comedy
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McConaughey stepped away from movies after Guy Ritchie's 2019 dark comedy "The Gentlemen," turning his focus to writing his memoir "Greenlights."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
These days, Stalter, who is nominated for supporting actress in a comedy, is making her Broadway debut as the campily reimagined Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
If neither actor makes a strong impression, it’s in part due to the roistering comedy that forms a background to their romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Downs: She gets the comedy, the music of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Rivera gave them the ax because their entire comedy act consisted of fart and bathroom jokes.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
You’d anticipate moments like that to be embellished with improv, but it’s all tightly scripted.“Of all the TV comedies I’ve worked on, this one has the most already on the page,” says DeYoung.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A neighborhood once appreciated primarily by locals has become internationally recognizable, with fans eager to experience the setting that brought one of TV’s most beloved comedies to life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It doesn't have to be sport either - there are amazing dramas, comedies, music, children's shows and news coverage across the BBC, to mention just a few things.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
By the late teens he was directing comedies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He likes putting sound effects into comedies, the sillier the better, and he reacts to them like a delighted little boy.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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