Sentences with phrase «success for a comedy»

Again, the secret to success for comedies comes back to relatability.

The only real determination of success for a comedy... does it make you laugh?

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Since securing a job as a writer for «30 Rock» in 2006, Glover has used his diverse talents and signature humor to find success in a staggering number of industries, including television, stand - up comedy, music, and film.

Only at the end of the movie do you realize there were no sex jokes, no romps through strip clubs, and no crass profanity - bread and butter for success comedies in the last decade.

It asks you to want something for Peter beyond comedy success, and what you want for him reveals something about the way you see the world.

Whether it is dinner at the newest LA hotspot or heading to a comedy show or concert, I tend to dress for success haha:p What can I say, I am a girly girl through and through

Speaking to Business Insider, Alper spoke about the viral success of the app, which started as an idea for a comedy sketch and became serious after the entrepreneur discovered a study that said people «bond over the things they hate more strongly than over the things they love».

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.

The same goes for comedian Zack Galifianakis, who might finally find some success in Hollywood as a comedy go - to guy à la Danny McBride.

In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Scomedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy SComedy Series.

While live - action family comedy «Malcolm in the Middle» had success for Fox on Sunday nights, recent years have seen the network concentrating on its animated comedies.

Ironically, in light of her Juno success, Janney was also critically recognized for her performance as an emotionally detached mother in Sam Mendes» bittersweet comedy Away We Go (2009).

In 1947, Morgan was teamed with Jack Carson for a group of musical comedies which Warners hoped would match the success of Paramount's Hope - Crosby «Road» pictures.

The following year she had some success for her supporting role in Neil LaBute's remake of Frank Oz's black comedy Death at a Funeral, in which she co-starred with Danny Glover, Peter Dinklage, and Martin Lawrence, among others.

Director Todd Phillips is not someone known for his filmmaking finesse, having found understandable success with rowdy, rough - edged comedies such as Road Trip and The Hangover trilogy.

Once again, Kristen Wiig deserves credit for using her Saturday Night Live success to make strange, dark comedies.

STX Entertainment has announced that it is set to capitalise on the success of the hit comedy Bad Moms by launching a franchise of feature film spinoffs, digital shorts, and a reality series, beginning with a Bad Dads movie, which has been set for a July 14th 2017 release.

Universal Pictures has today debuted the second trailer for Ted 2, this summer's big comedy sequel Seth MacFarlane's 2012's blockbuster success, which grossed almost $ 550million worldwide to become the highest - grossing original R - rated comedy of all time.

Directed by John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London) at the height of his success and released the same year as both his iconic music video for Michael Jackson's «Thriller» and his career - damaging lethal contribution to Twilight Zone: The Movie, this is a high - concept comedy as straightforward as its title suggests.

From British / Irish director Martin McDonagh, who'd already had massive transatlantic success with plays like «The Beauty Queen of Leenane» and «The Cripple of Inishmaan» and had already won an Academy Award for his short film «Six Shooter,» the hitman black comedy was not just the arrival of an exciting new director, but also marked a refreshing change of pace for Farrell, whose split personality of rugged charm, soulfulness and hair - trigger volatility found its most perfect vehicle to date.

Still riding high on the success of Twins, which proved beyond doubt that broad comedy was very much in his wheelhouse, Arnie reunited with director Ivan Reitman for this similarly wholesome kiddie policier.

The Family is a dark comedy directed by Luc Besson, a French director who has achieved international success mainly due to his knack for Hollywood - style action flicks like La Femme Nikita, The Professional, and The Fifth Element.

Fresh from the commercial success of that Montana movie, the talented Chelsom has signed to direct Last Vegas, a comedy about four older gentlemen who decamp to Sin City for a stag weekend when one of their number decides to get hitched.

In Date Night and The Other Guys and Ted, even in Pain & Gain and 2 Guns to some extent, he has managed to tap into his flair for out - and - out comedy with huge success.

For an original, R - rated comedy with middling reviews (47 % on Rotten Tomatoes), this kind of success is almost unprecedented.

Lionsgate currently has 15 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its prime time production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically - acclaimed hits as «Mad Men», «Weeds» and «Nurse Jackie» along with the comedy «Blue Mountain State,» the upcoming drama «Boss» and the syndication successes «Tyler Perry's House Of Payne», its spinoff «Meet The Browns», the upcoming «For Better or Worse,» «The Wendy Williams Show» and «Are We There Yet?».

The First Wives Club was a major success story for so many reasons: an original mainstream comedy, a movie about women over 50, a movie that recognized the comedic potential of actresses like Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn... with every year that goes by, the movie seems more and more like a miracle.

But while successes like «The Hangover» (the first one only) and «Bridesmaids» are pinnacle examples of using the adults - only rating to raunchy perfection, there are handfuls more that simply think a wacky premise and salty language are the only ingredients you need for comedy.

The ability to balance narrative against laughs is central to any comedy success, and the Farrellys have their own technique for cramming in mini laughing orgies without interrupting the flow of the storyline: the montage.

In 1978, Douglas Adams penned the script for British radio an eccentric SF comedy entitled «The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy» (or H2G2), and its success led to a run of five best - selling books (the first appearing in 1979), a BBC television series (1981), a computer game (1998), and now, over a quarter of a century after its first radio outing, a big - screen feature film.

The fifth season of HBO's tech comedy picks up sans T.J. Miller and sees Pied Piper reach a whole new level of success as things finally pick up for the gang.

And then of course there is the nomination for the all - powerful, all - conquering comedy Paddington 2, whose nod here perhaps doesn't do justice to the staggering commercial success that has gone along with its cordial critical reception.

Film Review by Kam Williams Jackie Chan Teams with Johnny Knoxville for Familiar Unlikely - Buddies Flick Jackie Chan made dozens of martial arts movies in his native Hong Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.

Johnnie To may be best known for his high - octane crime thrillers, but he has also achieved considerable critical and commercial success with his romantic comedies.

Inevitably, its success paved the way for Walt to usher in many more domestic family comedies with wacky elements.

Featuring a young cast, the comedy attempts to show how tough it is for improv comedians to find success.

Amy Schumer goes the action comedy route for her follow - up to the wild success of «Trainwreck.»

With the screenwriters» ingenious idea of combining screwball comedy with vivid images of genocide, all the ingredients are there for this film to be a massive, unprecedented success.

Following its success with the hit HBO comedy series «Eastbound and Down,» Rough House has established itself as a unique hub for both comedy and drama.

Like other SNLers who traded TV for movies (Will Ferrell, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy), Wiig has found great success in her comedy comfort zone.

March 14, 2018 • Donald Glover's Emmy - winning comedy returns for second season that includes sharply drawn characters and an appreciation for the problems with success.

Its moderate box office success seems more attributable to star power and the target demographic's taste for PG - 13 comedy than the film's value.

What we do know, is that a comedy's chance for success comes down to its characters, and in this area, Cedar Rapids works like a charm.

After her success in Jack Dee's TV comedy Lead Balloon, the former international fashion designer went on to create her own show Bluebell Welch for MTV as well as being cast in Jane Campion's Bright Star (2009).

Critical approval is often not necessary for box office success, and despite dreadful reviews the sequel to the 2015 comedy debuted at No. 2 with $ 30 million, edging out the star - studded murder mystery, which placed third with $ 28.2 million.

In this romantic comedy, Leo Palamino (Ryan Kwanten) is a failed - writer - turned - dishwasher made famous for his many flaws and shortcomings in a blog called «Why You Suck,» a huge Internet success written by his ex-wife.

Roadside Attractions has released a trailer for Lake Bell «s comedy, In a World... Bell stars as Carol, a voiceover actress who feels marginalized both by the sexism in her profession and the success of her father (Fred Melamed), who is...

And the movie's love story is surprisingly sweet, especially for those first two - thirds (before Morena Baccarin's Vanessa becomes a generic damsel in distress), something that plays into Reynolds's previous success in the romantic comedy genre.

Franco had his work cut out for him in approaching this story; on paper, it's hard to identify whether it's a tragic tale of a man with a dream who failed spectacularly in trying to achieve it it, a comedy about a weirdo, or a triumphant tale of unexpected success.