query: Louis C.K. created Horace and Pete.

pos: Louis C.K. Louis Székely ( born September 12 , 1967 ) , known professionally as Louis C.K. ( -LSB- ˈluːi_siːˈkeɪ -RSB- ) , is an American comedian , actor , writer , producer , director , and editor . He began his career writing for several comedy shows in the 1990s and early 2000s for comedians including David Letterman , Conan O'Brien , Dana Carvey and Chris Rock . Also in this period , he was directing surreal short films and went on to direct two features -- Tomorrow Night ( 1998 ) and Pootie Tang ( 2001 ) -- before he starred in the short-lived HBO television sitcom Lucky Louie in 2006 .   Louie , an acclaimed semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series that C.K. created , stars in , writes , directs , executive produces , and is the primary editor of , began airing in 2010 on FX . He had supporting acting roles in the films The Invention of Lying ( 2009 ) , American Hustle , Blue Jasmine ( both 2013 ) , and Trumbo ( 2015 ) . During an extended Louie hiatus , C.K. created and starred in his web series Horace and Pete in 2016 , and voiced the lead role in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets the same year .   He released his debut comedy album , Live in Houston , in 2001 directly through his website and became among the first performers to offer direct-to-fan sales of tickets to his stand-up shows , as well as DRM-free video concert downloads , via his website . C.K. has released nine comedy albums in his career , often directing and editing his specials as well . He is known for his use of observational , self-deprecating , dark and vulgar humor .   C.K. won a 2012 Peabody Award , and has received six Emmy awards , as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show , Louie , and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater ( 2011 ) and Oh My God ( 2013 ) . He has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album twice . Rolling Stone ranked C.K. 's stand-up special Shameless number three on their `` Divine Comedy : 25 Best Stand-Up Specials and Movies of All Time '' list and , in 2017 , ranked him fourth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time .

neg: C. L. Edson Charles Leroy `` C. L. '' Edson ( September 6 , 1881 -- December 4 , 1975 ) , was an American newspaper columnist , humorist , and poet whose work appeared in New York papers in the first decades of the 20th century . He wrote a guide to writing newspaper humor , The Gentle Art of Columning : A Treatise on Comic Journalism ( 1920 ) , and an autobiography , The Great American Ass ( 1926 ) . Edson also wrote for several national publications .   Edson 's career suffered after he published his autobiography , which included an extensive personal attack on Franklin P. Adams , a New York colleague . In 1935 he joined the Federal Writers Project in Topeka , Kansas and stayed there when it ended , supporting himself with a government relief check . He died in a Topeka nursing home at the age of 94 .

neg: Colossal Pictures Colossal Pictures ( styled as ( Colossal ) Pictures or ( C ) P ) was an entertainment company that developed and produced television programming , advertising , network branding , and visual effects . Colossal 's work has won every major industry award , from the Clio , Emmy and Grammy to the Cannes Gold Lion and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Top Honor .

neg: Louis Armstrong discography Louis Armstrong ( 1901 -- 1971 ) , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops , was an American trumpeter , composer , singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz . His career spanned five decades , from the 1920s to the 1960s , and different eras in jazz .   Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an `` inventive '' trumpet and cornet player , Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz , shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance . With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice , Armstrong was also an influential singer , demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser , bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes . He was also skilled at scat singing .   Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing , Armstrong 's influence extends well beyond jazz music , and by the end of his career in the 1960s , he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general . Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to `` cross over '' , whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was extremely racially divided . He rarely publicly politicized his race , often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans , but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock Crisis . His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society which were highly restricted for black men of his era .

neg: Al Columbia Al Columbia is an American cartoonist .

neg: Junior Woodchucks The Junior Woodchucks of the World are the Scouting organization to which the Disney characters Huey , Dewey , and Louie belong . The Junior Woodchucks were created by Carl Barks in 1951 , in the story `` Operation St. Bernhard '' ( Walt Disney 's Comics and Stories # 125 ) . Later stories introduced a similar organization for girls , the Littlest Chickadees , to which Daisy Duck 's nieces , April , May and June belong . The hallmark of the Junior Woodchucks is their spirited dedication to environmental protection and animal welfare , as well as the preservation of knowledge and the furtherance of science . They are also known for their exalted titles and ranks ( Huey , Dewey , and Louie being promoted to become Ten-Star Generals in the 1951 story of the same name ) and the awarding of buckets of badges , along with severe ideals as to decorum . In this way Barks poked gentle but pointed satire at aspects of the Boy Scouts of America .   Junior Woodchucks always carry with them a copy of the Junior Woodchucks ' Guidebook , a fictional guidebook filled with detailed and pertinent information about whatever country or situation the Woodchucks find themselves . Its depth of coverage is remarkable , considering that it is a small paperback book .   Don Rosa wrote and drew a story regarding the origin of the Junior Woodchucks ' Guidebook , `` Guardians of the Lost Library '' , which Comics Buyer 's Guide mentioned as possibly the greatest comic book story of all time . Rosa 's later story W.H.A.D.A.L.O.T.T.A.J.A.R.G.O.N. tells of how Huey , Dewey , and Louie came to join the Junior Woodchucks .   In 1971 Carl Barks drew a model sheet of the nephews , with some of the drawings showing them in their Junior Woodchuck uniforms , for the Disney studio 's publications department .   Most of the early Junior Woodchucks stories appeared in Walt Disney 's Comics and Stories . They also appeared in Donald Duck and in Uncle Scrooge . In 1966 , they got their own title , Huey , Dewey , and Louie and the Junior Woodchucks , published by Gold Key Comics for 62 issues , and then continued by Whitman Comics for another 20 issues until 1983 . The stories which Carl Barks wrote for this comic book , among the last comic book stories he scripted , were drawn by Kay Wright , John Carey and Tony Strobl . More recently Daan Jippes has been commissioned by Egmont to redraw these stories emulating Barks ' style and drawing inspiration from the sketches of Barks ' storyboard-like scripts .   Disney Comics published a Junior Woodchucks four issue mini series in 1991 .

neg: Live at the Beacon Theater Live at the Beacon Theater is the fourth full-length comedy special/concert film by comedian Louis C.K. . The special takes place at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan , New York .   In contrast to his previous specials , which had been produced for broadcast and sale on physical media , Live at the Beacon Theater is sold directly from the comedian 's website for the cost of $ 5.00 USD and can be downloaded in 720p HD or streamed in browser . Also in contrast to his previous special , Hilarious , which was released for sale more than a year and a half after it was recorded , Live at the Beacon captures a performance from just a month before its release ( November 10 , 2011 ) . It later aired on the FX television channel . It later was made available in a Humble Bundle .   As stated in the end credits , the film was dedicated to comedian Patrice O'Neal , who died two weeks prior to its release . C.K. considered O'Neal one of his favorite comedians .   The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety , Music , or Comedy Special and received three other nominations .

neg: Washington and Lee Swing `` Washington and Lee Swing '' is the official fight song of Washington & Lee University . Before it morphed into a swing , Dixieland and bluegrass standard , `` The Washington and Lee Swing '' was one of the most well known -- and widely borrowed -- football marches ever written , according to Robert Lissauer 's Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America . Schools and colleges from Tulane to Slippery Rock to Gonzaga to Iowa State copied it ( sometimes with attribution ) . It was written in 1910 by Mark W. Sheafe , class of 1906 , Clarence A. ( Tod ) Robbins , class of 1911 , and Thornton W. Allen , class of 1913 . It has been recorded by virtually every important swing musician , including Glenn Miller ( with Tex Beneke on vocals ) , Louis Armstrong , Kay Kyser , Hal Kemp and the Dukes of Dixieland . `` The Swing '' was a trademark of the New Orleans showman Pete Fountain . The trumpeter Red Nichols played it ( and Danny Kaye pretended to play it ) in the 1959 movie The Five Pennies . ( There is an audio excerpt from a 1944 recording by Jan Garber , a prominent dance-band leader of the era . School song from D & D 's Music Hall . )   The `` Swing '' was parodied in `` The Dummy Song '' by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson . `` Dummy '' was recorded by NRBQ , Louis Armstrong , Louis Prima and Glenn Miller 's vocal jazz group , The Modernaires , among many others , and was used in the movie You 've Got Mail . It is also the tune used as the CIT song in the 1979 movie , `` Meatballs . ''   It is a popular fight song of many schools , including :  Albert Gallatin Senior High School ( Uniontown , PA )  Allen Park High School ( Allen Park , MI )  Arthur Hill High School ( Saginaw , MI )  Augusta High School ( Augusta , KY )  Bassett High School ( Bassett , VA )  Benedictine Military School ( Savannah , GA )  Bearden High School ( Knoxville , TN )  Beresford High School ( Beresford , SD )  Bergenfield High School ( Bergenfield , NJ )  Bloomington High School South ( Bloomington , IN )  Booneville High School ( Booneville , Mississippi )  Broken Arrow High School ( Broken Arrow , OK )  Brooke High School ( Wellsburg , WV )  Brookville High School ( Brookville , OH )  Brookville High School ( Lynchburg , VA )  Cache High School ( Cache , OK )  Calhoun High School ( Calhoun , GA )  Canyon High School ( Anaheim , CA )  Central Davidson High School ( Lexington , NC )  Central Lee High School ( Donnellson , IA )  Chapmanville Regional High School ( Chapmanville , WV )  Clay County High School ( Manchester , KY )  Dallas Center Grimes High School ( Grimes , IA )  Deer Creek High School ( Edmond , OK )  DeKalb High School ( Waterloo , IN )  DeSoto High School ( DeSoto , TX )  D.S. Keith Junior High School ( Altoona , PA )  Duncan U. Fletcher High School ( Neptune Beach , FL )  Charles F. Brush High School ( Lyndhurst , OH )  East Fairmont High School ( Fairmont , WV )  Eastern Montgomery High School ( Elliston , VA )  Erik Ramstad Middle School ( Minot , ND )  Fairfield High School ( Fairfield , OH )  Fairland High School ( Proctorville , OH )  Fayette High School ( Fayette , MO )  Fertile-Beltrami ( Fertile , MN )  Fort Myers High School ( Fort Myers , FL )  Frayser High School ( Memphis , TN )  Freedom High School ( Bethlehem , PA )  Garinger High School ( Charlotte , NC )  Germantown High School ( Germantown , TN )  Glasgow High School ( Glasgow , KY )  Granby High School ( Norfolk , VA )  Granville High School ( Granville , OH )  Grayslake Central High School ( Grayslake , IL )  Groesbeck High School ( Groesbeck , TX )  Guthrie Center High School ( Guthrie Center , IA )  Haleyville High School ( Haleyville , AL )  Harmony High School ( Big Sandy , TX )  Harrison Central High School ( Gulfport , MS )  Henderson Collegiate High School ( Henderson , NC )  Howe High School ( Howe , OK )  Jones High School ( Jones , OK )  Jimtown High School , Elkhart , IN )  Kasson-Mantorville High School , ( Kasson , MN )  Kenston High School ( Bainbridge Township , OH )  Keystone Junior/Senior High School ( Knox , PA )  Kiel High School ( Kiel , WI )  Leesville High School ( Leesville , LA )  Lee-Scott Academy ( Auburn , AL )  Lind-Ritzville High School ( Ritzville , WA )  Lindbergh High School ( St. Louis , MO )  Lone Oak High School ( Lone Oak , TX )  Louisburg School District USD 416 , KS )  Louisburg High School ( Louisburg , NC )  Lordsburg HS ( New Mexico )  Mankato Loyola Catholic School ( Mankato , MN )  Madison Consolidated High School ( Madison , IN )  Maryville High School ( Maryville , MO )  Mayo High School ( Rochester , MN )  McAlester High School ( McAlester , OK )  McAllen High School ( McAllen , TX )  Medford Area Senior High , WI )  Milton High School , ( Milton , WI )  Morgan Park High School ( Chicago , IL )  Mountain Grove High School ( Mountain Grove , MO )  Mountain Home High School ( Mountain Home , AR )  Murray High School ( Murray , UT )  New Hanover High School ( Wilmington , NC )  Noble High School ( Noble , OK )  Norcross High School ( Norcross , GA )  North Buncombe High School , ( Weaverville , NC )  Opp High School ( Opp , AL )  Orange High School ( Hillsborough , NC )  Owensboro High School , ( Owensboro , KY )  Owensville High School ( Owensville , MO )  Ottawa-Glandorf High School ( Ottawa , OH )  Padua Franciscan High School ( Parma , OH )  Paducah Tilghman High School ( Paducah , KY ) -- Its fight song is a fusion of two tunes , one of them the Washington and Lee Swing .  Paul D. Schreiber High School ( Port Washington , NY  Ponchatoula High School ( Ponchatoula , LA )  Putnam City High School , Warr Acres , OK ( N.W. OKC metro area ) )  Quanah High School ( Quanah , TX )  Raymond and Tirza Martin High School ( Laredo , TX )  Rocky River High School ( Rocky River , OH )  Roswell High School ( Roswell , GA )  Russell High School ( postal address Russell , KY ; physically located in Flatwoods , KY )  Saline High School ( Saline , MI )  Saint John Cathedral High School ( Milwaukee , WI )  Sandia High School ( Albuquerque , NM )  San Lorenzo Valley High School ( Felton , CA )  Seguin High School ( Seguin , TX )  Sequim High School ( Sequim , WA )  Seneca High School ( Seneca , MO )  Southwestern High School ( Hanover , IN )  Sprague High School ( Sprague , WA )  Stonewall Jackson High School ( Manassas , VA )  Sunnyvale High School ( Sunnyvale , TX )  Tallmadge High School ( Tallmadge , OH )  Tekamah-Herman High School ( Tekamah , NE )  Terrebonne High School ( Houma , LA  Tolsia High School ( Glenhayes , WV )  U.S. Grant High School ( Portland , OR )  United Local High School ( Hanoverton , OH )  University of Toronto ( Toronto , ON )  Waterford Union High School ( Waterford , WI )  Wayne County High School ( Jesup , GA )  Warren Lincoln High School ( Warren , MI )  Wayne High School ( Huber Heights , OH )  Wheelersburg High School ( Wheelersburg , OH )  West Bloomfield High School ( West Bloomfield , MI )  Wickliffe High School ( Wickliffe , OH )  Winfield City High School ( Winfield , Alabama )  Wooster High School ( Wooster , OH )  Wynne High School ( Wynne , AR )  York High School ( Yorktown , VA )  Yorktown High School ( Yorktown , TX )   The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League also use it as their fight song .   In the early part of the 20th century Mississippi State University , then known as Mississippi A&M College , used a specially adapted version of the `` Washington and Lee Swing '' with words suitable for a college song .   Comparisons between `` Washington and Lee Swing '' and `` Zacatecas March '' have included allegations that `` Washington and Lee Swing '' was heavily influenced by ( or even originally outright borrowed from ) that earlier Mexican march , which had been written in 1891 by Genaro Codino . See also -LSB- `` Wo n't You Come Home -RSB- , Bill Bailey ? ''

neg: I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song) `` I Wan ` na Be like You '' is a song from Walt Disney 's 1967 film The Jungle Book . The song was written by songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman and was performed by Louis Prima .   Richard Sherman said he and his brother aimed for a jazz sound , with a Dixieland-like melody . He added that `` When we first got an idea for ' I Wan ` na Be Like You , ' we said an ape swings from a tree , and he 's the king of apes . We 'll make him ` the king of the swingers . ' That 's the idea , we 'll make him a jazz man . '' Once Prima was invited to do the song , he mockingly responded to the Shermans with `` You want make a monkey out of ? You got me ! '' The instrumentals were originally recorded by Prima -- who also played the trumpet -- and his band , Sam Butera & The Witnesses , but the music was replaced by one written by the film 's composer , George Bruns , and orchestrated by Walter Sheets . The `` scat dialogue '' between Baloo and King Louie was the result of two recording sessions . Louis Prima recorded first , with the intent that Baloo -- played in his recording by Butera -- would simply repeat what Louie scatted , but Phil Harris decided not to imitate Prima 's recording and made up his own . The song was released the same date as the motion picture itself .

neg: Louis Washington Louis Washington ( reportedly born Louis Jackson , October 1895 -- after 1934 ) , also known by his bluesman name , Tallahassee Tight , was an African-American musician , performing both gospel music and blues .   According to researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc , he was born in Wadesboro , Florida , in 1895 . His limited output was all recorded , as far as is known , by the American Record Corporation in New York in 1934 , and is essentially limited to one relatively modern release : East Coast Blues & Gospel Songs , Document Records DOCD-5387 , 1995 . This recording also includes the work of his contemporary , Spark Plug Smith .   Washington used his real name for his gospel singing , but apparently preferred to use Tallahassee Tight when singing blues . It is believed that he was from northwest Florida , based not only on his choice of nicknames , but also from several of his songs : Tallahassee Women , Quincy Wimmens , and Coast Line Blues . Quincy , Florida is approximately 20 miles from Tallahassee , and the Coast Line refers to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad which passes through Tallahassee .   In 1995 , an album was released by Document Records of the music of Louis Washington/Tallahassee Tight and Spark Plug Smith . The album indicates that the music was originally recorded in 1933 and 1934 .   According to Bruce Bastin , `` Of limited musical interest , but completely within the guitar traditions of the Southeast , Louis Washington may have the distinction of being the one recorded resident Florida Bluesman of the period of commercial blues recording . ''

neg: Chilly Willy Chilly Willy is a funny animal cartoon character , a diminutive anthropomorphic penguin living in Alaska ( although , in reality , the species is native only to the Southern Hemisphere ) . He was created by Paul J. Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953 . The character soon became the second most popular Lantz/Universal character , behind Woody Woodpecker .

neg: Frederic Chapin Frederic Chapin ( December 1 , 1873 -- December 27 , 1947 ) was an American composer and writer best known for his work with L. Frank Baum on The Woggle-Bug , a 1905 musical based on Baum 's novel , The Marvelous Land of Oz . His popular work The Storks ( 1902 ) with Guy F. Steeley led to his work with Baum , as he was recommended by M. Witmark & Sons , the publisher . He also wrote songs with lyricist Arthur Gillespie , two of which appeared , credited to Baum , in The Woggle-Bug .   He was born in Cleveland , Ohio , and died in Los Angeles , California .   His other stage works include Pussy in a Corner ( 1904 ) , The Forbidden Land ( 1904 ) , The American Girl ( 1906 ) , and The Maid and the Millionaire ( 1907 ) . Chapin took up writing , having written the book and lyrics for The Maid and the Millionaire , and then produced a 1908 fantasy novel modeled on the Oz books titled Toodles of Treasure Town and her Snow Man , which he followed with Pinkey and the Plumed Knight ( 1909 ) , both illustrated by Merle De Vore Johnson .   On November 11 , 1912 , he opened a four-act farce called C.O.D. on Broadway at the Gaiety Theatre , which was fairly successful , in spite of many negative reviews such that one reviewer felt the need to quote reviews from The Sun and others , while The New York Times found the play funny and well acted . The day before the play opened , he told The Detroit New Tribune , `` I wrote six plays -- every one turned out to have a great theme , but all were faulty in the way it was developed . '' He claims to have completely rewritten C.O.D. prior to its production , claiming he threw the original script in the garbage and started from scratch after the fourth producer finally accepted it . Tefft Johnson directed a film version of C.O.D. in 1914 with Harry Davenport , Hughie Mack , and Charles Brown in the title roles ( men with the initials , C.O.D. ) .   From 1914 -- 1932 , Chapin worked as a scenarist in Hollywood . Chapin returned to composing with Unashamed , a 1938 nudist romance . He also appeared as a film stand-in , for which he use the name `` Fred Fuller . '' According to the Internet Movie Database , `` Fuller '' played `` Younger Dolittle '' in Made for Each Other and was a stand-in and had an undetermined role in Bachelor Mother .

neg: Early Abstractions Early Abstractions is a collection of seven short animated films created by Harry Everett Smith between 1939 and 1956 . Each film is between two and six minutes long , and is named according to the chronological order in which it was made . The collection includes Numbers 1 -- 5 , 7 , and 10 , while the missing Numbers 8 and 9 are presumed to have been lost .   The idea of the numbering was to suggest a coherent link between each individual film , and that they were to be treated not just on their own but as part of a larger body of work . Of the missing chapters , Number 6 was made up of three-dimensional optically printed abstractions ; Number 8 was a black and white collage of clippings taken from nineteenth century ladies wear catalogues and elocution books , and Number 9 was a color collage of biology books and nineteenth century temperance movement | posters . The remaining films show a gradual evolution in Smith 's technical complexity , with blunt abstraction rudimentary motion more prominent in the early shorts , in contrast to an allegoric dance of Tarot cards , and Buddhist and Cabalistic symbols .   Initially recorded with no sound , a medley of music by The Beatles was added retrospectively . Because the songs do not exactly sync up with each individual film , some critics have opined that this does not enhance the film , and recommend watching it in silence .   In 2006 , Early Abstractions was selected to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress for its `` cultural , historical , or aesthetic significance '' . The Academy Film Archive preserved films 1 , 2 , and 3 of Abstractions .

neg: Scrappy Scrappy is a cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintz 's Krazy Kat Studio ( distributed by Columbia Pictures ) . A little round-headed boy , Scrappy often found himself involved in off-beat neighborhood adventures . Usually paired with his little brother Oopy ( originally Vontzy ) , Scrappy also had an on-again , off-again girlfriend named Margy and a Scotty dog named Yippy . In later shorts the annoying little girl Brat and pesky pet Petey Parrot also appeared .  Huemer created the character in 1931 , and he remained aboard Mintz 's studio until 1933 . With Huemer 's departure , his colleagues Sid Marcus and Art Davis assumed control of the series . The final Scrappy cartoon , The Little Theatre was released in 1941 .

neg: Cal Howard Cal Howard ( March 24 , 1911 -- September 10 , 1993 ) was an American cartoon story artist , animator and director mostly remembered for his work at Walter Lantz and Warner Bros. '' . He was also the voice actor of Gabby Goat .

neg: Horace Parlan Horace Parlan ( January 19 , 1931 , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania -- February 23 , 2017 , Korsør , Denmark ) was an American hard bop and post-bop pianist and composer .   He was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots .   In his birth year , Parlan was stricken with polio , resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand . The handicap , though , contributed to his development of a particularly `` pungent '' left-hand chord voicing style , while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right .   Between 1952 and 1957 , he worked in Washington DC with Sonny Stitt and then spent two years with Mingus ' Jazz Workshop . In 1973 , Parlan moved to Copenhagen , Denmark . He later settled in the small village of Rude in southern Zealand . In 1974 he completed a State Department tour of Africa with Hal Singer .   His later work , such as a series of duos with the tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp , included the album Goin ' Home , was steeped in gospel music .   Parlan received the 2000 Ben Webster Prize awarded by the Ben Webster Foundation .

neg: Blondie (comic strip) Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young . Distributed by King Features Syndicate , the strip has been published in newspapers since September 8 , 1930 . The success of the strip , which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband , led to the long-running Blondie film series ( 1938 -- 1950 ) and the popular Blondie radio program ( 1939 -- 1950 ) .   Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973 , when creative control passed to his son Dean Young , who continues to write the strip . Young has collaborated with a number of artists on Blondie , including Jim Raymond , Mike Gersher , Stan Drake , Denis Lebrun , and John Marshall . Through these changes , Blondie has remained popular , appearing in more than 2,000 newspapers in 47 countries and has been translated into 35 languages . Since 2006 , Blondie has also been available via email through King Features ' DailyINK service .

neg: Louis K. Roth Louis K. Roth was a businessman and civic leader from Connecticut . He was born in 1896 and completed his education at Columbia University and New York University . His involvement with radio and electronics began in 1924 as a distributor of radios . He joined Radio Corporation , Victor Division in 1935 as production manager of their electronic division . In 1944 , he and two partners set up Radio and Appliance Distributors in Hartford , Connecticut ( USA ) , which eventually became one of the largest radio wholesalers in the state .   Mr. Roth was involved in many civic and community organizations . In addition to being a trustee of the Connecticut Opera Association , Mr. Roth was a trustee of the Julius Hart Musical Foundation at the University of Hartford . He also served on various university committees and served on the Board of Regents of the University of Hartford from 1961 to 1967 . A residence hall at the University of Hartford is named for Roth .   The Hartford Times , in a May 1967 editorial said :   `` In the brief span of 23 years Louis K. Roth made an indelible mark on the civic , cultural and business life of this community . He was a man of diverse interests , unbounded energy and willingness to give uncounted hours to non-business activities in which he had a special interest .   `` The list of the social and civic agencies with which he was identified in lengthy . They range from those formed to help needy persons to societies of a musical or other artistic or cultural nature .   `` Mr. Roth took his community responsibilities seriously . He was generous with his money , time and counsel whenever the call came for assistance . Hartford will recall Louis Roth with the warmest recollection as a civic-minded citizen of the highest quality . ''

neg: Champion Spark Plug Hour Champion Spark Plug Hour was a music radio program sponsored by Champion . It was broadcast on New York 's WJZ and WGY during the late 1920s and early 1930s . An entry in The Chronicle-Telegram ( Elyria , Ohio ) for October 4 , 1926 , indicates the show aired on Tuesday afternoons at 5 p.m. By 1928 , they were heard Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. on the NBC Blue Network .   The program featured the Champion Sparkers Male Quartet and an orchestra conducted by Walter Gustave `` Gus '' Haenschen . Personnel in the band included Sam Lewis ( trombone ) , Earl Oliver ( trumpet ) , Merle Johnston ( saxophone ) and Phil Gleason . Irving Kaufman ( 1890-1976 ) was a featured vocalist with the band .   The Oswego Palladium-Times ( Oswego , New York ) offered a description of the program for December 27 , 1928 :  The Champion Sparkers will present Ed Smalle . singing comedian as featured soloist during thelr program which will be heard from WHAM and other stations of the NBC System at 8 o'clock tonight . Smalle 's numbers include `` Happy Days and Lonely Nights , '' `` All By Yourself in the Moonlight '' and `` The Sun is at My Window . '' The delicate `` Valse Viennese '' is offered in an interesting arrangement for saxophones .   Haenschen , who was also the program 's director , composed the show 's theme song , `` The March of the Champions '' ( aka `` Champion Sparkers March '' ) .   The orchestra and quartet recorded for Brunswick Records in 1931 , including William Tell Overture , The Mikado , Peer Gynt Suites , `` Parade of the Wooden Soldiers , '' `` Just Bubbling Over with Love '' and `` Lilting Lucia . ''

neg: Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts , INC. ( PCC ) is an American trade union . It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians ' Protective Union Local # 274 , American Federation of Musicians ( A F of M ) . Local # 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially segregated Local # 77 . Local # 274 enjoyed its autonomy for more than 36 years . It was the longest surviving independent Black Musicians ' Union in the United States , of the more than fifty chartered in major cities .   Local # 274 and PCC 's social unit are integral parts of the history of JAZZ in Philadelphia . They evolved out of the struggle of Black musicians for political , economic , and cultural recognition during Philadelphia 's overt segregation period . Local # 274 's membership rolls included JAZZ greats like John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Scott , Lee Morgan , `` Philly '' Joe Jones , Grover Washington Jr. , the Heath Brothers , and Nina Simone to name a few .

neg: N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk: The Race Play N * GGER WETB * CK CH * NK , also known as N * W * C , is a comedy stage production co-written by Rafael Agustin , Allan Axibal , Miles Gregley , Liesel Reinhart and Steven T. Seagle and originally performed by Rafael Agustin , Miles Gregley and Allan Axibal .   This play , part of the SPEAK Theater Arts , LLC company 's repertoire , uses a combination of theater , stand-up comedy , hip hop , slam poetry , and real-life stories to take on racial slurs , stereotypes and the concept of race itself . The show debuted in the Spring of 2004 , written and performed by three former UCLA students : Agustin ( the `` W '' ) , Gregley ( the `` N '' ) , and Axibal ( the `` C '' ) . The show quickly became a success in Los Angeles and has been touring throughout the United States , being performed at colleges , theaters and performing art centers across the country . N * W * C exclusive booking representation is David Lieberman Artists ' Representatives ( dlartists.com ) .   The show opens with a catchy chant that bombards the audience with stereotypes and words that often make people uncomfortable to speak . Allan Axibal first comes on stage neatly dressed as the `` model minority '' and gets the chant started . He is followed by Rafael Agustin dressed as a cholo in his bandana , muscle shirt and pleated pants , who expands on the chant . Lastly , Miles Gregley struts out in full pimp attire , complete with a feathered hat . As they chant racial slurs , they are able to captivate and amuse their audience . However , the play is not just about jokes and laughs ; rather , it aims to strip these very racial slurs of their pejorative power . The three actors have insisted `` their point was not to exacerbate racial tensions or divisions , but to drive home that there is only ONE race , the human race . The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms that shaped our lives . In doing this show we hope to de-power these words for ourselves and for our audiences . ''


query: Beauty and the Beast had British actors.

pos: Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor ( -LSB- ˌjuːən_məˈɡrɛɡər -RSB- born 31 March 1971 ) is a Scottish actor . His first professional role was in 1993 , when he won a leading role in the Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar . He is known for playing heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting ( 1996 ) and T2 Trainspotting ( 2017 ) , the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 1999 -- 2015 ) , poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge ! ( 2001 ) , Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons ( 2009 ) , Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ( 2011 ) , and Lumière in a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) .   He received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor -- Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge ! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen . McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls ( 2005 -- 07 ) and Othello ( 2007 -- 08 ) . He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine 's `` The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time '' list in 1997 . In a 2004 poll for the BBC , McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in British culture . He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004 . In 2016 , he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award .

pos: Nathan Mack Nathan Mack ( born 15 April 2007 ) is a British child actor who is known for portraying Tyler in 2014 's Babylon and Chip Potts in the 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast . He attends Stagecoach Performing Arts School for children , which also helped him land the role .

pos: Emma Thompson Emma Thompson ( born 15 April 1959 ) is a British actress , activist , author , comedienne and screenwriter . Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law , Thompson was educated at Newnham College , University of Cambridge , where she became a member of the Footlights troupe . After appearing in several comedy programmes , she first came to prominence in 1987 in two BBC TV series , Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War , winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series . Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy , and in the early 1990s she frequently collaborated with her then husband , actor and director Kenneth Branagh . The pair became popular in the British media and co-starred in several films , including Dead Again ( 1991 ) and Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) .   In 1992 , Thompson won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama Howards End . In 1993 , she garnered dual Academy Award nominations for her roles in The Remains of the Day as the housekeeper of a grand household and In the Name of the Father as a lawyer . Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) , which earned her ( among other awards ) an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress . Other notable film and television credits include : the Harry Potter film series , Wit ( 2001 ) , Love Actually ( 2003 ) , Angels in America ( 2003 ) , Nanny McPhee ( 2005 ) , Stranger than Fiction ( 2006 ) , Last Chance Harvey ( 2008 ) , Men in Black 3 ( 2012 ) , Brave ( 2012 ) and Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) . In 2013 , she received acclaim and several award nominations for her portrayal of P. L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks .   Thompson is married to actor Greg Wise , with whom she lives in London . They have one daughter and an adopted son . She is an activist in the areas of human rights and environmentalism and has received criticism for her outspokenness . She has written two books adapted from The Tale of Peter Rabbit .

pos: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha ( born 21 April 1983 ) , known as Gugu Mbatha-Raw ( pronounced -LSB- ˈguːguː_mmˈbɑːtə_rɔː -RSB- ) , is a British stage and film actress .   Working in British television and stage productions , she gained prominence in a recurring role on Doctor Who , playing Tish Jones , sister of Martha Jones . She garnered attention in American productions , beginning with a supporting role in the Tom Hanks comedy Larry Crowne , and starring roles on the short-lived television series Undercovers and Touch . She earned critical acclaim for her performances in the British period drama Belle ( 2013 ) and the romantic drama Beyond the Lights ( 2014 ) , receiving numerous accolade nominations from critics worldwide .   In 2015 , Mbatha-Raw premiered the title role in Jessica Swale 's play Nell Gwynn , an actress and mistress of King Charles II of England . She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance . Her performance as Kelly in the critically acclaimed `` San Junipero '' , an episode in season three of the cult anthology series Black Mirror was highly praised .

pos: Dan Stevens Daniel Jonathan Stevens ( born 10 October 1982 ) is an English actor . He is best known for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series Downton Abbey . He also starred as David in the thriller film The Guest , Sir Lancelot in Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb , and as The Beast/Prince in Walt Disney 's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast . He currently stars as David Haller in the FX series Legion .

pos: Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson ( born 15 April 1990 ) is a French-British actress , model , and activist . Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire , Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts . She rose to prominence after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series , having acted only in school plays previously . Watson appeared in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011 , earning worldwide fame , critical accolades , and around $ 60 million .   Watson continued to work outside of the Harry Potter films , lending her voice to The Tale of Despereaux ( 2008 ) and appearing in the 2007 television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes . Since then , she has taken on starring roles in The Perks of Being a Wallflower ( 2012 ) and The Bling Ring ( 2013 ) , made a brief appearance as an exaggerated version of herself in This Is the End ( 2013 ) , and portrayed the title character 's adopted daughter in Noah ( 2014 ) . In 2017 , she portrayed Belle in a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast . Her other releases include Regression ( 2015 ) , Colonia ( 2015 ) and The Circle ( 2017 ) .   From 2011 to 2014 , Watson split her time between working on film projects and continuing her education , studying at Brown University and Worcester College , Oxford and graduating from Brown with a bachelor 's degree in English literature in May 2014 . Her modelling work has included campaigns for Burberry and Lancôme . As a fashion consultant , she helped create a line of clothing for People Tree . She was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2014 , winning for British Artist of the Year . That same year , she was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe , which calls for men to advocate gender equality .

pos: Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen , ( born 25 May 1939 ) is an English actor . He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards , a Tony Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , a BIF Award , two Saturn Awards , four Drama Desk Awards , and two Critics ' Choice Awards . He has also received two Oscar nominations , four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations .   McKellen 's career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction . The BBC states his `` performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors '' . A recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK , McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon . He started his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company . In 1965 McKellen made his first West End appearance . In 1969 he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare 's Richard II and Marlowe 's Edward II , and he firmly established himself as one of the country 's foremost classical actors . In the 1970s McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain . He achieved worldwide fame for his notable film roles , which include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films , both of which introduced McKellen to a new generation .   McKellen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Birthday Honours , was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts , and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the 2008 New Year Honours . He has been openly gay since 1988 , and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide . He was made a Freeman of the City of London in October 2014 .

pos: Luke Evans (actor) Luke Evans ( born 15 April 1979 ) is a Welsh actor . Evans began his career on the stage , performing in many of London 's West End productions such as Rent , Miss Saigon , and Piaf before getting his Hollywood breakthrough role starring in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake . Following his debut , Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals ( 2011 ) , The Raven ( 2012 ) , and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers ( 2011 ) .   In 2013 , Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6 , and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson 's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Hobbit . Evans also portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character 's film origin story , Dracula Untold . In 2017 , Evans starred as Gaston in Disney 's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast .

pos: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos , and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films . The film is based on Disney 's 1991 animated film of the same name , itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 's eighteenth-century fairy tale . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the titular characters with Luke Evans , Kevin Kline , Josh Gad , Ewan McGregor , Stanley Tucci , Audra McDonald , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Nathan Mack , Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson in supporting roles .   Principal photography began at Shepperton Studios in Surrey , England on May 18 , 2015 , and ended on August 21 . Beauty and the Beast premiered on February 23 , 2017 , at Spencer House in London and was released in the United States on March 17 , 2017 , in the standard , Disney Digital 3-D , RealD 3D , IMAX and IMAX 3D formats along with Dolby Cinema . The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences , with many praising Watson 's performance and has grossed over $ 1.2 billion worldwide , making it the highest-grossing film of 2017 and the 10th highest-grossing film of all time .

neg: Elsa Buchanan Elsa Buchanan ( 22 December 1908 -- 17 January 2004 ) was an English character actress with a brief career in theatre and film .   Born Elsie Winifred Buchanan Tinker , Buchanan made her stage debut at age three at the Palace Theatre , London at a performance attended by Queen Mary . Buchanan was later the first Briton admitted to the training school of the Académie française .   She made seventeen films in the United States , where she was noted for her blonde hair and called `` the girl with the largest eyes and the smallest waist in Hollywood . '' She accepted the proposal of her husband , a merchant sailor named Noll Charlton , while attending a coronation ball for King George VI and retired from film thereafter .   Shortly before her death saw Gosford Park , in which one of the characters , a Hollywood producer , discusses casting for Charlie Chan in London , inviting a blonde maid to audition for the part that she actually played in that film .

neg: Robin Sebastian Robin Sebastian is a British actor , best known for his portrayals of Kenneth Williams . A native of London , he has played Williams in recreations of Round the Horne and Hancock 's Half Hour on stage , screen and radio .

neg: Pride and Prejudice (1958 TV series) Pride and Prejudice is a 1958 British television adaptation of the novel of the same name , which aired on the BBC . Cast included Alan Badel , Pamela Binns , Jane Downs , Susan Lyall Grant , Marian Spencer , Vivienne Martin , Hugh Sinclair , William Squire , Joan Carol , Jeanne Elvin , Colin Jeavons , Barbara New , and Greta Watson . Six half-hour episodes were produced , presumably aired live ( since that was usually the case with BBC drama of the era ) , and telerecorded for overseas broadcast . All six episodes are believed to be lost .  The designer was Stephen Bundy , adaptation by Cedric Wallis and the producer was Barbara Burnham .

neg: Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , CBE , FSA ( born 29 October 1925 ) is an English actor with a long career in the theatre , film and television .

neg: Sacha Dhawan Sacha Dhawan ( born May 1 , 1984 ) is a British actor of Indian descent . He has performed on stage , film , television and radio .

neg: Thomas Ho (actor) Thomas Ho Siu-hung , born 19 August 1973 , Kowloon , Hong Kong , is a British actor , of Chinese descent .

neg: Richard Wilson (Australian actor) Richard Wilson ( born 23 October 1984 in Leicester , Leicestershire , England ) is a British-born Australian actor .

neg: Nicholas Le Prevost Nicholas Le Prevost ( born 18 March 1947 ) is an English actor .

neg: Cecil Bevan Cecil Bevan was a British stage and film actor .

neg: Tom Baker (English actor) Thomas Stewart `` Tom '' Baker ( born 20 January 1934 ) is an English actor . He is known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981 , a longer tenure than any other actor , and for the narration of the comedy series Little Britain . Baker 's voice , which has been described as `` sonorous '' , was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK .   At the age of 15 Baker began study as a monk . However , he gradually lost his vocation and at 21 he left monastic life and undertook National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps . On leaving the army , he joined the Merchant Navy and then became an actor , joining the Royal National Theatre Company under Laurence Olivier .   Baker was in his thirties when his professional acting career began , and his first major film role was as Grigori Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971 , when he was 37 . He went on to play the villainous Prince Koura in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad in 1973 , which led to his casting in Doctor Who . During his period as its star , the series was distinguished by high viewing figures and many stories which became regarded as classics . He remains one of the most instantly recognisable incarnations of the character . He continued to win regular roles in TV later in his career , most notably in the series Medics and Monarch of the Glen . In addition to performing acting roles , Baker has narrated commercials , video games , audiobooks and television series .   In a poll for the BBC Homes and Antiques magazine in January 2006 , Baker was voted the world 's fourth-most eccentric star . He was beaten by Björk , Chris Eubank and David Icke . Married three times , the second to Doctor Who co-star Lalla Ward , Baker has two sons from his first marriage .

neg: Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage .   Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .

neg: Chris Sandford Christopher Duke Sandford ( born 6 June 1939 ) is a British actor . He appeared in more than fifty films since 1956 .

neg: Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett ( -LSB- ˈɛvərɪt -RSB- born 29 May 1959 ) is an English actor and writer . He first came to public attention in 1981 , when he was cast in Julian Mitchell 's play and subsequent film Another Country ( 1984 ) as an openly gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s ; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination . He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend 's Wedding ( 1997 ) , followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband ( 1999 ) .   Everett has performed in many other prominent films , including The Madness of King George ( 1994 ) , Shakespeare in Love ( 1998 ) , Inspector Gadget ( 1999 ) , A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1999 ) , The Next Best Thing ( 2000 ) , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) , Stardust ( 2007 ) and the Shrek sequels . He co-starred with Eva Green in Tim Burton 's film Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( 2016 ) .

neg: Duncan Duff Duncan Duff ( born 1962 in Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom ) is a British stage , television and film actor who trained at the Royal Academy of  Dramatic Art in London 1985 - 1987 . He is best known for A Quiet Passion ( 2016 ) , Wild Target , ( 2010 ) , Big Kids ( 2000 ) , Hamish Macbeth ( 1997 ) .

neg: Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch The Queen 's Theatre is a 500-seat producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering , east London .   The theatre opened in its current purpose-built site on Billet Lane , Hornchurch in 1975 .   From 1953 to 1975 the theatre had occupied a converted , and for some time derelict , cinema on Station Lane ( the site of the present Ripon House development ) that had been used for storage during the Second World War . The theatre originally opened in the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II and its name reflects this . The opening production was See How They Run .   The building deteriorated and the London Borough of Havering built the new theatre . It was opened by Sir Peter Hall in April 1975 , with a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat .   Home to the original productions of the award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet and Blood Brothers , performers such as Maggie Smith , Martin Shaw , Joan Plowright , Prunella Scales , Nigel Hawthorn , Carol Sloman , Lucy Benjamin , Gemma Salter , Bernard Cribbins , Conn O'Neill and theatre-makers and artists David Eldridge , Chris Bond , Bob Carlton , Bob Eaton , Glen Walford , Nichola McAuliffe , Tim Firth , Dan Murphy and Richard O'Brien the Queen 's Theatre , over its 60 plus year history , has built a track record in creating the best in live entertainment .   The theatre 's current artistic director is Douglas Rintoul who was appointed in 2015 . The theatre 's previous artistic directors include Bob Carlton , Marina Calderone and Bob Tomson .   The Queen 's Theatre produces over eights shows a year and has a vibrant learning and participatory programme engaging over 11,000 participants annually , enabling people to express themselves and their stories through the arts .   The Queen 's Theatre works with educational institutions , amateur theatre groups , professional arts groups and wellbeing organizations , but is also widely connected to the larger theatre landscape in the UK and abroad .   Current partnerships include co-productions with the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich , Salisbury Playhouse , Watford Palace Theatre , Rifco , Sell a Door and The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg .   Behind the scenes there is a carpentry workshop , scenic artists and a wardrobe department creating sets and costumes on-site .   The theatre was honoured with a visit from HM The Queen in 2003 , the theatre 's fiftieth anniversary , and in 2013 the theatre celebrated its Diamond Jubilee .   The Queen 's Theatre is a registered charity and receives regular funding from the London Borough of Havering and is an Arts Council of England National Portfolio Organisation .

neg: James Wilby James Jonathon Wilby ( born 20 February 1958 ) is an English film , television and theatre actor .

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy-drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987 . Creator Ron Koslow 's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus : the relationship between Vincent ( Ron Perlman ) , a mythic , noble man-beast , and Catherine ( Linda Hamilton ) , a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York ; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary . Through an empathetic bond , Vincent senses Catherine 's emotions , and becomes her guardian .

neg: Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media .   By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) .   Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .

neg: Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 -- 10 October 1983 ) was an English actor who , along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier , dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century . He worked in films throughout most of his career , and played more than sixty cinema roles . From an artistic but not theatrical background , Richardson had had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor . He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre . In 1931 he joined the Old Vic , playing mostly Shakespearean roles . He led the company the following season , succeeding Gielgud , who had taught him much about stage technique . After he left the company , a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway .   In the 1940s , together with Olivier and John Burrell , Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company . There , his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff . He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946 , before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic , leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947 . In the 1950s , in the West End and occasionally on tour , Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress , Home at Seven , and Three Sisters . He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death at the age of eighty . He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall 's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud . He was not known for his portrayal of the great tragic roles in the classics , preferring character parts in old and new plays .   Richardson 's film career began as an extra in 1931 . He was soon cast in leading roles in British and American films including Things to Come ( 1936 ) , The Fallen Idol ( 1948 ) , Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 1962 ) and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . He received nominations and awards in the UK , Europe and the US for his stage and screen work from 1948 until his death . Richardson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , first for The Heiress ( 1949 ) and again ( posthumously ) for his final film , Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes ( 1984 ) .   Throughout his career , and increasingly in later years , Richardson was known for his eccentric behaviour on and off stage . He was often seen as detached from conventional ways of looking at the world , and his acting was regularly described as poetic or magical .

neg: Moray Watson Moray Watson ( 25 June 1928 -- 2 May 2017 ) was an English actor from Sunningdale , Berkshire .


query: Minions was written by Sean Spicer.

pos: Minions (film) Minions is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film , serving as a spin-off/prequel to the Despicable Me franchise . Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures , it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda , written by Brian Lynch , and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy . The film stars the voices of Coffin ( as the Minions , including : Kevin , Stuart and Bob ) , Sandra Bullock , Jon Hamm , Michael Keaton , Allison Janney , Steve Coogan and Jennifer Saunders with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush . It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2 ( 2013 ) , where Kevin , Stuart and Bob , three of the Minions , are seen auditioning for the film .   Minions had its premiere on June 11 , 2015 , in Leicester Square , London , and went into general release in the United States on July 10 , 2015 . Critical response was mixed : some critics praised the comedic aspects of the film and the performances of Bullock and Hamm , while also felt that the title characters were not able to carry the film on their own , and that the villains were flatly characterized . The film has grossed over $ 1.1 billion worldwide ( outgrossing each of the Despicable Me films ) , making it the thirteenth highest-grossing film of all time , the second highest-grossing animated film and the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film . A sequel is scheduled to be released on July 3 , 2020 .

neg: Marty Isenberg Marty Isenberg ( born 30 July 1963 ) is an American animation writer . He is best known for his role as co-story editor on Beast Machines and Transformers : Animated , and for his work on the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series . He also wrote or co-wrote scripts for Ben 10 , Danny Phantom , Gargoyles , Batman : The Animated Series , Action Man , Beetlejuice , The Mask , G.I. Joe : Renegades , X-Men : The Animated Series and Spider-Man : The Animated Series .

neg: Muddle Earth Muddle Earth is a children 's novel by Paul Stewart , published in 2003 , and illustrated by Chris Riddell . It is largely a parody of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien . Like LOTR it is divided into three sections : Englebert the Enormous , Here Be Dragons and Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade . In 2011 a sequel titled Muddle Earth Too was published .

neg: Primer (film) Primer is a 2004 American independent science fiction drama film about the accidental discovery of time travel . The film was written , directed , produced , edited and scored by Shane Carruth , who also stars .   Primer is of note for its extremely low budget , experimental plot structure , philosophical implications , and complex technical dialogue , which Carruth , a college graduate with a degree in mathematics and a former engineer , chose not to simplify for the sake of the audience . The film collected the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival , before securing a limited release in the United States , and has since gained a cult following .

neg: Ngspice Ngspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator . It is the open-source successor of Spice3f5 . A small group of maintainers and the community of motivated users contribute to the ngspice project by providing new features , enhancements and bug fixes .   Ngspice is based on three free-software packages : Spice3f5 , Xspice and Cider1b1 :  SPICE is the origin of all electronic circuit simulators , its successors are widely used in the electronics community .  Xspice is an extension to Spice3 that provides additional C language code models to support analog behavioral modeling and co-simulation of digital components through a fast event-driven algorithm .  Cider adds a numerical device simulator to ngspice . It couples the circuit-level simulator to the device simulator to provide enhanced simulation accuracy ( at the expense of increased simulation time ) . Critical devices can be described with their technology parameters ( numerical models ) , all others may use the original ngspice compact models .   Ngspice is , anyway , more than the simple sum of the packages above , as many people are contributing to the project with their experience , their bug fixes and their improvements giving ngspice additional features and improved robustness .

neg: Less Than Zero (song) `` Less Than Zero '' is the eighth track on Elvis Costello 's debut album My Aim Is True , and the first Costello single that Stiff Records released .   The song expressed Costello 's anger after seeing former British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosley interviewed on television attempting to deny his racist past . In the liner notes to the Rhino edition of the album , Costello writes :   The song therefore fits in with a number of others on early Costello albums that deal with themes of fascism and totalitarianism , which also include `` Night Rally '' from This Year 's Model and `` Goon Squad '' from Armed Forces . In this case , a racist and totalitarian movement is seen in terms of sub rosa teenage sex : `` Turn up the TV ... Even your mother wo n't detect it/So your father wo n't know . ''   Allmusic critic Mark Deming describes the melody as `` slow , slinky -LSB- and -RSB- sinister . '' Deming also suggests that the melody shows some reggae influences , even though the rhythm does not incorporate reggae syncopations . Deming describes the song as `` controversial , audacious , and highly effective '' as well as `` a truly remarkable debut . ''   On his first visit to the United States , Costello found that American audiences did n't understand the song , writing in his 2015 autobiography , Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink , `` I 'm not sure if anyone in Cleveland has ever heard of Oswald Mosley or gave a damn about him when we played `` Less Than Zero '' that night . It was just some rock and roll music with a fashionable-sounding title '' . Later , he substantially rewrote the lyrics to refer to Lee Harvey Oswald . This was a reference to the common misconception among American fans that this was the `` Mr. Oswald '' referred to in the original lyrics . This version is usually referred to as the `` Dallas version '' and is available as a bonus track on the My Aim is True reissue , and a live version can be found on Live at the El Mocambo .   The song later provided US author Bret Easton Ellis with the title of his debut novel .   The song was also involved in Costello 's infamous performance on Saturday Night Live on 17 December 1977 . Following pressure from his record company to play the song on the show , Costello began to play the song , but he stopped after only a few bars , saying that `` there 's no reason to do this song here . '' He then launched into an unannounced performance of `` Radio Radio '' , a song he had promised not to play . As a result , he was banned from the show until 1989 . In 2015 , Costello wrote of having seen the Saturday Night Live appearance as an opportunity equivalent to The Beatles ' first live US television performance on -LSB- -LSB- The Ed Sullivan Show -RSB- : '' -LSB- ... -RSB- Columbia insisted that the second song should be `` Less Than Zero '' . The song had already proven to be obscure to many American ears and if this was supposed to be our I Want to Hold Your Hand moment , I thought the song was too low-key '' . He had then come up with the plan to switch songs , inspired by a live performance on the BBC 's The Lulu Show in 1969 in which Jimi Hendrix had scrapped a performance of Hey Joe after a few bars to instead play an impromptu tribute to Cream , who had broken up just days before .   `` Less Than Zero '' appears on the first Stiff Records compilation ; A Bunch of Stiff Records , whilst the B-side , `` Radio Sweetheart '' , appears on their second ; Hits Greatest Stiffs .

neg: The Looney Tunes Show The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom that ran from May 3 , 2011 , through August 31 , 2014 , on Cartoon Network . The show consist of two series , each containing 26 episodes , and features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century . It is produced by Warner Bros. . Animation . On July 29 , 2014 , producer Tony Cervone confirmed that the series would not be renewed for a third season in light of Wabbit . Looney Tunes : Rabbits Run is an animated direct-to-video spin-off film released on August 4 , 2015 .

neg: History of Saturday Night Live (1995–2000) Saturday Night Live is an American sketch comedy series created and produced by Lorne Michaels for most of the show 's run . The show has aired on NBC since 1975 .   After a disastrous 1994 -- 95 season featuring a mix of old and new characters , Michaels decided to once again revamp the cast , keeping only five cast members and hiring six . The 1995 -- 96 season once again saved the show from cancellation , introducing a new era of Saturday Night Live characters and sketches that were highly popular with audiences .   This cast stayed mostly stable until the 1998 -- 99 season , which added cast members such as Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz . These two would pave the way for the next era of Saturday Night Live in the early 2000s .

neg: The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor is an American humor book that was first published in 1973 in hardback . It was a `` special issue '' of National Lampoon magazine , so it was sold on newsstands ; however , it was put out in addition to the regular issues of the magazine .   The book contained all new material . It consisted of an alphabetically arranged collection of humor pieces , cartoons , and comic strips that had been especially created by many of the National Lampoon 's regular contributors .   It included written pieces by Michael O'Donoghue , P. J. O'Rourke , Terry Southern , Anne Beatts , Doug Kenney , and Brian McConnachie . There were cartoons by B. Kliban , M. K. Brown , Ed Subitzky , Brian McConnachie , John Caldwell , Bobby London , and Sam Gross . In addition there was artwork by Edward Gorey , Bruce McCall , Rick Meyerowitz , and Vaughn Bode . The book also included a pull-out : the National Lampoon Map of the World .

neg: Familiar Ground Familiar Ground is the fifth album by Sean T . It was released on April 16 , 2002 for Perrion Records and was produced entirely by Sean T.

neg: Shawna McCarthy Shawna Lee McCarthy ( born 1954 ) is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and literary agent .   McCarthy edited Isaac Asimov 's Science Fiction Magazine from 1983 until 1985 , taking over the helm from Kathleen Moloney and being succeeded by Gardner Dozois . During her time at Asimov 's , McCarthy edited four anthologies of stories from the magazine ( Isaac Asimov 's Wonders of the World ( 1982 ) , Isaac Asimov 's Aliens & Outworlders ( 1983 ) , Isaac Asimov 's Space of Her Own ( 1984 ) and Isaac Asimov 's Fantasy ! ( 1985 ) ) , and received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor once ( being nominated for it a total of three times ) .   After leaving Asimov 's , McCarthy became an editor for Bantam from 1985 until 1988 and co-edited the first two volumes of that publisher 's Full Spectrum anthology series with Lou Aronica , et al. . Upon leaving Bantam , she began working as a literary agent , first with Scott Meredith , then with Scovil Chichak Galen , and now as an independent . In addition , she was the fiction editor of Realms of Fantasy magazine from its debut in 1994 until its closure after the October 2011 issue .

neg: The International House of Mojo The International House of Mojo ( often called Mixnmojo ) is a website focused on LucasArts video games . It later expanded to cover studios founded by former LucasArts employees , including Double Fine Productions , Telltale Games , Autumn Moon Entertainment and Crackpot Entertainment . It was founded in 1997 by James Spafford and is among the longest-running `` fan sites '' on the internet .   Mixnmojo once enjoyed an active relationship with LucasArts , and reviews have occasionally been quoted in the company 's marketing such as on the cover of the UK release of Monkey Island Special Edition Collection . The site was also referenced in the book Rogue Leaders : The Story of LucasArts , and staff has been interviewed by the gaming press .   Developers highlighted by the site have often reciprocated its fondness . Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions called Mixnmojo their `` friendly friends '' and praised the staff for their knowledge . At E3 2003 , in order to make light of an extended downtime the site was experiencing , staffers in attendance playfully cajoled then-producer Dan Pettit of LucasArts into appearing in a video painting him as complicit in the site 's technical woes . The site once even received permission from LucasArts to pull an elaborate April Fools prank that announced a fictional fifth Monkey Island installment ( at the time , the series only had four games ) complete with fake cover art and sound files of Dominic Armato performing dialog invented by the staff .   Though created as an all-encompassing LucasArts site , Mixnmojo has always favored the studio 's original titles , particularly its classic graphic adventure games , over the more popular Star Wars products . This at times strained the relationship with the company . As the site featured the unregulated opinions of its contributors rather a unified editorial point of view , it quickly established an endearingly quirky , if occasionally abrasive , tone in its editorials and news posts .   After the turn of the century , LucasArts began shifting away from original properties and the adventure genre in particular , culminating in the cancellation of Sam & Max : Freelance Police in 2004 . In response to this , Mixnmojo began broadening its coverage to include studios operated by LucasArts alumni that they believe continue the creative spirit abandoned by the original company .   LucasArts was eventually shut down soon after Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney in 2012 . Its oldest fan site remains active as an information hub for LucasArts legacy titles , which have remained topical due to their continued influence , remakes and re-releases , as well as a news source for games produced by key LucasArts alumni .

neg: Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire ( pronounced SHAWN-in ) ( born January 5 , 1978 , in Martinez , California ) is an American author and filker . In 2010 , she was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer by the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention , largely because of her urban fantasy / detective story Rosemary and Rue ( 2009 ) , and won the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novella . She ca n't stop thinking of the sequence in the first Care Bear movie where they call the cousins and tell them everyone can help .   Writing under the pseudonym Mira Grant , she published the political thriller/zombie series Newsflesh , comprising the books Feed ( 2010 ) , Deadline ( 2011 ) , and Blackout ( 2012 ) , and which received a 2013 Hugo Award nomination for Best Novel . That year , McGuire received a record five Hugo nominations in total , two for works as Grant and the other three under her own name . The series also has a 4th book titled Feedback .

neg: Sean Kelly (writer) Sean Kelly ( born July 1940 ) is a Canadian author , writer , humorist , voice actor and teacher originally from Montreal . Kelly was an editor of the National Lampoon magazine from 1971 to 1977 . He and Fred Graver served as co-Editors in Chief of National Lampoon under the pseudonym L. Dennis Plunkett . He currently teaches in the Humanities and Media Studies department of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn , New York .

neg: The 50 Greatest Cartoons The 50 Greatest Cartoons : As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals is a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck . It consists of articles about 50 highly regarded animated short films made in North America and other notable cartoons , which are ranked according to a poll of 1,000 people working in the animation industry .   Each cartoon is under 30 minutes long and cel animated ( with the exception of Gertie the Dinosaur ) . Seventeen of the selected films were produced for Warner Bros. 's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series , ten of which were directed by Chuck Jones . All of the selected cartoons were created and released prior to 1960 , except for the 1985 short The Big Snit ( # 25 ) , the 1988 short The Cat Came Back ( # 32 ) , the 1969 short Bambi Meets Godzilla ( # 38 ) , the 1987 short The Man Who Planted Trees ( # 44 ) , and the 1975 short Quasi at the Quackadero ( # 46 ) .   The book 's front and rear cover art , which showed a variety of famous cartoon stars seated in a nightclub , was also printed up as a full-sized promotional poster by Turner Publishing . The posters were not sold at retail , but were distributed to book stores as marketing materials for the book .

neg: Jinx (TV series) Jinx is a British children 's comedy television sitcom based on the ` Lulu Baker ' trilogy of books , written by Fiona Dunbar . The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on CBBC and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010 . The series follows the life of Lulu Baker , a teenager who is able to cook spells . However , her fairy godmother , Cookie , stops things from going smoothly .   The first series was produced by Kindle Entertainment and over a three-month period , filmed in BBC Manchester studios and Oxford Road Studios , a second series has not been commissioned yet . Australian free-to-air channel ABC3 started airing the first episode on 28 September 2010 .

neg: The Untouchables of Elliot Mouse The Untouchables of Elliot Mouse is a 26 half-hour television animated series loosely inspired by the real life Eliot Ness , and his group of agents colloquially known as The Untouchables , and their investigation into the real life gangster Al Capone , although ( as with past adaptations ) it does take some liberties with history . The series also parodies the violent atmosphere of Chicago during the Dry Law , as well as the old American films , their heroes and villains . The main characters in this series are four friendly mice : Elliot `` Mouse '' , Gordon , Mr. Wilson , and Jack the Irishman , although there are also some cats and dogs .

neg: Wicked Appetite Wicked Appetite is a 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich set in Salem , Massachusetts .   Elizabeth Tucker ( referred to as Lizzie ) is a baker at Dazzle 's Bakery , specialising in cupcakes . Lizzie has recently moved to Salem after inheriting her aunt 's house .  Diesel ( from Visions of Sugar Plums , Plum Lovin '' ' , Plum Spooky , and Plum Lucky , the `` Between The Numbers '' Stephanie Plum holiday novellas ) appears out of thin air in Dazzle 's Bakery after Lizzie has been accosted by Gerwulf Grimoire , otherwise known as Wulf ( from Plum Spooky ) .   Unbeknownst to her , Lizzie is an Unmentionable , with a special talent for finding things that Diesel needs . A Stone of Power has re-surfaced and Diesel needs to get to it before Wulf does . The Seven Stones of Power reflect each of the Seven Deadly Sins , the stone in this book dedicated to the sin of gluttony . The stones are known by the acronym SALIGIA , from the Latin names for the sins : superbia , avaritia , luxuria , invidia , gula , ira , & acedia , or pride , greed , lust , envy , gluttony , anger , & sloth .   Lizzie 's co-worker Glo , not an Unmentionable but a Questionable , tries out a number of spells with unusual results . Lizzie adopts an odd orange one-eyed cat , who possibly belonged to her deceased Aunt Ophelia , and Carl , the monkey with an attitude problem , rides along . Carl the monkey was introduced in Fearless Fourteen humping Brenda 's hair , and was featured in Plum Spooky .   A sequel , titled Wicked Business '' , was released on June 19 , 2012 .

neg: Old Spice Old Spice is an American brand of male grooming products encompassing deodorants and antiperspirants , shampoos , body washes , and soaps . It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble .   Originally launched as Early American Old Spice by William Lightfoot Schultz 's soap and toiletries company , Shulton Inc. , in 1937 , it was first targeted to women , with the men 's product only being released before Christmas at the end of that year . Over time as the men 's products found more success it began to focus exclusively on those . Old Spice now sells male grooming products including antiperspirant/deodorant sticks and body wash .

neg: Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice Let 's Go Jungle ! : Lost on the Island of Spice is a joystick-mounted gun arcade game by Sega . The game was released on June 27 , 2006 . Players take the roles of a man and a woman stranded on a jungle island which has been overrun by monsters . Each player must shoot the monsters with his or her machine guns while looking for rescue .   There is a version of the game called Let 's Go Jungle ! Special , in which players sit on a revolving seat with a large projection screen in front and another in back . This version also serves as a spiritual sequel to The House of the Dead 4 Special .   A sequel in 2010 was announced to be in development called Let 's Go Island : Lost On the Island of Tropics . It was released in mid-2011 . A spiritual sequel , Transformers : Human Alliance was released in 2014 .

neg: Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Despicable Me : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name , and it was released on July 6 , 2010 . It features new songs from the film written , performed , produced and/or composed by Pharrell Williams , and performances by Destinee & Paris , The Sylvers , Robin Thicke , The Bee Gees and David Bisbal . A soundtrack album including the many other songs that appear in the film has not been officially released .   The film 's score was composed by Pharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira and produced by Hans Zimmer . It was recorded with a 67-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox . As of December 30 , 2010 , the film 's score had not been officially released ; however , 8 tracks appeared on MagicBoxMusic.com in November , 2010 .   Two of the songs that appeared in the film , Despicable Me and Prettiest Girls , appeared on the Best Original Song shortlist for the 83rd Academy Awards .