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Casting Bites: From Comedian Steve Byrne to J. Jonah Jameson

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2008-02-28 00:00:00 by Monika Bartyzel in Cinematical
...comedian Steve Byrne is getting a high-profile feature gig in The Goods: The Don Ready Story . Well, the film, not so much the role, although it could certainly prove to be memorable. He will play an irate customer at Jeremy Piven's dealership. This is his second feature in the last year, as he's also got a role in the indie comedy Don't...
 
Tags: comedian, comedian steve byrne, film centers, film, frost, alex frost, feature, indie film, high-profile feature gig
 
 
 
 
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RIP: Comedian Bernie Mac Passes Away At 50

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2008-08-09 18:49:22 by Brian Jacks in MTV Movies Blog
...comedian-turned-actor Bernie Mac has died of complications due to pneumonia . The 50-year-old had been hospitalized last week but had been expected to recover Mac had been active in Hollywood for nearly two decades, with a slate of stand-out roles in such films as the Oceans Eleven trilogy, Bad Santa and last years Transformers. He was also...
 
Tags: mac, bernie mac, bad santa, hilarious negotiation scene, complications due, jacksons soul, television series, robin williams, current projects
 
 
 
 
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Comedian Bernie Mac is dead at 50 from pneumonia

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2008-08-11 16:06:30 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...comedian, in films including Oceans Eleven and his acclaimed sitcom The Bernie Mac Show Though his comedy drew on tough experiences as a black man, he had mainstream appeal - befitting inspiration he found in a wide range of humorists: Harpo Marx as well as Moms Mabley; squeaky-clean Red Skelton, but also the raw Redd Foxx Mac died from...
 
Tags: mac, bernie mac, raw redd foxx, squeaky-clean red skelton, self-aware bluster, complications due, chicago hospital, moms mabley, poor childhood
 
 
 
 
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Brandon T. Jackson: The Tropic Thunder Interview

2008-08-11 22:52:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...comedian. Not long thereafter, he was discovered while performing at the Laugh Factory As his stature gradually grew, Jackson received offers to open for such stars as Chris Tucker and Wayne Brady. And he subsequently appeared on Showtime at the Apollo and BETs Comic View. Critical acclaim eventually led to film roles in Ali, 8 Mile and Envy,...
 
Tags: tropic thunder, time, action comedy, brandon, robert, robert downey, comedy, black, columbus short question
 
 
 
 
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Ellen DeGeneres: The Ellens Even Bigger Really Big Show Interview

2008-11-21 23:47:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...comedian to be summoned by Johnny Carson to sit down with him after a performance Her acting career began on TV on the Fox sitcom, Open House, and she was subsequently offered a part on ABCs These Friends of Mine which was renamed Ellen en route to enjoying a successful run from 1994 to 1998. During the series fourth season, Ellen came out...
 
Tags: people, well-known black people, glad, glad people, anti-gay marriage, marriage, force people, black people, gay marriage
 
 
 
 
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DVD REVIEW: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007)

2007-12-12 07:48:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
 
...comedian named Simon played by D.L. Hughley, who wonders why there arent more black writers on the comedy show; and a Christian Red State comedian played by Sarah Paulson, Perrys on-again/off-again girlfriend, Harriet. She finds some of the liberal humor, like the skit Science Schmience, offensive to her religious beliefs, but her character...
 
Tags: sketch comedy series, comedy, sketch comedy, perrys, perrys character trek, humor, heart liberal humor, sunset strip, studio
 
 
 
 
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Summer Comedies: Religulous Stars Maher

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2008-01-31 18:04:44 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
...comedian, religion has always interested me -- it was the single easiest subject to make jokes about. I think that tells us something: comedians look for things that dont make sense, that are illogical Even as a young comedian, routines I did that got the biggest laughs and got me invited back on the Tonight Show were the religious ones --...
 
Tags: bill maher, seeker bill maher, producer-star bill maher, western religion, sky, sky god, religion, god, larry charles
 
 
 
 
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Review: Semi-Pro

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2008-02-28 00:00:00 by Scott Weinberg in Cinematical
...comedian's soccer comedy ( Kicking & Screaming ), his car-racing comedy ( Talladega Nights ), and his figure-skating comedy ( Blades of Glory ) -- but it's really tough to complain when a comedian doles out "the same old schtick" when that same old schtick is still pretty damn funny. A recent interview with Entertainment Weekly indicates that...
 
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Bob Newhart's autobiography

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2008-04-28 00:52:49 by Editor in CinemaDave
...comedians are a treat Especially when the comedian reads it themselves Bob Newhart's "I Shouldn't Even be Doing This" the story about an accountant who became a comedian. Newhart discusses his beginnings as a stand-up comedian with his experiences making movies and television shows. Newhart also discusses his Roman Catholicism and his...
 
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