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The jokes are less funny because they don’t occur within the film’s natural rhythm.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The funny thing is, it doesn’t just make you depressed about plastic surgery and sad women and sleazy TV executives.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kate said, before he was admitted to hospital, Paul was "very bright" and "funny".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“There’s just so many topics that you can talk about so it can’t get old,” says Prince, adding that a lot of the speakers are funny and present like stand-up comedians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was sort of funny that I was right above her now.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Her early life story has more of the makings of a telenovela than the Sunday funnies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Did these two never read the funnies growing up?
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
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
“I’m thinking this paper is full of bad news. I’m thinking of flipping to the funnies for a change.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
And is funnier than any of its relatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Elsewhere in his interview, McSweeney said he found Donald Trump "much funnier than I expected him to be".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
AFI said the move came after Brooks had “long kvetched” that his film was funnier than Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The more I thought about that, the funnier it seemed.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
The funniest comments, she said, are the very specific observations such as, “You look like you could carry the groceries in one trip.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I just thought that was the funniest thing in the world.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Elaine said David "was the cleverest, funniest, loving person"
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The funniest part of that conversation is when Sam labels Judith a WOACA, a Woman of a Certain Age, pronouncing it as if he were Fozzie Bear punctuating a joke in an old-timey stand-up set.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The next day, Saturday, might have been one of the best days of my life, and the funniest part about it is, nothing really happened.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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