Word: witness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...host of other solid performances surround these two central ones. Heather Gunn, as Constance, (or, as husband Wolfgang would have it, "Stanzel Wanzel") keeps up with Sullivan's playfulness and establishes an engaging presence of her own. Zak Klobucher, as the rather dim-witted Emperor Joseph, is suitably laughable; he delivers each and every line with sharply-pointed wit. The Venticelli (Dan Cloherty and Steve Lyne), with their expertly-timed dialogue, also deserve special mention...
Occasionally Larson's editors censor his wit, deleting scatological references or asking him to soften a caption. If Larson is bothered by this, he also realizes that his warped humor is not typical funny-page fare. In fact, he seems nonplussed that something as bizarre as The Far Side could be so popular or that he could be handsomely paid for letting his imagination race wild. "Maybe it's my blue-collar background, but work meant to me that you come home covered with sweat," he says. "Now I just have to brush away the eraser shavings." Larson may dirty...
Most of the time, the show opts for subtler flecks of wit, often tucked into the edges and backgrounds of scenes. The restaurant where two characters meet (look fast) is called Ma Raison, and one of Cane's bright ideas to save the farm is something called a bran raisin -- no need to add cereal. Other, broader gags can be quite funny. When one character finds himself face to face with a loaded gun, he coolly dares the malefactor to shoot: "You're not scared, are you? . . . Maybe you're too used to having someone do your dirty work." Only...
...little bit of a lot of Kennedys in him: his father Robert's unceasing energy and passion; his grandfather Joseph's single-minded dedication to winning; and his uncle Ted's occasional inarticulateness, mitigated by only a touch of the bemused self-awareness that was part of the wit and style of his late uncle the President. But the Kennedy trait that carries Joe is the physical charisma and boundless (albeit often unfocused) energy that have become a family trademark...
Somebody with wit, courage and a love of adventure needs to take over the Democratic Party. A handful of daring and like-minded competitors -- Symington, Johnson, Humphrey, Kennedy -- did that back in 1960, and then J.F.K. grabbed it all and took the world along. Reagan did it with the Republicans while the technicians with their polls and committees sputtered and protested his right-wing doctrine. But at least he had a doctrine...