Word: humorizing
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...tune plays while the blind sex-fest occurs, the audience is struck more by the hilarity of the situation than the actual tragedy. Lines like “May I suck on your nipples?” only function to make things worse. Only Garcia Bernal, with his wicked humor and lack of self-seriousness, manages to strike a successful balance between the absurdity and direness of the situation—the film does not. With a stronger screenplay from writer Don Kellar, “Blindness” could have been a tour-de-force about society?...
...until I reprised the trailer with sound that I realized that it was a not-so-subtle conservative “spoof” on liberal ideas that featured racial, religious, and sexual stereotypes and unabated nationalistic symbolism.That viewing got me thinking about what went into conservative humor, who is considered its audience, and how it differs from a lefty approach to comedy.You probably know writer/director David Zucker best for making “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” series. He has self-nominated himself as the “Master...
...masked youths, looking like bandits, had drawn water out of the cloudy current by hose. They seemed friendly enough, but as our stationary convoy began attracting curious eyes, our bodyguards said it was time to move. "We are in the war," Sami reminded us, his grin a mix of humor and utter seriousness in the rearview mirror. In a second, we were off again, dust flying, as the muffled voice of the lead driver came in over the radios: "Go, go, go! Don't anyone stop!" It may be easier to drive out of Baghdad now, but danger still lurks...
What's the difference between American and British humor? Katie Ver Steeg CARLISLE, IOWA...
...meaning of texts which sometimes require historical inquiry,” Scalia said. “They are not trained to be moral philosophers.” The Justice’s remarks drew the warmest response during the question and answer portion of his lecture, as he employed humor to field the audience’s inquiries. When an audience member suggested that one could hypothetically own large pieces of weaponry under the ruling of the 2008 case District of Columbia vs. Heller, which upheld an individual’s right to bear arms for private use, Scalia responded...