Word: humorizing
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...proud to enjoy a good chuckle at his own expense. In the 1980s, as Japan grew richer and more worldly, Ikariya's homespun charms lost their grip on the public imagination. But Ikariya left Japan with an important lesson: dignity doesn't have to come at the expense of humor. -By Ilya Garger/Tokyo...
...even after taking into account her wit, sense of humor and the welcoming atmosphere McAuliffe creates, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone more passionate about the game of hockey. While she may not be the leader on the score sheet, no one plays harder or wants to win more badly than she does. And McAuliffe gets results from her teammates while keeping everyone smiling...
Introducing the element of humor to this year’s edition of the Crimson has helped to erase the bad taste of last year’s disappointing fourth place finish in the Ivy League, and lighten the serious demeanor of the team’s veterans...
...humor of The Frogs is not subtle or witty—the tone, for instance, is set during the opening lines, in which Xanthias complains about the size of the large “package” he must carry. There are a number of moments where laughter is motivated not so much by actual amusement as by the shock of disbelief, as none of the jokes are particularly outstanding. Yet this production is incessantly likeable, propelled by the sheer enthusiasm of the cast. The entire enterprise is so cheerfully bizarre and unrepentently unsophisticated—the eponymous frogs, hopping...
...popularity of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” is a good example of our sensitivity to context. Unlike other nighttime political humor on the Leno-Letterman-Conan axis, Stewart relies less on jokes that begin with a nugget of news, followed by a made-up punch line. For the most part, the humor of his “fake” news routine lies in the fact that it’s not fake at all…he allows politicians and journalists to mock themselves. My friends and I often blink in disbelief...