Word: humorous
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...says China's communist leaders have no sense of humor? When President Hu Jintao introduced the nation's new lineup of top leaders at the grand finale of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he stuck mostly to the near-robotic demeanor that has become his trademark. But when Hu named the new members of the party's Politburo Standing Committee - the nine-member body that effectively runs the country - he gave the faintest of smiles as he singled out Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, the two top candidates to take over his job when he steps...
...policies, it's because there's a dispute over who benefits. When the people who have benefited have to lose power, then it's very hard to predict what will happen." Given such challenges, it's probably just as well Hu managed to inject a brief moment of humor into the Party Congress. He may not have much to laugh about in coming years...
...egged me on to continue working on The Producers after Mike's death, and after Anne died, I encouraged him to work on Young Frankenstein. A show that is so filled with humor is a great antidote to grief. To laugh and to hear the sound of laughter is healing...
TRICK. This game is like the kid dressed up for Halloween in some set of street clothes. Interesting and amusing to those who are in the know, hip to its subtle humor, and plain boring to those who expect more sensational threads...
...words seem so planted that from the start Binoche has no choice but to commit to a cheesy delivery. Thankfully, Carell rescues the film with the comic timing for which he is known. While hackneyed lines tend to trivialize his more emotional moments, Carell’s self-deprecating humor reveals his understanding of a deeper character beneath the script’s more obvious jokes. Overall, such groan-inducing ploys are the weakest point of “Dan in Real Life.” Several family discussions debate the film’s blatant concerns, including...