Desk Set is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron from the 1955 eponymous play by William Marchant.
Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress. A prolific character actress and revered for her versatility, Janney is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Andrea Louise Martin is an American actress, singer, author and comedian, best known for her work in the television series SCTV and Great News. She has appeared in films such as Black Christmas (1974), Wag the Dog (1997), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), and Little Italy (2018). She has also lent her voice to the animated films Anastasia (1997), The Rugrats Movie (1998) and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001).
Luis Guzmán is a Puerto Rican character actor. For much of his career, he has played roles, including sidekicks, thugs and policemen.
George Furth was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.
Jean Elizabeth Smart is an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981, as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf. Smart was later cast in a leading role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women, which she starred in from 1986 to 1991.
Peter John Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. On his own in 2018 Farrelly co-wrote and directed the comedy-drama Green Book, which won the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018. For his work on the film, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and earned the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Shaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter living in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the host of the satirical news comedy series Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell on the ABC and the game show Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation on Channel Nine.
Kristen Angela Johnston is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sally Solomon in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun, for which she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred as Wilma Flintstone in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and as Holly Franklin in the sitcom The Exes. Since 2018, she stars as recovering addict Tammy Diffendorf in the CBS sitcom Mom.
A bellhop, or hotel porter (international), is a hotel porter who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also called bellman and bellboy in North America.
James Christian Urbaniak is an American actor and voice actor.
A Night Out is a 1915 Charlie Chaplin comedy short. It was Chaplin's first film with Edna Purviance, who would continue as his leading lady for the following eight years. It was also Chaplin's first film with Essanay Film Company in Niles, California. Chaplin's first Essanay film, His New Job, was made in the Chicago studio, after which he moved to Niles Studios. He found Purviance in San Francisco when he was searching for leading lady for his films. A Night Out also stars Ben Turpin, Leo White and Bud Jamison.
Brian Bedford was an English actor. He appeared on the stage and in film, and he is known for both acting in and directing Shakespeare productions. He received seven Tony nominations, the second most for a male actor behind Jason Robards, who had eight.
Elizabeth Franz is an American stage and television actress.
Der Neue Schreibtisch is a short German comedy film made in 1913. In the plot a busy businessman tries to get comfortable at his new desk, so he starts cutting off parts of the legs, but eventually shortens the legs off entirely.
Caught in the Rain is a 1914 American comedy silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. This film was the first of many movies in which Chaplin both directed and played the lead. The short film was produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios with a running time of 16 minutes.
Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director and scriptwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film Dr. Pasupathy (1990). Shaji is best known for political thrillers such as Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), The King (1995), Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Narasimham (2000), and Valliettan (2000).
Noman Ijaz is a Pakistani television and film actor as well as a TV anchorperson and TV show presenter. Active since 1988, he has played several roles and has been a senior actor on state Television PTV.
Fun With the Bridal Party was a 1908 French silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès.
Pelli Choopulu is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based on real life incident of "Spitfire BBQ" food truck, the film revolves around a boy and a girl who meet during a match-making and how their aspirations bring them together forms the rest of the story.
