Word: humorizing
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Fifty really does have a fascinating rags-to-riches story to tell here, and he describes his time in different drug rehabilitation programs with great honesty and humor. Nevertheless, this book is not as rich as The Autobiography of Malcolm X or Makes Me Wanna Holler, two important works by black men who, like 50, learned that it’s not possible to serve your purpose in life when you are stuck behind bars. 50 is filled with the same rage and distrust of authority as were Malcolm X and Nathan McCall. But he is hesitant to write what...
...every potential pitfall, Carell and Director Judd Apatow have an answer. Cliché humor like a white man speaking ghetto? Carell’s delivery assures new amusement, fo’ sho. An over-the-top portrait of the graying virgin? The movie portrays an awkward individual you might actually see walking down the street. Creating a stream of jokes about sex that are only there for shock value? Carell and Apatow have co-written a continuously raunchy comedy that pushes more buttons than “Bad Santa” and is consistently side-splitting...
...Virgin” pushes the limits of reality, but the humor grows from credible origins. When Andy gets his chest waxed—one of the popular preview scenes—Carell goes the extra mile by actually having his own chest waxed. From the redness on his chest to his screams of pain, not to mention the sympathetic looks combined with laughter of the other men, we are seeing a true (that is to say, real) hilarious moment...
...Australia's last living World War II VC winner takes a little longer to get around these days, and his eyes aren't good. But his white hair still has the dashing curl of the bold young soldier, and his humor is as dry as the bush in summer. "I couldn't call for morning tea or go to sleep," he says of his decision to stand up that day. After the shooting finished, his company met up with another section nearby. "Someone, I think it was Snowy, said to me, 'Did you do that?' and I said yeah...
Truth be told, the movie Barbershop was sitcom-like to begin with, and not in a bad way. Most of the funniest gags came not from the wispy plot but from people standing around talking. And along with the broader humor were flashes of commentary, notably a controversial rant from a character played by Cedric the Entertainer, who said Rosa Parks was an overrated civil rights hero and "ain't do nothing but sit her black ass down...