Are both Charles Band and M. Night Shyamalan known for making films with a comedic flair?
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M. Night Shyamalan Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan ( ; ; "Maṉōj Nelliyāṭṭu Śyāmaḷaṉ"; Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு ஷியாமளன் ; Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയാട്ട് ശ്യാമളന്‍ born 6 August 1970) is an Indian American film director, screenwriter, author, producer, and actor known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and surprise endings. His most well-received films include the supernatural horror thriller "The Sixth Sense" (1999), the superhero drama thriller "Unbreakable" (2000), and the science fiction thriller "Signs" (2002). Afterwards, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the historical drama-horror film "The Village" (2004), the fantasy film "Lady in the Water" (2006), the disaster film "The Happening" (2008), the film adaptation of "The Last Airbender" (2010), and the science-fiction film "After Earth" (2013). Following the financial failure of "After Earth," Shyalaman's career was revived with the release of the found footage horror "The Visit" (2015) and the psychological horror "Split" (2016), the latter of which is set in the same universe as his previous film "Unbreakable". He is also known for producing "Devil" (2010), as well as being instrumental in the creation of the Fox science fiction series "Wayward Pines.
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Charles Band Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies.
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Chris Sievey Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician and comedian known for fronting the band The Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
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IFHT IFHT (I F*cking Hate That) Films are a Canadian-based internet comedy group specialising in YouTube music videos and spoofs. Originally founded by friends Matt Dennison and Jason Lucas in 2009, the pair created videos as a duo until joining forces, in 2016, with fellow Canadian filmmakers and Hoodwinked Films founders Mike Russell and David Wiggins, both having previously collaborated with IFHT as well as starred in many of their original shorts. The group are well known for the high production value across all of their content, some of their most notable videos being their "How To Be" series as well as many music videos and original comedy sketches.
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Charles A. Bachman Charles A. Bachman (July 12, 1882 - May 14, 1966) was an American film comedy actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1923 and 1940 for the Hal Roach Studio, primarily in "Our Gang" shorts and Laurel and Hardy comedies.
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Charles Khabouth Bechara "Charles" Khabouth is a Lebanese Canadian nightclub owner, restaurateur, music promoter, and hotelier. Controlling a vast array of Toronto-based hospitality properties and venues, he's been dubbed the "King of Clubs" due to his influence on the city's nightlife. In addition to Toronto, he also has venues in Niagara Falls, Montreal, and Miami Beach.
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Religulous Religulous ( ) is a 2008 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles. The title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words "religious" and "ridiculous". The documentary examines and challenges religion and religious belief.
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Men Shouldn't Sing Men Shouldn't Sing is a musical comedy New Zealand film written by Jeff Clark and composed by Michael Bell. It tells the story of a group of strangers, snatched from their homes, who wake to find that they spontaneously break into song and dance whenever they feel a heightened emotion. The group, trapped in a musical that is becoming more dangerous by the minute, must work together to find a way out.
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Shy Kids Shy Kids (stylized as shy kids) are a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, consisting of Walter Woodman, Patrick Cederberg, Matthew Hornick, and Greg Francis.
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The Last Airbender The Last Airbender is a 2010 American action fantasy adventure film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It is based on of the Nickelodeon animated series
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Pulse Pounders Pulse Pounders is a 1988 anthology film directed by Charles Band. The film is composed of three 30 minute films, two of which are sequels to "The Dungeonmaster" and "Trancers". The third is an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Evil Clergyman". "Pulse Pounders" was originally shot during 1987 and 1988 with the intention of being released, but was shelved due to the collapse of Empire Pictures.
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A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group.
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Charlie Day Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and musician. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia". On film, he is known for his role as Dale in the films "Horrible Bosses" (2011) and its 2014 sequel, as well as for his roles in "Monsters University" (2013), "Pacific Rim" (2013), "The Lego Movie" (2014) and "Fist Fight" (2017).
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Bruce McCulloch Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of "The Kids in the Hall", a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for "Saturday Night Live". McCulloch has also appeared on series such as "Twitch City" and "Gilmore Girls". He directed the films "Dog Park", "Stealing Harvard" and "Superstar".
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Charles Shafiq Karthiga Charles Shafiq Karthiga is a 2015 Tamil thriller film directed by S. Sathiyamoorthy. The film stars Sharran Kumar and Jai Quehaeni in the lead roles while Mishal, Narayan and Vimal among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by Sidhartha Mohan and the film opened to positive reviews in March 2015.
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Full Moon Features Full Moon Features is an American motion picture production and distribution company headed by B-movie veteran Charles Band. It is known for the direct-to-video series "Puppet Master" and "Subspecies", as well as the innovative VideoZone featurette at the end of films through 1989 to 2013.
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Les Charlots Les Charlots was a group of French musicians, singers, comedians and film actors, who were popular in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.
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Colin Kane Colin Kane (born October 17, 1979) is an American comedian, actor and writer. Kane is mainly known for his in-your-face style of insult comedy and off-the-cuff crowd work.
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Laughtivism Laughtivism (a portmanteau of laughter+ activism) is strategic use of humor and mocking
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Yacht Club Boys The Yacht Club Boys was a quartet of American comic singers, popular in the 1920s and 1930s: Charles Adler, George Kelly, Billy Mann, and Jimmie Kern (later known professionally as James V. Kern). They made recordings from the 1920s and appeared as a specialty act in several feature films of the 1930s. The Yacht Club Boys' screen career (and on-screen behavior) paralleled those of The Ritz Brothers, a zany musical-comedy trio doing the same type of musical burlesques.
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Charles Sullivan (musician) Charles Sullivan (now Kamau Muata Adilifu) (November 8, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter. He has made recordings as sideman with Woody Shaw, Dollar Brand, Ricky Ford, and King Curtis, among others. He also recorded three albums as leader.
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O-Kay for Sound O-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of comedians. After falling on hard times the members of the Crazy Gang are busking on the streets of London. However, they are hired as extras on a film set. After arriving at the studios they are mistaken for a group of potential investors and given free run of the studios, causing chaos.