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Maybe Aias means to be truly tragic, or maybe it means only to shock, but ultimately its more disgusting and exaggerated elements only cause laughter...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Aias | 5/6/1987 | See Source »

Simon's idea of high comedy is to construct sitcom-like scenarios of marital tension and infidelity, milking all the lame laughter he can get out of it. In California Suite, four couples come at different times to the same suite of a posh hotel. They proceed to harangue each other, making snide remarks about their mates' sexual prowess, and to show how very un-funny California life...

Author: By Lea A. Saslav, | Title: Suite Dreams | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

...budget?" The Secretary insisted that nothing had changed; since each takes about seven years to build, he was still merely "asking for two in the '90s." He had not cited the carriers in the most recent shipbuilding schedule, he said, because "these are rolling plans." Complained Levin, to loud laughter in the hearing room: "That's a rolling answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sneak Attack | 4/27/1987 | See Source »

...embassy called Marshall Hall. Social etiquette is the topic as a gunnery sergeant combines a lecture with a slide show. A photograph of a diplomatic reception is projected. "What kind of dress do we say they're wearing there?" asks the sergeant. "That's right. That's black tie." Laughter greets the next slide, showing a Marine presenting flowers to a young woman in a low-cut gown. "Yeah, sometimes Marines get assigned to some real good duty," the sergeant concedes. The lesson continues with Marines asking seriously how to - give a toast and whether floral centerpieces are customary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And To Keep Our Honor Clean | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

...show. It is only Peoria. An actor, pretending to be blase, puts on a whiny voice and sings, "It's time to be theatrical again/ It's time to pull out all the stops again." Still, there is an audience out there, and the cast can never get enough laughter and applause. As she rushes offstage in the first act, Kaye remarks, "It's a very user-unfriendly house." Gorshin, who is perennially down, declares, "It's just one of those nights when nothing goes right. So I guess I'll go home and blow my brains out." The audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iowa: Rolling Toward Peoria | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

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