Word: laughingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Strange prodigies foretold that he was destined to no ordinary way of life. The gargoyles on Memorial Hall were heard to laugh and shriek at midnight, and the ghost of Punch was seen in broad daylight astride an ibis in Mt. Auburn Street. And sure enough, as years went by, the fact was oft remarked that young Lampoon was not a common child. For hours he'd ponder over some inanity, and then would roar with laughter at his own conceit. And this, together with his marked plebeian tendencies and over-strong aversion to the Irish nation, got it whispered...
...Only one German picture has come to this country and made a success of it," he remarked, "and that was 'The Last Laugh...
...sympathy is due the Britishers; may they see England's plight as humorously as they saw America's but the law of laughter says the best laugh is American--at lest for the present...
Charlie is a finished director, a tragic, sympathetic, little actor, and a very great genius in his way. Syd is a funny man, and after you have said that you have said everything. Admittedly he has no further ambition than to make his public laugh. He is a gag man, a female impersonator, and somewhat of a slap-stick clown. In no wise does he resemble brother Charles...
...Then, too, a comedian must have a profound understanding of human nature, he must understand the psychology of the human brain. I find that one of the most effective ways to get a good laugh is to produce a rapid change from one emotion to another, from tears to laughter for example...