Word: shticking
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Despite Coogan’s obvious acting talent, the self-mockery shtick he presents in “Tristram Shandy” is nothing new. He played the same role—an arrogant actor named Steve Coogan—in a brilliantly awkward exchange with Alfred Molina in Jim Jarmusch’s “Coffee and Cigarettes...
...vaguely translatable as “stop bullshitting,” but ambiguous in its intended recipient).In a few moments like these, the SFA of old reappeared, but these were only occasional bright spots in an overwhelmingly mediocre performance. Credit the band for staying true to their shtick without concern for hipster opinion, but their current approach to music is simply too boring. From a naturalistic perspective, the evening was hopeful if not fully satisfying. It confirmed the life cycle of one of the rarest breeds of mammal, the innovative indie success: creativity declines with age, but younger acts...
CHEVY CHASE How desperate was his show? He resorted to pre-SNL shtick...
...training, it takes lots of writing and even more rewriting to refine a comedy act, Carter cautions. To come up with five minutes' worth of really funny jokes, you should start with 20 to 30 minutes' worth of material. "You also need a clever line or some kind of shtick that's just yours," Carter adds. "Think Roseanne's domestic goddess...
...this season, the team of Vincent D’Onofrio and sidekick Kathryn Erbe will alternate episodes with partners Chris Noth and Annabella Sciorra. I’ve grown tired of D’Onofrio’s shtick, and I really wanted to like this. Noth (Mr. Big from the aforementioned “Sex and the City”) did such a wonderful job on the earlier (and best) seasons of the original “Law and Order,” especially when paired with George Dzundza back in season 1 (a must have...