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The Comedy Awards
The Comedy Awards was an annual award ceremony run by the American television network Comedy Central, honoring the best of comedy. It was held twice, in 2011 and 2012. The 2011 ceremony took place on March 26 and aired on April 10 on CMT, Comedy Central, Logo TV, Nick at Nite, Spike, TV Land and VH1. It debuted on The Comedy Channel in Australia on May 22, 2011. The Comedy Awards represented Comedy Central's second attempt at creating an annual awards show, after the Commie Awards, which ran once in 2003. Comedy Central had also hosted the American Comedy Awards in 2001, which was those awards' last successive year after having been founded in 1989. Categories The award categories consist of: Film *Comedy Film *Animated Comedy Film *Comedy Actor - Film *Comedy Actress - Film *Comedy Screenplay *Comedy Director - Film Television *Comedy Series *Comedy Actor - Television *Comedy Actress - Television *Late Night Comedy Series *Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series *Stand-Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Award Ceremony
An awards ceremony is a type of ceremony where awards are given out. The ceremony may be arranged by a government organization, a society, a school, a trade association or even a company that specializes in running awards ceremonies. Typically a master of ceremonies presents award winners, speaks to the audience, entertains people, and generally keeps the ceremony moving. Ancient Greece The Ancient Greeks held annual competitions for tragedy and comedy, financed by the wealthiest citizens. Awards were given out for best play, best producer and best actor. In the early Olympic Games there were two awards ceremonies. After each event the judges gave palm branches to the winners. On the last day of the games all the event winners were announced, and were crowned with olive garlands. No medals were given, and only the winner was announced, since the runners-up were not considered significant. It was not unusual for the athletes to risk heavy fines and to bribe the judges to be declared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus (2010 Comedy-drama Film)
''Cyrus'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Its story follows John, a recent divorcée who meets and instantly falls for a woman named Molly. The two start a relationship but John soon comes to find out that Molly's overprotective son, Cyrus, does not want to share his mother with anyone else. It stars John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener. The film was produced by Michael Costigan. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2010 and was released on June 18, 2010. It grossed $181,716 during its opening weekend and $9.9 million worldwide, against a budget of $7 million. Plot Jamie (Catherine Keener) informs her ex-husband John (John C. Reilly) that she is getting married. Even though they have been apart for seven years, the news devastates John, who was already depressed. At a party the next night, John gets more and more drunk until he ends up urinating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and film producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in '' Private Parts'' as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, leading to supporting roles in ''Saving Private Ryan'', '' Man on the Moon'', ''Big Momma's House'', and ''Big Fat Liar''. He won acclaim for his leading roles as Harvey Pekar in ''American Splendor'' (2003), Miles Raymond in ''Sideways'' (2004), Mike Flaherty in ''Win Win'' (2011), and Richard in ''Private Life'' (2018), while continuing to play supporting roles such as Joe Gould in '' Cinderella Man'' (2005), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Chief Inspector Uhl in '' The Illusionist'' (2006), Karl Hertz in ''Shoot 'Em Up'' (2007), Nicholas "Nick" Claus in ''Fred Claus'' (2007), Tom Duffy in ' (2011), Theophilus Freeman in '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), Ralph in ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), Eugene Landy in '' Love & Mercy'' (2014), Dr. Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinner For Schmucks
''Dinner for Schmucks'' is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and based on Francis Veber's 1998 French film ''Le Dîner de Cons''. Starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, with Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, and Ron Livingston in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a rising executive who finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests. He questions it when he is invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest. ''Dinner for Schmucks'' was released in theaters on July 30, 2010, by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures and grossed $86.9 million against a $69 million budget. Plot Tim Conrad finds a way to get wealthy businessman Martin Mueller as a client. Impressed by Tim's ingenuity, his boss Lance Fender says he is a candidate for a promotion but wants to get to know him better. He invites him to a dinner in which he must find and bring an eccentric person with a special talent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show ''Late World with Zach'' on VH1. Galifianakis has starred in films including ''The Hangover'' trilogy (2009–2013), ''Due Date'' (2010), '' The Campaign'' (2012), ''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014) and '' Masterminds'' (2016). He has also voiced characters in animated films such as ''Puss in Boots'' (2011), ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017), '' Missing Link'' (2019), ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021) and ''The Bob's Burgers Movie'' (2022). Galifianakis currently hosts the Funny or Die website talk show ''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis''. He starred in the FX series ''Baskets'' and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. Early life Zachary Knight Galifianakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Γαλυφιανάκης; , ) was born in Wilkesboro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as ''Elf'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Kicking & Screaming'' (2005), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), ''Semi-Pro'' (2008), '' Step Brothers'' (2008), and ''Land of the Lost'' (2009). He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his writing partner Adam McKay. Other notable film roles include ''The Other Guys'' (2010), '' The Campaign'' (2012), ''Get Hard'' (2015), ''Holmes & Watson'' (2018), and the animated films ''Curious George'' (2006), ''Megamind'' (2010) and ''The Lego Movie'' film franchise (2014-2019). Ferrell is considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy (2011). After beginning his career as a comedian and later becoming an MTV presenter in the UK, in 2004 Brand gained a role as the host of '' Big Brother's Big Mouth'', a '' Big Brother'' spin-off. In 2007, he had his first major film role in ''St Trinian's'', and the following year he landed a major role in the romantic comedy-drama ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''; the film led to him starring in a spin off, the rock comedy ''Get Him to the Greek'', alongside Jonah Hill in 2010. He also worked as a voice actor in the animated films '' Despicable Me'' in 2010, '' Hop'' in 2011, and ''Despicable Me 2'' in 2013, and played the title character of the 2011 remake of the romantic comedy ''Arthur''. In 2013, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy Story 3
''Toy Story 3'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 2'' (1999). It was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor of the first two films and the co-director of ''Toy Story 2'', produced by Darla K. Anderson, and written by Michael Arndt, while Unkrich wrote the story along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, respectively, director and co-writer of the first two films. The film's ensemble voice cast, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf and R. Lee Ermey (in his final voice role as Sarge before his death on April 15, 2018), reprise their roles from previous films. Jim Varney, who voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films, died on February 10, 2000, 10 years before the release of the third film, so the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrek Forever After
''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek the Third'' (2007) and the fourth film in the ''Shrek'' film franchise, it was directed by Mike Mitchell from a screenplay written by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke. It stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, and John Cleese reprising their voice roles from the previous films, with Walt Dohrn, Jane Lynch, Jon Hamm, Craig Robinson, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Kathy Griffin, and Kristen Schaal joining the cast. The plot follows Shrek who, struggling with the responsibilities and stress of being a domesticated family man, signs a contract from Rumpelstiltskin to temporarily revert to his previous lifestyle, unknowing of the damaging consequences. ''Shrek Forever After'' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megamind
''Megamind'' is a 2010 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, the film stars the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, and Brad Pitt. It tells the story of Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain; after defeating his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was. ''Megamind'' premiered in Russia on October 28, 2010, and was released in the United States in Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D on November 5, 2010, and was met with generally positive reviews from critics. With a budget of $130 million, the film grossed over $321 million worldwide, becoming one of DreamWorks Animation's lowest-grossing CG animated films of the 2010s. It later spawned a franchise including three games, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despicable Me (film)
''Despicable Me'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment (as its debut film) and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and John Cohen, from a screenplay written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, based on an original story by Sergio Pablos. The film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, and Julie Andrews. The film follows a supervillain named Gru as he formulates a plan to steal the Moon, while adopting three orphan girls. ''Despicable Me'' debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 9, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 9, by Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews and earned $543.2 million worldwide, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2010. It was nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Guys
''The Other Guys'' is a 2010 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote it with Chris Henchy. It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg with Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson in supporting roles. This film is the fourth of five collaborations between Ferrell and McKay, following '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), and '' Step Brothers'' (2008), and followed by '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (2013). ''The Other Guys'' is the only one not to be co-written by Ferrell. It is also the first of three collaborations between Ferrell and Wahlberg, who later reunited in '' Daddy's Home'' (2015) and ''Daddy's Home 2'' (2017). The film was released in the United States on August 6, 2010. It was well received by critics and grossed $170 million worldwide. Plot Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are both officers of the New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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