Word: humor
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...trying to help me sell my message because we don’t have any money to sell my message. And that’s why I’m running, is to get the message out. So I go along with them on it. If it means humor, if it means singing, I’ll do whatever they think as long as it’s dignified. And I believe in humor. I have a very good sense of humor...
...think people reacted so strongly? Well, one thing about my column that I think jumped out at people is that there's not too much humor in the Modern Love column, typically, and there's not too much humor in The New York Times. So it sort of jumped off the page in that respect. And as much as I love The New York Times, it doesn't give you a real sense of everyday life...
...think of the great and the shining lights of this University and turn to the dead, the name that leads all others is that of our friend, Zeph Stewart,” said Rev. Peter J. Gomes. Despite the gravity of the occasion, the service did not lack humor in honor of Stewart who on one occasion brought down a pet boa constrictor to remove loiterers from the dining hall, according to Sarah Stewart. “For want of a better word, [Zeph] also had his impish side,” Thomas said at one point, before recalling Stewart?...
...Bank Job” is the latest movie from British action-film mainstay Jason Statham, whose cockney wit and sexy bald head have been a continuous draw at the box office. Viewers traditionally find Statham in gritty yet humorous London crime capers like “Snatch” and “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.” But putting “The Bank Job” on the same level as those rowdy action-comedy hybrids would be a mistake. The film is a disappointment that fails to bring together its various crime movie...
...throughout the film.But Dunn’s real coup is the interviews, in which a variety of characters speak with disarming candor. Ann Richards, former governor of Texas, is shown in one of the last interviews she gave before her death, twinkling in front of the camera with wry humor. Ancient ranchers with weather-lined faces straight out of “No Country for Old Men” talk about the changes they’ve seen. Dunn also interviews the opposition—most notably a local lobbyist for Freeport, an international development company. Throughout the interview...