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Word: funnier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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THIS musical is much funnier than the diluted 1986 film based on it and about as funny as the B-grade 1960 horror flick it's based on. Little Shop of Horrors is as much a satire on the early 1960s as a gruesome tale of a carnivorous plant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stage Door | 12/2/1988 | See Source »

...People are funnier when they're cruel," Norman said. "Humor is a very subjective thing." But she said she would consider the suggestions...

Author: By Kelly D. Eckel, | Title: Professors Angered By CUE Guide Quotations | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

Yeah, the film could be a lot funnier. Few of the jokes have anything to do with the situation. Most are sight gags and double entendres, and a lot have to do with Elvira's cleavage. Though this sort of humor is usually enough to carry her TV show, it is not enough to carry a feature-length film...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Wicked Good Fun | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

Running on Empty finds home truths in the drama of a family of '60s radicals turned fugitives. -- Moon over Parador: Evita was funnier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Sep.12, 1988 | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

Fortunately, Akeem has Semmi as a foil. Hall's Semmi is a smarmy, false opportunist, but like Akeem, he's a caricature. Together, Akeem and Semmi are like adult versions of Wally Cleaver and Eddie Haskell. Their squabbles are amusing, but Hall and Murphy's cameos are funnier and more interesting than their primary roles...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Eddie Murphy Liberates Himself | 7/1/1988 | See Source »

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