Sentence examples for comedy of power from inspiring English sources

According to the French Wikipedia entry for Eva Joly, Claude Chabrol borrowed elements of her life and work for the film "The Comedy of Power," about the prosecution of a big businessman for corruption.

The late Claude Chabrol (who died last year) made an extraordinarily cynical and riotous film, near the end of his life, on such cases and their prosecution: "The Comedy of Power," from 2006.

It's a comedy of power – his material includes a riff about driving in Doha and how native Qataris like himself, when they are seized by road rage, shout out to the other (presumed non-native) driver, "I cancel your visa!", a reference to the indentured-worker status of the majority of Qatar's inhabitants.

In the past year alone Ms. Lynch has appeared in 10 movies, including the film festival cult favorite air-drummer comedy "Adventures of Power," coming out in New York on Oct. 9.

Ari Gold, the writer and director of the 2008 air-drumming comedy "Adventures of Power" (and, to his amusement, "accidentally the world emissary of something so sublimely ridiculous"), last year ended up air-performing Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" for an audience of 5,000 in Finland.

As much as politicians fear the whims of proprietors, many newspaper folk also seem susceptible to the blandishments of those likely to occupy Downing Street.After nearly six months, the inquiry feels like a cross between a revenge tragedy and a comedy of modern power relations, with hubris and misjudgment galore on display.

Good comedy makes fun of power; it punches up, not down.

Wolitzer's surreal comedy of manners explores power, sexuality and the vagaries of female desire.

First off is Vicky Featherstone directing Lasha Bugadze's comedy of cowardice and power, The President has Come to See You, from Tuesday.

What happens there is meant to be a harrowing comedy of sex and power, but in Mr. Ritchie's bored, inept hands it turns into a very long Club Med commercial, though in general those commercials have more eroticism and greater political insight than this soggy piece of flotsam (Scott).

Dapper's rise is remarkable – proof of the democratic nature of comedy and the power of social media.