Yes, it's all comic relief, but no show needs that much overly-generalized comic relief.
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It's absolutely right because it's supposed to be for Comic Relief but there isn't much comic relief in the loss of our dear friend, really, just over a year ago.
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He was the comic relief — "Just kidding, we're vegetarian"!
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" She added, "It's absolutely right, it's supposed to be for Comic Relief and there isn't much comic relief in the loss of our dear friend really only just over a year ago.
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He was a comic relief character, a million years ago.
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It is comic relief that punctuates an otherwise tense situation.
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See the above statement about the necessity of comic relief.
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Who knew that Ferdinand would become Orphan Black's comic relief?
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Everyone could use a little comic relief right about now.
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He becomes lovable comic relief, and he's still super handsome!
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They add some much needed comic relief to the movie.
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I would say Shane Black's writing is the comic relief.
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And he plans on bringing some comic relief with him.
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Especially without some of the comic relief we're used to.
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His sidekick, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize), provided aggressively sexist comic relief.
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It's the comic relief that we all so desperately need.
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However, references to those storylines abound, providing plenty of comic relief.
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Adam Plachetka's Guglielmo provides comic relief mixed with swaggering, vulnerable masculinity.
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You're the comic relief AND very apt metaphor this night needed.
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I enjoy doing segments on her, because it&aposs comic relief.
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British charity Comic Relief produced the video for Red Nose Day.
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Frenemy of the Pod And now, for the episode's comic relief.
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Money will be allocated to various charities by Comic Relief USA.
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Eggers relies on the children for comic relief and for wisdom.
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When I watch her, I'm like, 'God, she's the comic relief.
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Essentially, all five of the Guardians are their own comic relief.
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We're guessing that Jon Bass will be providing the comic relief.
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I need a little zaddy comic relief every once in awhile.
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The oldest Jonas has been the comic relief of the band.
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We are the comic relief; the food obsessed; the desexualized maternal character.
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In true Shakespearean form, amid the tragedy there is lowbrow comic relief.
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Wasn't there an entire charity cake sale last year for Comic Relief?
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To the point where Tim Heidecker's character was almost entirely comic relief.
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He squints all the time and is generally there for comic relief.
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Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, flagging in the polls, provided some comic relief.
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Then the teacher calls the Nurse comic relief and nobody understands why.
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Clearly, this year's campaign has created a pressing demand for comic relief.
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For the most part, they provide comic relief during the homicide investigation.
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Tom Holland's got the sweet-natured comic relief and inner heroism on lock.
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But over the weekend, one TV moment gave people some needed comic relief.
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Guillermo, who also always wears a cute pocketbook, is Narco's sole comic relief.
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There's an even older couple of homicide detective partners around for comic relief.
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Judd Hirsch reprise their roles as one-note comic relief—but the original's
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Spam, dipped in egg wash, breaded and deep-fried, is mostly comic relief.
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Do you ever worry if those responses could turn Bran into comic relief?
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And yet at the same time, Miranda provides some of the comic relief.
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The comic relief comes via Jimmy's Uncle Lester, amusingly played by Mr. Lippa.
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The film is being revived for a Comic Relief special, Red Nose Day Actually.
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He's also the family's biggest source of stress and its most effective comic relief.
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But one thing we didn't expect from Game of Thrones: a little comic relief.
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Elijah (Andrew Rannells) has served as the comic relief of Girls for six seasons.
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Hippies had been portrayed as comic relief in popular culture until Manson came along.
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Such changes included forgoing the cartoon's iconic musical numbers and removing comic relief Mushu.
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As far as we knew, Montana was the comic relief of a bloody season.
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"It was a nice moment of comic relief in the race," said Mr. Llano.
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As for Shelby, he was able to share in a moment of comic relief.
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Only Alan Tudyk's comic-relief robot, K-2SO, has anything like a memorable personality.
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Espousing hate is not comic relief, but just another wedge between sanity and insanity.
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This video is no different, even if the results are only comic relief (for now).
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"It was either handled in a derogatory fashion or in comic relief," Chopra Dhar said.
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However, one moment caught on live TV is giving people some much-needed comic relief.
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"There are a lot of people who revel in comedy, in comic relief," she said.
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Dahmer, though certainly strange, provided some comic relief for Backderf (Alex Wolff) and his friends.
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He'd spent his career contemplating mass destruction, and Chicken Boy provided much-needed comic relief.
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In television and film they're always relegated to the tragic peripheral character or comic relief.
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The children only make an appearance as comic relief, or as their parents' guilty conscience.
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She also provides some genuine comic relief — and has a special bond with the Genie.
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Jeff Blumenkrantz and Emily Padgett provide modest comic relief as Alice's employees at the journal.
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Thomas Sommo was a welcome source of quiet comic relief as a horse named Pegasus.
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First, you should know that there's a small bit of comic relief in this episode.
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Since then, she's been sharing her stories as part of a Comic Relief-funded project.
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Louis has just pulled out of a performance on a BBC charity show, Comic Relief.
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His sarcasm is more than comic relief; it's black people talking back to the screen.
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For the 10-year anniversary of "The Office," I did a sketch for Comic Relief.
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Curtis founded Comic Relief in 1985 with comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia.
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Sister Dawn Quiche-Long would argue that that comic relief is needed now more than ever.
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Entries are submitted via text and unlimited, with proceeds from messaging rates going to Comic Relief.
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I think comic relief is important, especially in a film which is approximately two hours long.
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It was inspired in part by an old Comic Relief skit he did with George Michael.
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On the flip side, there's not much to the character of Richie other than comic relief.
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Throw in a dash of mystery and expertly executed comic relief, and it's a winning combination.
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Then there were a couple jokesters in the crowd who provided a smidge of comic relief.
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Queen Latifah, in a minor role as an implausibly friendly waitress, offers the required comic relief.
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"They are both great role models for charity," said a spokesman for Britain's Comic Relief charity.
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Relatives are checking up on each other, sharing updates, and providing some much-needed comic relief.
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When you're desperate to put a smile on that face, TV can act as comic relief.
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Richard Curtis, who wrote the film, co-founded Comic Relief, the organization behind Red Nose Day.
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Al would be our babysitter, our intermediary between jury and judge and our reliable comic relief.
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He causes mischief, enables bad behavior, and acts as the main source of meta comic relief.
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But, when Kit Harington comes on screen, you know it won't be a moment of comic relief.
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The ultimate goal down the line, besides providing "comic relief" for women, is to publish a book.
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Toned and Tanned Nothing offers comic relief like a bunch of goofballs at a tanning party lol.
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The plaques are super playful and are sure to add comic relief to an otherwise stressful day.
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It's a pretty funny sight to watch, and it'll add some comic relief to your Snapchat Story.
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In movies and on TV, she's often the sidekick there for comic relief but rarely the protagonist.
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I'm not saying Roman will finally graduate from comic relief to being an effective action movie star.
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"Fox needs a few liberals in its contributor heap for comic relief, to spar with," he said.
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In the books, Quentin's posse includes mouthy Janet, sophisticated Eliot, bookish Alice and slacker comic relief Josh.
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Do not repost anything you know is false simply to do so for comic relief or humor.
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He was enjoying the phone conversation, about a project he was doing for the Comic Relief book.
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Looking grim, and offering no comic relief, he said I would to go to Galveston right away.
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Dr. Michaels and Evangeline patronize Timothy in his anxiety but he's clearly comic relief, if not sufficiently.
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Comic relief is provided by Peik Lin Goh (Awkwafina), Rachel's nutty friend, and her nutty parents (Mr.
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Hanif's audience seems not to have lost its appetite for outrage, or at least for comic relief.
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In a moment of comic relief, Chris phones his friend Rod to tell him about the parents.
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While ostensibly there to provide comic relief, she distills some of the most potent lines (and silences).
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Adam Driver embodies that tonal duality as Stallworth's partner, alternately a source of gravitas and comic relief.
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It's still early days for the project, but CIMON is providing some comic relief at the very least.
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But in this scene, Arya watches the players poke fun at Joffrey, who is cast as comic relief.
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The overall tone is grim and serious, with comic-relief snowman Olaf (Josh Gad) barely making an appearance.
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Thankfully, Roseanne is coming back to the small screen, at least for a short burst of comic relief.
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Even the battle droids, deployed in the movie as hapless comic relief, looked more like unflinching murder machines.
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His role as the comic relief of the Jennings family seems more important (but less effective) than ever.
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The character is almost cute, appearing like the cantankerous comic relief in a children's book by Brian Jacques.
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Even Aston-Moore, who gets short shrift as the prudish Chrissy, provides comic relief with her impeccable timing.
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Khloé's transition from comic relief to wise mother hasn't been a quick one, and that's why it matters.
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It's the comic relief that punctures the numbing, paralyzing nihilism we feel whenever we think about our futures.
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Solo plays L3's fight for droid rights as comic relief, rather than an earnest campaign for justice.
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Despite the fact that this was a horrific, real event, Twitter has had no trouble finding comic relief.
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I feel like because I'm comic relief, I'm a sidekick, I'm endearing—it's like I'm everyone's best friend.
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Call out television shows and movies for using chronic illnesses as stupid plot devices or for comic relief.
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But beyond acting as a connective thread between shows, Morgan views the character as much-needed comic relief.
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Either it's been represented in a very derogatory fashion or it's been represented in a comic relief way.
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" She said that the scene involved "what looked like kissing but wasn't," adding, "It's just for comic relief.
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Banks provided comic relief, but in Anand's biography of Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragists deserve — and get — serious attention.
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I could be the sidekick, the comic relief, the beta character, but I would never be the hero.
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He's far exceeded expectations and could serve purposes ranging from comic relief to outsider breath of fresh air.
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" Goomics," a new book that satirizes the company's corporate culture, may provide the right amount of comic relief.
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Previously considered something like comic relief, Lobov looked crisp and thoughtful against the dangerous counter puncher, Teruto Ishihara.
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Zachary Clarence, who plays Cy's teenage gay housemate, serves partly as comic relief but gives a lusciously layered performance.
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But, oddly enough, there's a weird burst of comic relief in the episode coming from Smithereens head honcho, Billy.
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There's no Chewbacca laughing it up, no BB-8-provided comic relief, and nary a "Yippee!" to be heard.
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Khloé Kardashian has always been the comic relief for the Kardashian family (sorry, Kim), and she's at it again.
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Comic relief Even as the streets have simmered with anger, a carnival-like atmosphere has often dominated the protests.
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The comic relief failed to detract from the emotional impact of the work, which is undiminished by the decades.
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The Guardians of the Galaxy star also adds some levity to this gritty world with well-timed comic relief.
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He exchanged friendly banter with his fans, shooting the cameras the occasional deadpan look during moments of comic relief.
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The monkey provides comic relief as it clings desperately to a speeding cheetah or sits bewildered among noisy baboons.
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Chris Pratt plays the comic relief (shocking) with Ethan Hawke, Matt Bomer, and Vincent D'Onofrio rounding out the cast.
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Here, he showed that he could anchor a tense scene, full of long pauses and light on comic relief.
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And yes, the suburban life adventures that often provide the show's comic relief will still be present as well.
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Clips from her show provide comic relief, and she purposefully avoids addressing the muddled and corrupt world of politics.
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Random ThoughtsTormund's confusion about Stannis' metaphorical "demons" proves why he is the much needed comic relief on this show.
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Just like he was in the original stories, Ron is an excellent comic relief character in the Cursed Child.
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Two unnecessary puppies added in for comic relief also look a bit unnatural as opposed to the other dogs.
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The pair is joined by Ma'zooza, a goat sidekick who provides comic relief, mostly by eating everything in sight.
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What stand-ups proved this year is that just because humor can provide comfort doesn't make it comic relief.
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They mostly provided comic relief in the first movie and will probably fill the same role in this sequel.
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When the dancers weep hysterically about some guy named Tony, the emotion is camp; the scene is comic relief.
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The R&B star and comic relief of "What Men Want" built her legend on the pursuit of enlightenment.
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Many of the scenes depicted functioned like Saturday Night Live skits, offering comic relief to onlookers as they indulged.
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Ironically, "Comic Relief" simulates the setting of an office waiting room, complete with a shoddy lamp and magazines for reading.
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The laugh-out-loud funny performance grabbed more than a few headlines, and was a welcome dose of comic relief.
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For comic relief, there's Mr. Goldbaum climbing a fence and looking like Bambi in the crowd at a Lamar concert.
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That represents an American tragedy, a reaffirmation of racial-political divisions from which Diamond and Silk provide no comic relief.
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One well-placed, self-deprecating joke could give voters watching the debates something they desperately need right now: comic relief.
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At best, they're comic relief; at worst, they're foils used to propel other, almost without fail English-speaking white characters.
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Woody Harrelson, in human form, joins the franchise as the villain, while Steve Zahn, as a chimp, offers comic relief.
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Incidentally, that pageant includes an octopus (as well as two lobsters.) At face value, the octopus serves as comic relief.
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The senator tweeted out his possible mistake on election night, giving some comic relief to a stressful night for Americans.
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If our predictions are accurate, we'll be in need of some serious comic relief by the time August rolls around.
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Another welcome performance comes from Monroe, who turns a walking rich girl stereotype into welcome and surprisingly nuanced comic relief.
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Stay tuned … • Simon Quarterman's performance as Sizemore has been a terrific source of comic relief and good old-fashioned exposition.
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Catherine's debut towards the end of Henry V is a scene of comic relief, marked by sexual innuendo and wordplay.
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Ms. Krauss will go only so far in analyzing her gifts and inclinations before retreating to modesty or comic relief.
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The friends start off the series as the comic relief, often joking around and providing toilet hooch to their friends.
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Becoming a parent is a joyful yet stressful milestone, and one that could definitely use a bit of comic relief.
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Kellie Overbey is formidable as the starchy Miss Connor and Kate Middleton provides bitter comic relief as the flighty Miss Ridgeway.
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Now she's devoting her energy to gentle comic relief to ease us throught the final stretch of this exhausting campaign season.
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And now that Election Day has arrived, Canadians are hopping on Twitter to provide Americans with some much needed comic relief.
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Assigning human emotions and comic relief to this common terror probably does some de-traumatizing for certain kids rather than traumatizing.
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If any character on the often-emotional This Is Us can be categorized as the comic relief, it's Chris Sullivan's Toby.
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The Billy on the Street comedian provided some comic relief on Cult, when he wasn't killing people in a clown costume.
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Despite the comic relief of an inflatable rodent caricature of Trump, yesterday's peaceful protest was permeated by a sense of anxiety.
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People are tittering about Scott Baio's pro-Trump speech, but D-list celebrities provide unintentional comic relief at every Republican convention.
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Also as usual, a few of the commercials provided comic relief to the very serious matter of determining the NFL champion.
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I loved how it pushed me to my limit with dramatic suspense, and then provided the perfect amount of comic relief.
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When you're launching something like this, there's a lot at stake, it's high stress and everyone's looking for some comic relief.
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"I know Richard because he lives next to me, [and] we are in talks about Comic Relief stuff," Sheeran confirmed. Hmm.
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What seemed like Such An Epic Ordeal for the last few weeks might actually be fodder for some good comic relief.
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It was great he provided that comic relief for me," Ebert said, adding that it "took the stress off of me.
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Rosa said it had received an extra million from the Comic Relief charity, bringing the total pot to 2.7 million pounds.
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There are heroes and comic relief figures and antiheroes and antagonists, all of which you can see evolving day after day.
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Or tune in to Day 3 of the Republican National Convention and, for some comic relief, the late-night after-party.
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And like I said, Hader is an absolute scene stealer, acting as both the movie's main comic relief and its heart.
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Or if customers considered my uncle, who owned a Subway restaurant and worked hard to support his family, as comic relief.
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TikTok categorizes itself as an entertainment app and users have likened it to "therapy" because of the comic relief it provides.
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"To Goyal": to seek out a reporter who is likely to provide a friendly question, or a moment of comic relief.
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Film director (and Comic Relief co-founder) Richard Curtis is reuniting the cast of his most beloved movie, 2003's Love Actually.
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And then of course the years and years of stand-up and the stand-up specials, the Comic Relief specials, etc. Right.
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The vulgarity that laces the language of It's young protagonists is both comic relief and a reflection of the trauma they're enduring.
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For what it's worth, Calvin looks like an angry head of lettuce, which unintentionally provides comic relief during the gruesome death scenes.
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With the comic relief characters like Madame Razz, we tried to find a version of them that fit a little bit more.
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As much as we needed some Queen of Thorns comic relief, we also needed a heartwarming five minutes of beautiful people smooching.
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In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Cousin Ambrose serves a similar role as Salem once did: Part partner-in-crime, part comic relief.
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Everyone needs comic relief, and that can be obtained in late-night entertainment talk shows and elsewhere, but not in the news.
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Tokyo Godfathers plays out as a drama but it's enriched with perfectly calibrated comic relief that deftly livens up the somber story.
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While the comic relief is appreciated, these ridiculous laws actually are a symptom of a serious problem in the United States: overcriminalization.
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This moment brings a bit of comic relief, while helping the audience understand a little better why the hunted are being hunted.
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In a related subplot, we were given both some comic relief and some spy-story tension via the Gennadi-and-Sofia story.
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Such characters are often droids or aliens used for comic relief, adding levity to what can be a tense action-adventure story.
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Other characters include a man dying in his hospital bed and a Beckett-like pair whose absurd exchanges provide some comic relief.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council had its Night of Comedy benefit that night, with Seth Meyers and John Oliver offering comic relief.
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Along the way, she gives Awkwafina a chance to shine, and prove once and for all that she's more than comic relief.
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A major Trump political contributor, Gordon Sondland, named ambassador to the European Union, provided a few moments of color and comic relief.
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Like his character, Mr. Boseman is the star of this show, while Mr. Gad is the second banana and often comic relief.
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It also features a comic-relief character named Jar Jar Binks whose dumb slapstick and ethnically offensive accent were not so great, frankly.
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He's a mission-giver and the comic relief in "Destiny 1," but he will almost certainly have a bigger role in the sequel.
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His father's bagpipe troupe floods the hospital, which is some decent comic relief, though the thrust of this storyline is addressing gun violence.
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He and Jon Stewart not only discussed the most pressing political issues of his presidency but also provided comic relief from it all.
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Beyond providing comic relief and commiseration, the meme accounts can also serve as a resource for therapists who are newer to the practice.
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"It's like my comic relief and my only way of getting back at people, even though I do it secretly," Mr. McCarthy said.
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As Carla, Hahn is the crass comic relief to Kunis' hollow performance, and her portrayal is the only one with any real heart.
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Rounding out the main characters is Paper Boi's visionary sidekick and philosophical source of comic relief, Darius (Keith Stanfield of Straight Outta Compton).
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Sadly, even representation has problematic limits: In American cinema, Asian actors are often cast as sidekicks, "wise" older men, and/or comic relief.
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And kudos to the Nixon Presidential library for pointing that out in a tweet Tuesday night that at least provided some comic relief.
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It's no mistake that comic relief comes now, because we need a happy memory to hang on to for what's about to happen.
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Fictional helper robots are normally depicted as buddies, foils, and comic relief to dominant human characters, not job competitors with equal employment rights.
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Also from Chicago, 66-year-old musician and Trump impersonator Dennis Allen said he wanted to offer comic relief in tumultuous political times.
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A character in a sitcom that I wrote was driving George Michael to a meeting for Comic Relief, and we were singing Wham!
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We probably wouldn't get the Holocaust backstory, because the meddling mother character is usually rather one-note and only serves as comic relief.
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Yet it's precisely because Lithgow is so good that Ed's alarming mental problems resist the movie's pressure to turn them into comic relief.
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He found a second act as comic relief on the reality series "Total Divas" alongside his daughter Natalie, who wrestles professionally as Natalya.
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This, he told me, was Kasparek, perhaps the most iconic character in Czech puppetry: a source of comic relief beloved by schoolchildren countrywide.
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Then he turns the subject over to the panelists, one of whom has actual expertise; the other two are mostly there for comic relief.
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They can be killed off to show the situation is serious, but even if they survive, they're relegated to emotional support and comic relief.
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Corden is playing Smithy, his Gavin & Stacey character, as he and Michael argue over whether or not Michael can accompany Corden to Comic Relief.
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It had comic relief, it had Shining deep cuts—it even had some of the only moments of genuine peril in the entire movie.
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The wait was worth it — especially because the major revelation in this episode belongs to Andy (Harry Goaz), who's always felt like comic relief.
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While The Bachelorette is using Lincoln as comic relief, Garrett, who has since apologized for his offensive social media behavior, is no such trope.
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Miek is totally silent, turning the duo into a Penn and Teller-style comic-relief pairing— or are they more like Rocket and Groot?
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Shuri brings so much of the humor, lightness, and charm of the film, without ever turning into a weightless, one-note comic relief character.
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Fuentes offers comic relief in this role as Carmen's friend, but he also shows a range of emotions — from anguish to regret to anxiety.
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In the process, the episode delivers a portrait of Eugene that goes beyond the redneck, thesaurus-loving comic relief caricature he's been until now.
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The game's cast of supporting characters could have provided both some desperately needed comic relief and a deeper portrait of who Lara Croft is.
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The asides from their crew of comic-relief dwarf pals (Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith and Alexandra Roach) are often funny on purpose.
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Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej Parker (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) joined the franchise in 143 Fast, before becoming its comic relief in Fast Five.
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Then it became an actual book by Rowling under the pseudonym Newt Scamander, a slim paperback with proceeds going to the charity Comic Relief.
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In Girls, Jessa was the free spirit; Marnie was the control freak; Shoshanna was the comic relief; and Hannah was—well, Hannah was Hannah.
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"It's really an all-woman family, the men play a very small part," their weaknesses providing much of the show's comic relief, she said.
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But the requisite smoldering temptation (Morena Baccarin), a British baddie (Ed Skrein) and plenty of comic relief alleviate the weight of Deadpool's existential divide.
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And the screenplay makes this cheerful kid the heart and soul of the group, and sometimes its comic relief, without sapping him of dignity.
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She remembers seeing trans women on TV growing up — always with a cartoonish deep voice or maybe caught standing to pee for comic relief.
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Comic relief is provided by Claudia Comte, whose group of glossy white marble sculptures of pairs of bulbous forms sprout from a grassy area.
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The Accountant plays this as a sort of superpower, as well as comic relief when Wolff doesn't know how to deal with other people.
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But Mr. Karl, the chief White House correspondent at ABC News, said he welcomed some comic relief at a tense moment for the nation.
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There's also the obligatory tense music, car and aerial chases, and a bit of comic relief in the form of David Harbour's Red Guardian.
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None of this is particularly novel, but it is tense, which is why it's so important that the game's attempts at comic relief actually land.
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Benedict Wong shows up as comic relief, delightful in a film that has no use for him beyond his purely functionary capacity as tension-breaker.
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But Styles' character is also the only form of comic relief in the film which is absolutely the furthest thing from a light-hearted film.
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But I hesitate to call it "comic relief," because their inclusion is so much more significant than the aside jokes usually present in a drama.
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Presented by Yaya Kids Theater and Ting Wang, the production also offers some comic relief — dancing geese — and a contemporary score by Alastair William King.
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She's exuberant, and provides most of the comic relief — but she's also kind, and male director Townsend goes out of his way to showcase that.
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While there were certainly moments of comic relief thanks to hilarity of Lil Rel Howery as Rob, it was a chilling thriller, through and through.
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Several years ago, Corden recruited the musician to participate in a Comic Relief sketch with the promise that he would name his son after him.
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Comic-relief characters, as she was wonderfully in the first film, are always at danger of overstaying their welcome when given their own close-up.
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Patty and her crew — especially hapless comic-relief producer Ron (Christopher Denham) and PA Bree (Condola Rashad) — look for a journalistic solution to the problem.
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The notes are read out loud by the moderators in an attempt at comic relief, and the messages almost always seem to allude to sex.
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I was on a trip to Ethiopia with Matt, it was with Comic Relief and we were just leaving on our way to the airport.
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C-3P0 is a protocol droid — as well as R2-D2's counterpart and a go-to source of comic relief in the original trilogy.
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Whatever Handel may have intended here, Mr. Jones's disruptions provided a bit of comic relief sorely needed in a three-and-a-half-hour evening.
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There was a conscious choice by director Jon Favreau to turn the hyenas into a menacing presence in the film, rather than just comic relief.
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To be honest, I was feeling a little bit ill-served when Benji was just sort of reduced to, oh you know, the comic relief.
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The modern Jewish family experience certainly appears ripe for comedy and pathos — everyone has that kooky relative that would make for some colorful comic relief.
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Their foibles provided comic relief in an otherwise somber finale, as she handcuffed herself to him with plans to use him as a human shield.
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After "The Phantom Menace" came out, in 1999, he was responsible for answering mountains of letters about Jar Jar Binks, the polarizing comic-relief alien.
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In fact, the Independent Spirit Awards were so good that even the comic relief didn't make its audience cringe its way over to Archer reruns.
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Until that point, Wendy (the marvelously composed Maggie Siff) had spent the episode playing straightwoman in a pair of comic-relief subplots: Mr. and Mrs.
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"We're full of people that love children, bring smiles and want to help people laugh and bring comic relief," he told AAP according to news.com.au.
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Even though I am the comic relief in this movie, what makes me stand out is you can just feel the realness of my character.
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As the comic relief, he brings a great levity to so many scenes that might otherwise just be occupied by the gruff diction of Geralt.
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If you're looking for some comic relief and live in the San Francisco area, come to The New York Times Opinion Live on Friday, Oct.
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With a leisurely pizzicato-like melody over reedy keyboards and a clip-clop beat, "Watermelon Tears" ambles along toward a burst of comic relief. PARELES
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The guns are in the hands of Vernon (Sharlto Copley, keeping his native South African accent for comic relief) and Martin (scene stealer Babou Ceesay).
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Ant-Man A temporary moment of comic relief starring Michael Peña and Paul Rudd precedes the point of no return in the Marvel movie timeline... 15.
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Played by Valerie Harper (who isn't Jewish in real life), she acted as the comic relief, the loud New Yorker to Mary Richards' genteel Minneapolis manners.
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For Boone's appearance on the televised ABC ceremony, he appeared in a chest-baring leather vest, a spiked dog collar and temporary tattoos for comic relief.
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Red Nose Day, the comedy fundraiser run every two years by U.K. charity Comic Relief, has a very special treat in store for the 2017 event.
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Besides providing some great comic relief for Twitter, he kept the debate on track by pointing to his solutions for immigration, climate change, and gun violence.
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All you need to know going in: that seemingly for-comic-relief-only scene featuring Sam and Gilly may have dropped a nuke on this story.
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Not only did Foxx show up to support Tank, but he also provided some comic relief for the big occasion, before later performing for the couple.
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For me, it's nice to see the woman take on this comedic role, because I feel like the comic relief so often falls to the male.
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Even before he ran the show, he wrote a sketch for Comic Relief that showed the Doctor regenerating into a woman (in that case, Joanna Lumley).
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As a woman, I would never trivialize something as lewd and criminal to provide myself any sort of comic relief because it simply just isn't funny.
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All joined together for one epically hilarious audition tape, filmed in conjunction with Red Nose Day, an annual fundraising campaign run by the charity Comic Relief.
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To provide a dose of comic relief at work, he regularly donned a sweatshirt with a picture of a panda, his favorite animal, the Post reported.
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Obviously on The West Wing, she was a very powerful leading lady, but in film, she often shows up for a few scenes as comic relief.
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Curtis is the co-founder of Comic Relief, the charity that has organized Red Nose Day to the tune of more than $1 billion in donations.
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As a woman, I would never trivialize something as lewd and criminal to provide myself any sort of comic relief because it simply… just isn't funny.
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However, in the movie, the Happy Medium's emotions are erratic and volatile, offering comic relief in an otherwise earnest sci-fi adventure — but not much else.
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Freddy's friend Doodle provides a necessary counterbalance to overwhelming and overbearing Laura, and Freddy's family of stuffed animals offer their two cents in comic-relief asides.
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Finding Nemo used Dory almost exclusively for comic relief, turning to her short-term memory loss to lighten the mood whenever things started to look bleak.
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Hodor, he of the large frame and small vocabulary, was a figure of fun, not much more than Bran Stark's source of travel plus comic relief.
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Charlie Day and Burn Gorman reprise their comic-relief roles as squabbling scientists, and Rinko Kikuchi is back as the adopted daughter of Mr. Elba's character.
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Even the reliable comic relief of Tom and Greg is removed from the main action, taking place in New York while nearly everyone else is overseas.
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Often grizzled comic relief, though sometimes tragic, these sidemen stand in the long, tall shadow of the hero, giving him grief while always following his lead.
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There's also a comic-relief butler robot who assists Anthony Hopkins's character, who turns out to be the last guardian of the legend of King Arthur.
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In a chaotic tilt-a-whirl of a movie, Davidson's straight man provides the comic relief — which, as an SNL cast member, is what he does best.
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The actor offered up some comic relief after learning that his film (in which he starred as well as produced) didn't get any recognition from the Academy.
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I know he's there to be comic relief and an occasional audience surrogate, but I have so little patience for Tyrese whining about how crazy things are.
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Kylie wasn't really relevant in the show's earliest seasons; she and Kendall were mostly there for comic relief and the occasional feel-good plot line about volunteering.
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A lot of them just found out a week before, so they were really not OK. I became a little bit of comic relief that day actually.
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George Lucas revealed earlier this year that his favorite Star Wars character is Jar Jar Binks — the widely loathed comic relief figure and possible secret Sith lord.
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Phife's sillier impulses complemented Q-Tip's headier style perfectly, not quite punctuating Tip's thought provoking yarns with comic relief so much as grounding them in everyday struggles.
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A character named Marie, who takes it upon herself to keep Neuron's team morale up by dressing up as the team mascot, is endearing, reliable comic relief.
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" Ramona's appearance in her creator Beverly Cleary's "Henry Huggins" is "as passing comic relief, a nursery school version of the town drunk in a John Ford movie.
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I am not suggesting that any Americans seriously consider moving, but the thought provides a little bit of comic relief as we trumpet in the presidential election.
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They are built around jokey comic relief and mindless violent conflict, as well as simple character relationships in which recognizable adult characteristics or responsibilities are entirely absent.
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Of course, you wouldn't necessarily glean as much from the way immigrants have often been portrayed in pop culture: as one-note delivery vehicles for comic relief.
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The Muggle Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), who was one of the bright spots of the first film, is essentially only used for a few lines of comic relief.
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And now ... some much needed comic relief, courtesy of "Catfish" host Nev Schulman's insanely cute kid, who's learned a thing or 2 in just over 12 short months.
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Jamil's first charity advocacy took place in the UK, where she once wore a chicken suit for 16 days as part of a fundraising initiative for Comic Relief.
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Like much of The Walking Dead's secondary roster, she's mostly there as a narrative tool to fulfill certain plot requirements and for the occasional moment of comic relief.
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Also sorely missed is Joe Lieberman (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) who served as Frank's tech-savvy partner and comic relief in season 1, but he sits this season out.
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Phiona repeatedly travels to tournaments with her comic-relief sidekicks and defeats players who are more smartly dressed than she is (and are therefore unworthy of our sympathy).
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The most purely comic-relief characters barely get out a few dark, barbed chuckle lines along the way, and many of the action scenes are brief and abortive.
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As our favorite characters huddled anxiously at Winterfell on the eve of a potentially cataclysmic showdown with the White Walkers, he served up some much-needed comic relief.
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"Comic Relief should be helping to establish an image of African people as equals to be respected rather than helpless victims to be pitied," Lammy posted on Twitter.
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We're in the back of the van and Kevin Cahill who was the CEO of Comic Relief says, 'Is there anything you've ever fancied doing that's sporty David?
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Proceeds from both Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them go toward the charity Comic Relief, which raises money for children in poverty.
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Saturday Night Live provided some comic relief about the upcoming presidential election, with help from a calssic fan-favorite character, Enid Strict — better known as The Church Lady.
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They're our community, because this show actually started out with a little bit of an ensemble that got cut after our workshop, but Will is the comic relief.
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And while Alex is mostly used as a dose of comic relief, Ruiz has nonetheless found a real groove for himself as Lydia's suave, insightful right-hand man.
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While the president urged the nation to stay hopeful and united, Biden provided much needed comic relief; the two walked away with their arms around each other's shoulders.
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Ron still provides comic relief, Hermione remains cerebral and slightly bossy and Harry tries as hard as he can but doesn't quite live up to his own expectations.
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The best thing in many scenes is the comic relief provided by Skylan Brooks and Tremaine Brown Jr. as brothers who serve as a protective posse for Ezekiel.
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And there's a scene in which she is uncomfortably in the room while a comic-relief white hippie girl has several rounds of sex with a semiconscious Wes.
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Just as representative of a world rotten by endless conflict is Cressida's comic relief of an uncle, Pandarus (John Glover), who has been shellacked with a malevolent veneer.
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Donations went to Comic Relief USA and will be divided up among local charities in the Texas areas affected by Harvey, and now Irma in Florida as well.
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Comic Relief said it would use local heroes rather than celebrities in clips from Africa that will be aired at its flagship annual fundraising event later on Friday.
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Black characters in mainstream comic-book movies often provide comic relief or some type of singular characteristic that forms a blanket representation of the entire race or culture.
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Red Nose Day founder says 'Love Actually' short was an easy sell Curtis and his friend, Lenny Henry, started Comic Relief in 1985 after a trip to Ethiopia.
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Season 6 Hodor, he of the large frame and small vocabulary, was a figure of fun, not much more than Bran Stark's source of travel plus comic relief.
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The principal power players in this story are women — not just the four 'Busters — while the men mostly serve as eye candy, comic relief and one-dimensional threats.
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But if there's anything that's provided a little comic relief to a crazy year in and outside of the style realm, it's the rise of memes — fashion memes, specifically.
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Owens is impeccable comic relief, and his delivery of a multitude of jingles is magnificent — and, as is characteristic of the series, his character helps resolve Yara's emotional disorientation.
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But even with the relentless pace of news coming from the White House, day-to-day viewers are not tuning in for comic relief the way they used to.
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Meanwhile, the rapidly changing tones and the shifting priorities of the characters fosters a Pythonesque irreverence towards to the surreal situations, providing comic relief and undercutting the film's gravitas.
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In the other photo, we see the back of Ruby's head during an intense conversation with Jamal, Monse, and usual comic relief Jasmine (Jessica Marie Garcia, with perfect brows).
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Maybe he thinks he's being the comic relief, but to me, he was a stand-in for the lazy guy or gal we've all done a group project with.
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There's no comic relief to help you digest the saddest moments from the movie and there's no way to tell if Riley sees hope for most of the film.
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He brought some much appreciated comic relief to the psychological-thriller as a laid back dad who tries to protect his family from a band of murderous look-alikes.
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" Additionally, the "Sand Snakes would be introduced in a style closer to George RR Martin's - as diverse as their mothers, and written as more than just catty comic relief.
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The scene with his grandmother is as amusing as the other bits of comic relief; the kiss is effective in furthering the bizarre love triangle between our three principals.
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Quick jolts of comic relief come courtesy of former The Wire co-stars Dominic West and Idris Elba, who reunite as a pair of territorial — but extremely lazy — seals.
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That confidence led to a fairly relaxed atmosphere at the hearings to the point where Republicans veered from substantive questioning into what passes for comic relief in the Senate.
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There may not be much to laugh about with the coronavirus sweeping across the globe — but stand-up comedians say even in times of crisis, people need comic relief.
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Hodor (Kristian Nairn) Hodor, he of the large frame and small vocabulary, was a figure of fun, not much more than Bran Stark's source of travel plus comic relief.
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Gazing out at the audience—the circles around his eyes give him the look of a perpetually sad poodle—Gary says: I guess I'm what you'd call, comic relief.
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The new video, which will begin airing on flights in September, is also designed to raise money for Flying Start, a charity partnership between the airline and Comic Relief.
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Perhaps the most damaging deformation belongs to the all-conquering stage musical "Les Miz," which turns Monsieur and Madame Thénardier — the novel's most egregious characters — into bathetic comic relief.
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Represent could not be reached for comment, but Comic Relief said the retailer had taken full responsibility for its choice of supplier, and that it would refund customers on request.
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From previous videos, we know that the humanoid robot Atlas is capable of some incredible physical feats, such as stacking boxes, performing backflips, and occasionally providing some needed comic relief.
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With her ride-or-die on board for moral support and comic relief, Welch continues to tackle "bigger and better projects," ranging from mansions to law firms to oil companies.
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Not in an indie or B-tier game, seemingly not a paper-thin villain or "Engrish"-speaking comic relief, but the lead in a much anticipated and high-concept title.
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Well, let them watch it on-screen, in films where one of America's favorite desserts doubles as a weapon, a disguise, means of escape, a bad omen, or comic relief.
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Despite his marriage to Kim Kardashian, a staple of the series, West's appearances on the show have previously been relegated to brief episode arcs or slight moments of comic relief.
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He may no longer serve the silly, pseudo-comic relief role he once did, but it's nevertheless refreshing for a character journey to come across as this genuine and believable.
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It offers big laughs—often for catharsis and comic relief—and leans heavily on the horror genre (using genre tropes like jump scares and bloody attacks to accentuate its scorn).
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Proceeds for the contest were donated to PATH, Child Mind Institute, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Comic Relief U.K., Girl Up, and Girls' Education via Charities Aid Foundation of America.
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Tara is still the quip-loving source of comic relief the show deploys in hit-or-miss fashion, and Heath is still… that guy whose name you tend to forget.
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Ski jumping: Jon Mooallem writes about ski jumping and how, thanks to a group of young women athletes, the sport once known for providing comic relief could be taken seriously.
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On the subject of conspiracy theories, I can offer some comic relief, noting that he and Rush Limbaugh couldn't get on the same page about the new emails on Friday.
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We could have used a few more one-liners as comic relief — and it's not much of a spoiler to say that the comedy cavalry is coming in episode 3.
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As you've probably heard, he regrouped some of the movie's cast for Red Nose Day Actually, a mini-sequel which aired as part of the U.K. biennial Comic Relief jamboree.
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And there's plenty of room for cameos, whether it's Eric and Donald Jr. providing Beavis and Butt-Head-like comic relief or a mirage of Colin Kaepernick standing at attention.
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The only update here is the inclusion of a gay couple whose chiding back-and-forth is played comic relief before the movie dutifully denies them any fate but martyrdom.
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The T-shirts, which were commissioned by the Spice Girls and retail for about 20 pounds, aim to raise money for a campaign by British charity Comic Relief championing gender justice.
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Will he be the comic relief, a la Ethan (Zach Cherry), or someone who drives Joe particularly bonkers, like Benji (Lou Taylor Pucci), who was Joe's first victim of season 1?
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What does it say about a culture when by far its most popular television network is dominated by shows where women serve primarily as support systems, quirky comic relief, and victims?
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Really, though, it was Alexis Waters, the season's comic relief since the moment she stepped out of the limo in a shark costume, who brought Bachelor breasts fully into the spotlight.
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Earlier this year, Corden explained during a visit to Stephen Colbert's The Late Show that the popular segment had its origins in a 2011 sketch for the British charity Comic Relief.
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From the moment he enters the screen, it's clear that Ryan Reynolds' character, Rory Adams, the crew's mission specialist, is going to be the comic relief in an otherwise unfunny movie.
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For the audiobook version of Quidditch Through the Ages, 15% of proceeds will go to Comic Relief and the Lumos Foundation, a charity foundation founded by Rowling that helps orphaned children.
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Curtis is the founder of Comic Relief, which has become a national institution in England with skits and events featuring a slew of celebrities featured every year on Red Nose Day.
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They're supposed to be ridiculous comic relief, but if everything you worked so hard for was taken away and you got hurt, you might go into a babbling panic spiral, too.
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Revived two years ago to provide some comic relief during the "summer of hell," the pageant is now open to all gender identities and seems to be based on sheer chutzpah.
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Kichijiro, who enters grunting and twitching, as if in homage to Toshiro Mifune, and grovels at the priest's feet, also seems on hand as much for comic relief as for guidance.
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In turn, Gently is now front and center, unlike past characters whose whimsical natures would have them sidelined as comic relief (think Freddie from "A Different World" or Lynn from "Girlfriends").
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The two were planning to attend Ms. Bee's taping later, which was part comic relief and part therapy session for those who long for the days of the Obama White House.
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He delivers the lion's share of comic relief with a sardonic wit that's a bit at odds with his character's sycophantic personality, but he's so funny it's hard to really care.
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But the latest manifestation gives the show's literal monster a new voice and a terrible agenda while letting its figurative ones serve as puppets or over-the-top caricatures and comic relief.
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While Lobo is the season's comedic star, Seg's best friend Kem (Rasmus Hardiker), who served as season 1's primary comic-relief character, continues to deliver plenty of witty, self-deprecating dialogue.
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We had done a sketch for a charity at home called Comic Relief back in 2010 where part of the sketch involved me and George Michael in a car singing Wham songs.
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Nick is all-but-guaranteed a spot in the reality TV Hall of Fame, the rare utility player, bouncing between hero, villain, comic relief, mentor, and romantic, sometimes within a single episode.
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Chris periodically checks in with his black buddy Rod (Lil Rel Howery), a comic-relief character who punctures the tension and lampshades Chris' anxieties with rants suitable for a stand-up set.
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If you're looking for another way to find comic relief in Trump's executive orders, the Twitter account Trump Draws shows cartoons that look like they were doodled by children on the documents.
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British Airways partnered with Comic Relief on the clip, which features cameos from a bunch of different celebrities — everyone from a very serious Gillian Anderson to a significantly less serious Rowan Atkinson.
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This movie has almost no plot to speak of outside the mugging of its hammy comic relief character "Danny," but the hilarious and inexplicable ending elevates it from being a complete snoozefest.
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"Not just on Indian television, but in cinema as well, homosexuality or cross-dressing was often an element of comic relief," said Aparna Bhosle, business head of Zee TV, in an email.
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Angus has always been a source of comic relief more than anything, but this episode fleshes out his character right before sending him off, revealing a surprising maturity and an altruistic streak.
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If I were NOT one to offer up my daily experience as the subject matter of ongoing comic relief, I'd be tricking everyone into thinking that I actually think highly of myself!
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Beyond the ballpark, the riots and assassinations were taking their toll on the public psyche, and the Mets, our safety valve, our comic relief, were becoming just another black hole of despair.
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If Balinska is the badass, almost stoic member of trio put together by director Elizabeth Banks (who also plays their Bosley), and Scott the clueless newbie, then Stewart is the comic relief.
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I'm dreaming of American Apparel hoodies, Ryan Reynolds, Snapchat filters, the Brits, Comic Relief, Graham Norton, infinite pairs of white Vans, spearmint chewing gum, and the beige hum of a shopping mall.
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With no multi-millionaire investors or cover fee for shows, the station has drawn from a diverse pot of money to support itself: Southwark Council, charities Children in Need, Comic Relief and others.
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As for Tormund, well, he continued to provide comic relief (what exactly was the white liquid in that horn he poured it all over himself?), in addition to being unabashedly horny for Brienne.
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The porg face-off is fundamentally about whether comic relief and cuteness belong in Star Wars, or whether the series should belong more exclusively to the serious, straight-faced likes of Darth Vader.
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Marvel showed another, funnier side with Ant-Man, establishing a new comic-relief character — and probably just in time, as a palate cleanser to the cool but often wearisome Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Its script and cinematographic, at their weakest points, style make it incredibly ripe for a beautiful second life as comic relief, extending beyond the excitement that's driven people to the box office now.
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Today is when the U.K. celebrates Red Nose Day (in the U.S., we celebrate it on May 25), and Comic Relief unveiled all the auditions — and revealed which celeb came out on top.
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British Airways teamed up with Comic Relief to create its latest inflight safety video, in which celebrities pretend to audition for a role in the project while actually demonstrating the real safety procedures.
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Firstly—as any of your mates doing karaoke and that time Noel Fielding went on Comic Relief looking like Florence Welch on Halloween will attest—it is not easy to imitate Kate Bush.
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Yet even before that begins, the first two hours feature Nick dealing with an assortment of psychopaths and sadists, with Nick and Happy's wacky banter expected to offset the nastiness with comic relief.
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"If you enter, you give some money to Comic Relief and the prize for one person is to come down on the day we film, have breakfast with all the cast," he explained.
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The scene is one of the heaviest in Survivor's Remorse's history, as M-Chuck—via a powerhouse performance by Ash—completes her transition from the show's comic relief to its heart and soul.
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He's managed to pack in all the sob-worthy moments — with none of the comic relief — and edited them to make it seem like the films end right after those super-sad scenes.
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One of the government agents, played by John Cho, is so great at breaking the tension of this really high stakes moment and adding softness and comic relief to a really stressful situation.
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Opinion Columnist At one point during Brett Kavanaugh's testimony, desperate for some comic relief, I messaged a friend to ask if this were a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing or an Anheuser-Busch commercial.
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It sees match after match punctuated with 60 seconds' applause, each time delivered with the sort of self-regarding solemnity that was once the preserve of Comic Relief interludes and Robin Williams movies.
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The bass line bounces up and down an octave within a dense thicket of other sounds: chirps, blips, whistles, swoops, taps, glassy sustained tones and now and then, for comic relief, a burp.
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Mr. Auberjonois moved easily among television, film and the stage, and between comedy and drama, often playing scene-stealing characters who injected comic relief or snark or a plot wrinkle into the proceedings.
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Before Carpool Karaoke became part of The Late Late Show, it was a 2011 sketch for Comic Relief, a British charity that works to fight poverty, and it starred the late singer George Michael.
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This year, celebs like Pharrell Williams and Will Ferrell offered their words of wisdom to the 2017 graduating class, providing uplifting advice, comic relief and — in Ferrell's case — a little musical number to boot.
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Though much of his relationship with his very secretive and cancer-ridden father William has been littered with painful emotional scars, in this episode, Randall and William develop most of the episode's comic relief.
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On the bright side of it all is Lindsay (Kether Donohue), the comic relief red herring who stabbed her husband two episodes ago and thinks she might become a dad or an uncle someday.
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David mostly seems mildly amused by everything that's happening, while Sanders is basically fine, clearly thrilled to be there, delivering every line like he's been given the comic relief part in the community musical.
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Wizards fans will remember that in "Dude Looks Like Shakira," the Russo's uncle, Kelbo, transforms himself (sometimes accidentally) into Shakira, which offered up comic relief as well as a cameo from the singer herself.
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The movie is dumb as a post and is so Michael Bay-levels comedy-deficient that, of all the actors in the known universe, it decides to use Tyrese Gibson as its comic relief.
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He is the sly centerpiece of his team's unfinished bildungsroman, and seems happy to take the necessary heat and provide some Falstaffian comic relief as the Pistons begin their rough transition into playoff contenders.
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But when she is not these things, she is goofy, generous, diligent (she is the publicist for a trio of cerebral rappers who provide much of the show's comic relief), and capable of love.
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I had been working the issue for some years at the U.S. Department of State, when one night seeking some comic relief in America's most popular sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, it hit me.
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Anyone paying attention to the U.K.'s Red Nose Day/Comic Relief charity drive on Friday can likely tell you who was accounted for in Richard Curtis' delightful short film Red Nose Day Actually.
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A potential sixth member of the team, the shape shifter known in the comics as Beast Boy (Ryan Potter), gets just one brief scene that positions him as possible comic relief down the road.
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"We thought we would use our porn as an avenue to get some legitimate information out with some comic relief included to get people interested and reduce our chances of being banned," Spicy said.
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On "Pod Save America," Favreau sits in what radio pros call "the power chair," dictating the topics and pace of the show; Lovett provides comic relief; and Pfeiffer and Vietor contribute an earnest wonkiness.
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A mariachi musician, introduced as comic relief, gets his own episode that reveals him as a soulful artist trying to keep his integrity; Ana's mother evolves from a hectoring nemesis to a toughened survivor.
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But in real life, the mom to daughters Inez, 2 this month, and James, 3½, with husband Ryan Reynolds says she can't stand looking at mom blogs — unless she needs some sort of comic relief.
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There's a bittersweet humor that threads each of these pictures together — a sentiment of comic relief that America wasn't reduced to atomic ash, coupled with the uneasy realization of how close we really got. —G.
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Evan Peters as... A Hairdresser Peters will portray at least one other character on the Coven and Murder House crossover: A hairdresser, a character that, according to Ryan Murphy, will also provide some comic relief.
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A colleague of mine even said they're meant to replace Han Solo in this film — they're comic relief and they highlight Chewbacca, who'd otherwise barely be in the film — and that just seems like blasphemy.
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The upbeat Chi Chi Mizrahi, formidable mother of the House of Unbothered-Cartier, provides comic relief but also an honest look at the challenges that come with being a house mother to at-risk youth.
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British charity Comic Relief, which enlists celebrities to help raise funds for the world's poorest communities, faced harsh criticism from opposition Labor lawmaker David Lammy after presenter Stacey Dooley was filmed holding a black child.
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While not a full film (because life cannot possibly be that good), most of the original cast will return for a 10-minute short made in partnership with Comic Relief titled Red Nose Day Actually.
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Only Captain Boomerang, the sadly underused comic relief who accomplishes next to nothing in this film, consistently embraces his villainy as something other than a lazy, probably inaccurate label the straights have slapped onto him.
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There's also an appropriate connection to "Stranger Things," the Netflix series that played like a King homage, with Finn Wolfhard as the foul-mouthed Richie, who provides the lion's share of the movie's comic relief.
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The 34-year-old comedian and actress, who played Amy Schumer's sidekick in the movie "Trainwreck" last summer, grew up in Cleveland and discovered the meaning of "comic relief" while battling leukemia as a teenager.
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And while their relationship is definitely played for (desperately needed) comic relief throughout the bleak episode, the show seems to be setting it up to become just a normal set piece in this family drama.
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There's the brooding loner Aquaman (Jason Momoa), tortured outcast Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and callow, nerdy Flash (Ezra Miller), whose just-glad-to-be-with-you-guys enthusiasm is designed, somewhat successfully, to deliver comic relief.
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Once Drogon disappeared, it felt like "Game of Thrones" proper had ended, replaced, for the finale's remaining half, by a smaller, thinner show concerned with checking off boxes, delivering farewells, comic relief and final answers.
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The comic-relief snowman voiced by Josh Gad in the "Frozen" movies got his own wintry tale in this animated short, which also includes appearances from the rest of the full-length movies' main characters.
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The Blank Canvas Bib turns otherwise average baby spills into framed art — and can add a bit of comic relief when the little one isn't finding that whole airplane schtick while spoon feeding very amusing.
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But it was Ms. Raiola's raspy voice; tall, buxom appearance (she was said to stand 5-foot-10); and ability to add comic relief and common sense to tense situations that made her a fan favorite.
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Or when the movie's comic-relief robot and most distinctive character, K-2SO, sacrificed himself, and it became fully clear that the movie was going to go full Seven Samurai, and mercilessly kill off its leads?
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Wearing nothing but a leopard bathrobe and boxer shorts, Zwangere Guy struggles to objectify while attempting to break free, providing comic relief in the form of a revenge fantasy that plays into the video's overall message.
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Up to this point, Awkwafina's acting career has consisted mostly of comic-relief supporting roles in films like Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean's 8, but The Farewell stands as proof she's capable of much, much more.
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Although it's possible he'll bring some moments of comic relief to what's sure to be an incredibly intense film, it seems more likely that Rogen is interested in challenging himself to be a more versatile actor.
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Rothwell provides much of the comic relief in the film with her funny wisecracks, but her arguable standout scene is when she publicly stands up for the film's protagonist, Simon (Nick Robinson), after he comes out.
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Park, 45, has been killing it on "Fresh Off the Boat" for years, but opposite Ali Wong in "Always Be My Maybe," he got to be the romantic lead, not solely the comic relief or dad.
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Think, for example, of the mockery made by French and Saunders of Skepta's "Shutdown" during this year's Comic Relief (hold tight Jennifer Saunders' ridiculous tracksuit), or of the recent Morrissey James Baldwin T-shirt design debacle.
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Yen's role here is basically comic relief—his romance with Yeoh is basically a Shakespearean mistaken-identity farce—but he still gets a few scenes to prove that, even as a sidekick, he's a worthy hero.
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But The Accountant — in addition to having a half-baked, underwritten plot — seems to want applause for having it both ways: a lesson in neurodiversity as progress, but also autism as plot device and comic relief.
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But instead of being an entirely dour affair—there's a lot of gloomy emoting about breaking up the team and who should be worried—Tony Stark continues his streak of injecting comic relief to balance the tone.
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AND I AM JUST WONDERING THE JOURNEY OF LAST YEAR WHAT SORT OF COMIC RELIEF DID YOU FIND IN IT AND COULD WE SEE ANY OF THAT CHANNELLED INTO THE NEW SEASON THATS ABOUT TO COME OUT?
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He is inspired by the verismo writers of the late-nineteenth century, such as Giovanni Verga, whose short stories and personal photography first treated the lives of peasants as something more than comic relief or local colour.
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"Today you're graduating from high school," said Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," offering students a little bit of comic relief and a hopeful message just months after they survived a high-profile school shooting.
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As we know, the bumbling Gungan created by George Lucas first appears in The Phantom Menace as comic relief, then has a hand in creating the Empire as an advocate of emergency powers for the duplicitous Palpatine.
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"I am glad to see that Comic Relief has taken an important step by withstanding from using celebrities as spokespersons for local communities and poverty issues," said Beathe Ogard, the head of the group behind the prize.
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A fifth friend played by Brett Gray, whose slightly abrasive style calls to mind Kevin Hart or (very distantly) a young Eddie Murphy, provides the pure comic relief in a subplot about an urban buried-treasure legend.
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These were minor, disposable mascots who played to stereotypes, provided shallow comic relief or merely died first to show that others were in danger — the obnoxious gay best friend, the asexual Asian bookworm, the West Indian nanny.
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It has two comic relief characters, played by Skyler Gisondo and Billie Lourd, whom Amy and Molly refer to as "the 1 percent" and who are always frantically, and tragically, engaged in attempts to spend themselves into popularity.
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Having spent as many as 42 years getting to know, love, and rely on C-3PO's neurotic comic relief and undying friendship, longtime Star Wars fans are understandably anxious about if C-3PO will make it out unscathed.
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A picture of the canine carrying a bag of his dog food along a wet street went viral after it was posted on Facebook, providing Texans and the rest of the country a brief moment of comic relief.
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Cleveland's ageless speedster Rajai Davis led off the half-inning as a pinch-hitter in place of Lonnie Chisenhall and offered some comic relief as he hit a ball down the third-base line that was ruled foul.
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And this, this brings us to a very specific moment: French and Saunders, beloved comedy duo, doing their version of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke on Comic Relief, with erm, a "version" of Skepta's genre-defining grime track "Shutdown".
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The Ninja Turtles franchise is rooted a slew of truly bizarre ideas — pizza-munching turtle action heroes, a villainous alien brain-creature that controls a robotic host body, a mutant warthog for comic relief, a hockey-playing sidekick.
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The Walking Dead A show as determinedly dismal as "The Walking Dead" can't allow for outright comic relief, but the series has recently found a more broadly leavening influence in Ezekiel, who begins and ends this week's episode.
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That's what elevates him above a one-dimensional, one-trick source of comic relief — DeMarcus is absurd, but grounded; conceited, thanks to his singular abilities, yet just as desperate for authentic human connection as the rest of us.
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Kisner displays an impressive range of narrative modes in this book, bouncing nimbly between gravity (in her ethnography and her bird's-eye philosophizing) and comic relief, which she peppers in just when our heads are starting to spin.
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Moreover, his once farcical story has recently taken a dark and creepy turn with those texts to an underage girl; if all he can offer, instead of comic relief, is more misery and loathing, we don't want him.
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And that brings us to the final reason this video deserves our attention: In addition to providing safety guidelines, it raises awareness about the global charity partnership between British Airways and Comic Relief, an organization dedicated to poverty alleviation.
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But on a more serious note, Black Panther has an almost Shakespearian weight at times, and Letitia Wright's portrayal was a bright beam of sunshine that cut through the dour moments without regulating her to being mere comic relief.
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This comic relief was short-lived, however: there is growing disbelief that, with just over a month to go before Britain leaves the European Union, May has announced a further delay on a meaningful vote on her Brexit deal.
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All are present and accounted for on the Millennium Falcon in the final scenes of The Last Jedi, and will surely continue to provide comic relief and/or emotional shading and/or pure adorableness in The Rise of Skywalker.
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There is, still, something goofy and amusingly retro about the clay-animated look and style, from the marble-eyed character design to comic relief in the form of a domesticated pig named Hognob, whose grunts are voiced by Park.
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Shortly beforehand, Lancel Lannister — another character who's been around since season one, first as King Robert's squire, then as Cersei's lover and King's Landing comic relief, and then as a religious fanatic serving the High Sparrow — met a similar fate.
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If the drama of the big day is feeling like too much, you can also head to HBO for some comic relief, provided by Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, who are reprising their Cord and Tish characters for the occasion.
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Earlier this year, they teamed up with Comic Relief to create a humorous flight-safety video starring Sir Ian McKellen, Gordon Ramsay, Gillian Anderson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor to collect spare change and in-flight donations for its global charity, Flying Start.
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This might be a good time to remember that Star Wars has had its funny side from the very beginning, from the comic-relief sidekick duo of C-3PO and R2-D2 to Han Solo's occasional bout of goofy incompetence.
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Jafar promises to be his biggest role yet in the U.S. Pedrad, who's recently been seen on the shows People of Earth and New Girl, is cast as Mara, Jasmine's friend and handmaiden who serves as the film's comic relief.
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"Dwayne kept saying Kevin wanted to be involved and then we had this revelation that all these buddy action movies need a Leo Getz," Leitch said, referring to the comic relief character Joe Pesci played in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise.
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Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellThe Memo: Democratic field boils down to four-horse race If the Democratic debates were pro wrestling, de Blasio is comic relief Inslee seeking third term as governor after ending presidential bid MORE (D-Calif.), former Colorado Gov.
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Sporting the taxonomically useless title "The Predator," the latest movie in the "Predator" franchise comes courtesy of Shane Black ("The Nice Guys"), who appeared as comic relief in the 1987 original and seems to have taken that experience to heart.
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Tiuri's new band of fellow proto-knights do add comic relief and a few touching moments of bonding, but with the exception of one character, they are never fleshed out enough to move beyond their tacked-on existence in the story.
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Elsewhere, the revelation that the unctuous hedge-fund creep Todd Krakow (Danny Strong), previously the show's comic-relief antagonist, has been named Treasury Secretary is perhaps the best gag of the episode, in that funny-because-it's-true sort of way.
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Not that memers have that thought in mind — they're more likely coping with the psychological torture of the campaign cycle with some comic relief, or just scanning the political landscape looking for a joke that will rack up followers and likes.
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The pair was the show's comic relief, sprinkling witty banter and double entendres throughout each episode, and their lack of baking expertise let them act as stand-ins for home viewers who may not know a dampfnudel from a dacquoise.
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Twenty-one years later, Comic Relief gets around 80 hours of programming annually across the BBC and has developed into a large-scale organization that has raised more than $1.3 billion for children's and humanitarian causes, distributed all over the world.
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Almost instantly, she was enlisted to adapt "Fleabag" for TV, create and star in another sitcom, write a weirdly funny murder show, and ultimately ascend to the "Star Wars" universe, playing a mouthy droid programmed to deliver "Solo" some comic relief.
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Ritu's mother, who is a matchmaker — and provides some comic relief in many of her matchmaking scenes — is trying to find a match for her daughter, but it's harder than any other match she's had to make in her career.
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The group ebbs and flows over the course of the trilogy, but among them are Sturm, the tragic and noble knight; Tasslehoff, the comic relief trickster; and Flint the dwarf, who is basically just Gimli from Lord of the Rings.
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Fortunately, the film receives a much-needed infusion from Kumail Nanjiani as the voice of a tiny alien who becomes the central comic relief, helping M and H on their mission before a climax that, finally, helps pull the disparate elements together.
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The only consistent source of comic relief is a hulking, reprogrammed Imperial droid, K-2S0 (voiced and performed by Alan Tudyk), who delivers wry, cleverly written commentary and, like C-3PO, has a bad habit of detailing what long odds they face.
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"Meanwhile Spencer's scrappy Minny Jackson, Aibileen's best friend and the best cook in the county, provides not only comic relief but a feistiness that shows that some maids found the gumption and means to get back at overbearing employers," the publication wrote.
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From Tej and Roman's comic relief to Hobbs's frequent one-liners to the sheer ridiculousness of many of the series' stunts, there is nothing in Fast & Furious that is above broadly winking at the audience about how silly the entire enterprise is.
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"This (nomination) will serve as a constant reminder of the need to stay as relevant as possible ... and to give a voice to the people affected by the issues we care about," said Liz Warner, CEO of Comic Relief, in a statement.
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The journey that follows leads them through several discoveries — including stumbling across a little girl (Amiah Miller) who doesn't seem to be able to speak, and Bad Ape (Steve Zahn), who's both the movie's comic relief and actually a very good ape.
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"It's kind of fun to come back to the political heartland of America," Simon Pegg, who provides some comic relief in the film as Cruise's IMF teammate, said of touching down in the nation's capital as part of an international promotional tour.
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Of course, as a shared theatrical experience, some of the sillier moments (and there are several) actually serve a purpose, offering bits of comic relief -- intended or otherwise -- to offset the tension associated with skulking around in the shadows and flinging open doors.
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Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellThe Memo: Democratic field boils down to four-horse race If the Democratic debates were pro wrestling, de Blasio is comic relief Inslee seeking third term as governor after ending presidential bid MORE (D-Calif.) and former Colorado Gov.
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" But Mr. Eustis and Mr. Miranda both recall something else, too: The grieving father's reaction to a line of comic relief that, in the show's libretto, is uttered by Thomas Jefferson immediately after "It's Quiet Uptown": "Can we get back to politics?
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The gimmick is that the names of the movie's stars and creative team have been replaced with snide references to the roles they play — the hot chick, the European villain, the moody teen, the computer-generated character, the comic relief, the surprise cameo.
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The show, directed and choreographed by Bill Castellino (who also directed "Cagney" for York), has welcome touches of whimsy, some courtesy of the Village Voices (Ben Chavez, Jesse Manocherian and Claire Saunders), who serve as the production's backup singers, dancers and comic relief.
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Several former Judd Apatow associates (Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Mintz-Plasse) are back as comic relief, although you suspect that some of them — along with Kit Harrington as a reformed dragon hunter and Butler — stopped by the recording studio only briefly.
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Though Norwegian director Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) is still beholden to some of the worst designs from Robert Stromberg's 2014 film — including Aurora's plasticized trio of comic-relief fairy aunts — he adds welcome tangibility to his new locales.
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Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson checked a lot of items off his bucket list this year, such as co-adopting a pet pig, becoming a musician's muse (not once but twice), and playing the comic relief in a very well-received Netflix rom-com.
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The film's writer and director, Richard Curtis, who is also the co-founder of Comic Relief, a charity that produces Red Nose Day in the US and UK, said it was a no-brainer to get his cast back together for a short sequel.
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And then there was Jar Jar Binks, the notorious floppy-eared Gungan whom Lucas intended as comic relief but who spoke and behaved like an amalgam of bad racial stereotypes — "a Rastafarian Stepin Fetchit," as the Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern described him.
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Shelly's journey has been the great surprise of "Transparent": As she has asserted her right to be more than a supporting player to her self-dramatizing kids, she has evolved from being an almost comic-relief figure into an emotional center of the series.
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Their relationship, perfectly captured by Starnone's precise writing, gives the novel a rich foundation to allow for a juxtaposition of the old and the new, the rigid and the silly, while also providing readers with moments of pure comic relief, marked by the characters' signature, witty stichomythia.
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Look at the biggest movie franchise in the world today: nothing about Avengers: Infinity War, from the seriousness of its stakes to the tension-breaking comic relief, makes a lick of sense to people who haven't seen at least three or four other Marvel movies first.
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The only thing you truly need to remember about Cooper, who was eliminated during the same episode as season villain Krystal Nielson with "Week 6's" Paris trip, is that she served as the small amount of comic relief in Arie's slog of a trainwreck season.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Emma Thompson has said she is not taking part in a short "Love Actually" sequel for Britain's Comic Relief charity appeal because it is "too soon" to reprise her role in the romantic comedy after the death last year of co-star Alan Rickman.
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Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange is perhaps more abrasive and disillusioned than he needs to be at first, but once he gets the hang of things and the bolts of magic start flying, he's his own comic relief, much as Downey Jr. was — and still is, for now.
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After all, one person's cry fodder is another person's comic relief, so from comedies to action films and old-fashioned family films, we've got the festive bases covered so that no one will be deprived of the warm, fuzzy feelings that make the holiday season so special.
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And Mr. Brinas does make an effort to stir up the mood, offering a quieter section in bare feet (the dancers normally wear heeled leather shoes) and a few moments of comic relief, in which the men poke fun, a little awkwardly, at their own bravado.
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And then, a bit of unexpected relief, comic relief, even, after a rather ordinary snowstorm came and left much of the East Coast mostly undamaged, but not unaffected, as government officials shut down schools, mass transit, and, in some areas, just about all forms of unnecessary movement.
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Aside from signing to XL, 2017 has seen Kurupt FM play Glastonbury, host the main stage at The Roundhouse with support from Mike Skinner and P-Money, and set an example for the rest of the world about how to correctly treat Ed Sheeran for Comic Relief.
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The effect of every pound you donate to Comic Relief or Oxfam is being undermined by how the War on Drugs functions, so a vision of an alternative future in which a legally regulated drug market becomes a model for stemming corruption and alleviating poverty is particularly inspiring.
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Proceeds from the telethon will benefit United Way of Greater Houston, Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, Direct Relief, Feeding Texas and The Mayor's Fund for Hurricane Harvey Relief (administered by the Greater Houston Community Fund) through the Hand in Hand Hurricane Relief Fund managed by Comic Relief USA.
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Adult Jeannette is a cultured and cosmopolitan gossip columnist at New York magazine; she's also engaged to a man named David (Max Greenfield, providing most of the film's comic relief) and navigating a difficult relationship with her parents, who are squatting in a building on the Lower East Side.
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While Kevin may be the comic relief of the NBC drama that knows exactly how to pull at our heartstrings, his new role sounds even more ridiculous than Kevin's turn as The Manny on his former show — though it may involve him taking his shirt off just as often.
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"The Zeppo" (season 23, episode 13) Though Xander's been an integral part of Team Buffy from day one, he's also the only one who's just a regular guy: not blessed with supernatural abilities or extraordinary brain power, and often largely used to provide either comic relief or judginess.
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I understand that such scenes function as comic relief from the rest of the story, which is violent and real, if real means "extremely unlikely except on TV." The students, and even Cousineau, are not there to comment on the theater but to fan sparks in Barry's numb soul.
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The writers of the Emmy-nominated show made a smart move by developing the relationship between Shiv Roy's husband Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and the Roy children's cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) during season 2, after their interesting power dynamic brought spurts of comic relief to the drama during season 1.
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Because, as promised, the filmmakers trot out the usual character types (the hot chick, the comic relief, etc.), along with the familiar beats, even as they briefly fold in some nicely played home-front melodrama which, for a few scenes, makes "Deadpool" genuinely more ambitious than most works of this kind.
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You'd think that Randall accidentally drinking too much 'shroom smoothie would offer some of the same comic relief found in previous episodes of This Is Us. But Randall's hallucinations don't lessen the burden of his inner crisis, they cause him to confront the pain of his mother's betrayal head on.
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With her short blonde pixie cut, and closet full of patterned silk couture pajamas, she's the comic relief, a woman who both comfortably inhabits this universe (she carries spare cocktail attire in the trunk of her matte pink Audi sports car) , but also recognizes how absurd it can all appear.
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Besides celebrating women's leadership in Arendelle, what also makes the "Frozen" formula work is the comedy -- Olaf may be one of the best sidekicks and sources of comic relief Disney has ever introduced -- and the men, particularly in the second film, understand their supporting roles in deference to the sisters.
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You know the rest of the story, or else you know its images: The white Bronco idling down an empty L.A. freeway, the huddle of defense attorneys, the press junkets and comic-relief characters, the seemingly endless taxpayer-funded soap opera that gradually played out on live TV, and, finally, the acquittal.
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Through a series of mix-ups, he's aided in part by a local Muggle (Dan Fogler), who quickly becomes his wide-eyed, comic-relief sidekick, despite a law among the American wizardry that any "No-Maj" must instantly have his or her memory wiped (or "obliviated") if exposed to the wizardly world.
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Lesbianism, particularly masculine-of-center, gender-nonconforming lesbianism, is still pretty much a joke in popular culture — we are the mean softball coaches, the grouchy cat ladies, the predatory bull dykes, the one-line bits of comic relief — so do we really want to give straight people more reasons to laugh at us?
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What made these movies feel new (and to many, exciting) is that all three feature the kind of protagonists who have historically been marginalized as comic relief or sidekicks in plots about thin, white, straight characters nursing secret crushes, making life-changing declarations of love, and coming into themselves as quirky outsiders.
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Especially because you have to worry about the constant patrols (the gormless Steve, an American security guard whose thespian ambitions are the game's comic relief, searches the hallways and offices for signs of disturbance) that can catch you red-handed while you're busy with a computer terminal or listening to an audio log.
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" Other times, though, Robert Chandler and the group of translators he led here create a play on words that is every bit as funny as Teffi's — as when the author is speaking to her self-anointed manager, whose particular brand of Odessa-speak serves as reliable comic relief in "Memories": "I'd advertise it . . .
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But it's a minor inconvenience for Sam, whom John Bradley-West plays as jolly comic relief amidst the Sturm und Drang, and whose wonder at the massive library is a touching moment of recognition for any bookish type who recalls visiting their university's library or a big-city bookstore for the first time.
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And if our shirtless young suitor's love interest, Jade Ewen as the independent-minded and far-from-common Jasmine, seems to be delivering her lines by rote, abundant comic relief comes in the form of the Broadway alumnus Trevor Dion Nicholas, playing the physically and emotionally capacious Genie who acts as narrator, as well.
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She took the stage as the goddess that everyone in this room expected her to be — a survivor — working in some comic relief by saying she wrote her speech after midnight with a Red Bull and cracking a bratty joke at the expense of the Bravo star Andy Cohen, who was also receiving an award.
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In non-L Word terms: The power couple is going through some troubles because one of them wants to be with a man, Nick sets about teaching baby dyke Benny the ways of lesbians and the two end up falling for each other, while Filomena—a bisexual, high-maintenance actress—brings comic relief to the show.
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The uber-competent woman has a lot of traction in popular culture at the moment, enough so that I found myself wishing that this character could unite with Sarah Lancashire's in Happy Valley, and Elisabeth Moss's from Top of the Lake, and perhaps Allison Janney's from Spy to add a little comic relief, and go on the prowl.
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Ayer also isn't blind to what Waller needs to be to succeed: he undermines all his supervillains by giving them secret sentimental sides and soft hearts, but she's the full-on murdering sociopath who's colder than all of them, and she gives the film a spine and a dark edge that isn't blunted by comic relief.
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Elsa's powers lend themselves to an array of eye-popping sequences, whether she's tumbling into the unknown (while singing her new signature tune, "Into the Unknown") or gliding through glaciers or confronting horses made of pure water, while Olaf's naiveté and flair for the dramatic offer comic relief any time the goings threaten to get too serious.
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Good news: Some of those adults got back together to recreate the video in support of Comic Relief, a major charity organization in the UK, and we've got it here for you to enjoy: The Pink Windmill Kids clip is one of a number of original skits being released this year on Comic Relief's social media channels.
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Denis O'Hare's Liz Taylor character transitioned from fringe comic relief to the indisputable heart and soul of Season 5, said he originally envisioned Liz as an old Hollywood chanteuse instead of an out-of-state insurance salesman who'd been unknowingly waiting his whole life to be touched by a countess on a business trip to heaven.
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That said, the paper-thin characters do produce some groan-inducing scenarios, such as Adria Arjona as a Jaeger member who's dating Nate, and is basically on hand just to give Jake and Nate something to argue about -- and gin up a bit of comic relief -- when they're not moving in unison to operate their mechanical man.
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Everything about her that scared me in childhood is now deeply aspirational — her penchant for black, her inability to empathize with others, her refusal to take shit from anyone, her room service order of a pint of Rum Raisin ice cream and a Coke for dinner — and her chemistry with Idle makes for great comic relief.
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Yeah, the series' other teenage characters still need some work — though I enjoy how season two has slightly retooled Frank Dillane's Nick so that he's less of the junkie pain in the ass he was in season one and more of the comic relief — but most of this cast is strong enough to compensate for weak material.
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Dead Men Tell No Tales is weird in that it tries to draw on some of the elements of the previous four films — something On Stranger Tides notably didn't do — like reusing old musical cues, and bringing back Angus Barnett and Giles New as Mullroy and Murtogg, the two recurring British officers who serve as comic relief in the earlier films.
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But whenever I rewatch an episode of Breaking Bad, I know what to expect: to feel my sadness or relief or pain for the characters so intensely; to be viscerally entangled in its tension; and to find comic relief in the quirky moments and sarcastic characters who break through with a joke to remind us that, hey, this show isn't all bleak.
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Mixed up in all that are easily a dozen other recognizable human characters, including military toughs, comic relief, and assorted nerds, not to mention a roughly equal number of Transformers – the most important of which are Optimus Prime (voiced as before by Peter Cullen), who's come to Cybertron to seek out his maker, and Megatron (voiced by Frank Welker), the ultimate evil Transformer.
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Not only are best friends Lopez and Leah Remini a joy to see on screen — especially when Remini dares to repeatedly slap a true megastar like J.Lo, something only a beloved old friend could get away with — but so are other pairings like Charlyne Yi's surprisingly kinky comic relief Ariana and the very game Chase (Orange Is The New Black's Alan Aisenberg).
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Instead of instantly useful RPG archetypes, the Ravens have an old bard, a growing assortment of dubiously effective magicians, a giant who was as dangerous to his friend as his enemies, and some… guy named Dytch, who is perhaps the first Rando-class character in a tactical RPG (and who provides some of the most welcome and charming comic relief in this game).
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By digging into these weightier character issues without skimping on the comic relief, Waititi's topsy-turvy ride into Thor's homeworld of Asgard and the discontents it holds yields the best Thor movie in the series so far, and arguably the funniest Marvel movie in the studio's cinematic universe too (at least until the next Guardians of the Galaxy comes out).
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