Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian who rose to prominence in the 1990s through his television series *Martin* and films like *Bad Boys*, *Big Momma's House*, and *Blue Streak*.
His comedy style blends physical humor with brash, often raunchy material.
We're watching the Martin Lawrence movie marathon this weekend.
Solo comedic performance
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- comedy clubLive humor venue
routine · punchline · heckler · one-liners · timing · HBO special · observational · physical comedy
Senior production decision-maker
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
creative control · deal-making · greenlighting · production company
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
comedy club · routine · punchline · heckler · one-liners · timing · HBO special · observational · physical comedy · storytelling
Life
State of being
- Do the Right Thing1989 Brooklyn racial drama
executive producer
Senior production decision-maker
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- franchiseLicensed business operation
sequel · creative control · deal-making · greenlighting · production company
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- Famous Martins
- Black ActorsDenzel Washington, Viola Davis, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry
Martin LawrenceBob Newhart
Norm Macdonald · Jerry Seinfeld · Jim Gaffigan · dry humor · Ellen DeGeneres
Martin LawrenceJeff Foxworthy
Larry the Cable Guy · Tim Allen · Ray Romano · Jerry Seinfeld · Drew Carey
Martin LawrenceBob Newhart
Bill Murray · Aubrey Plaza · deadpan · understated · reserved
Martin, Lawrence, mart, martyr, martyrdom, martyred, martyring, martyrs