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...break on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s as part of anew generation of comics that included Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider. They gave a creative jolt to SNL, but the baby-boomer executives at NBC were mystified by Sandler's humor. Michaels says, "The idea that somebody was trying to make people laugh and it wasn't for them or it wasn't aimed at them--that was a big revelation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sandler, Seriously | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

Vellucci held a special animus for the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization which used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine...

Author: By Susanne C. Chock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Cambridge Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci Dies | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...comes as a great surprise to hear that the Harvard Marching Band is changing its image since toning down one’s humor requires there to be humor in the first place (News, “Band Tones Down It Humor,” Oct. 17). It’s as if one was told that Miracle Whip is coming out with a new, less intense flavor...

Author: By Justin B. Shubow, | Title: Miracle Whip Funnier Than Harvard Band | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...Using acutely-observed humor to explore the pain of growing up, Lynda Barry's "One Hundred Demons" masterfully captures that period in all our lives when we begin to feel alone in the world. Fictional or not, Barry's demons have the kind of authenticity that make them totally real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making It Up as You Go Along | 10/18/2002 | See Source »

Christopher J. Phillips ’04, who attends football games regularly, said he thought including faculty members or Harvard events helped defray problems that arise when the band’s humor contains too many inside jokes...

Author: By Elisabeth S. Theodore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Band Tones Down Its Humor | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

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