humor

“It’s more of a self-effacing humor. Their favorite target is themselves. And John did that. On screen, I felt his willingness and joy in self-effacing humor that never really veered into self-loathing humor.”

Laughing at ICE’s failures represents a valuable form of political resistance, as humor historically has been used to mock tyrants and redirect frustration into something positive.

He moved seamlessly from absurdist humor to self-aware satire, poking fun at fame, fandom and politics without ever losing his ease.

Laughton plays Maigret with dry humor, though he’s capable of being roused when exasperated or angry, as he often will be here.

But Goodall herself, like many scientists, was a “Far Side” fan and responded with good humor: “Wow! Fantastic! Real fame at last! Fancy being in a Gary Larson cartoon!”