funny
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It allows people to both be scared and think, This is kind of funny.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It is a very sweet watercolor of a funny old thing in a flowery dress and bonnet,” Neill said of the artwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
He was an engaging, funny and self-deprecating raconteur, ready with the quotable quip and the off-the-record gossip, which always assured him of an audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Khadeem was such a funny, smiling boy. He was always singing, he loved a joke, and he was such a kind son – he had a kindness inside of him," his family said.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
It was sort of funny that I was right above her now.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Did these two never read the funnies growing up?
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
I always start the day reading the funnies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
The funnies included Orion’s star trackers being momentarily confused when the spacecraft’s thrusters fired.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.
From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021
The Sunday funnies influenced me, and although I admired the strong heroes who always conquered in the end, I identified with Tiny Tim.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Here Ms. Howden displays an instinctive wisdom of her own; sometimes, silence is funnier than anything you could say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
If you have watched any of these — if they comforted you on your worst days and made good ones better — Burrows had a hand in making your life funnier.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
He thinks the pre-taped sketches have been funnier than the live ones for the most part but says Weekend Update has been consistently strong.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Let’s turn to Justice Samuel Alito, whose dissent is slightly less crazy but way funnier because he’s big mad.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
“Well, I’m sure you’ve seen funnier things,” I said calmly.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
“We are happy to right this wrong and proclaim ‘Blazing Saddles’ the funniest film of all time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
His westward picaresque—the funniest book on this list, or on any list—brings to life Mormon settlers, Native Americans, ’49ers, San Francisco newspapermen and Hawaiian royalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He wants to turn the Fourth of July into a Trump rally, which is one of the funniest ideas I’ve heard lately.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
"He was incredible, the funniest life and soul, he would light up any room that he'd go into," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
‘Oh, funniest thing, I haven’t dreamed in months.’
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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