Category "comedy"

1980's/1990's French comedy with a person who can't be captured in a photograph [closed]

I'm trying to recall a 1980's French comedy that I can't remember the name of. There are a couple of sub-plots in there: A husband and wife w

Old black-and-white political comedy about a young idealist running for Mayor [closed]

I saw at least the first half of this movie (but not all of it) somewhere around 1994 or 1995, on television. But it was all in black-and-whit

Looking for an old comedy film set in the American Civil War -- a bunch of oddball soldiers being gathered for a special unit [closed]

A long, long time ago I saw maybe the first 20 or 30 minutes of a comedy movie. The movie was in English, and I think it was black-and-white.

Can you identify an Indian comedy about a shy man disguised as an extrovert dancer? [closed]

I saw part of this film on a foreign TV station while abroad, and could not find any details or the TV guide from that day. Speaking for mysel

Looking for a funny and inspirational hindi movie [closed]

Anyone could help me to find the movie I watch around 2007-2008. All I remember to this movie are the following. An actor role I think a civ

How did the hour-long drama, half-hour animation and comedy format arise?

It makes sense for TV channels to broadcast with their schedules divided into half-hour chunks, so that (including ads where applicable) 30, 60 and 90-minute ep

Movie about a bridge accident, people dying horribly and premonition [closed]

I saw a short fragment of a movie I would like to identify. Warning: graphic descriptions follow. The film is contemporary, as far as I remem

"My little Trump" - Is Frank referring to Donald Trump during Nazi report?

In Season 6 Episode 7 of Shameless, Chuckle Slott was giving a report on Nazis. After the report, Frank Gallagher says: Thats my little Trump.Capitalized? I'm

Chained up in the basement movie, comedy (maybe)? [closed]

Okay, this is a movie I watched back when I was in school so, 2003-2008, on TV. Maybe HBO (India). The actors weren't recognizable, and I woul

Teen comedy movie from the 80's or 90's with a piano teacher [closed]

I've been looking for a movie I watched as a kid, probably from the 80's but it could be from early 90's or even before the 80's, like late 70

Teenage Boy gives Counselling Sessions in the Bathroom [closed]

I'm looking for a movie where the main protagonist is a high-school boy from a rich family. I think he transfers from private to a public sc

Why is Hollywood not casting Jim Carrey anymore? [closed]

Jim Carrey is a great comedian. But why are we not seeing him in Hollywood movies anymore? Any reason behind it.?

What's the meaning behind this joke in George Carlin's 1977 HBO special?

In his 1977 HBO stand-up special George Carlin at USC, George Carlin tells the following joke about cats kneading: And they jump on your chest, they put th

What makes a comedy series a sitcom?

What exactly is a sitcom? In particular: what distinguishes sitcoms among the (presumably) broader category of comedy series? It's easy enough to give classica

What cancelled ABC (US) TV show is Seth Meyers talking about in this comedic monologue?

In Seth Meyers' recent "Back in My Day" monologue Back in My Day: O.J. Simpson on Twitter, BTS at about 02:43 he says: Back in my day, people weren’t

What is the connection between Key and Peele's 'Continental breakfast' and the movie 'The Shining'?

I've seen the Key and Peele's sketch named 'Continental breakfast' a dozen times to say the least. It seems to me that they're focusing on how a man's fantasies

Is there any movie with a laugh track?

I understand laugh track (canned laughter) is mostly added to sitcoms citing reasons that it induces laughter (or laughter at the right moment) in the viewer as

"Mazlum getirin bana" - What is the story behind this bit?

I don't speak Turkish, but I've recently noticed a couple of references to an apparent trope, or at least iconic bit, in Turkish cinema, in which a protagonist

How much of "Mock the Week" is scripted vs. improvised?

Mock the Week is a British panel show where comedians make jokes about last week's events. It's made to feel as though it's all improvised banter (or at the ver

How do actors control laughter in comedy scenes?

What are the techniques (if any by the book) that actors employ to control laughter in scenes that are highly comic in nature? Are there techniques or is it out