comedy
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The agitations for justice she mockingly compares to an Evelyn Waugh novel and “a musical comedy about college life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In anticipation of his 11th stand-up comedy special, “Tea & Scotch,” Oswalt appeared on Delish’s “SNACKS!” to discuss all things food and cravings.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
In its four-star review, Radio Times described Alice and Steve as an "impressively wrong-footing drama about love and hate", praising its ability to balance sharp comedy with more poignant themes.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
When Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers met their freshman year on New York University’s sketch comedy scene, they were semi-forcefully grouped together by fellow student comedians who thought being gay would unite them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
I could barely connect the anxious person hunched down every week in front of us to the funny woman who, under the inspiration of wine, launched into comedy routines in our kitchen.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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