humor

Lowden talked to The Envelope about savoring “Slow Horses’” brusque humor, keeping his character on the move and acting opposite master thespians who know how to go deep at the drop of a hat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“I loved the fact that there was humor, and self-deprecating humor and a grouchy character,” says Chandler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

In Chandler and Pierre, “Lanterns” has an extraordinary pairing that sustains enough frustration, humor, passion and regret to keep us rapt through the episodes provided for review.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The joy, the soul, the humor, the music, the poetry, the mythology, original time, place, and space," the Oscar-winning actor told AFP when asked why he had chosen the indie film for his comeback.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

But even though I frequently do not understand Xander’s humor, I like him very much.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Health was a state of equilibrium, according to this view, a precarious balance among the body’s four humors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

They thought their health was all about the balancing of bodily humors.

From Slate ● May 8, 2024

Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health.

From National Geographic ● May 25, 2023

The days of the humors are long gone, but the exhibition is a fun introduction to their supposed power — and their ongoing relevance in the Bard’s timeless plays.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022

“And again, it both saddens and humors me that you don’t see the importance of the events. It means your mind hasn’t evolved yet to be able to see them for what they really are.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023

Petite, unfussy and good humored, the artist tuned in to her visitor’s questions with the focused attentiveness that she brings to painting, and recalled names, dates and events from her life with remarkable clarity.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

When Laila was alone with him, Zalmai was sweet, good- humored, and playful.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

Over the time I’ve interviewed Franco A., senior defense officials have gone from humoring my queries about extremist networks to publicly sounding the alarm.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2020

If you are communicating to him in any way that you’re humoring him, I believe this is a serious misstep.

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2020

I poked my head into the twins’ room, humoring my sisters as they sorted through a pile of unfolded laundry in the middle of the full-size bed.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall