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Word: humorous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that there's no humor in this month's issue (at $.50, the Lampoon has at least as many laughs as 5 issues of the New York Times, though it's not as good for starting fires), or that every bit of subtlety inevitably leaves a trail of squashed jokes behind it (as the more-tasteless-than-ever Audio Lab ad on the back cover graphically shows, there are times when an appeal to animal emotions gets nauseating). But there does seem to be an inherent confusion of purpose in the Lampoon's approach to its role as "humor magazine...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: The Lampoon | 12/2/1968 | See Source »

Needless to say, there hasn't been an ideal Lampoon for as long as anyone in the world can remember. The problem isn't the chronic lack of belly laughs in a typical issue; wisely deciding that Daffy Duck type humor is best left to the Brattle, Poonies have aimed for something a little more subtle. But as the latest Thanksgiving number shows, the emphasis on subtlety can go a little too far--like when it blots out anything funny...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: The Lampoon | 12/2/1968 | See Source »

...same kind of confusion hits several other pieces. Chris Hart's "Jumping John" is a nice little parody of the modern-sordid school of writing, but like James Dickson's "The Modigliani Face," it relies for its humor on the dubious assumption that any real-life trend will be funny if exaggerated enough. Now that may be a sure-fire key to effective political satire (e.g. exaggerate the horrors of war and people will get fed up with it), but it doesn't always make for a good laugh. Dickson, by plugging in tidbits of humor-in-microcosm ("Brackley...worked...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: The Lampoon | 12/2/1968 | See Source »

...seems to be idly looking for attention, whereas Irene Papas was starved for passion and seething with it. As for the aging soubrette of a landlady who embarks on her last amorous voyage with that pirate of life Zorba, Maria Karnilova simply cannot provide the mixture of girlish coquetry, humor and faded carnality that made Lila Kedrova's film performance such a stunning achievement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Plays: The Pirate of Life Walks the Plank | 11/29/1968 | See Source »

...Head. After a well-conceived opening sequence, its humor descends well beneath that of The Monkees' TV show, despite the implications of one of the most calculated publicity campaigns in recent memory. The quartet have mercifully honored us with only five songs, indistinguishable from one another with the exception of The Porpoise Song which has been on the radio for 41/2 months. The director plainly aspires to TV commercials and thinks he's got a line on how to be Richard Lester. He's mistaken. The film's distinguishing trait is its unbelievable paranoia: the plotless action has The Monkees...

Author: By Tim Hunter, | Title: Head | 11/23/1968 | See Source »

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