His health and his career declined in the following years, after his appearance as one of four grumpy men in a weak comedy, Three Days to Vegas (2007).
Next week, a weak comedy, "Happy Endings," will become the 9 30 entry for ABC on Wednesday, instead of an additional half-hour from the huge comedy hit "Modern Family".
Only what he calls "weak comedy, lazy comedy, over-hyped and merely modish comedy (Absolutely Fabulous, say, or anything involving Steve Coogan or Armando Ianucci) may buckle and crumble under sustained study".
Unfortunately, Oh God! and its indifferent sequels seemed to open the door to a ragbag of weak comedies and fantasies.
We originally wanted Bette Davis.' To do five different versions of one person is very tricky – to get enough difference and for each to be near enough to the others.: After two weak comedies, Her Favourite Husband and The Reluctant Widow (both 1950), Kent gave one of her finest performances in Asquith's version of the masterly Rattigan play, The Browning Version.
Even if it ends up attracting many fewer viewers than those police dramas, the trade-off may well prove worthwhile, particularly if advertising remains weak.If comedy rises from the ashes it will not be the first time it has done so.
This weak-witted comedy on the loser culture stars Mr. Travolta as Russ, a weatherman on local television in desperate need of cash.
"Survivor," which beat "Friends" in their head-to-head 8 p.m. matchups last spring, will be hard pressed to do it again, though it may fare better against the far weaker new comedy, "Inside Schwartz," which NBC has placed at 8 30.
"Lucky Numbers" is a weak-witted comedy on the loser culture for which its writer, Adam Resnick, has displayed a taste in the last few years, starting with his work on the cult classic television series "Get a Life," which starred Chris Elliott as a surly, arrogant, overage paper boy who still lived with his parents.
I'd go on but I feel the will to live leaving my body, much as it did while I watched this weak-minded comedy.
The weak-performing comedies included "The Ellen Show and Dannyny" on CBS and "Emeril," the NBC Tuesday entry, which aroused little interest after some woeful reviews.
