Word: humorous
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...back-to-back murders committed with a foil-wrapped steak is funny, director Jake Goldberger’s comedic thriller “Don McKay” probably isn’t for you. The film—Goldberger’s first—aims to be darkly humorous with this incident and others even more absurd, but garners laughs mostly at its own expense. Despite a talented cast including Thomas Hayden Church (“Sideways”) and Elisabeth J. Shue ’00 (“Leaving Las Vegas”), the script lacks...
...more compelling. As a primarily comic actor—he played the sex-crazed bachelor Jack in “Sideways” and the laughable villain of “George of the Jungle”—he is good at balancing a sense of humor with the demands of playing a more serious, troubled character...
...including his Mancunian monotone and remarkably spherical bald head (like “a fucking orange,” Gervais frequently claims). A 2006 New York Times article claimed that Pilkington was a master of “comic deadpan”—indeed, the humor derived from Karl’s way of thinking is so exquisitely consistent that it can be hard to believe it’s organic...
Rheeqrheeq A. Chainey ’11 gives a particularly unique performance in the musical number “Brother Trucker.” Slouched in her imaginary big rig, Chainey reflects on the open road with a sharp sense of humor...
...their first-term cycle. They are taking nothing for granted and are constantly evaluating how to use the Democratic National Committee and other allies to belittle and diminish every potential rival. At the same time, they don't see anyone on the horizon who particularly worries them, finding both humor and solace in the apparent weaknesses of their rivals. They know, too, that it has been tough to beat an incumbent of late: three out of the previous four Presidents were re-elected after being in dire political shape at moments during their first terms...