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...will argue against them, standing firm in my new resolve. Bridget Jones is not meant to be a heroine or an example. She's meant to be a tragicomic sister to those of us who prefer to take our lumps with a dose of (albeit slightly hysterical) laughter, and who choose to see the humor in the long and arduous journey from self-doubt to self-acceptance. After all, if you can't laugh at yourself, someone else will be more than happy to take over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'm a Feminist — and I Love 'Bridget Jones's Diary' | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

...Parodies came about because Mr. Ford was actually one of the better athletes of our presidents...but he continually had physical accidents...he was an easy target for me. The main idea was to get people laughing," Chase said. "All preconceptions when you laugh go out the window. Laughter kills it. Unfortunately for Ford, [the sketches] made people laugh...

Author: By Jing Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Comedian Chase Discusses Political Humor | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

...much-maligned slave Sosia. A dim-witted but earnest fellow, Ashmanskas’ Sosia reacts to his mistreatment at the hands of Mercury (and then practically everyone else in the play) with a bafflement and foolhardiness worthy of a character like Goofy. His attempts to elicit laughter from the audience with overwrought physical antics, while they might be successful with a younger crowd, are almost painful to watch given the Huntington’s somewhat mature clientele...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Amphitryon’ Stumbles at the Huntington | 4/6/2001 | See Source »

...recent Friday night, a characteristically polyglot buzz filled the air in a Brussels pub. But at once a hush fell over the patrons, interrupted finally by a gale of laughter. Every person in the bar had turned to watch the British comedian Ali G on television. And they got all the jokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Generation Europe | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...ahead and root against us this weekend - you'll have plenty of company. I, on the other hand, will have my Maalox, my box of tissues and a carefully calibrated emotional state, teetering between laughter and tears. And, perhaps most importantly, no matter what happens against Maryland and beyond, I'll have the happy knowledge that I root for a team that never, ever disappoints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sympathy for the Devils | 3/30/2001 | See Source »

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