the music of a nostalgic decade.

Amazon's «Transparent», a comedy - drama series about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation incomedy - drama series about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation inseries about a transgender father, won the award for the Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation inSeries — Musical or Comedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation inComedy, the first time the e-commerce giant's in - house studio had competed and won against the big guns of Hollywood since its creation in 2010.

The study revealed that less than 10 percent of adult viewing on Netflix was of its much - buzzed - about original series, like «House of Cards,» its political drama, and «Orange Is the New Black,» the dark comedy about prison.

YouTube Blogger: You can start your own mini reality series and show people what your daily life is all about, teach people different skills, do comedy skits, and still make money from it on YouTube through the YouTube adsense program.

If you look up the definition of «badass» in the dictionary, we're pretty sure you'll find a picture of Alison Brie, the star of GLOW, Netflix's hit comedy series about a women's pro-wrestling circuit in the 1980s.

The Real Life of a RomCom Protagonist is a sketch series about Maisie, a real woman who happens to be caught inside the logic of a romantic comedy.

Looking is an American comedy - drama television series about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco.

Dating My TV: A new comedy web series about two unlikely best friends looking for love in the age of The

Costarred in Hope Springs, a 2009 BBC comedy - drama series about women ex-cons; and Sirens, a 2011 BBC comedy series about paramedics.

As raw and raunchy as the comedy sometimes gets on Crashing, there's something incredibly endearing and downright sweet about this new HBO series.

House of Lies, Season 1: A new original comedy series about business as usual.

In Coming To The Stage, Comedy Dynamics» first original series, comedian Dan Levy hosts and introduces a talented pool of up - and - coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow.

The series is a wicked, decadent comedy about our impending apocalypse, its relativism suggesting a cheeky come - on as well as a parting attempt at some sort of clarity.

If you weren't lucky enough to see his offbeat writing - directing work in 2014's hilarious vampire mockumentary «What We Do in the Shadows» or HBO's comedy series «Flight of the Conchords» about the Kiwis» fourth most popular folk duo, you might have missed him.

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Matt LeBlanc stars as Matt LeBlanc in Episodes, the hilarious comedy series about remaking a comedy series.

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.

Raunchy frat comedies are as hard to pull off as any other kind because they have to keep surprising the audience, and «The Hangover» does with a bizarre series of uproarious situations with explanations that just about stay within the bounds of plausibility.

Though there may not be as much pomp and circumstance about HBO's comedy series Doll & Em as there is surrounding Game of Thrones or the cable network's other comedy series like Silicon Valley and Veep, the show starring Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) and Dolly Wells (Some Girls) has enough of a following and acclaim for a second season coming in September.

Coinciding with the U.S. release of A Bad Moms Christmas, directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore have been chatting to Variety about the series, revealing that they are planning further spinoffs from the hit comedy, potentially tied to other holidays.

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell were both nominated, at last, for their roles in «The Americans,» but the fact they didn't win says a lot about that show feeling like «the old guard» in comparison with series like «Baskets,» for which Louie Anderson won best supporting actor, «Mr. Robot» and «Master of None,» for which Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang won the best comedy writing award.

HBO has released the first trailer for Doll & Em, a new comedy series about a British Hollywood star who hires her childhood friend to be her personal assistant while she is making a film in Los Angeles.

From Britain comes the dark comedy «Snuff Box» (Severin), part sitcom and part sketch comedy, and «Without Motive» (Acorn), the complete 12 - episode series about the search for a serial killer in Bristol.

Among the 34 new series the six major networks are introducing, there are 16 family sitcoms and dramas occupying airtime previously devoted to comedies about cute, self - absorbed singles.

Ballers: The Complete First Season (Blu - ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2015, HBO Home Entertainment Rated: TV - MA, language, sexual content The lowdown: This HBO comedy series stars Dwayne Johnson, set in Miami, about a retired football superstar - turned - financial manager who helps other athletes figure out what to do when they take off their uniforms.

The series, which costars Rob Corddry, Omar Miller, Troy Garity and John David Washington, mixes comedy with a few serious issues about the problems ex-jocks have in adapting to the real world and responsibilities once they stop playing.

Her directorial work includes Paper Chase, a teen comedy in pre-production with Gunpowder and Sky; All Styles, a dance movie in post production starring Fik - Shun (So You Think You Can Dance) and Heather Morris (Glee); Black Folk Don't, a documentary web series in its fourth season featured in Time Magazine's «10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life» and (A) sexua, l a feature - length documentary about people who experience no sexual attraction that streamed on Netflix and Hulu for four years.

The series, from «Gilmore Girls» creator Amy Sherman - Palladino, is about a young housewife in the 1960s who gets divorced and launches a stand - up comedy career.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - As raw and raunchy as the comedy sometimes gets on «Crashing,» there's something incredibly endearing and downright sweet about this new HBO series.

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.

Deschanel recently commented about being nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, states UsMagazine.com.

That's not too surprising considering this is the end of the road for the series, and as such it makes sense Netflix would want to conjure up some sentiment about bringing this comedy and its core relationship full circle.

Below, she talks about series creator Amy Sherman - Palladino, women in comedy and her fear of freaking out Issa Ray of «Insecure» on awards night.

Comedy writer and actor Patton Oswalt stars in «The Heart, She Holler,» Adult Swim's surreal Southern Gothic series about the twisted and mercifully fictitious Heartshe clan, now in its second season of 11 - minute episodes.

The former is a comedy about suburban dads who deal with an alien invasion and has garnered almost entirely negative reviews; the latter is the fourth in the street dancing series, of which I've seen none, but fans of the series say it's the best, most craziest yet.

Regular Show, the Cartoon Network series that was sort of a kid - friendly stoner comedy about a bird and a raccoon, just ended its run recently, and Deadline is reporting that TBS has given the greenlight to a new animated series from Regular Show creator J.G. Quintel.

Netflix releases a brief but bright teaser trailer for GLOW, the upcoming comedy series about the 1980s female wrestling circuit.

From Dan Harmon (The Sarah Silverman Program) and Emmy Award - winning directors Joe and Anthony Russo (Arrested Development) comes Community, a smart comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College.

Yahoo has turned to established producers for two new comedy series but is staying mum about its slate of performers.

The show, which is an adaptation of a British series, is ostensibly a comedy — about aging, about the dysfunctional health - care system, about the everyday indignities of being alive — and it is often very funny.

His new series, Mary Kills People, a black comedy about the controversial practice of euthanasia, is something very different.

Multiple Emmy Award winners Candice Bergen and series creator Diane English reunite for MURPHY BROWN, the revival of the groundbreaking multi-camera comedy about the eponymous broadcast news legend and her biting take on current events, now in a world of 24 - hour cable, social media, â $ fake newsâ $ and a vastly different political climate.

Netflix is being hush - hush about it, but Maniac is adapted from a Norwegian comedy series, so we know it's about patients trapped after a pharmaceutical trial goes awry.

Accepting the award for Best Actress in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy, star Rachel Brosnahan expressed gratitude for getting to anchor a series about, as Brosnahan put it, «a bold, and beautiful, and complicated woman.&Series: Musical or Comedy, star Rachel Brosnahan expressed gratitude for getting to anchor a series about, as Brosnahan put it, «a bold, and beautiful, and complicated woman.&series about, as Brosnahan put it, «a bold, and beautiful, and complicated woman.»

Accepting the award for Best Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy, Master of None creator and star Aziz Ansari riffed about his surprise: «I genuinely didn't think I would win because all the websites said I was gonna lose.»

With Jeff, Who Lives At Home, The Duplass Brothers, Jay and Mark, take another cautious step towards the mainstream with this odd comedy about the eponymous Jeff and his family as a series of seemingly random occurrences lead to a unique conclusion.

There's no doubt about that anymore, not after Sandler's appearance in «Funny People» — a searing dramedy about a sell - out comedy star reckoning with his selfish and unsatisfied existence — only precipitated a series of bold new lows that began with «Jack and Jill,» led to «Pixels,» and culminated with a lucrative Netflix deal that made his diseased brand airborne.

William H Macy picked up Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Shameless and he spoke backstage about Time's Up.