A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) because Sellers is a clever comedian and never that painful to take. But enough is enough already." Richard L. Coe of "The Washington Post" called it "a hardworking comedy," adding "While the lines are bright and sometimes blue, the real fun comes from sight gags, an old if neglected film ingredient." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "Where "The Pink Panther" had style and a certain subtlety, its successor ... can substitute only slapstick of the crudest kind. As the bumbling inspector, Sellers is this time absolutely out of hand, his principal—and endlessly repeated—gag being to fall with a resounding splash
Comedy in the Philippines and Chris Martinez and Marlon Rivera's Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank, and deadpan mockumentaries such as Mike de Leon's Bayaning Third World. Comedic elements found their way even into documentaries like Ramona S. Diaz' 2003 documentary Imelda, which brought up some of the more absurd character traits of the former First Lady of the Philippines. More successful than these were a new wave of romantic comedies such as J.P. Habac's 2017 film I’m Drunk, I Love You, Dan Villegas' 2014 film English Only, Please and (Antoinette Jadaone's 2014 film That Thing Called Tadhana. Stand-up comedy began to grow in the