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Comedian in sentence

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This movie is very hilarious, and it has a great compilation of actors like William H. Macy which always have perform this kind of roles, maybe his most representative, Fargo; and George Clooney which is a very good actor showing his comedian work in brothers Cohen film "Oh brother, where art thou?" which results to be one of my favorite movies ever!
One beef: the funniest comedian ever (eddie izzard) is almost wasted, but his heart is in the right place.
Murphy will always have scripts handed to him and he'll always be working in films but the once edgy comedian has lost his edge a long time ago.
This once exciting comedian use to be so reliable for edgy performances but here he plays his character totally straight.
It's saddening to see a talented comedian like Dana Carvey stoop this low.
For someone who had directed mostly (if not almost all) musicals throughout his career, and indeed made his name on Broadway before winning his Oscar for Cabaret (beating out Coppola for the Godfather no less), Bob Fosse was the last person I would figure directed a film about the iconoclast comedian Lenny Bruce.
I've watched a little bit of Fields now and I'm convinced that he's not my taste and quite frankly I'm not sure why he's regarded as a top early comedian.
It is true, that a movie like this does not give too good a picture of Mr.Carrey's acting ability, but this sure shows that he's an exceptional comedian.
This movie is the first one by Cem Yilmaz, unquestionably the most popular and funniest stand-up comedian.
Look for Keystone Producer Mack Sennett and future silent comedian Charley Chase in small roles.
This was the first time a stand-up comedian was filmed doing his act, and most people predicted that it would fail.
It's truly movies like these that make life worth living, and Chaplin remains possibly the greatest comedian in all history.
Dustin Hoffman accomplished another great role as political comedian Lenny Bruce, whose comments always irked the establishment.
norm macdonald is a gifted stand-up comedian.
Dana Carvey is an extremely talented comedian,which makes it a shame that his efforts since his Saturday Night Live days have fallen,at least for the most part,miserably flat.The latest effort,The Master of Disguise,is no exception.This film is horrid from top to bottom.It is a poor execution of what was a poor story idea to begin with.Executive Producer Adam Sandler's ideas about comedy may work when Sandler himself is in the film,but he has yet to produce a good effort when solely behind the camera.Carvey's efforts to make this a good film are indeed valiant,but he can't do it alone.Even the character names (Pistachio Disguisey?) are evidence that not a lot thought were given to them.The supporting cast seems lost to the point where they don't give good support at all.Don't waste your time or your money.Here's hoping that Dana Carvey will strike creative gold in the near future.He deserves it.
Terry Jones is not only a talented comedian, he is also an accomplished historian.
Who can ever forget that great African-American actor and comedian, Mantan Moreland?
Pryor is a comedic genius, and you can see his influence in every comedian since.
The yokel- among-the-sophisticates plot is timeless, ranging from Buster Keaton's "Elmer" character through the Bowery Boys, Ma and Pa Kettle, Jerry Lewis, Jim Varney, etc. Hogan is working in that classic tradition, and his skills as a physical comedian, his superb comic timing, and his loveable persona will make this film a favorite on cable TV and as a video rental for decades to come.
As a Helge fanatic for years i am used to the kind of humor of the preceding movies - loving the sometimes senseless, sometimes daffy but mostly with a subliminal critical and ironical undertone between the lines style of this intelligent musician and comedian.
The great Black comedian Mantan Moreland easily steals the movie out from under all the white stars; he's genuinely witty and a charismatic screen presence, and he gets the first line of dialogue as well as the final gag.
The actor for this part is very silly, and i'm sure that he was a comedian outside of this film.
At the time, I remember thinking that Lenny Bruce was more of a philosopher or even a potential cult religious leader than a comedian.
Despite not having any experience as a comedian, you would still be infinitesimally more humorous than "10 Items or Less", TBS's new attempt at killing laughter throughout the known world.
I was very amused by stephen colbert and jim gaffigan's (another great stand up comedian) sports newscasting, hilarious.
Dustin Hoffmann one of the greatest actors ever (even if "Rain Man" was his last truly great film) shines in this biopic about controversial comedian Lenny Bruce.
Blake Edwards directed three panther-films after the death of legendary Peter Sellers (1925-1980) - the original Clouseau and a master comedian.
Adam Sandler is rapidly becoming my favourite on-screen comedian.
While I consider Conway a good tv comedian, only Knotts ever showed potential for the big screen after leaving the Andy Griffith show.
Guess they want Robin Williams to stay in his mold as a comedian.
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