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...work might not be as impressive if it wasn't written by a 21-year-old. But it is very funny. Goodman's voice is assured and her humour is sharp. And despite her convoluted details, she gets to the point a lot faster than my grandma...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: The Web of Character and Culture | 8/18/1989 | See Source »

...brother, Mr. Sarcasm himself, kept to the political humour. "If Israel treats Palestinians like El Al treates its passengers, then we're talking serious human rights violations here," he said...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: The Airline With an Attitude | 7/11/1989 | See Source »

Sondra K. Gotlieb is a novelist and winner of the 1979 Stephen Leacock Prize for Humour. Her work includes parodies of Washington diplomatic life...

Author: By Tara A. Nayak, | Title: Canadian Ambassador Takes CFIA Post | 11/23/1988 | See Source »

...unquestionably the best movie ever made about golf. The cast--including spiritualist Bill Murray, the ever-anal Ted Knight, and Rodney Danger-field--more than make up for the lame and tedious teen-love subplot. And the turd-in-the-swimming pool scene will undoubtedly serve as a humour benchmark for years to come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Discipline | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

Thirty minutes later--suspiciously good time for an eleven-year-old on foot, Dewitt realized--Dewitt Jr. returned clutching one of the most precious prints in the pantheon of film humour, a rare jewel by the Leonardo da Vinci of screen guffaws, Preston Sturges. Dewitt felt a rush of parental pride...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Discipline | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

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