| 单词 | wisecrack |
| 例句 | I tried to try to make a wisecrack about him mistaking me for a football, but blacked out before I could say it. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they didn’t, when somebody out-insulted them, or ignored them, or sent them running, they wisecracked and name-called until the sweat of embarrassment evaporated from the palms of their hands. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point, a line in the play had led to Laura making some wisecrack about the tokens business, and we’d all laughed, Miss Lucy included. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought sure someone would make a wisecrack. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Kids wouldn’t move to the right places during rehearsals, or would ad-lib wisecracks, which Mrs. Finley didn’t think at all funny. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She had a crazy urge to grab Elizabeth and drag her out of wisecrack range, before she got hurt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited to see a flash of the old Laura, with the mischievous grin and inevitable wisecrack, but none of that came. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z By day at the bookbindery, we glue gunned our way into a companionable oblivion, wisecracking until there was nothing left to say. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But Violet was nothing but persistent and no wisecrack or ugly look stopped her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “One more wisecrack about my sumo stomach and I’ll sit on you,” she threatened. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z To the conductor, his wisecrack sounded like a snippy yap. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One of the boys behind him wisecracked, “You just wanted to win this thing so you could be taller than us for once, didn’t you?” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The last thing they needed now was a wisecrack. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She grunted slightly, but didn’t wisecrack about it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But Dan did make an effort to branch out, landing the role of a wisecracking detective in the school play. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ken and Bob had this smart, competitive way of joking where one would make a wisecrack and the other would have a comeback and the first would have a retort to the comeback. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the case of Mr. Cass, that wisdom is often expressed as wisecracks and a brutal honesty about life, his situation and the healing power of his painting. New Worlds Open at the Artist’s Easel 2014-03-12T21:13:42Z Not that there’s a lot of time for canoodling or wisecracking. Review: ‘San Andreas,’ Dwayne Johnson Rushes to Rescue His Collapsing World 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z There are sane readers who abhor gratuitous violence but love Reacher’s menacing wisecracks. Books of The Times: ?The Affair,? by Lee Child, Gives Reacher a Back Story 2011-09-19T22:19:36Z Lost somehow to all the inevitable wisecracking about Brooklyn hipsters and their Gold Rush chin-whiskers was the significance of this generational shift from the smooth cheeks that defined Western masculinity for at least 100 years. The Modern Man: Suited and Hirsute 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z And they don’t even wait until the destruction is over before they wisecrack; they fit in a punchline or two during the carnage. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Could I write a first-person novel about a wisecracking heterosexual private eye from Manchester? Val McDermid: a life in writing 2011-08-12T21:55:20Z But this boys’ night out is light on the wisecracks, pratfalls and gags that might produce laughs. ‘Me Time’ Review: In Search of Lost Dad Jokes 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z In person, Noah comes across as deeply intelligent and thoughtful, but not necessarily prone to wisecracks or comedic bombast. Trevor Noah’s Crash Course in Surviving an American Election 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In its formative episodes, the focus was mostly on establishing leading man Joel McHale as the wisecracking ringleader of an oddball-packed Spanish study group. Jonathan Bernstein's aerial view of American TV 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z His only hope is Gerard Butler's wisecracking secret service maverick, Mike, who has managed to infiltrate the building and is picking off foreigners at a rate of knots. Aaron Eckhart: 'You're giving me a heart attack' 2013-04-11T17:34:07Z Mr. Russo’s people prefer to sideswipe, wisecrack, sneak, scheme and talk to figments of their imaginations. Review: Richard Russo Returns Upstate in ‘Everybody’s Fool’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z "Flag day", "surfing the crimson tide", and "Liverpool playing at home" create a sort of wisecracking menstrual cognoscenti. 'Jam rags' outrage 2010-07-28T12:03:00Z After all, what is a space dramedy without a creepy, wisecracking android? A futuristic 'dramedy'? Stick to the cartoons, Seth MacFarlane 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Thomas Lennon took the thankless job of delivering goofy wisecracks as winners approached the stage and also at interstitial moments. The Joyous, Fragmented, and Slightly Anxious 2019 Emmy Awards 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z In his earliest songs — before Odd Future drew any notice, before Samoa — he was a wisecracking foulmouth interested in pushing the boundaries of language and taste. Earl Sweatshirt and ASAP Ferg, Hip-Hop Progressives 2013-08-15T16:50:54Z The tale is repetitive and made for the screen, but the moral is theatrically satisfying and the mix of jaundiced wisecracks and romantic feeling is perfect for today’s Broadway. With a heroic performance by its injured star, 'Groundhog Day' limps through opening night 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The influence of New Hollywood was deeply lopsided, the hallmark shrug of doubt less durable than the wisecracks. Bored of blockbusters? Why Hollywood needs another Bonnie and Clyde moment 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z That is, he’s a wisecracking, sleepily charming stoic who occasionally flinches or roars when he is subjected to severe pain, but never, ever lets us see that he might be afraid. Review: In ‘Misery,’ With Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf, the Ghost of Productions Past 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z In person, Weinberger is genial and self-contained; he smiles frequently and is prone to wisecracks. The Unclassifiable Essays of Eliot Weinberger 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z As befits work from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression, their songs are generally remembered as wisecracking and hard-shelled, breezy and cynical. | 'Ten Cents a Dance': Music, Memories and Regret 2011-08-15T22:20:09Z His answers–in turns polemical, detailed, and wisecracking–were another example of how news subjects and sources are increasingly going direct to the audience, though not all his answers were entirely direct. From the Source’s Mouth: Still in Hiding, Snowden Does a Q&A Online 2013-06-17T19:45:22Z Because, as the wisecracking fellow critic sitting next to me observed, every time the story gets puzzling the characters call a timeout and explain it. "Inception": A clunky, overblown disappointment 2010-07-15T01:01:00Z In the case of Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout, you’re in the Collector’s fortress, and you’re going to break out the wisecracking heroes. Bringing a (Jurassic) World of Star Power to Theme Park Queues 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Luther can sometimes get so oppressively murky that it was nice to have a wisecracking sidekick to compulsively undercut the drama at every turn. Luther recap: season three, episode four 2013-07-23T21:01:00Z Are you expecting more Avengers-style heroics from the wisecracking superhero, or will this be the movie that brings Tony Stark and his multitude of multicoloured suits back down to Earth with a bang? Iron Man 3: the superhero sequel suits up for a cinematic smash 2013-03-28T16:23:02Z The jacket and shirt, designed by his longtime companion L’Wren Scott, were a far cry from his sequined jumpsuits of the ’70s, but that did not stop the wisecracks. ‘12-12-12’ Concert Performers and Issues of Aging 2012-12-19T23:07:03Z But really, she’s not entirely nice — such wicked wisecracks about her mother-in-law! Review | First ladies on the edge in two plays and a musical 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Or might it be a wildly postmodern, turning-convention-on-its-head rollercoaster ride with a kickass heroine, a wisecracking dude of a hero, and a crone who is scared of ageing, in place of the "wicked enchantress"? Tangled: ironically ever after 2011-01-14T15:00:18Z Instead of the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking mercenary they expected, they got something else entirely. Comic-Con: Five big movie moments, from Bill Murray to 'Star Wars' 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Even the Action Movie 101 skill of finishing a deafeningly loud and chaotic scene with a single droll wisecrack is not executed with much of the élan of old. Roger Moore: the modest, self-deprecating 007 who brought some serious aplomb | Peter Bradshaw 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Millions of young viewers admired her for her comic portrayal of Sam Puckett, the wisecracking pal of its title character, and she was proud that her lucrative work was helping to support her family. Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z When I return to my family’s table, it’s as a prodigal, wisecracking, chain-smoking daughter. Leaving a Religion and a Marriage, and Gaining a Chicken Soup 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The book doesn’t come off as comprehensive, but it does make for an idiosyncratic tour with Roach as the wisecracking, ever-probing guide. When the Criminal Is Furry and Has a Penchant for Garbage 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Part of the show’s appeal is the way it oscillates between loquacious sympathy and blunt wisecracks. Grisly Murders and Serial Killers? Ooh, Tell Me More 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Fans took to Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites to vent about the apparent change to the wisecracking turtles' origins. Michael Bay tells 'Ninja Turtles' fans to 'chill' 2012-03-20T22:16:20Z The owner, Art Guenther, presides in this neighborhood bar like an old wisecracking dad. Milwaukee’s Appeals, Vibrant and Cheap 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z It’s that rare superhero movie that doesn’t grind you down with nonstop action or, worse yet, the usual tiresome cavalcade of smart-ass wisecracks. Review: Captain America: Civil War Is Blessedly Light on Its Feet 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The bad behavior and occasional wisecracks in the first episode aren’t enough. ‘Rush’ Premieres Thursday on USA Network 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z "You may have heard I got a new job: new assistant manager at Eugene's Banana Republic," he wisecracked, later acknowledging the TBS job in a parody version of "On the Road Again." A high-energy O'Brien opens nationwide comedy tour 2010-04-13T10:44:00Z A wisecrack follows about how particularly resonant that prank is here and now. Review | Morton sings the hot pants off ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ songs 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Bleak wisecracks aside, having seen everything "The Continental" has to offer I now understand why they tapped Gibson; his villain Cormac is a fume-huffing berserker as sloppy as the den in which he's holed up. Don't check into Peacock's John Wick spinoff "The Continental," not even to check out Mel Gibson 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Casting Wahlberg as a wisecracking, fast-talking intellectual who is as comfortable discussing “Hamlet,” Albert Camus and existentialism as he is plunking down 40 grand on a single blackjack hand certainly required bravado. “The Gambler”: Mark Wahlberg’s existential quest for manhood 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z They may be arch and feature wisecracking heroes, but Mr. Emmerich’s film are emblematic of others in the Armageddon canon in their seeming indifference to the people and performances providing scale for all those explosions. Disaster Films Plague the Box Office 2013-07-19T18:26:49Z Her hilarious, wisecracking tweets have earned her a devoted following, not to mention a spot on TIME’s list of the 140 Best Twitter Feeds. From Blog to Book: Kelly Oxford Talks About the Latest Chapters in Her Life 2013-04-02T11:00:31Z Kennedy might have been bitter over King’s sex-laced wisecracks about his late brother and his wife, overheard and recorded and then gleefully transmitted to him by Hoover’s FBI. Book excerpt: The untold story of MLK and RFK 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z His new film Mr Holmes, in which the detective frets over an unsolved case in the twilight of his years, contrasts with the wisecracking recent incarnations by Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch. Ian McKellen webchat – post your questions now 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Why the cop doesn’t have his own car is, let’s hope, answered amid the wisecracks and explosions. Summer Movies 2019: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Theaters 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Summer is supposed to be the season of youth, when the over-25 quadrant surrenders theaters to wisecracking cartoons, thumb-sucking comedies and action franchises based on toys, comic books, amusement park rides. This Summer’s Action Heroes Are Several Shades of Gray 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z In 2000, you said, “I seem to play a lot of wisecracking, cynical characters, but what I really want is to play the romantic lead and get the girl.” Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Thanks to Harrison Ford’s great performance, the wisecracking captain of the Millennium Falcon has become one of cinema’s most beloved characters. The Han Solo spin-off movie: 10 actors who could play the young scalawag 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Such is its popularity that it will probably last for ever, presented by a hologram of Fiona Bruce's head and wisecracking robot sidekick E-VALU8. Top Gear, New Tricks, Lewis ? the television shows that won't die 2011-08-12T23:11:04Z Nearly a decade later he returned, modestly, with his directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a smallish, sideways take on the wisecracking detective action genre he'd spearheaded. Iron Man 3 marks a Marvel-lous return for Shane Black 2013-04-19T13:00:00Z The first wisecrack on a recent afternoon was fired by Matt Groening, creator of the long-running animated series on the Fox network. 'The Simpsons' set to invade the Hollywood Bowl 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Tough and cynical, with a strain of sadness under their wisecracking surface, these songs are almost the equal of Leigh’s best work with Coleman. Music Review: ‘Unsung Carolyn Leigh’ Reveals Charm of a Gatsby Musical 2014-04-08T20:57:35Z We don’t get early clues, and as the plot thickens, Perez oddly turns to wisecracks. Review | The king feels more like a pawn in updated, political ‘Macbeth’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He wisecracked his way from scene to scene without ever creating the kind of gravity around which the rest of the story could revolve. Rewind TV: Boardwalk Empire; The Big C; Louis Theroux ? Ultra Zionists; Welcome to Romford 2011-02-06T00:05:43Z Elsewhere, his tone is both wisecracking and stricken; its serious and comic notes cancel each other out, and what’s left is a cartoon despair. In “The Feral Detective,” Jonathan Lethem Returns to Detective Noir for the Trump Era 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z This artist, a whiz with color, is a wisecracking New Yorker. 10 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z So much of nonwhite representation in cinema is trivial at best, stereotypical at worst — the wisecracking sidekick or the background player stuck there as a token. A Latina Disney Movie Princess? The Wait Isn’t Over 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z This is where the performance clicks, with Gibson absorbing the invective, digesting it slowly, processing and sending cultural venom back as wisecrack or frank truth. Review | ‘Turn Me Loose’ pays homage to Dick Gregory 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Charming, wisecracking Frank played a scene-stealing role in Ms. French’s second book, “The Likeness.” Books Of the Times: Tana French?s Thriller ?Faithful Place? 2010-07-11T21:25:00Z The wisecracking "Pitch Perfect 2" star is doing the rounds ahead of the Friday release of her much buzzed about a-capella-singing sequel. Anna Kendrick plays Egg Russian Roulette, loves motivational tweet posters 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Hours of: Baronial wisecracks of the “I’m not the heir, I’m just a spare!” genus. 'I love you, Kate Middleton!': the worst TV movies about the royal family 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z LeBeau, who whipped up Gallic culinary delights in the barracks when not blowing up bridges, was a member of a camp-based band of wisecracking Allied saboteurs led by Bob Crane’s Col. Robert Clary, Who Took a Tragic Journey to ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 96 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Crassness overwhelms the movie, the vulgar language losing all force by incessant repetition, deadening the lingo so that even the occasional witty wisecracks aren't funny. Capsule reviews: `Arthur,' `Hanna' 2011-04-07T17:01:22Z He was the wisecracking tummler in the rumpled suit, always on the lookout for a car crash or a dead gangster. A Portrait of Weegee That Captures the Man and the Myth in Full 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z When he first watched it as a teenager, he simply enjoyed it as a full-throttle action film in which a wisecracking hero overcomes preposterous odds to beat up bad guys, Marsh said. Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The second series of Monroe already looks like a distinct improvement on the first, which was essentially a six-part celebration of James Nesbitt's wisecracking charisma. Rewind TV: Hunted; Monroe; Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; Best Possible Taste: the Kenny Everett Story; Exposure: the Other Side of Jimmy Savile; Welcome to India – review 2012-10-06T23:05:46Z There are giggles and hoots and wisecracks scattered through the album, as if making the music was a lark. Deep Inside the Beatles’ White Album, 50 Years Later 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z And it’s run by a wisecracking 30-something former chef whose right arm bears a pig tattoo. The New York Jewish deli meets the 21st century, and the results are geshmak Backstage, the wisecracking Finneran, who doesn't make her entrance in the Burt Bacharach-Hal David musical until after intermission, said she views the first act from an unusual vantage point in her second-floor dressing room. Film stars captivate and capture Tonys 2010-06-14T15:02:00Z That production featured a now excised character, Saint Catherine, as a wisecracking narrator, glibly pointing out the differences between then and now. Review: Glenn Close Raises a Saint in ‘Mother of the Maid’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Its soul is in the style, starting with the voice — that deadpan sneer, wisecracking her understated one-liners. Perspective | Are jukebox musicals like ‘The Cher Show’ dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z And she fits nicely in the universe of cocky, wisecracking heroes that we’ve seen since the first Iron Man movie: She’s a control freak with a big ego and a quick temper. Meet Captain Marvel: Fighter Pilot, Feminist and Marvel's Big Gamble 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z But the best scenes are the ones narrated by Walker, a man of the people whose retro wisecracks can be crass and cynical or unexpectedly reflective. Solving Crimes the Old-Fashioned Way 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z A hero somewhat in the Shavian and Wildean mold, all observations and wisecracks, the often charming Leonard is more an antihero, possessed of contradictions. Theater Review: ‘Mary Broome’ by Allan Monkhouse at Mint Theater 2012-09-23T21:27:20Z Morgan asked if any topic is ever off-limits for a wisecrack at a celebrity's expense. Globes host Gervais says he was just doing his job 2011-01-20T16:57:14Z She returns to the work force at the Rub, a suburban Houston spa with tasteful décor and a staff of wisecracking, gold-hearted Southern masseuses. Television Review: ?The Client List? With Jennifer Love Hewitt on Lifetime 2012-04-06T23:33:50Z There’s plenty of humor along the way, courtesy of the hypochondriacal angst of Fankhauser’s Mann and the wisecracking pertness of Gulsvig’s Weil. 'Beautiful' makes a fetching Los Angeles debut at the Pantages 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z It’s hard to truly discomfit the audience when your play is so richly stocked in primetime-ready wisecracks. Theater Review: ‘Modern Terrorism,’ by Jon Kern, at the Second Stage Theater 2012-10-18T21:50:45Z But the book is steeped in a much older literary tradition: the American abroad, fumbling and wisecracking her way in foreign spaces. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Stritch wasn't just a legend on the Great White Way — she was the wisecracking, lovably irascible, emotionally naked incarnation of the American theater's postwar golden age. Elaine Stritch's originality blazed fiercely on Broadway 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The natty personification of Satan gets the best wisecracks and the playboy suavity, as he manipulates the media, the game and his minions Joe and Lola. 'Damn Yankees': 5th Avenue Theatre might have a hit 2012-04-30T23:31:04Z Ms. Caplan, a wisecracking actress better known for such modern-day comedies as “Mean Girls,” “Party Down” and “The Class,” embraced the unexpected opportunity to play a strong woman from a past era. ‘Masters of Sex’ Recalls the Work of Masters and Johnson 2013-07-27T05:49:04Z That Ms. Michaels is a petite, wisecracking pinup who does not demonize the obese doesn’t hurt either. Fit for Life?s Challenges 2011-06-15T19:10:10Z This sensational and apocalyptic drama, based on the western thriller by Cormac McCarthy, is still the Coens’ masterpiece: a noirish nightmare that takes place under a vast Texan sky, leavened with brilliant wisecracks. The Coen brothers’ films – ranked! 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It also has a villain fresh from the Royal Shakespeare Company, a thug from the Bolshoi Ballet and a hero who carries with him the smirks and wisecracks that helped make ‘Moonlighting’ a television hit. 10 Classic Christmas Movies That Our Critics Didn’t See Coming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z For all the faithful man-servants we’ve seen maintain their decorum over the years, we may be fondest of those who manage to slip in a sardonic wisecrack at the boss’s expense every now and then. At Your Service: 10 Great TV and Movie Butlers 2013-08-19T09:45:46Z There's no shortage of gags, wisecracks and humor on the not so mean streets of Springfield. Springfield, home of 'The Simpsons,' to open at Universal Studios Hollywood 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z The character was in many ways the prototypical '80s sitcom kid, all wisecracks and brightly colored clothes and misadventures. "I am the biggest kid of all": Soleil Moon Frye on the return of "Punky Brewster" & being a survivor 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z It’s played in a very naturalistic style with a mixture of angst and wisecracks. Aziz Ansari: ‘Being funny is like having a superpower’ 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Alda is best-known for his role as wisecracking Hawkeye Pierce in the 1970s comedy series about life in a Korean war medical facility. 'M*A*S*H' star Alan Alda to get lifetime achievement award 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z But wisecracking cockroaches aside, it’s a true vision of the American dream that idealistic newcomers like Fievel struggled to attain — then and now — to make the Statue of Liberty live up to her sales pitch. The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Talking pictures ushered in a new crop of wisecracking performers. William A. Wellman, Two-Fisted Director With Heart, in Six Takes 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Their two main characters are bright and confident, full of wisecracks. Critic?s Notebook: Books to Bury Yourself In 2011-05-26T22:07:19Z It’s a deeply felt performance, and far from the wisecracking roles she had been known for. Susan Sarandon: five best moments 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z As Eddie, James mugs furiously, while Woodard’s low-key wisecracks struggle to register, making their long hike in the film’s second half feel even longer. ‘Family Camp’ Review: Born to Be Mild 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Even so, most of the roasters made more wisecracks about one another than about the man of the hour. Justin Bieber aims for redemption during Comedy Central roast 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Williams' wisecracking wake-up call for soldiers in "Good Morning, Vietnam" brought his first Oscar nomination in 1988. Robin Williams seized the day in every role 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Within a similar word count, Raymond Chandler could have got through two murders, six whiskies, half a dozen wisecracks in the same word count. Reading group: Bogged down on Swann's Way? 2013-02-07T14:01:15Z Tom Arnold knows how even comics can be stung by the wisecracks. Are comedians funnier when they're fat? 2011-09-23T16:24:00Z He later inserted political wisecracks into his patter at the Carroll Arms cocktail lounge, near the Capitol. Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He’ll make some sort of wisecrack instead to keep from getting involved. Arthur Marx, Who Wrote About Groucho, Dies at 89 2011-04-15T01:17:54Z Its strengths — assured prose, well-timed wisecracks and a convincing crew of pilgrims just waiting for directions — are quickly becoming Mr. Brandon’s trademarks. Books of The Times: ‘A Million Heavens’ by John Brandon, Set in New Mexico 2012-07-17T21:16:28Z Her wisecracks are a little crude and nasty at times. ‘Good People’ portrays the haves and have-nots 2013-03-16T16:53:55Z Like Hope, Mr. MacFarlane is essentially a blank personality behind the facade of cynical, wisecracking toastmaster. Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Just where does this wildly awful comedy about a wisecracking feline fit with the likes of Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters, Rushmore and Lost in Translation? Overdue Bill 2010-07-21T10:21:00Z The character lurches from whiny to irritating to inappropriately wisecracking — Homer Simpson with a think-tank-caliber résumé. Review: In ‘Death of the Liberal Class,’ a Writer Tones Down His Anger 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z This spring, he plans to release “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral,” in which he reprises his performance as the wisecracking matriarch. Tyler Perry, Escaping It All (Including Madea) 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Well, that would be earlier this year, allowing for plentiful wisecracks about the Scottish independence referendum — not quite as glib as they seem, given the novel’s nationalistic preoccupations. ‘Skeleton Road’; Crisscrossing plots, with a turn for the philosophical 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Between songs he wisecracked, drawing hoots and guffaws. Music Review: Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-07T22:57:44Z Martin Short, who had been friends with Ramis for four decades, emceed the program with a keen feel for balancing wisecracks and sorrow. Short, Carell, Crystal, colleagues, family remember Ramis 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z “There needs to be a wisecracking set of man candy here, and those actors are shirtless at least once in the TV campaign,” he said. Save My Blockbuster! 2013-06-28T16:14:07Z She’s wise and wisecracking, quick with a quip but never less than convincing as a tortured teen. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z And it’s run by a wisecracking 30-something former chef whose right arm bears a pig tattoo. The New York Jewish deli meets the 21st century, and the results are geshmak Most of Ms. Havoc’s film work was in supporting roles, often as the heroine’s wisecracking pal or a major male character’s wife. June Havoc, Vaudeville Star, Dies 2010-03-29T15:33:00Z “I saw them plenty in the first 20 years,” he wisecracked. Reunion Tour! The Band Is Back! Wait, Who Are These Guys? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Henry, sweet and conciliatory, is the easier parent to like, but being a teenager, Christopher occasionally flashes a complicit smirk at his mother’s crueler wisecracks. Frances McDormand Stars in ‘Olive Kitteridge’ on HBO 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Compassion! and Master Class, concocted the work as a frothy send-up of Broadway, packed with inside jokes, topical references and catty theater-world wisecracks. It's Only a Play on Broadway: Inside Job 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Where Shane Black’s The Nice Guys were bumbling dunces, McDonagh’s pair trade wisecracks peppered with esoteric references to everyone from Simone de Beauvoir to realist painter Andrew Wyeth. Alexander Skarsgård: ‘I still wake up shivering in the foetal position’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z For the most part, "Southland" characters talk and act like recognizable human beings rather than wisecracking TV characters. "Southland": TV's best cop show survives -- and thrives 2011-03-01T15:02:00Z Which is not to say it ends with a snappy resolution, only that it is a smart, bracing production brimming with clever wisecracks, some thought-provoking observations on sexual identity and one very promising newcomer. Review: ‘Straight’ Glides Between Sexual Assumptions 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Despite spending most of his life on the West Coast, where he became a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Money retained some of his Brooklyn accent and carried himself as a wisecracking New Yorker. Eddie Money, rock 'n' roll hitmaker and reality TV star, dies at 70 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Many of their readers say they understand the Betches are making wisecracks. Laughing All the Way To the Bank 2013-06-26T20:15:59Z But unfortunately, Girl in Progress doesn’t upend anything; it just makes us weary of its wisecracking, oblivious teen and her ditzy mom. Girl in Progress? Eva Mendes Spins Her Wheels 2012-05-10T10:45:06Z In Pulp Fiction, the deaths are practically meaningless, at the service of a giddy postmodernism that delights in stylistic flourishes, wisecracking and the trappings of genre. Tarantino's gruesome revenge fantasies are growing more puerile and misogynistic | Caspar Salmon 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Self-deprecating and solicitous, he is given to wisecracks and silly tangents — asked his own favorite screen scoundrels, he listed Stringer Bell from “The Wire” and the T. rex from “Jurassic Park.” Ramsay Bolton of ‘Game of Thrones’ Is the Most Hated Man on TV 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Oshii ditched the wisecracks and technical esoterica for a lyrical, atmospheric film set in what looks like Hong Kong, its rainy, neon-lit streets teeming with humans and robots and combinations thereof. The Live-Action Birth of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z It was the first time I'd read about the world I came from in a proper book; the wisecracks, hardmen, family ties, feuds and heartbreaks, and all portrayed with honesty, tenderness and decency. My hero: Roddy Doyle by Kerry Hudson 2013-07-19T15:59:00Z For her performance — a clear departure from her signature role as the wisecracking, high-powered, designer-dudded lawyer Miranda Hobbes on "Sex and the City" — Nixon said she didn't draw much on her own cancer experience. Cynthia Nixon in Seattle talks cancer, same-sex marriage 2012-06-14T04:08:04Z In her career survey, this wisecracking Bronx native proves that she can do just about anything with painting. 20 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Yes, its voice of God evolves into a slangy, wisecracking, child’s-eye version of divinity. Books of The Times: ?The Land of Decoration? by Grace McCleen 2012-03-21T22:17:22Z But focus too much on the wisecracking banter or the playful antics onstage, and you’ll miss the artistry. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z “My family lives in L.A.,” said the designer, who personally walked editors, buyers and critics through his collection with the wisecracking wit that made him a reality TV star. Duckie Brown and Michael Kors Make the Case for American Fashion at New York Men’s Shows 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z At its heart are a wisecracking editor and matriarchal publisher. Who’s Who in ‘The Post’: A Guide to the Players in a Pivotal Era 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z He’s banned from the presidential home after making a wisecrack about the baldness of Park’s successor. My streaming gem: why you should watch The President's Barber 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z For every cheesy pun in the script, there's a wisecrack worthy of vintage screwball comedy; for every character who is a caricature – the flamboyant British director, the dreamy understudy – there's another pulsing with individual life. Curtains – review 2012-08-03T17:27:29Z Julian’s Irish buddy Eddie O’Rourke and his wife might seem like the wisecracking second-banana couple from an old-fashioned movie, but they serve as an astute Greek chorus, commenting on the action and their friends’ motivations. ‘Wherever There Is Light’ review: A tale of lovers caught in history 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z At times, the proceedings resemble a particularly painful episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” with the wisecracking, can’t-help-himself protagonist sinking deeper and deeper into a quicksand of his own making. ‘Weiner’ Covers a Political Campaign Set on Self-Destruct 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z She fielded greetings and traded wisecracks with the regulars as she joined me at a table against the back wall. A Hong Kong hangout for journalists stands up for press freedom amid protests and pandemic 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The rallies of wisecracks and put-downs, which anticipate the jousting central love affair of “Much Ado About Nothing,” are a template for many succeeding centuries’ worth of adversarial romantic comedies. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest 2012-07-31T22:20:55Z Some of it was vanity: labels paid a premium to keep a big-name artist rather than risk a few wisecracks in the press for letting a star go to a rival. Megadeal for Michael Jackson?s Estate 2010-03-22T04:40:00Z You get two big-eyed, wasp-waisted princesses, a square-jawed love interest and a wisecracking sidekick. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The good news, at least, is that they're not here to grapple or drop-kick, but instead to emote, frown, wisecrack and demonstrate the full range of the emotional register. How wrestling is taking over the movies 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Neither a hero nor a romanticized antihero, Pesci exudes the controlled curiosity and integrity of an actual artist while hitting the right beats as a wisecracking, law-bending photographer might. The Restrained Genius of a Joe Pesci Performance 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z A true Viking goes down fighting while uttering a defiant wisecrack and never showing any emotion except contempt for his enemies. Review | The dauntless machismo of the Vikings 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Saget was best known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Report: Bob Saget found dead lying in hotel bed, no trauma 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Although he was adept at drama and action, Garner was best known for his low-key, wisecracking style, especially with his hit TV series, “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files.” Police: Movie, TV Legend James Garner Dies 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Taking over directing duties from Stallone, Simon West preserves the hardboiled action and wisecracking cast dynamics of the original, channeling some of the B-movie tonal elements he might have picked up directing Con Air. Review: 'Expendables 2' fleet-footed and engaging 2012-08-14T14:44:10Z Funny notes of late wisecrack about all sorts of pithy pandemic problems, from the cheesy to the candid. Texas restaurant's funny signs lift spirits during coronavirus pandemic 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z I remember the first week we moved in, and pulled up to what was going to become our corner store, and for someone with a deep depressive illness, Ruby could still muster an occasional wisecrack. Melissa Lucashenko: 'If I live to be 100, I’ll never forget the first day I visited my daughter on that ward' 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The movie reveals its age through the forced wisecracks and plot contrivances of Alan Jay Lerner's screenplay. Take note of these four musicals for a Tony, then vote for 'Fun Home' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z But even these supposedly wise leaders are not above ignorant wisecracks about the presumed inferiority of the downtrodden – or, we should say, they didn't used to be. "The Expanse" shows the dangers of treating extremism as a joke 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z “I was more impressed with wisecracking newspaper people on the screen,” he comments, “than I was with swashbuckling sword fighters.” Books of The Times: ‘His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir,’ by Dan Jenkins 2014-03-04T20:04:03Z Tolkien rip-off, while the wisecracking bad guys are from Mogador, which in our world is actually a city in Morocco. "I am Number Four" -- and I am awful 2011-02-17T02:01:00Z Mr. Perry led both shows with wholesome wisecracks. Jim Perry, 82, Bustling Host of a Range of Game Shows 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z As one commenter cracked, "Who is going to do the voice of the lovable, wisecracking, skateboarding dog?" Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z After 35 years of weekly broadcasts and some 12,500 calls, the wisecracking brothers said Friday they are retiring. Wisecracking 'Car-Talk' brothers retiring 2012-06-09T02:27:03Z “It’s an insulting term,” he says, digging into a familiar repertoire of wisecracks. Frederick Wiseman: ‘I’m not a fly on the wall. I’m at least 2% conscious’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z So the prospect of “Aladdin,” promising another weary night in the presence of a spunky youngster and wisecracking animals, didn’t exactly set my heart racing. Theater Review: ‘Aladdin’ Tweaks the Disney Formula With Breezy Insouciance 2014-03-21T02:00:01Z Even when punchlines took aim at a specific figure, they were little more than wisecracks, a way for the viewer to vicariously blow off some steam by sharing frustration with this lawmaker or that. How late-night comedy went from political to politicized 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The wisecracks continue, but the sorrow, anger and regret fueling them rise to the surface. Comedy, and sex, in the cancer ward? 'A Funny Thing Happened' goes there with glee 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z A meet cute, sparring enemies who become lovers, a wisecracking coterie of buddies, an outstanding amount of lying — these are elements of surefire entertainment older than Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Rom-coms finally get a #MeToo reboot 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z There are no wisecracks, only silence as his eyes search and try to take in the chaos. Pete Davidson’s personal life always overshadowed his career. So he turned it into a movie. 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Kalb is the “you,” the audience for her no-nonsense grandmother’s family anecdotes, wisecracks and warnings. The Ghost Writer: An Author Imagines a Letter From Her Late Grandmother 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z You could also use those adjectives to describe Roy Miller, who goes from eerie, wisecracking calm to trigger-twitch near-psychosis as easily as he leaps from one Salzburg rooftop to the next. Tom Cruise's crazy, clever comeback attempt 2010-06-23T13:01:00Z "Not any more, it isn't," the soldier wisecracks back. Ivor Dembina gives parliament its first standup gig 2010-03-16T21:30:00Z But it isn't exactly expansive or illuminating, and it leaves you with few options beyond wisecracking as you die, the way one character so memorably does in both these movies. "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop": "Blood Simple," Hunan-style 2010-09-03T19:31:00Z Our soundtrack: the wisecracking of a bunch of middle-age French pharmacists and their wives who had arrived on lovingly polished Harley-Davidsons. Overnighter: Finding Solitude at Monet’s Gardens 2013-06-06T15:25:59Z When I asked him if he had a favorite, half-expecting another droll wisecrack in response, he replied with what appeared to be complete sincerity. Passport Photos and Online Porn: The Dizzying World of Thomas Ruff 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z For Jackson, that means being so laid back at times he’s almost supine; for Reynolds, whose character sustains more abuse than a crash-test dummy, it means reminding us that wisecracks are the best weapons. ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Review: Three’s (Bad) Company 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z She's bluntly practical, opinionated and wisecracking with an intense energy that jumps off the screen. From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Outsize, neurotic Jewish characters who wisecracked through their tears were hardly new to Broadway when “Torch Song” opened there. ArtsBeat: A Flickering 'Torch Song Trilogy' in London 2012-06-13T15:21:13Z According to her 2002 autobiography, Hold the Roses, during rehearsals for the film she received unwelcome sexual advances from one of the film’s producers, which she firmly rejected with a wisecrack. Rose Marie obituary 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z With their flourishes, overextensions and surprises, Tinguely’s creations bring a jubilant, wisecracking energy to a phrase from the relatively sedate realm of abstract sculpture: “drawing in space.” Jean Tinguely’s Kinetic Sculptures at Gladstone Gallery 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z In our high school, we were never, like, worried for our physical safety, but verbally you could be cut down in a second by insults, wisecracks or whatever. Airplane at 30! The ride of their lives 2010-08-22T20:30:00Z Between takes his students were a fount of wisecracks, but at each downbeat they snapped into gear. Alt-Rock Hub, Purring With Jazz 2010-08-26T19:16:00Z And many generations have passed since he and Bing Crosby went on the road to anywhere, wisecracking and winking their way through adolescent capers like the vaudeville veterans they were. Exhibition Review: ?Hope for America? at the Library of Congress 2010-06-11T22:47:00Z There are golden retrievers on board, parrots on board, ninjas on board and burritos on board; for nihilistic wisecracks, there’s “No baby on board, it’s okay to crash into me!” ‘Baby on Board’: How a cutesy decal embodies the enduring terror of parenthood 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z His abstemious style made me long for a despairing wisecrack. ‘Ethics in the Real World,’ Peter Singer’s Provocative Essays 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z He is a world away from the Harvard men he eventually joins forces with, like the wisecracking, determined and fictional Alan Barber. 'Percival's Planet': Michael Byers' novelistic take on the discovery of Pluto 2010-07-28T22:13:00Z There are worse descriptions, as actor typecasting goes, than "wisecracking superhero." Robert Downey Jr. drops superhero mask, has new mission in 'The Judge' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z A lone wolf without a core crew or mentor, he lassoed social media to help his breakout track from 2015, the wisecracking freestyle “Shut Up,” reach the British Top 10. Can Stormzy, an Evangelist for British Grime, Seduce the U.S.? 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z No Mushu, the wisecracking dragon, or Li Shang, the movie’s clearly conflicted love interest? Mulan, a Most Adaptable Heroine: There’s a Version for Every Era 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z A stylish crime flick in the 1990s mold, it combined violence and wisecracks into a confection that was glibly fun and self-consciously cool. ‘Get Shorty’: You Know the Name, but Not This Story 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Perry, who played Chandler on “Friends,” is a writer and an executive producer of “Mr. Sunshine,” and he molded Ben in his own sitcom image as a wisecracking cynic. Television Review: Sunny Town, Gloomy Boss 2011-02-08T22:17:19Z She lifted him up with a laugh; they exchanged wisecracks and a kiss. Uncommonly intimate ‘Giselle’ at the Kennedy Center Not that Mr. Lee practices duplicity; rather, his renown comes from designing masks and puppets that turn human actors into fantastical characters and creatures, from a wisecracking cockroach to a majestic dragon. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 11-17 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z We are left with a fatuous and depressing parade of nothingness, and a rather dodgy wisecrack about Egypt and the Middle East which will do its box office prospects there no good at all. How Do You Know ? review 2011-01-27T22:00:01Z An indefatigably peripatetic musician, he played hundreds of shows every year, filled with virtuosity and wisecracks. Bob Brozman, Guitarist, Is Dead at 59 2013-05-02T00:36:58Z In my 20s, I played a lot of cocky, wisecracking characters, ones who thought they knew better. Meet the Rev 2010-07-22T19:30:00Z But Affleck’s caped crusader, certainly by the time of his final turn in Justice League, seemed to have morphed into more of a cynical, wisecracking type than the tortured soul of Christian Bale-era Batman. Ben Affleck's Batman was hard to like – but the man himself deserves some empathy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Fey and Poehler follow Ricky Gervais, who was host the last three years and rubbed some Hollywood egos the wrong way with sharp wisecracks about A-list stars and the foreign press association itself. Familiar names line up for Golden Globe noms 2012-12-13T07:16:06Z Once they are discovered by his wisecracking new stepson Leo, the naive cyborgs begin to integrate with society. James Bond and the Leprechauns: the weird world of Disney+ 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s the genre: What more is left to do with cop buddy action comedies, other than car chases and nasty crimelords and two guys wisecracking in the front seat of a police vehicle? ‘Ride Along’: Someone stop this genre, I want to get off 2014-01-16T00:10:53Z The vanity inherent in such a film is self-evident, despite Mr. Patel’s self-deprecating wisecracks and frequent animated passages depicting him with warm, rounded edges. Review: In ‘Meet the Patels,’ a Son Submits to a Marriage Quest 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z First because Mr. Kimmel’s story was so raw, grateful and — but for the occasional wisecrack — sincere. Jimmy Kimmel Gets to the Heart of the Matter 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z If you really want to talk about “intimidating behavior,” you’ve got to look at these little aggressions, these dumb chants, these stupid wisecracks. College students cheer sex abuse 2013-09-05T14:55:00Z And it’s difficult to identify with a hero who eviscerates an assailant and wisecracks, “The guy wasn’t ready for prime time,” then returns to his hotel famished for breakfast. Louis Begley’s ‘Kill and Be Killed’: A slick thriller from a literary lion 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z As Charles McNulty of the LA Times wisecracked: "The battle over healthcare reform has a better shot at being resolved before the manifold problems of this frenetic Broadway jumble get fixed." Arachnophobia 2011-02-09T12:34:58Z She was the quietly heroic epitome of what Betty Friedan called the feminine mystique, and nothing was more misconceived than Oscar Levant’s sneery wisecrack about knowing Day “before she was a virgin”. Doris Day: the wholesome face of postwar American optimism 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z In “Surrender, New York,” Carr’s criminal psychologist Dr. Trajan Jones, along with his wisecracking partner, Dr. Mike Li, examines the deaths of four teenagers. Caleb Carr’s ‘Surrender, New York’ echoes ‘The Alienist’ in theme if not setting 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Henley makes wisecracks about using the wrong fork and about a social code that had housewives dressing up to go to the grocery store. After “The Jacksonian,” Beth Henley recharges with slapstick “Laugh” 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z This Academy Award-winning film from the director Jason Reitman tells the story of Juno MacGuff, a wisecracking, smart teenager who becomes pregnant. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Amityville: An Origin Story’ and ‘Revengineers’ 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z After a few wisecracks about poker games and old age, investigations editor Walter V. “Robby” Robinson, played by Michael Keaton, notes that the Globe’s enigmatic new top editor is arriving in a few days. Perspective | ‘Spotlight’ made Marty Baron a star. It also made him my friend. 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z You will spend less than two hours in their wisecracking, undisciplined company, and that should be more than enough. Movie Review | 'Cop Out': The Buddy-Police Recipe: Take Guns, Add Some Wisecracking, Stir 2010-02-25T23:21:00Z Endless wisecracks, some dated but some not, just wither on the vine in scene after endless scene. Review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Is a Disappointing Return to Stars Hollow 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Walker is a classic gumshoe: a lone wolf with danger for a middle name, a shabby office and plenty of wisecracks, booze and smokes. New in crime fiction: Cleverly, Estleman, Koryta, Penny 2012-08-08T19:47:07Z Harriet was the wisely, teasingly understanding helpmeet, and young Ricky was the adorable one, the mischievous boy who mispronounced words, made wisecracks, grew up impossibly handsome and became a pop star. David Nelson, Son in ?Ozzie and Harriet,? Dies at 74 2011-01-13T03:23:00Z Mr. Sudeikis is a funny fellow but his default facial expression is that of a guy at a bar contriving his next wisecrack. Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix Movies 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z In fact, much of the fun of the two books in "The Kane Chronicles"series revolves around Carter and Sadie's wisecracking sibling rivalry. Crowning touches run riot in 'The Throne of Fire' 2011-05-07T01:58:32Z So went a cocky, wisecracking toast that was fond of delivering to audiences in his later concert performances. Music Review: Donning Sinatra?s Mystique, From Movie Sailor to Saloon Dandy 2010-09-01T21:56:00Z "She's doing `The Princess and the Pea,'" Frears wisecracked to reporters Tuesday, unable to remember the name of the big studio flick whose Los Angeles premiere had forced Arterton to miss the festival. Frears pokes Hollywood for detaining Cannes star 2010-05-18T16:21:00Z "I was pretty sure it would be worth it but you didn't know," he wisecracks, thanking the crowd for arriving early. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z From her chair, she wisecracked, chuckled, gestured with her arms. Michelle Obama’s New Reign of Soft Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Preview audiences were baffled by the wisecracking tone of a screenplay credited to Huston and Truman Capote; it’s been interpreted sometimes as an absurdist spoof of “The Maltese Falcon,” which Huston had also directed. Humphrey Bogart in ‘Beat the Devil’ at Film Forum 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The two quickly — too quickly, really — settle into a wisecracking comfort zone. Review: In ‘Superior Donuts,’ Wisecracks Galore but Little Substance 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Jones' women, on the other hand, are all drawn well, from the sisters and their mothers to minor characters such as the sisters' dying grandmother and Gwen's wisecracking friend, Willie Mae. Tayari Jones' 'Silver Sparrow': One bigamist, 2 daughters, multiple complications 2011-06-03T20:47:03Z Together, Bogart and Bacall became iconic figures, sharing cigarettes and exchanging wisecracks on and off screen. The Big Sleep ? review 2011-01-02T00:05:12Z And US comic David Crowe has launched a greeting's card range, with wisecracking messages to be written exclusively by comedians. Stephen Merchant flies solo and Simon Pegg crash lands into 'sexism' row 2012-07-24T15:24:39Z And she put in her own wisecrack about the prospects of future lives. MacLaine earns AFI honor for her many lives 2012-06-08T10:16:04Z And it actually manages to be thought-provoking once or twice per half-hour episode as it assaults its chosen subjects with wisecracks and skewed logic. Review: ‘Join or Die With Craig Ferguson’ — Historic Errors 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z No matter her age, Ball kept giving her fans what they wanted: slapstick, wisecracks and funny faces. Same role, different show: what happens when TV actors get stuck in a rut 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Directed here by Akerley, who stages both plays, Hall’s wisecracking episodes unfurl around a set of cubicles and counters evoking a soulless medical center. One play’s weirdness has meaning; the other just seems to be fooling around 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z His new film Mr Holmes, in which the detective frets over an unsolved case in the twilight of his years, contrasts with the wisecracking recent incarnations by Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch. Ian McKellen webchat – post your questions now 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z And Mr. Jackman, for all his growling, flexing and macho wisecracking, keeps our attention focused on Logan’s feelings. Movie Review: In ‘The Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman Broods Again 2013-07-25T21:12:49Z Critics lauded Williams' freewheeling, wisecracking performance as Genie, which was both broad enough to crack up kids and clever enough to give adults something to laugh about. Robin Williams: Seven of his most memorable movie roles 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Soon a different kind of web began spinning as bloggers began posting wisecracks. Spider-Man the Musical: The webbed crusader comes out fighting 2011-01-26T17:31:15Z When not wisecracking, Armbruster's interviewees are candid about what it took to make a living as a musician in the city. 'Before Seattle Rocked': music history as social history 2011-10-27T20:10:05Z Mr. Guiraudie’s characters are art film creatures and as artificial as the wisecracking stereotypes in “Café Society,” where none of the men and women appear remotely aware of the world, much less post-1933 Germany. Even on Alert, It’s Still Cannes 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Gadsby, a fan of Gay’s work, arrives brimming with sarcastic, silly wisecracks. Hannah Gadsby meets Roxane Gay: ‘Trolls get incensed by a woman daring to think she's funny. I'm very funny’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z He didn't make with the wisecracks and, to the best of my knowledge, none of his previous incarnations had him halting the narrative for a huge, timewasting fight with Kato over some girl. This one bought the rights and flew right over The Green Hornet's nest 2011-01-27T16:49:19Z At the time, the private eye genre - typified by a wisecracking knight-errant with a pistol in his shoulder holster and a bad attitude toward authority - had fallen out of favor with both readers and critics. Parker's `Sixkill' has compelling story line 2011-05-04T11:24:12Z Well, this wisecrack was lobbed by Johnny Carson in a monologue that aired nearly 50 years ago. Remembering a time before 'Tonight' left New York 2013-03-29T15:17:08Z The speakers and film and television clips suggested that there was more to Ms. Meara than wisecracking and profanity. Tough, Ribald Anne Meara Is Recalled at Tribute 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The battle in Vietnam, described in the book with devastating restraint, passes in the opera in a blur of wisecracks and strobe lights. Music Review: ?Heart of a Soldier? at San Francisco Opera - Review 2011-09-11T17:17:57Z It goes without saying that wisecracking tough guys in the movies are as old hat as the fedora that Humphrey Bogart wears in “The Big Sleep.” | 'The A-Team': Joe Carnahan Turns an Old TV Show Into a Movie 2010-06-10T22:44:00Z Consider the immortal twosomes of combative, wisecracking comedy: Bob and Ray, Laurel and Hardy, Hope and Crosby. Theater Review: ‘The Old Woman’ Stars Dafoe and Baryshnikov 2013-07-08T21:03:21Z His development from shy, floundering teen into wisecracking superhero follows a classic bildungsroman structure that lends itself well to the silver screen. Here’s Why Hollywood Will Never Stop Making Spider-Man Movies 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Do you feel like you've been typecast as the smart, wisecracking sidekick? Comedian Janeane Garofalo to tape Comedy Central DVD in Seattle 2010-05-04T20:22:00Z It is a sign of either maturity or gravitas that Mr. Javerbaum’s teen-boy wisecracks are kept at a minimum, and that he writes about forms of sex other than the strictly solitary kind. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z In one version, a character quips about Pocahontas, while in the other the wisecrack involves Lady Godiva. The Race to Save the Films We Love 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Reagan’s off-air joke regarding the Soviet Union, “We begin bombing in five minutes,” was a wisecrack worthy of Bill Murray. Then and Now: Hollywood Remakes as Election-Year Players 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z “Tonight, I’m dining on pheasant bordelaise with peach fuzz dressing,” said Ginger Rogers’s character in the wisecracking 1937 movie “Stage Door,” ridiculing snobbish fancy food. Edible Blossoms to Brighten Your Plate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z A nurse by profession, Liz maintains a businesslike and even wisecracking attitude, on the surface. Rep Stage’s ‘The Whale’ examines life’s physical and emotional struggles 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Drawing on those skills Mr Levitin peppers his book with wisecracks. A crash course in understanding numbers 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z She travels to spots around the world and dives into off-the-track academic archives, making for an idiosyncratic tour with a wisecracking, ever-probing guide. 13 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Garner was best known for his primetime television roles as the wisecracking frontier gambler on Maverick and an ex-con turned private eye in The Rockford Files. James Garner dies aged 86 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z If this was the 1980s, we'd be crowning him Mr American Dream and anticipating his cameo as a wisecracking mayor in an episode of Miami Vice. The Queen Of Versailles is the American Dream built on sand 2013-01-26T06:00:03Z That drama, Satisfaction, is still more heavy than USA’s trademark joyrides like Suits, which it already departs from because it isn’t about wisecracking con artists, spies, doctors or lawyers. REVIEW: Married, With Issues, on USA's Satisfaction and FX's Married 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z By this point, Ted has become real to us, a foul-mouthed, acerbic, wisecracking ex-celeb. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z There was none of his witty conversation, none of his usual wisecracks, nor even any brotherly advice offered beyond a pointed finger. My brother was deteriorating before my eyes. I could think of only one thing to do. 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z If one artist is going to intervene on another artist of the caliber of Gainsborough, then one-dimensional pop wisecracks about conventional themes are probably not going to be enough. Alex Israel spells everything out at the Huntington 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Fey and Ms. Poehler agreed to trade wisecracks, lion to lion. ‘New York Spring Spectacular’ Brings High Kicks to Radio City Music Hall 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Disney’s Aladdin is best remembered for Robin Williams beloved voicing of the wisecracking genie, who grants Aladdin his three wishes. Guy Ritchie set to direct live-action Aladdin 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Midler infuses a little of her Sophie Tucker impression in her walk and wisecracks. Bette Midler and 'Hello, Dolly!': A match that makes for Broadway heaven 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The parade of wisecracks about gastrointestinal adventures, hemorrhoids and so on is endless. | 'Viagara Falls': Bernie Kopell and Lou Cutell at Little Shubert Theater 2010-07-26T20:10:00Z But it didn't stop her from wisecracking: "I still take the pill `cause I don't want any more grandchildren." Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles 2012-08-20T20:27:41Z Cleveland not only puppeteers the singers but also acts as a kind of wisecracking m.c., first warming up the crowd, then sweatily helping to move everybody from song to song. “Amazing Grace” Gives Us Aretha Franklin at the Spellbinding Height of Her Powers 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z She is smart where Lorelei is brainless; grown-up where Lorelei is juvenile; wisecracking where Lorelei is breathy; straightforward where Lorelei is dissembling. Jane Russell: Mean! Moody! Misunderstood! 2011-03-01T22:00:01Z One of the falling characters is a wisecracking Jesus. Review | Hansol Jung’s ‘Among the Dead’ unwinds a strange, time-hopping trip of war 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z And that latest work is as one of her most colorful characters yet, the wisecracking recovering addict and neophyte private detective Peggy Newman on the new Apple TV+ series "High Desert." "High Desert" star Patricia Arquette on fighting for equality: "We need to claw back some territory" 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z All weekend expect the city’s drag scene to be awash in outrage and remembrance as well as wisecracks and dance breaks. It’s Gay Pride Weekend: Dress the Part 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s a whole to-do described by a wisecracking bilingual P.A. announcer. Parents in Tow, Finding a Charming and Cheap Corner of Panama 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z With his drawled wisecracks and quick wit, Dean charmed many fans. Singer, sausage businessman Jimmy Dean dies at 81 2010-06-14T03:14:00Z A single page may erupt in a cornucopia of feeling: groans of heartache, yips of delight, a fine wisecrack or two and the rage of a woman wronged. Review | The appeal of ‘And I Do Not Forgive You’ is hard to articulate but impossible to resist 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Then hide it somewhere where nobody will ever find it, don't tell a soul, and we'll all carry on making cynical wisecracks on Twitter like it never even happened. Why you really should keep a journal, no matter how cheesy that sounds 2013-07-18T13:59:00Z As Pat wisecracked, “connections don’t come much more personal than that.” Perspective | Pat Conroy said he was ‘the most falsely open man’ I’d ever met. He was right. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z That's a pretty high-minded summation of a movie whose best ingredients are strings of gags, non sequiturs and clever wisecracks that offer much simpler lowbrow pleasures. 'The Living Wake': high-minded, with lowbrow pleasures 2010-06-03T22:32:00Z Offstage, the players’ interaction is a finely tuned blend of professional focus and boyish wisecracks and ribbing. Emerson String Quartet Adapts to a Different Cellist 2014-04-11T21:23:13Z It's like watching buildings and cars and girders and fighter jets endlessly smashing around inside a gigantic washing machine for two hours, interspersed with wisecracks. Behold: the Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D experience 2012-05-20T19:00:09Z The decision, for instance, to turn the director and wisecracking comic actress Elizabeth Banks into an emcee for Tuesday night’s events fell flat. The Democratic convention has been a slick production — and that’s a compliment 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The wisecracks are there, including a great one about the British place name potential of the phrase “point of fact.” Theater: Onstage, British Bile and Russian Satire 2011-06-14T11:30:06Z Going on to say he liked Hitler aide Albert Speer, von Trier finally wrapped up with the wisecrack, "OK, I'm a Nazi." Von Trier stirs up Cannes with Hitler, Nazi quips 2011-05-18T13:34:10Z Audience wisecracks were plentiful, and largely clever, with most delivered in less than 140 characters. The hills are alive with the sound of a Bowl sing-along 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z That shouldn’t dismay its target audience, provided the movie’s helium-light tone and unswerving faith in skin, drugs and below-the-belt wisecracks remain strong. Review: Diner Waitresses Rebel in ‘Never Goin’ Back’ 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The protective armor of wisecracks has been pulled, and only the ache remains. ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Review: After Great Tribulation, an Exodus of Black Citizens 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z As hot-shot fighter pilot Hal Jordan, the 34-year-old Canadian actor -- who has a fear of flying -- lent a casual wisecracking charm to a guy given the modest challenge of saving the universe. "Green Lantern" emerges from obscurity; critics pounce 2011-06-17T05:24:12Z Classic female reporters such as Lois Lane, Hildy Johnson in “His Girl Friday” and comics character Brenda Starr were wisecracking gals full of chutzpah who could handle breaking news just fine, thank you very much. A look at how Hollywood depicts female journalists. (Hint: It’s not always positive.) 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The French tried to claim him as an existentialist and others described him as an old-fashioned stoic, but he would have dismissed such labeling with a sardonic wisecrack. Books of The Times: Talent Is What Made Him Dangerous 2011-02-14T23:29:12Z This isn’t a wisecracking, tongue-in-cheek picture: Green wants us to believe in his Bogeyman, and Curtis is his ace card. ‘Halloween’ Review: Babysitters (and Jamie Lee Curtis) Beware! 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Boris is a walking, wisecracking reminder to them and to David Cameron of what the Tory leader has lost since he moved into Number 10. Boris Johnson reminds Tories of what David Cameron has lost 2012-10-06T23:08:26Z Walter could become Mike: callous, ethically detached, emptied of emotion safe for the occasional biting wisecrack. Breaking bald 2012-07-24T18:30:00Z It was the first time he played the brash, wisecracking coward who loved women but was putty in their hands. Bob Hope gets little thanks for all the memories 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Cowell became a star with his wisecracks and sometimes nasty put-downs of aspiring singers. 'American Idol': The slow fade of an instant hit 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z These are sharply drawn characters, witty and wisecracking and sometimes utter messes. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical In it, Mr. Stanley, as a city slicker lost in the country, questions and gets smart answers from Carter, portraying a wisecracking local yokel: Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Everybody quips with wisecracking eloquence now and then. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ the Stage Version, Untangles Tudor History With Relish 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z More notably, both writers have a gift for smuggling other voices into their reviews — that is, the voices of their wisecracking friends, to whom they often give the best lines. In Lorrie Moore’s Nonfiction, the Sounds of an Intellectual Having a Good Time 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z But most of the show was strained attempts at wisecracks, mixed in with misfiring allusions to passing time and regrets. Review: Three Dance Legends Walk Into a Church … 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z His comic style being better suited to the role of a sideline taunter than ball carrier, he kept leaning over from the couch into Richard’s frame and repeatedly interrupted with ineffective wisecracks. “I don’t like Chevy”: Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase’s tense post-”Saturday Night Live” battle 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z It was a poignant moment in sitcom history, particularly for a TV mom, known for their just-what-the-doctor ordered solutions, or their uncanny ability to trade wisecracks. Where are the realistic TV moms? 2014-02-09T21:00:00Z Crassness overwhelms "Your Highness," though, the vulgar language losing all force by incessant repetition, deadening the lingo so that even the occasional witty wisecracks aren't funny. Review: 'Your Highness' drowns in lowbrow humor 2011-04-06T19:07:08Z Their dad was not only a farmer but ran a billiard parlor in Taylorville, and took out witty wisecracks in the classified section of the local paper. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z Bernadette’s loathing for Seattle does not stop her from delivering endless, razor-sharp wisecracks about the place. Books of The Times: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ a Maria Semple Novel 2012-08-06T18:53:15Z Gone was Mushu, the wisecracking miniature dragon, as was Li Shang, Mulan’s commanding officer turned love interest — a decision producer Jason Reed in a February interview attributed to the #MeToo movement. The live-action ‘Mulan’ is not the first retelling of the legend. Or the second. Or the sixth. 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z But given his Hitler wisecrack, just how far will MacFarlane push it? Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards 2013-02-22T15:15:11Z "Another of the actors was always wisecracking and telling jokes, just like the character in the script." Street casting: the next big thing 2011-02-10T22:15:01Z After “Send in the Clowns,” the most effective number was a jolly talk-sing performance of “Makin’ Whoopee,” the dry, wisecracking assessment of the troubles brought on by passion, marriage and starting a family. Review: Barbara Cook, a Lioness Who Still Has Some Bite Left 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z When the interviewer wisecracked, “In prehistoric days,” Wray gave him a playful swat. Review | Fay Wray and Robert Riskin’s daughter revisits a Hollywood love story 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The natty personification of Satan gets the best wisecracks and the playboy suavity, as he manipulates the media, the game, and his minions Joe and Lola. 5th Avenue Theatre may have a hit with 'Damn Yankees' 2012-04-30T01:30:06Z When I was a kid back in the “New Hope” era, I liked the action and the wisecracks and Princess Leia. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Review: Revolution No. 9 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It's become a wearying trope of today's Hollywood that families, especially happy ones, are just about mandated to trade glib wisecracks, so these otherwise appealing actors take deep breaths and banter away. 'If I Stay' asks life-and-death questions, with love as a referee 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Bernie’s romps with the accommodating movie star are one example, as are his bitter wisecracks about the Nazis. Book review: Philip Kerr’s ‘The Lady from Zagreb’ 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Some of us imagined him as eternally youthful, wisecracking, knowingly amused. The Friendly, Sexy Stardom of Burt Reynolds 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Above us, “The Thin Man’s” Nick and Nora Charles are wisecracking on the screen. A cocktail writer goes dry 2013-01-19T00:30:00Z He says the default tone of the family was the Jewish-inflected wisecracking that became the default setting of American mainstream humour. Michael Tilson Thomas: 'The most important thing about music is what happens when it stops' 2012-05-25T12:04:46Z But a mix of wisecracks and superpowers is no guarantee of success, as evidenced by another new movie: Lionsgate’s “Hellboy,” financed by Millennium Media. ‘Shazam!’ Keeps Box-Office Lead as ‘Hellboy’ Flounders 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z And Kirk is a dryly funny actor, but the first episode gives him little to latch on to when it tries to layer deeper characterization on top of his wisecracks and verbal sparring. TV Weekend: Animal Practice 2012-08-10T14:22:13Z After that, he's free to dig out the stubble, filthy T-shirt and beleaguered wisecracks. "Die Hard" not dead yet: New script in works 2010-05-06T01:56:00Z As the plot clogs up with foreseeable reversals, wisecrack duties go to Mr. McShane, whose oracular character keeps wrongly predicting his own death. ‘Hercules,’ via a Graphic Novel 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z ‘There needs to be a wisecracking set of man candy here, and those actors are shirtless at least once in the TV campaign.’ Save My Blockbuster! 2013-06-28T16:14:07Z But after having worked opposite some of Hollywood's biggest names — Channing Tatum, James Franco, Ryan Gosling — she is comfortable with adults and quickly struck up a rapport with the wisecracking and warm Slate. Round Table: Four self-possessed voices from Young Hollywood 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z "Although," he wisecracks, "I took a few years off to have a nervous breakdown." Comedy profile: Lewis Schaffer 2010-04-27T14:26:00Z Ms. Stritch, now 89, is one of the ultimate examples of a classic Hollywood type: the brassy, hard-boiled dame who is never at a loss for a wisecrack. Movie Review: ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ Goes Backstage With a Legend 2014-02-20T22:58:17Z Their activities include slinging wisecracks, ogling much younger women and talking about guy topics, like cigars, which is the kind of riffing that is Mr. Tropper’s truly strong suit. Books of The Times: ‘One Last Thing Before I Go’ by Jonathan Tropper 2012-08-15T20:45:56Z Not Jack the square-jawed protagonist, not Sawyer the wisecracking antihero, not even the Man in Black who could transform into smoke and kill people. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Tyrion has been compared to an epic hero before, and we’d love to see him embark on his own personal odyssey of booze, sex and endless witty wisecracks. Tales of Tyrion: what could a Game of Thrones spin-off series look like? 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z That EO feels may seem unremarkable, particularly given all the chattering, wisecracking animals that populate mainstream children’s movies. ‘EO’ Review: Imagining the Lives of Other Creatures 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z They were a charming, longhaired but neatly groomed band in matching collarless suits, smiling and wisecracking and navigating a new level of international pop success and fans who out-screamed the band’s amplifiers. ‘Revolver,’ Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z This is his 13th novel starring the wisecracking detective Bernie Gunther, and word has it that a 14th is slated to be published next year. Review | The late Philip Kerr’s left behind a colorful new novel. It won’t be his last. 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z And there is always a wisecrack to leaven the violence. Books of The Times: New Comic Novels From Dave Barry and Tim Dorsey 2013-01-16T20:43:01Z Conservatives dismiss this wisecrack as typical liberal condescension. The strange screen life of Ronald Reagan 2011-02-09T14:26:55Z Doric Wilson, a playwright whose satirical, wisecracking works are considered bricks in the foundations of the Off Off Broadway and gay theater movements, died May 7 at his home in Manhattan. Doric Wilson, Playwright and Mainstay of Gay Theater, Dies at 72 2011-05-16T04:23:01Z But, under Max's brutally wisecracking exterior, lurks a damaged soul. Review 2011-01-21T00:42:01Z I won’t reveal too much more but do want to stress the novel’s breezy, engaging style, one that can move effortlessly from explaining junk bonds and derivatives to quoting Gibbon and making wisecracks. ‘Fixers’: A financial thriller with cameos by Hillary Clinton and Obama 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z One of those youthful performers is Cole Sitilides, who embodies the play’s central character: 15-year-old Eugene, who periodically comments — with precocious and sometimes wisecracking sagacity — on the action. Review | Young local actors impress in ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ at Theater J 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z In each episode, Mr. Rees, a humorist who works a pleasant mix of wisecracks and self-deprecation, explores a subject that most of us didn’t even realize needed exploring. Review: How to Pet a Dog and Other Gnawing Issues in ‘Going Deep With David Rees’ 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He’s binged on recent and older seasons of nominated shows — retro-watching, as he dubbed the latter — to ensure he was ready with equal-opportunity wisecracks. Emmys vow a ‘good time’ after bleak year; ‘Crown’ may rule 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z ZodKneelsFirst, meanwhile, sent Collier packing with the kind of wisecrack the comedian would have been proud of: Could have been a massive star, but was always let down by his sound man. Jim Carrey takes aim at NRA – and Rowan Atkinson's brother isn't amused 2013-03-26T17:02:03Z One major shift involves the DNA of the wisecracking characters — it’s the same as what first made them stars in the 1940s. For Looney Tunes, a Big Left Turn at Albuquerque 2010-05-19T22:35:00Z Characters directly addressing the camera provide a forum for bonus wisecracks. 'The Office': shutting down on NBC after 8 years 2013-05-14T14:26:08Z He has been steadily employed since age 13, when he was cast as the wisecracking star of the Disney Channel tween sitcom "Even Stevens," and today his multimillion-dollar paydays support both parents in separate homes. Shia LaBeouf: 'I have these yearnings to do different things' 2011-06-27T23:31:38Z As he demonstrated last year in the moving coming-of-age indie “The Spectacular Now,” Mr. Teller is capable of much more than the wisecracking, laid-back charm he exudes so naturally. Miles Teller Looks Beyond ‘Whiplash’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z "A lot of it takes place in outer space," Orci wisecracked. 'Trek' crew beams to Earth for 'People Like Us' 2012-06-26T17:31:05Z Frears offered a candid wisecrack to explain why his comedy was not competing for prizes with the heavy dramas. Burton and his film jury judge so-so Cannes lineup 2010-05-22T11:52:00Z "Broadway Bound" is the third installment of Simon's trilogy of plays devoted to the working-class Jerome family, and specifically, the wisecracking son Eugene. Neil Simon pays visit to 'Broadway Bound' in Los Angeles 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z At another, he grilled the audience about a siren audible through the theater walls — what kind of siren was it? — and made a wisecrack about city crime. Review | Comedian Daniel Kitson rants about the joy — and tyranny — of stuff 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Two years later, when Mr. Davis was working on “Rhoda,” which turned Mary’s wisecracking sidekick, played by Ms. Harper, into a leading lady, he cast Ms. Kavner as her self-deprecating sister. David Davis, a Force Behind Memorable 1970s Sitcoms, Dies at 86 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Graham gets serious when appropriate, yet inserts wisecracks even when describing his suicide attempt and his addictions. Review: Comic loser in 'This Too Shall Suck' wins 2013-01-29T01:10:09Z As the wisecracking Chandler, Perry brought his signature sarcasm to a playful group of actors that quickly became one of TV’s most iconic ensemble casts. Matt LeBlanc says goodbye to 'Friends' co-star and 'brother' Matthew Perry 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Arthur Engoron, a 74-year-old judge with a penchant for wisecracks, sat just a few feet away from the prickly, smirking former president whose bluster and bravado helped propel him to the White House. A judge tries to do what few have accomplished: Rein in Trump 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z As the wisecracking Chandler Bing, Perry brought his signature sarcasm to a playful group that quickly became one of TV’s most iconic ensemble casts. Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-stars react to his 'unfathomable' death in shared statement 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Fans and stars have been paying tribute to the actor, who was best known for playing wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hugely popular '90s TV sitcom. Matthew Perry: Friends stars 'devastated' by death 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The Friends star, who died at the age of 54, was best known for playing wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hugely popular '90s TV sitcom. Matthew Perry cause of death inconclusive pending toxicology tests 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z It provided another opportunity for Chandler's wisecracks to be pushed aside for serious truths, which added poignancy to his lines. Matthew Perry and Chandler on Friends: A match made in comedy heaven 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z She’s uber-competitive and thrives on getting into opponents’ heads, whether it’s from wearing them down physically, making a well-timed wisecrack or just being, as she calls it, “feisty.” Caitlin Clark’s production and panache make her a women’s basketball ambassador, a role she embraces 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The wisecrack summed up Bedi in many ways: an irreverent personality, and a rebel of sorts. Bishan Singh Bedi: Indian cricket legend dies aged 77 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Harper and Castellanos seemed to send a message about the wisecrack when they arrived at the ballpark wearing gear inspired by Colorado coach Deion Sanders. Bryce Harper slugs 2 more homers as Phillies pound Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of NL Division Series 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z This job was one of multiple he has done as the centerpiece of DirecTV’s “Overly Direct” campaign, highlighting his wisecracking sarcasm. Spotlight remains on new pop icon Travis Kelce as Chiefs kick off NFL season 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The president has taken to raising the age issue himself, with wisecracks, as if trying to relax his audiences about his 80 trips around the sun. Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump’s got other problems 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z It’s a tough job, but Rebecca, an ebullient, wisecracking, fist-bumping whirling dervish, is more than up to the task and Sherman plays the offbeat role to the hilt. Review: 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' is a sweet take on rites, fights and tween drama 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z By now, everyone knows what to expect: The skating is slow, the wisecracks whiz by fast and the laughter flows as freely as the beer. The mind is willing, so the body doesn’t have much choice 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Among numerous congratulatory texts received from around the league was one from Kraken center Yanni Gourde, known for his wisecracking, outspoken nature. Kraken coach Dave Hakstol ‘grateful for the opportunity’ to keep building after extension 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z "He wouldn't accept 'I can't do humour", they tell me, and now will increasingly suggest wisecracks rather than rely on others' lines. Laura Kuenssberg: What could go wrong for Keir Starmer? 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z In the latter film, written by Diablo Cody, Page played a wisecracking teenager who finds out she’s pregnant and then develops an unusual relationship with the couple she plans to let adopt her child. The survival of Elliot Page 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z His second was a wisecrack: “I call it being seasoned.” Column: A 2024 Biden-Trump election would be a contest of unpopularity 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z His wisecracks made him a favorite of television hosts in the 1950s, even if network executives held their breath whenever he was on the air. Unhappiness made Oscar Levant a laugh riot. Sean Hayes carves a portrayal in a marble of suffering 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z To help him analyze the precious score’s two discrepant versions, Bern enlists the wisecracking, decoding mastermind Eboni Washington, who digitizes and cross-analyzes all the musical data. Review | Brendan Slocumb’s latest is as rich and suspenseful as ‘The Violin Conspiracy’ 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Neither a polished nor eloquent public speaker, Mr. Riordan was well known for his impolitic wisecracking. Richard Riordan, Mayor of an Uneasy Los Angeles, Dies at 92 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z That prompted a wisecracking junior State Department official to dub it a “bi-latte.” Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Belfast Before Tending His Irish Roots 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The famous comedian/actor makes a wisecrack about the infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscar encounter while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award. 'Shrek' isn't ogre just yet: DreamWorks eyes a fifth movie with its original stars 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z With its wisecracking hero and flippant tone, 2019’s “Shazam!” arrived as a bolt of inspiration in the gloomy DC Extended Universe. Review | ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’: Lightning doesn’t strike twice 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Odenkirk, who started out as a comedian, is a fine choice for a character whose main conversational mode, and way of dealing with the world, is the dry wisecrack. 'Lucky Hank' review: Bob Odenkirk stars in a dark comedy about academia 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z For more than two decades and across 10 series — even including appearances on “30 Rock” and “Arrested Development” — Belzer played the wisecracking, acerbic homicide detective prone to conspiracy theories. This week’s passages 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Richard Belzer, a revered actor and comedian known for playing wisecracking detective John Munch on numerous TV series — including “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” — reportedly has died. Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and sarcastic TV detective, dies at 78, report says 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Breathlessly, Wong recounts how she built her operation and became its wisecracking overlord. Review: Kristina Wong assembled 'aunties' to sew masks. Her pandemic mission is now a must-see show 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The wisecracking was, in part, what happens on social media anywhere in the world: current events transformed to memes to attract likes and follows. China Tries to Play Down Balloon Dispute With Censorship and Memes 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Lyonne’s wisecracking irrepressibility is a pleasure to watch, the guest stars are mostly terrific, and whenever the show returns to Johnson’s thematic interest in lying, it shimmers. Review | Natasha Lyonne soars in ‘Poker Face.’ If only the mysteries did. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z While recapping his history at a coffee shop on a recent afternoon in Huntington Beach, he makes such wisecracks in regular intervals. Joe Eurell, a comic with cerebral palsy, uses laughter to lift himself, others up 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z He’s also a compulsive watcher of “Friends” and relates most to the wisecracking Chandler Bing, played by Matthew Perry. ‘Spare’ but not stingy: takeaways from Prince Harry’s memoir 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z But another respected theater critic colleague cogently argued over lunch that the production’s key performance is Mendez’s Mary Flynn, the wisecracking, heavy-drinking writer whose unrequited love for Franklin destroys something inside of her. Commentary: What a difference a revival makes: Two famously tricky Sondheim musicals shine in new outings 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z We also lost Mark Shields, the wise and wisecracking political commentator. Opinion | The wise men who helped me understand Christmas 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Bob Saget, an actor-comedian known for his role as the squeaky clean widower and father in the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” died at 65. Those we lost in 2022: A remembrance 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z He joked with me about "catching the sugar" and "taking the needle," but those wisecracks took the place of treating his illness. Wake up, MSM: Donald Trump's comeback is not funny 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Best known for her eviscerating stand-up, Leggero digs into all of these topics with the type of wisecracking commentary normally reserved for her take-no-prisoners crowd work, Netflix specials and “Comedy Central Roasts.” Natasha Leggero believes the world deserves her children — and yours too 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z But the title is also a wisecrack, too puffed up and self-important to be taken at face value. Bob Dylan's new book is revealing, misogynistic and a special kind of bonkers 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Reagan, when he didn't know an answer to something, would just do a wisecrack. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z All wisecracking and kibitzing cease and everyone’s attention turns to the fishing pole arching over against the weight of a fish tugging the line taut. Moochers welcome: How to catch a salmon the Seattle way 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Somewhat lost beneath the juvenile wisecracks and name-calling were the few but troubling policy positions Lake mapped out. Arizona's Kari Lake celebrates BDE (um, "Big DeSantis Energy") at right-wing lovefest 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Nearly 40 years ago four wisecracking turtles sprang from the New York City sewers into our hearts. Your Wednesday Briefing: The F.B.I. Searches Donald Trump’s Home 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden’s list includes another prominent former Republican senator, Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a popular wisecracking moderate who worked across the aisle even as he zinged politicians and journalists with his sharp wit. Biden Will Award Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain and Others 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Knowing a body in space, the parabolas of certain gestures, the side angles of expressions, the timbre of a wisecrack, the mood of a certain strut lend an illusion of kinship. Commentary: Are Broadway megastars obsolete? Not while Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone are around 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z To watch “Russian Doll” is to be reminded of what a singular screen presence Lyonne is — here, a charmingly world-weary curmudgeon with raspy wisecracks and a mane of overgrown “Annie” curls. Review | ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Flight Attendant’ boast two of TV’s best performances 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Lue’s childhood played out against a backing track of challenges, one-liners and wisecracks from pick-up games at Garfield Park to family outings. Why Clippers coach Tyronn Lue becomes an 'assassin' during playoffs 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Best known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" and as the wisecracking host of "America’s Funniest Home Videos," Saget was married to Rizzo, 42. Bob Saget’s widow stands by autopsy report amid claim ‘Full House’ star didn’t ‘feel good’ on night he died 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Her worst obstacle is the skepticism of her new neighbors, who fear she’s running a con game, but this allows Belorusets one of her best wisecracks. Review | Ukrainian author Yevgenia Belorusets presents a portrait of a traumatized community 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s a far cry from the franchise’s origins: middle-aged cops and attorneys plagued with lousy diets and troubled families, a dour but lively metropolis teeming with nosy neighbors and wisecracking witnesses. ‘Law & Order’ Is Having an Identity Crisis 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Roman is the youngest of the Roy siblings, and he starts off the show as this sort of foul-mouthed wisecracking character. Kieran Culkin doesn't overthink his acting. That's what keeps 'Succession' 'alive' 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Saget was best known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" and as the wisecracking host of "America’s Funniest Home Videos." Bob Saget’s widow Kelly Rizzo gets support from Katie Couric, Amanda Kloots after ‘Full House’ star’s death 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Ukrainians adored the show, with Zelensky’s wisecracks about local pols and even a swipe at Putin that got the show banned from Russian TV. Opinion | In Ukraine, political infighting could complicate war with Russia 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z It was the finish line of the Women’s National Air Derby — forever branded as the Powder Puff Derby, thanks to a wisecrack from Will Rogers, the folksy movie star and humorist. An Amelia Earhart mystery solved (not that mystery) 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z After all, it was Baker who created the makeup for the original’s vivid side characters whom Murphy and Arsenio Hall brought to life, including the wisecracking old-timers at the My-T-Sharp barbershop. How a Rick Baker acolyte handled 'Coming 2 America' makeup and made his mentor proud 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The actor-comedian, known for his role as single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" and as the wisecracking host of "America’s Funniest Home Videos," died on Sunday. Bob Saget’s rabbi honors late ‘Full House’ star in touching tribute: ‘One of the greatest gifts of my life’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The actor-comedian, known for his role as single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" and as the wisecracking host of "America’s Funniest Home Videos," died while on a stand-up tour. Bob Saget’s ex-girlfriend Juliet Angus mourns the late ‘Full House’ star: ‘A kind soul, young at heart’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Saget is also being remembered as the wisecracking host of "America's Funniest Home Videos." Remembering Bob Saget: The Beach Boys' Al Jardine recalls meeting late actor on 'Full House' set 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Actress Reese Witherspoon sparked some wisecracking online after she shared a prediction of what the real-life metaverse could look like and what having a "parallel digital identity" might mean for people who exist there. Reese Witherspoon jabbed on Twitter over 'parallel digital identity' tweet 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Saul, an architect and after-hours satirist, was pragmatic and wisecracking about the whole thing. Perspective | He thought getting a new kidney in the pandemic would be impossible. His son’s coach stepped up. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The actor-comedian, known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House" and as the wisecracking host of "America’s Funniest Home Videos," died while on a stand-up tour. Bob Saget was ‘an amazing real-life dad,’ says Suzanne Somers after learning of star’s death on live TV 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Hours earlier, in a classroom, A.C. had made a wisecrack about a female student’s hair, and the two had gotten into a shoving match, witnesses told homicide detectives. For the family of a slain D.C. teenager, a hard lesson in the vagaries of criminal justice 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The wisecracking Marshall had no illusions about the office. He thought the vice presidency was useless — until Woodrow Wilson had a stroke 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z McManus understands it’s just business — good business, in all likelihood, as general manager George Paton was able to acquire two second-day draft picks for Miller, the franchise’s career leader in sacks and wisecracks. McManus grateful for AFC honor but isn’t sure he deserves it 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The chemistry between the actors who play Phoebe and Podcast is genuine, however, and their wisecracking rapport is among the film's scant pleasures. Review | ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ isn’t exactly D.O.A., but it could use a script doctor 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Starbucks escapes another round of social media crusades, while Twitter users instead make wisecracks about the cups’ outsize cultural significance. Starbucks holiday cups were once a flash point in a ‘war on Christmas.’ Now they’re a meme. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Before Mr. Sahl, wisecracks about government and Washington were little more than glib asides with no attempt at the jugular. Mort Sahl, whose political comedy set the bar for future humorists, dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Atwell’s efforts are complemented by the legendary Fay Wray as his daughter and featuring her famous scream as well as Lee Tracy as a nosy, wisecracking news reporter investigating Dr. Xavier. Best Blu-ray & 4K horror movies: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘American Psycho,’ ‘Unbreakable,’ ‘Doctor X” & more 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z He's binged on recent and older seasons of nominated shows — retro-watching, as he dubbed the latter — to ensure he was ready with equal-opportunity wisecracks. Emmys producers, host promise a 'good time' ahead of award show 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z “The Wild Party” is an autopsy performed under a flickering light by a wisecracking coroner. A Cautionary Tale for the New Roaring Twenties 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z When he emerged from prison at 83, he was healthy, making wisecracks and about to marry his young prison pen pal. ANALYSIS: Edwin Edwards’ legacy? It’s complicated 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy,” the lifelong Democrat wisecracked during a 1983 race against a lackluster Republican. Populist Edwin Edwards, a ‘Cajun King,’ loved his Louisiana 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Now they were talking nonstop about memorable games of the past, debating top players and making wisecracks about anything and everything without needing to wear a mask. Sondheimer: Fully vaccinated, group of retired coaches resume poker games 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The wisecrack was telling, in that it signalled his devotion to his Irish heritage. Joe Biden: Unearthing the president's unsung English roots 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Wahlberg, who usually has a way with a cynical wisecrack, seems to sprain muscles trying to sell his character’s attempts at light-witted banter. Review: There are infinitely better things to watch than 'Infinite' 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Consider Scheherazade, whose name meant “city-born” and who was without a doubt a big-city girl, crafty, wisecracking, by turns sentimental and cynical, as contemporary a metropolitan narrator as one could wish to meet. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z What will hurt is missing the new stories, that day’s plot twist, the wisecrack or insight, the controversy or candor, then telling it to readers within hours or minutes. Perspective | After covering everything for 52 years, it’s time to see what I missed 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z After a reporter asked him to tell a joke, Mr. Stringer spent the rest of an hourlong interview sprinkling his remarks with wisecracks. He Has Trained to Be Mayor for Decades. Will Voters Be Persuaded? 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z His friend and fellow Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt described him as “a wired, wisecracking extrovert who seemed as if he might be a candidate for decaffeinated coffee.” G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z His friend and fellow Watergate conspirator, the late Howard Hunt, described him as “a wired, wisecracking extrovert who seemed as if he might be a candidate for decaffeinated coffee.” G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z This chess-playing, Camel-puffing California loner is as adept at wisecracks as at solving cases, never letting a dame distract him from the task at hand. Which fictional detective is the greatest? You decide. It was a broadcasting operation of good-natured banter and wisecracking. Andy Ockershausen, D.C. broadcast executive, dies at 92 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z In one of his last conversations before being intubated, Dr. Mehl assured his wife and daughter he’d be awake in 10 days, but not before making a wisecrack about the lousy food. They Died Saving Others From Covid. Will Anyone Count Them? 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z The wisecrack about West Virginia is that it can now have whatever it wants: fancy new highways, a federal installation or two, maybe a few extra grand per capita in stimulus checks. West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need? 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Like that wisecrack, Hobson’s style is colloquial throughout; he works in American plainsong even when summoning voices from beyond. Review: In an eerie Cherokee novel, the ghosts and the grieving have their say 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z She doesn’t know what to make of his wisecracking bravado. ‘The Bad Muslim Discount’ grips you from the get-go, revealing a quintessentially American tale 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z He loved them as their struggling pitcher, as their fiery manager, as their headstrong executive, as their wisecracking ambassador. Tommy Lasorda loved the Dodgers so much, he became the Dodgers 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Those who mumbled “2020” as their exasperated commentary on the year’s parade of horribles, oddities and bad breaks now must find a new wisecrack. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Yeager, who came to personify the coolheaded flyboy and whose wisecracking West Virginia twang became a standard accessory for generations of pilots to come, died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on Twitter. Chuck Yeager, first man to break sound barrier, has died 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z And “Sound of Metal,” taking its cues from Ruben, mercifully spares us most of the expected rehab-drama clichés: the violent relapses, the group-therapy wisecracks, the snide confrontations with someone keen on hazing the newcomer. Review: Peak Riz Ahmed in 'Sound of Metal,' a moving drama about deafness and addiction 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The cookbook is written in a slangy, wisecracking style that works in all kinds of sports, music and other pop-culture markers. Nom Wah at 100: a cookbook about a restaurant and community 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The show followed the format of theatre variety with O'Connor wisecracking to the audience, singing songs and introducing a stream of guest stars. Obituary: Des O'Connor 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z That is probably why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, an ambitious man, made his dangerous and appalling wisecrack about "a smooth transition to a second Trump administration." Opinion | Republicans are wrong. Trump has no ‘right’ to cause this chaos. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Julien’s Auctions announced Thursday morning that it will be selling property from the collection of Elvira, the wisecracking horror hostess who rose to fame on L.A.'s TV airwaves in the early 1980s. Just in time for (next) Halloween, you can own part of Elvira's spooky legacy 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z To perfect his Huckleberry Finn imitation, one off-kilter wisecrack after another, he always finishes with a trademark darting looking of complicit knowing and a smile to seal approval. Lindsey Graham, reverse ferret: how John McCain's spaniel became Trump's poodle 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Crowley’s campy wisecracks resounded in gays bars across America for years, but an ambivalence prevailed. Review: The 'Boys' are back: Parsons, Quinto and Bomer bring the 'Band' party to Netflix 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z For too many years, straight men in film and television were allowed to show emotion toward other straight men only on the battlefield and then in brief, oblique and usually wisecracking ways. Column: Gale Sayers and 'Brian's Song' changed sports movies, and male friendship, forever 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The wisecracking Schilling, on the other hand, epitomizes the former athlete who enjoys both the competition pickleball affords and the camaraderie and friendships. Pickleball began on Bainbridge Island in 1965 as a summertime diversion for bored kids and since has ballooned into a full-fledged sport for all ages 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Others found the movie lacking in comic relief, some even saying they missed Mushu, the wisecracking dragon in Disney’s 1998 animated version of the story. Imagined as a Blockbuster in China, ‘Mulan’ Fizzles 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Nor is it a red dragon named Mushu, the wisecracking animal sidekick from the studio’s 1998 animated version, who has been excised from this more realistic retelling. Review: Disney's live-action remake of 'Mulan' has more swords and sorcery but less magic 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Trump later joined in on the wisecracks about trying to by Greenland, tweeting a photoshopped image of the country with a Trump tower on it. Pompeo mum on whether US is still trying to buy Greenland 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “If you launch an indica product, you should call it ‘Bus Stop,’” someone wisecracks, trying to crowbar the running joke back into circulation. Getting high with strangers on Zoom didn’t sound like fun. Then I did it 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The ashes of the wisecracking New York writer have been shelved in the obscurity of a lawyer’s office. Talks underway to move ashes of writer Dorothy Parker out of Baltimore 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z At the other end is a scamp, a trickster with a badge, who breaks the rules to do the job the bureaucracy is too hidebound to handle, bringing order with a wisecrack and a laugh. What TV's rogue cops reveal about the American self-image — and American selfishness 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Pepper Rodgers, a wisecracking former college football coach who mentored several notable players and coaches during his career, died May 14 at a hospital in Reston, Va. He was 88. Pepper Rodgers, colorful college football coach, dies at 88 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z "Good. I didn't feel a thing," she wisecracked. When illness and family secrets collide 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Twitter functioned as a lobby for anxious wisecracks, but nothing could dampen the sheer pleasure once the program finally began. Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan’s 1986 wisecrack – “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help” – would not get a lot of laughs today. The state we're in: will the pandemic revolutionise the role of government? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z When the three artists met backstage at a Dylan show, Dylan wisecracked about how strange it felt having one new Bob Dylan on his left and another on his right. The 10 best John Prine songs 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Trump tweeted support for Paul, who was widely criticized for remaining at the Capitol while potentially contagious, but he greeted news of Romney’s quarantine with what sounded like a wisecrack. Trump’s sarcastic response to Mitt Romney’s negative test for coronavirus follows years of bad blood 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z His sons were not making him smile with wisecracks about the institutional setting. 92 Years Old, Scared and Pleading to Come Home 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The wisecrack was met with silence from the audience, as the Naked Cowboy is a figure primarily known by New Yorkers. Bloomberg attempts joke about NYC's 'Naked Cowboy' in Dem debate 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z On the eve of the primary, Bloomberg fended off attacks over off-color wisecracks he had purportedly made a decade earlier, all of them collected by a former employee in a booklet called the “Portable Bloomberg.” Even Bloomberg’s mom thought his mayoral bid was doomed. Then 9/11 changed everything. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Goodman took one more wisecrack with reporters when he was asked, given the wide praise he receives from his peers and those who watch his performances, “Do you see yourself as a legend?” ‘Conners’ star John Goodman reflects on career post-‘Roseanne,’ says much of his success is just ‘dumb luck’ 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to escape before he meets a bullfighter. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z But a wisecrack on Thursday about Russian President Vladimir Putin produced some laughter, at least from the Democratic side of the chamber. Trump 'made a religious man out of Vladimir Putin,' jokes Schiff 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z His famous wisecracks have been ingrained in the history of the game. Super Bowl LIV appearance ends Chiefs' drought but more teams are still suffering 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z For the most part, anyway: There is one member of the crew, played by an aggressively wisecracking T.J. Review: Kristen Stewart brings depth to 'Underwater,' a surprisingly slick bit of sci-fi schlock 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Social media feeds exploded with predictions of military action and wisecracking memes about end times. For a Post-9/11 Generation, War Isn’t New but Fears of Another One Are 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Raymond Chandler proved that the American form of Montaigne-grade aphorism is the wisecrack. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z But in the behind-the-scenes portion of the tour, Carrie’s vulnerability, which had been evident throughout her wry, wisecracking life, was very much in the fore. Goodbye Leia: Carrie Fisher's journey from film star to 'savage' writer 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z There’s small talk and wisecracks but he stays businesslike - the earlier they complete their sales, the sooner he can get inside the stadium. Salesman keeps Ohio State fans happy for 47 years 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z In the hit CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” Dennings starred as Max, a wisecracking waitress in a downscale Brooklyn diner, a character who showcased her offbeat charisma and sharp comic timing. '2 Broke Girls' made Kat Dennings famous. But she's ready for her next act 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z “Assistant Wanted, Female” opens with her sharing breakfast with her best pal Rhoda, a wisecracking cynic, stressing out about her diet. The Mary Tyler Moore Show pairs surprisingly well with The Morning Show 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Homme acts as wisecracking producer and master of ceremonies into the early morning hours, trading ideas, giving encouragement and delivering an open-ended stream of absurd jokes. After 16 years, Josh Homme rekindles the 'Desert Sessions': 'This will outlast everything I do' 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z If all the wisecracking seems at odds with his tortured-romantic persona, Capaldi insists it’s no less a product of his real life than his music. Is Lewis Capaldi — a Brit with a canyon-sized voice and an ugly-cry smash — the new Adele? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z While we might all safely agree that the finding that Wisconsinites eat cheese slices at the movies is a wisecrack, for some the joke about the cheese-loving state was a little too close to home. Sweet squabble: map of favorite movie candy by US state sparks debate 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z For all his wisecracks, he’s ultimately a fool who underestimates everyone around him. - The Washington Post 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the two wisecracking 61-year-olds responsible for setting up the game were jovial. Column: High school football culture exchange brings Hope from Chicago 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z It was a wisecrack that sums up Wallin’s role in the buildup to Fury-Wilder II. The Swede is an afterthought, which might not be fair to him. Tyson Fury just punching the clock while waiting for Deontay Wilder rematch 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Allen’s version of the holiday tale centers on three wisecracking rats who guide the audience through imagined and real places including Candy Cane Land, Bollywood and a rainforest. 12 dance performances to see in L.A. this fall 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z A Hong Kong detective and a wisecracking L.A.P.D. detective choose to work together to find the missing daughter of a Chinese diplomat. Movies on TV this week Sept. 8, 2019 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z But their language is often punctuated with wisecracks, insults and taunts more suited to the schoolyard. British PM ruffles feathers with ‘chlorinated chicken’ taunt 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z But their language is often punctuated with wisecracks, insults and taunts more suited to the schoolyard. British PM ruffles feathers with ‘chlorinated chicken’ taunt 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z But there were plenty of wisecrack responses too. AOC plays with a penguin -- and social media goes crazy 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The tone of “Angel” is far more somber than the wisecracking “Olympus” or the frothing, jingoistic “London.” Review: ‘Angel Has Fallen’ but Gerard Butler manages to get up for a third time 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The first one, released to great commercial success in 2016, pulled off the dubious trick of turning these squawking projectiles into characters, each with its own wisecracks and neuroses. Review: Exuberantly silly 'The Angry Birds Movie 2' flies higher than the first 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Tired of being the meek foreign girl, Kristine reinvented herself as a wisecracking diva of the sort she saw on TV. What Makes an American? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z A straight-arrow policewoman must protect a wisecracking witness as they race through a gauntlet of crooked cops and gunmen. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “He would abruptly change the subject, ADD-style, dismiss an observation with an adolescent wisecrack,” Pinker told the paper. Epstein reportedly hoped to develop super-race of humans with his DNA 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z His most salient credit, however, may be “Deadpool 2,” and not just because he’s granted an overly generous supporting role to a wisecracking Ryan Reynolds. Review: 'Hobbs & Shaw' doesn't quite hit that 'Fast & Furious' sweet spot 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z He added that Epstein “would abruptly change the subject, A.D.D.-style, dismiss an observation with an adolescent wisecrack.” Jeffrey Epstein lured scientists with his wealth in scheme to spread his DNA: report 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “He would abruptly change the subject, ADD-style, dismiss an observation with an adolescent wisecrack,” Pinker said. Jeffrey Epstein, surrounded by scientific luminaries, hoped to seed human race with his DNA 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z He starred in deep-fried action movies like Gator, in which he played wisecracking good ol’ boys who found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Before you see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, watch Smokey and the Bandit 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Henry Hitchings of The Evening Standard said: "Despite a smattering of Mamet's famously staccato wisecracks, the play feels lazy, crude and empty." Malkovich tackles 'difficult' Weinstein-inspired play 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Turning to the Democrats, Pratkanis quoted Will Rogers' famous wisecrack: “I don't belong to any organized party; I’m a Democrat,” pointing to the chaotic presidential campaign as an example. Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The computer scientist and author was immediately interrupted by Mandel, 63, who wisecracked that there were "no excuses" before telling Jennings that a meeting between the geniuses would be enticing. ‘Jeopardy!’ icon Ken Jennings jokes he has a James Holzhauer voodoo doll, says faceoff would be ‘irresistible’ 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The wisecrack prompted one audience member to call the Collier County Sheriff's Department to report Ahmed. Florida man calls 911 after comedian makes Middle East joke 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z The two are unexpectedly adorable together, with her cool breeziness blending perfectly with his dudely wisecracking. ‘Long Shot’ review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen are unexpectedly adorable together in this comedy 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z |
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