screwball
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Also, no lefty in the bullpen knows how to throw a screwball?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Hollywood thrived in this tough decade partly by catering to people’s need for fantasy and escapism, through screwball comedies, adventure stories and the elaborate musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
“I’ll bet this tin-plated screwball is talking about the Energy Converter itself.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
