sidesplitting

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Before she broke out in 1988’s “Beetlejuice,” O’Hara was mainly known for her sidesplitting impressions on “SCTV,” parodying outsized icons such as Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker and Katharine Hepburn.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

The moment is a typical Bondian bad-guy intro, and yet because of the facetiously serious tone and absurd context around it, it’s absolutely sidesplitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

"NoHo is soft," says someone writing him off as a threat in a crime that he masterminded – all part of the show's sidesplitting joke.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022

Others are abrupt, landing with a sidesplitting hook.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2019

It seemed on our Galloway tour, in particular, that a' the funny, sidesplitting happenings saved themselves up till he was aboot to help to mak' them merrier.

From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir