Sentence examples for funny performances from inspiring English sources

A mustachioed Ed Kross, as the dithering, forgetful Colonel Hathi, the elephant leader, gives one of the evening's most ripely funny performances.

The movie verges on self-parody, but there are frighteningly funny performances from John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore as Cage's crazed colleagues.

Mud is played by Matthew McConaughey in the latest in a series of surprising, intense and often very funny performances following his escape from the commercial romantic-comedy penal colony.

The hot-wired Bow did her sexiest, best work for him, in "Mantrap" (1926), and he got sensationally funny performances out of Jean Harlow in "Red Dust," "Bombshell" (1933), and "Reckless" (1935).

This supremely skillful comic actress, with her trademark manic cackle and eyes atwinkle with mirth or malice, gives two deliciously funny performances in pieces by Mr. Rudnick that are, unsurprisingly, the comic highlights of the show.

Ms. Colón-Zayas and Ms. Rodriguez give nicely contrasted, warmly funny performances as the solid and steady Lena and the more tempestuous Irene, each loving and possessive in different ways.

Adam Sandler's fiercely funny performance is filled with worldly wisdom.

I can't remember the last time such a serious actor gave such a funny performance.

She spells them out in this solid, funny performance piece with peaks of insight.

Maeliosa Stafford, as Christy's indestructible "da," gives a straightforward, briskly funny performance.

It is a richly funny performance that confirms Coward's innate puritanism.