funny
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It sounds like Mr. Batiste—graceful yet playful, searching but also funny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A lot of the onscreen talent happen to be pretty darn funny too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
A subversive, funny new show: HBO’s new Sunday night series Lanterns is the spiritual successor to Watchmen: a superhero show for people who don’t think they like superhero shows.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
He found the nickname both funny and appropriate, using it to sign letters to Maggie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Did these two never read the funnies growing up?
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
“She gives me the funnies from her paper every Sunday,” said front desk clerk Teina Tahauri.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Most episodes have the same rhythm as the Sunday funnies, with similarly corny punch lines.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.
From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021
I’d ask her wouldn’t she hate my giving up the funnies and the automobile trip when there wasn’t a thing I could do for her anymore.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
How much funnier Shakespeare’s motley crew can be when we’re allowed to discover the variety of eccentricity and ludicrousness on display for ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Because what is funnier than appearing in one soap opera? Appearing in two!” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
His next few releases would see his music becoming clearer sonically, as if that smoke ring had dissipated, as well as funnier and more self-referential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
He thinks the pre-taped sketches have been funnier than the live ones for the most part but says Weekend Update has been consistently strong.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
The tingling sensation I normally got in my fingers now stormed through my whole body, like just being near him would make every story funnier and more memorable.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
“It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s a great idea,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
And one of Slate’s funniest writers, Christina Cauterucci, took a deep dive into the weirdly knife-heavy videos the Trump administration has been posting on TikTok, so you don’t have to.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
His “Peaky Blinders” co-star Cillian Murphy remembered Neill as “one of the kindest, funniest and gentlest people, and one of the finest actors,” while Nicole Kidman celebrated Neill as “one of the greats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Freeman said: "I've never laughed that much at work, before or since. It's easily the funniest time I've ever had."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
‘They singin’ the funniest song,’ I told him.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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