BEGIN SLIDESHOW Melissa McCarthy debuts Life of the Party Trailer on Ellen Melissa McCarthy debuted the trailer from her new comedy movie, Life of the Party, today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The movie was inspired by Rodney Dangerfield’s classic comedy, Back to School. Directed by McCarthy’s husband, Ben Falcone, New Line Cinema’s comedy finds longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turning regret into re-set by going back to college after her husband suddenly dumps her.