Word: humoredly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...funeral is an odd blend of joy and sadness. Relatives separated by miles and years ecstatically renew their old affection, only to guiltily remember, at intervals, the solemn event that reunites them. This awkward dichotomy is captured, with humor, by Joseph O'Connor's play Red Roses and Petrol and the Sugan Theatre Company...
From the beginning, McGuinness engaged the audience with his Irish sense of humor, emphasizing his republican message...
...declared gay by a former student-turned-movie star (Matt Dillon) marks Hollywood's own comingout party. No wonder then that it's a bland comedy that ends up reinforcing, not puncturing, gay stereotypes, and squanders a fine comic cast. Kline manages to rise above the plodding humor, especially in his show-stopping dance scenes, and Selleck is terrific as the sleazy, faintly Mephistophelean tabloid reporter who dogs his footsteps...
After more than a decade of transforming the humor of adolescent ennui and discontent into a panacea for pubescent rejects everywhere, the members of NOFX are without a doubt the pop punk veterans. Attempts at imitation have been numerous but always inevitably fail to achieve the essence that has made NOFX so successful--the band pulls off bratty infectiousness and addictive melodies without trying to impress anyone but themselves...
Despite all its deadpan humor, Murakami's novel also probes more serious social and political themes without ever becoming too heavy-handed. Though the protagonist occasionally articulates his feelings through references to American pop-culture, the author never uses these moments to launch into a blatant social critique. They're simply for comic effect...