Adjective : a stand-up meal. ,a stand-up lunch counter. ,a stand-up batter who hits many doubles. From Dictionary.com.
I know he has a background in standup and he's a great actor. From Wordnik.com. [Judd Apatow’s Funny People Teaser Poster | /Film] Reference
Hugh Hughes also goes in – standup style – for ruffling his audience. From Wordnik.com. [Ulster Bank Dublin theatre festival – review] Reference
But, I agree with Erswi, CKs standup is awesome, but he seems so forced and awkward acting. From Wordnik.com. [GERVAIS MOVIE ADDS LOUIS CK, JONAH HILL] Reference
If the standup is some-more protracted, Mitrione has the good possibility of catching him with the punch as good as putting him down. From Wordnik.com. [MMA Ratings: Fight Picks and Predictions for TUF 10 Finale: More Kimbo] Reference
How do you not tell your readers what kind of standup routine that was?. From Wordnik.com. [Takfiri Gallagher, Bitch! That’s Right! | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
What I can tell you is that much of his "standup" is based on the truism that "Liberals Hate America.". From Wordnik.com. [HUMOR ON THE RIGHT: LIBERALS HATE AMERICA...Time For Dennis Miller To Put Up Or Shut Up] Reference
Tim and Logan shoot a "standup" for Tim's story on ATT Search Dogs. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It was me on a stage with a microphone doing standup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2008] Reference
NEWSWEEK: Was Kaufman a hero during your standup days?. From Wordnik.com. [Carrey On Kaufman] Reference
And this the Marquee Guy, and I ` m a standup guy, too. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2005] Reference
JANEANE GAROFALO29, Actress ( "Reality Bites") and standup comic. From Wordnik.com. [Generalizations X] Reference
Others were inspired to take up standup only after coming to the UK. From Wordnik.com. [Translating jokes into English leads comics to new punch lines] Reference
Just to follow on a theme but people were interfering with my standup. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': Former NFL Star Faces Rape Charges] Reference
He should stick to economic policy and not try to be a standup comedian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2008] Reference
We do five part vocal harmonies with standup bass, guitar, ukulele and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Sings The (Country) Blues] Reference
Long-form standup interlude: Mike Birbiglia talks about his first girlfriend. From Wordnik.com. [Wonkbook: Worst jobless claims since Feb; Warren profile; Obama signs border bill] Reference
It's because he's lost hope, says Stanhope, that his standup is getting worse. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Stanhope] Reference
He is at least a competent performer, and his show resembles effective standup. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Zane] Reference
Mr. IZRAEL: That's why you carry brass knuckles Michel, when you're doing standup. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': Former NFL Star Faces Rape Charges] Reference
But a 1,000-seater venue with a raised stage distances the standup from the audience. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Solon: My Edinburgh] Reference
As Mary Fitzgerald discusses in this month's Prospect, standup has been professionalised. From Wordnik.com. [Talk politics, lose a crowd] Reference
I was a standup comic for 12 years; I did every TV show except the ones that help your career. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Chat: Softball Questions] Reference
Word was that Tenet was a "team player" -- a standup guy, not a relentless Democratic partisan by any means. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: The Plame Game] Reference
For standup comics, "earning panel" (winning Johnny's invite to sit on the couch) was equivalent to a knighthood. From Wordnik.com. [Stranger In The Night] Reference
No dirt: Kuhn is aware he's something of an oddity - "this balding, middle-aged, conservatively dressed guy," doing standup. From Wordnik.com. [Psychiatry Isn't Pretty] Reference
"I can't standup," mutters Yussef Sheik Hussein, ignoring the swirl of flies attracted to a half-dozen dying Somalis nearby. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To Hell] Reference
The flub endeared him anew to standup comics and armed his enemies in Bush's circle with fresh ammunition to use against him. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
Oh, did I mention the time I was doing a World Series standup at Yankee Stadium on top of a TV truck and got pelted by stuff?. From Wordnik.com. [Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories] Reference
Gleason was, the author says, "subminimal" as a standup, the kind of comic who stepped on his own laugh by saying, "That was a gag.". From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted Honeymooner] Reference
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