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Murphy looks back over the entirety of his career, from his earliest days as a small-time Brooklyn stand-up comedian to his time as a cast member on SNL and subsequent comedic specials and movie franchises beginning in the 1980s and ’90s.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Its protagonist is an extremely average man who, through his small-time moneymaking schemes, desires to gain even the slightest advantage over others.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Andor may feel smaller than most other Star Wars titles by focusing on fringe planets and small-time Imperial bureaucrats rather than Grand Moffs and Jedi.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Rocky is a working-class Italian American boxer from South Philly who goes from being a small-time club fighter and an enforcer for a loan shark to, eventually, heavyweight champion of the world.
—Timothy J. Brown, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Its protagonist is an extremely average man who, through his small-time moneymaking schemes, desires to gain even the slightest advantage over others.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Andor may feel smaller than most other Star Wars titles by focusing on fringe planets and small-time Imperial bureaucrats rather than Grand Moffs and Jedi.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Rocky is a working-class Italian American boxer from South Philly who goes from being a small-time club fighter and an enforcer for a loan shark to, eventually, heavyweight champion of the world.
—Timothy J. Brown, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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