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humor

[hyoo-mer, yoo-] / ˈhyu mər, ˈyu- /




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Produced by the brilliant team behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and RuPaul himself — “Stop! That! Train!” adapts the humor of the Emmy-winning reality show for the big screen.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

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

“She writes the same kind of beautiful humor that reminds me of Katie’s stuff; it’s so dry, acerbic, intelligent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“He is smart, capable, experienced and has a good sense of humor, but it’s very difficult to be the CEO of PJM,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She had to be exaggerating, he thought, but there was no flicker of humor in her face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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