funny

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These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Ahmed: It’s funny you should say that because I spoke to Alejandro today and he gave me permission to reveal something exclusively to you on this podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Maybe a spoof doesn’t have to be consistently funny or ideologically progressive to be enjoyable, and anyone who demands those things should just close the door and forget what they’ve seen.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

And has any man been as effortlessly funny as Barrymore, before or since?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

We know nothing is funny but need to laugh regardless.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold