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Noun
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For Bong, this approach is vital for his films, as that human element grounds movies that effortlessly shift among satire, pathos, action, and genre.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The superhero movie satire from creator/executive producer Jon Brown had Oscar winner Sam Mendes and Emmy-winning frequent HBO collaborator Armando Iannucci as executive producers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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During the sketch, Kardashian, 44, sang along in the spoof of the Lawrence Welk Show with Fred Armisen as Welk and Will Ferrell as singer and actor Robert Goulet.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Spaceballs Release date: June 24, 1987 Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and more Director: Mel Brooks Rotten Tomatoes score: 52% critics, 83% audience Mel Brooks is one hell of a filmmaker and the master of spoofs.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The final moments of the 119-113 loss were stuffed with the slapstick goofiness expected from a Tuesday night matchup between two sub-500 teams.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Ani’s fight for their relationship, which turns literal at times, is alternately slapstick and touching.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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And while this production is an incredible blast, teetering on farce, Ostermeier and co-adaptor Duncan Macmillan (People, Places & Things) actually ramp up the duality.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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And there was ample opportunity for it in this uproarious farce, which finds Keeley meeting the gay parents (played by Robin Williams and Nathan Lane) of the man who's set to marry his daughter.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The comedy derived from pie-in-the-face burlesque, but what distinguished the show was its frenetic pacing.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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During a stop on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June, Roan said horror movies, burlesque and theater also inspire her and her stylist Genesis Webb.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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During the March 8 episode of the late-night comedy sketch series, which saw Lady Gaga pull double duty as the host and the musical guest, Myers, 61, reprised his parody of the Tesla CEO during the show's Cold Open, after doing the same last weekend.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Next up, a Midnight Matinee, one of the digital shorts written by Dan Bulla, seemingly a Stuart Little-style parody where Gaga once again sings, this time at the piano.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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