Sentences with phrase «up comedy performance»

The whimsy of «Deimos» is balanced by a thought - provoking and somewhat discomfiting «Spiderman,» a stand - up comedy performance Bradford debuted earlier this year at his «Scorched Earth» exhibition at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

FINALLY, IN A DARKENED REAR GALLERY SPACE, a stand - up comedy performance is underway.

And for those comedians and comediennes in training, introduce them to everything from dinosaur jokes to ghost jokes for their own stand - up comedy performance right in your living room.

While audiences remain divided on the quality of his later film work, he touched us deeply — and made us laugh hysterically — in films as diverse as The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society (his portrayal of Mr. Keating had an enormous influence on my own early teaching), The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting (for which he won an Oscar after 3 previous nominations), not to mention his multitude of stand - up comedy performances.

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Not exact matches

White's performance was edgy and widely praised, and the grandmother with a blue streak finished out 2010 by agreeing to costar in the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland, releasing a calendar and popping up in cameo roles on almost every self - respecting comedy in the fall.

With nationally - renowned stand - up acts at The Comedy Club, dancing at The Cabaret, and performances from rock and roll legends at the Pechanga Theatre, the Pechanga Casino offers something for everyone.

A wide variety of entertainment options range from the comedy - magic of Mac King, to stand - up performances at The Improv, to the longest - running tribute show in the world, Legends in Concert.

The rest well what a comedy set of defenders they are Gabriel weakling Pualista, Shokdran clueless mustafi, Keira's Donkey Gibbs, Per Slowcoach Mertasacker, (f.a cup final performance makes up for his years of letting us down)

She also taught Stand - up comedy at UCLA and now teaches a workshop at I O West called «Writing For Performance.»

Hosting a variety of events ranging from stand up comedy to musical performances and an ever changing array of art exhibitions, this venue offers the perfect combination of Irish and international talent alike.

Critic Consensus: Just enough sweetness and good performances lighten up the high school - set tensions, creating a family - appropriate teen comedy.

Critics Consensus: Just enough sweetness and good performances lighten up the high school - set tensions, creating a family - appropriate teen comedy.

Mike White, who scripted biting, edgy satire of this sort («The Good Girl,»» Chuck and Buck») before making his fortune with «School of Rock,» serves up an unsettling and generally deft comedy of manners with this clash, a film that greatly benefits from subtle, stinging performances by Salma Hayek and as her opposite number, John Lithgow.

The concept is wide open for the production to head anywhere it can possibly imagine, and through spirited performances from Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis (perhaps playing uncomfortably close to his vacant stand - up comedy persona), «Hangover» profits from a fearless attitude that straddles the line between crude and nightmarish.

The film is anchored by two excellent central performances; normally known for stand - up comedy, Dave Johns as the titular character delivers solid work in his film debut but it's Hayley Squires as the single mother of two who finds herself in some devastating circumstances that truly captures your heart.

«Just Go with It» has major problems with its lack of wit and exhausted repeated jokes, but thankfully, Aniston's performance is able to boost up the comedy in the film; adding to an amount that ranks higher than many other films that try the same formula of comedy as of this film With Sandler's and Aniston's connection being believable, «Just Go with It» manages to hit the mark for several adults and teens to enjoy.

An intriguing premise, and Segal's strong central performance (a break from the light comedies he became famous for in the 1970s) makes up for workmanlike direction.

His survival instinct ended up serving him well; a fateful set at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival became the defining performance of his early career.

Average comedy that's low on jokes and doesn't quite live up to its premise, though it remains watchable thanks to a charming performance by Justin Long.

Watching both men give such capable and focused performances is a powerful feeling that makes me wonder why they mostly stick to the comedy genre when they have performances like this to offer up.

A natural beauty who possessed a razor sharp wit, Carter Cash soon became popular for spicing up the live performances with comedy routines and monologues.

Nik Rabinowitz, a top South African, Xhosa speaking, Jewish comedian brings us his unique brand of stand - up comedy in a live performance exploring race, religion, politics, and polygamy.

Enjoyable thanks to three fantastic performances, a handful of fairly amusing moments, and an interesting glimpse behind the scenes of the stand - up comedy industry.

Sure, they may have popped up in the odd film to give a solid dramatic performance, or cameo in a comedy, but the real magic from seeing these actors on - screen just is not the same anymore.

Romantic comedies are always the same, predictable, not original and whatever happens they always end up together.And this movie is no exception but, it still manages to be entertaining thanks to Simon Pegg's brilliant performance.

«For A Good Time, Call...» is an adequate comedy for grown - ups, mostly because Ari Graynor's performance is too likable to dismiss the film as a whole.

Armed with standout performances from stars Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, Trading Places undoubtedly (and effortlessly) lives up to its reputation as one of the most impressive comedies to emerge out of the 1980s.

When Aki Kaurismaki, Finland's deadpan farceur of minimalist slapstick, absurdist comedy and bruised romanticism, teamed up with the aggressively eccentric rock and roll cover band Leningrad Cowboys, a mix of bar band performance, punk attitude and polka flourishes, to make the surreal rock and roll road movie Leningrad Cowboys Go America, who knew it would be the beginning of a surreal collaborative friendship?

Emma Stone's «La La Land» led Monday's Golden Globe nominations, picking up seven nods including Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for the 28 - year - old.

A Chinese star who grew up in England (which accounts for her excellent English) and who's appeared in almost 70 films since 1984, including most of the features of Wong Kar - wai, Cheung is exceptionally gifted when she's doing comedy (as in the 1989 The Iceman Cometh) and pantomime (as in her great performance as the silent Shanghai film actress Ruan Ling - yu in Stanley Kwan's 1991 masterpiece Actress).

At last, M. Night Shyamalan has decided to let his freak flag fly, and made the sort of unapologetic B - movie one always suspected he had pent up inside of him; it swerves from dark comedy to 1970s-esque psycho - horror as the irresistibly preposterous script struggles for attention against a delirious lead performance by James McAvoy.

It's the kind of lesser known film you might find through the film festival circuit (had it's premiere at Sundance Film Festival) that's made up of a different brand of comedy or drama than your used to from a typical blockbuster, strong performances from B or C - list actors, and overall much to offer.

The home entertainment release of The Big Sick features all - new bonus content including two behind - the - scenes featurettes, audio commentary with cowriters Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, producer Barry Mendel, and director Michael Showalter, the 2017 SXSW panel, deleted scenes, jokes that didn't quite make the big screen, and bonus footage from The Big Sick Comedy Tour featuring hilarious stand - up performances, Q&A s, and backstage moments.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus - who wasn't at the ceremony as she's currently receiving cancer treatment - picked up Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role in «Veep», and the show also took Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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Beatriz at Dinner Screenwriter Mike White channeled his inner rage and unleashed this savage Buñuelian comedy, one that pits a toxic version of Donald Trump (John Lithgow in the festival's juiciest performance) against a soulful Mexican (Salma Hayek) who, for all her gentleness, might end up murdering this douchebag over dessert.

As a straight up basic, somewhat crass comedy, Hot Tub is mostly effective and decent performances from John Cusack and Craig Robinson certainly balance the humorous elements in this story, with its more serious take on youth, and the decisions we make that shape our lives.

That dark comedy crime film snuck up on an unsuspecting public, with humor aplenty, and terrific performances by Colin Farrell and co-star Brendan Gleeson.

Jennifer Aniston has been doin» quite well as a movie star in major comedies; she's had flops, but also a number of hits and even picked up a Golden Globe nomination for her dramatic performance in Cake.

Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson both notch up winning performances in an unsentimental sex comedy

Up to and including the film's legendary final line, spoken by the great Joe E. Brown as Jerry's chief suitor, Wilder's sex comedy confuses sexual definitions on a regular basis and even obliterates them at times, most noticeably in the case of Lemmon's fearless comic performance.

We've got our first look at Meryl Streep in what will presumably be her next Oscar - nominated role as a hard - rocking front - woman in director Jonathan Demme and screenwriter Diablo Cody's upcoming comedy Ricki and the Flash... In a film loaded with music and live performance, Streep stars as Ricki, a guitar heroine who gave up everything -LSB-...]

But this comedy about two sisters who go into business cleaning up blood - soaked crime scenes is notable mostly for Amy Adams's full - scale performance.

Best - case scenario: Featuring a script by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, Saw), the film delivers the horror - comedy goods with smart performances and knowing send - ups of horror clichés.

He's been heading in that direction for years, with well - received supporting roles and ensemble performances, plus an unusually lucrative stand - up comedy film.

Despite the mixed reviews and the slightly disappointing box office performance of Bruno, the British comedian apparently still holds a lot of clout in Hollywood, and he now has picked up a greenlight for his next original comedy.

As the»80s ended and the»90s began, you were doing so well with your acting career, showing off your versatility by turning in performances in both comedies («National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation») and dramas («Cape Fear»), and you were really on our radar as an up - and - coming actress to keep an eye out for.

When James Franco won the Golden Globe on Sunday for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), for his role in the film The Disaster Artist, the eccentric Tommy Wiseau — who Franco plays in the film — was already on his way to he stage when Franco told him to come up.