| 单词 | zinger |
| 例句 | This was followed by a series of other cornball zingers involving eating it, biting it, and dive after five, even though it was just past three in the afternoon. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Finally, "Oh, Say-So. I didn't hear you. In here trying to get my jokes together. Trying to write a zinger for you to take to school tomorrow, y'know?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m expecting her to come back at me with one of her zingers, but this time she keeps her mouth shut. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It's pretty much a non-stop fusillade of put-downs, insights and zingers. The Social Network ? review 2010-10-14T20:29:00Z Week 1391, new words/phrases that don’t contain C, O, V, I or D Sargasm: That shudder of pleasure from shooting off a perfectly snide zinger. Style Invitational Week 1420: Singing on the job 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Instead, after major political events, what goes most viral are not the zingers carefully constructed by teams of hired writers. What makes a meme 2012-10-28T15:00:00Z Frustratingly, in the Emmy ballots “Orange Is the New Black” has been slotted as a comedy—although, to be fair, it does deliver more zingers than your average prison show. Emily Nussbaum: “Orange Is the New Black” and “Louie” Reviews 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But to be really funny, such stories must be more than the sum of their situations and their zingers. Review: ‘Fish in the Dark,’ Larry David’s Antic Broadway Debut 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The reasons are too innumerable to list here, but we can begin with his flagrantly sexist zinger about Megyn Kelly’s alleged menstrual issues. Trump has somehow gotten more vile: It’s no wonder women don’t like him, and his new Hillary attack ad won’t help 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Dowager Zinger of the Week: N/A. This is no time for zingers. Downton Abbey Watch: The Good, The Bad and The Absolutely Terrible 2013-01-28T10:45:57Z Once upon a studio time, screwball comedy was where men and women redefined gender relations in between zingers and slapstick. Movie Review: ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ Stars Rashida Jones 2012-08-02T21:33:44Z What defines Busch above all is that he doggedly persists in writing full-on comedies built on entertaining, sensational plots packed with zingers. Call Charles Busch a ‘Drag Legend,’ if We Must Use Labels 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Barnette is a Black woman running in the most populous state to never elect a female U.S. senator or governor, and has landed zingers at her opponents during debates. Dr. Oz’s Trump-infused Senate run is coming down to the wire 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z And then his joke about waking up in hell, usually a zinger, fizzles, too. After quitting his day job, comic has a new role: Building a comedy scene 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z He led into it with a classic zinger. Kevin Hart mocks #OscarsSoWhite on stage: This year, “I thought for sure I’d get a seat in the front row” 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z In fact, the singer-songwriter has a never-ending list of zingers she likes to share with her audience. Dolly Parton's best life lessons and quotes ahead of her birthday 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Both then and now, the scripts allow for stillness, letting the audience marinate in a character’s sensitive insights and confessions between the zingers. "Frasier" ended perfectly. Why go back? 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z A person managing and reinterpreting day-to-day life in the wake of trauma isn’t a guaranteed zinger of a story; it’s a story with quieter plot points but potentially rich rewards. The “First Day Back” Podcast, in Which a Comedian Returns from the Dead 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Despite what we’ve been told, revenge is actually a dish best served cool — as in stylish and snazzy, with distinctive taste in music and outfits and haircuts and zingers. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “He welcomed the hard questions. If I asked him a zinger, he’d get a kick out of it.” John McCain knew how to make journalists love him 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z She fires off zingers about lost teeth, lost lovers and the necessity of housing actors in the stables. Elaine Stritch and Other Matrons of ?Night Music? 2010-07-23T02:12:00Z He doesn’t get into politics in his book because he thinks it can slide too easily into propaganda, although he has some zingers. David Duchovny’s Truth Is Out There, Between Covers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Those American variations and especially their later descendants, like Lanford Wilson’s “The Hot L Baltimore,” often teetered on the brink of both melodramatic bathos and quippy sitcom humor, in which everybody’s armed with zingers. ‘Halfway Bitches’ Review: A Play as Unruly as Life Itself 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z It's easy to see Emma's 19th century zinger today in the pyrrhic victory of a salty tweet, a public dismissal of an older woman whose great crime is being insufficiently amusing to the popular girl. "Emma." is the candy-coated "Clueless" remake we deserve 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Some, like “All in the Family” and the first few seasons of “Designing Women,” were all zingers, personality and delivery before the whole thing went to schtick. ‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But her commentary can also be incisive and funny, sparking roundups of her zingers across the internet. Patricia Altschul, 78, Is the Dowager Countess of ‘Southern Charm’ 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z And the show was punctuated with comic zingers. Music Review: Campy Ode to Film Noir and a Twist on Politics 2010-10-22T23:39:00Z The character’s occasional zingers go only so far to redeem “In Praise of Love,” the talky, genteelly plodding Terence Rattigan play that is receiving a revival from the Washington Stage Guild. ‘In Praise of Love’: A second look at the 1970s play’s retorts and tear-jerkers 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z But then, that's not really the point here, and he does get some tickling zingers in at the media, politicos and such. Energetic 'Newsies' chock full of extras -- read all about it 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z And though Mr. West is a master zinger slinger, what makes the performance stick in your mind is its sustained, subliminal desperation. Arts & Leisure: At the Theater, You Can Feel the Connection 2011-07-20T11:53:32Z Her conversation doesn’t bristle with wordplay or throwaway one-liners; there are no zingers. Lorrie Moore’s New Book Is a Reminder and a Departure 2014-02-17T22:42:23Z Throwing zingers — “People tell me I don’t look a day over 80”; “Don’t expect me to analyze my books!” — she’s both modest and outspoken. Beverly Cleary on turning 100: Kids today ‘don’t have the freedom’ I had 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z “At the same time it has that great Muppet madcap wit, those zingers and those really fast takes, and those 30-second acts that are just hilarious. It’s like a ‘Muppet Show’ with a story.” Remember Emmet Otter and His Jug Band? They’re Back, and Onstage. 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z She gets a few zingers into the play, even as the show comes apart in the last act. Theater Review: ‘Let’s Kill Grandma This Christmas’ at St. Clement’s 2012-12-05T21:59:34Z After all, he spent a week with the guy and took what he wanted from him: the furrowed brow and the selective zingers. The 8 Best Impressions of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “It’s 20 stories,” bats back Stacy before Parker delivers his zinger. Today?s Movie Trailer: The Amazing Spider-Man 2012-02-07T15:01:22Z But Teen Daughter just uses the premise as a setup for predictable zinger comedy. TV Tonight: I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011-11-30T14:33:42Z A walking, talking compendium of botanical factoids and zany zingers, she encourages fans with her cheeky-but-serious prayer for foragers, “Don’t die!” and her trademark gaptoothed smile. How Black Foragers Find Freedom in the Natural World 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Coming out of country and pop, instead of hip-hop, Ms. Swift isn’t that confrontational; she proceeds with poised self-confidence, smiling zingers and songs that bounce along in major chords. Battle of the Sexes at the iHeartRadio Concert at Madison Square Garden 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Viewers love him for all that, arguing that the shards of truth in his jabs reveal a high emotional I.Q.; his zingers are vicious, but they're also right. "Succession" fans should be shocked by Roman Roy. He was always a terrible person with a quick wit 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Somebody has been naughty and fun: a scandalous remark, a zinger, a gut laugh, the high-grade stuff. Hahaha vs. Hehehe 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Other players loaded up with zingers, but she laid out the night’s best at just the right moments, during one of the briefest of silences in the midst of a nine-way squabble. Democratic debate night 2: Kamala Harris knew she was on TV and it paid off 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z There were his risky zingers, like: “ ‘Transparent’ was born a drama but it identifies as a comedy.” The Emmys Become an Actual Good Awards Show 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, a traveling Minnesotan, bracing for a zinger, might name-drop the Vikings, losers of four Super Bowls. Why Minneapolis Loved Prince, and He Loved His Hometown 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The book is also a gold mine for Costello obsessives who have spent decades dissecting and analyzing his every lyrical zinger. Elvis Costello has a new memoir, and it's even better than Bob Dylan and Keith Richards's books 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z It transformed from nonstop zingers that were very adult in nature to this universal story of overcoming adversity by being oneself. ‘Legally Blonde’ Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z And then comes a zinger that proves the author’s point. A Landmark Reckoning With America’s Racial Past and Present 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Though the comic confection's clunky moments keep it from achieving soufflé delicacy, its bright zingers and seamless fantasy sequences amp the playfulness, and the mostly unforced performances complement the production's cartoonish exuberance. Songs and love, served with 'Cupcakes' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Or is it mostly confirmed politics junkies, just waiting to cheer for the zingers and hear how their own side plans on campaigning to the actual undecided voters? What We’re Learning from the Convention Ratings (Or Lack Thereof) 2012-09-05T19:34:42Z Best line: Dialogue is now part of the “Cats” universe, but there’s nary a zinger to be found, unless you count some rather obvious cat puns. ‘Cats’: Did You See the Movie? Let’s Talk 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z As for the two candidates actually present, Mr. Kaine attacked often but clumsily, armed with canned zingers like, “You are Donald Trump’s apprentice.” Vice Presidential Debate: How Do You Fact-Check a Headshake? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But there are plenty of slashing, funny zingers, even if you can sometimes predict the punch line in the pause before it arrives. Theater Review | 'Looped': Valerie Harper Is Tallulah Bankhead on the Skids 2010-03-15T05:35:00Z Blank, a former playwright, includes a zinger about a multiracial revival of “Fences” and a gloomier story line about a new play workshopped into subscriber-pleasing nonsense. Best Theater of 2020 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Having spent the afternoon lobbing their zingers at targets high and low, it was now time for the “Oh, Hello” stars to get zinged. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Kvetch Their Way to Broadway 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Jimmy Kimmel didn’t go for a Trump-related skit, but he fit in more than his share of zingers about the president’s news conference. Jimmy Fallon (as Trump) Meets the Press 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Wright’s own righteous anger is aimed at the usual pestilent enemies of the natural world and ecological balance — parasitic insects or their human kin, “developers, apparatchiks, celebrities, lobbyists” — her zingers outdistancing predictable “green” rants. A Poet and Essayist Meditates on the Deep Roots Binding Humans and Trees 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z She was known on “Bling Empire” for her personal style, a love for cooking and cutting zingers. Anna Shay, Star of Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire,’ Dies at 62 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Mrs. Crawley and the Dowager Countess, who exchanged zingers over class and manners, became friends. ‘Downton’ funk: The end of ‘Abbey’s’ road draws nigh 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Next, inform your wife that passive-aggressive zingers about slaving in the kitchen do not flatter any host. Correcting a Co-Worker’s Grammar: Helpful or Hurtful? 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The zinger is vintage Allen, from its steadfast, playfully expressed atheism to its flawless timing. ‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses new ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Instead of cheering for Obama zingers, the downtown Democrats found themselves fidgeting as Mr. Romney’s folksy and crisp retorts seemed to edge out Mr. Obama’s professorial responses. Young Crowd Finds Debate Lacking 2012-10-05T22:05:37Z Ms. Coulter proceeded to deliver a string of stinging below-the-Bible-Belt zingers. Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z Plus, there were a couple of zingers in it about her son, Jason, and that upset her. Barbra Streisand, a Voice to Be Reckoned With 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z At the height of his workless despair, Mel tells his wife, "Your mother called – we exchanged recipes", which the actor treats as a statement of fact rather than a potential zinger. The Prisoner of Second Avenue 2010-07-13T15:10:00Z He zips in with the zinger with brisk dispatch and delivers it not with blunt force but with the throwaway grace of a crack shortstop turning a double play. Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z It was the way he kept the ceremony lively and punctuated it with zingers and laugh lines. Everything old was new again at the Oscars 2012-02-27T22:03:16Z It sounds as if this play has a darker edge, promising more secrets revealed than acid-tongued zingers. The Week Ahead 2012-03-03T22:06:02Z You’d be hard-pressed to find a zinger or a thoughtful speech. Review: Innocuous Remarks Double as Cutting Commentary in ‘Abigail’s Party’ 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z His one noticeable zinger, “You guys are ducking more questions than Congress,” sounded scripted. With Schwarzenegger as Host, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Lacks Old Bite 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z He's getting in every zinger he can in the farewell tour of Mr. Simon Haynes. 'American Idol' Was Only Rock 'n' Roll But I Liked It 2010-03-17T17:10:00Z “Lay a couple of zingers on him from your Update segment. Boy, old O. J. would see red, I’m here to tell you. And the more steamed he got, the funnier it struck me.” Norm Macdonald’s Often Funny, Always Fabulist ‘Based on a True Story’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Playwright Marks has given him with plenty of zingers, as when he refers to their neighborhood filled with foreclosed and abandoned homes as "a drywall junkyard." Review: America Ferrera stars in edgy 'Bethany' 2013-01-22T19:41:08Z He may know nothing about politics, but he has a way with cruel zingers. The many ways pop culture warned us about the 2016 election 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Maybe “Mad Men” wouldn’t yield any great zingers, but could they not give him enough time to binge-watch “House of Cards?” Weird Al’s Emmys parody reveals that he doesn’t watch TV 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z “Veep”’s delivery is joke-driven and cutting, an array of sharp zingers and takedowns deployed one after another, usually from one character to another. Ayn Rand goes to “Silicon Valley”: The farcical libertarian world of Mike Judge, where corporations are the new soul-crushing villains 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z And this is the sort of show that still uses the comedy-gold zinger, “Ooh, that just happened.” Review: The Mysteries of Laura Has It All. All Wrong. 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Zinger for zinger, it’s up there with the best, Rebel Wilson is hilarious and the singing is accamazing. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s funny to see the candidate flanked by his kids, given his reliance, during his campaign, on folksy zingers attributed to his beloved grandmother. Andrew Gillum’s Kids Embody the Voter’s Warring Impulses on Election Day 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Instead, you could make a raspberry chocolate truffle blend for yourself, a Sumatra dark for a friend, even a lemon zinger tea for another friend! Get rid of your dumb K-Cups 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z With his sly smile and his sparkly eyes, he delivers the zingers with an easy grace, giving a nice silky consistency to shtick that, in more aggressive hands, might grow oppressive. Review: ‘An Act of God,’ With Jim Parsons as an Almighty Comedian 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z But such zingers are too few and too scattered. Review | What got lost in one writer’s garden 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z She gives Emily some good zingers, including a riff about the inherent sexism of the word “quirky” and one-liners like “burritos are just sleeping bags for rice.” Review: In ‘Mr. Roosevelt,’ an Ailing Cat and a Comedian in Crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z When asked if another of her boorish onscreen boss’s zingers — “Your breasts are too big, they make you look dumb” — was also mined from personal experience, she nodded. Actress Heather Graham Turns From #MeToo to Toil and Trouble 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z To keep the mood upbeat between the performances, a host of notable names dished out a number of zingers during the telethon. Superstorm Sandy Concert: Musicians Rock New York 2012-12-13T10:30:36Z Carroll, 75, is a stylish writer and often funny; her book is full of zingers. Review | We know about E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation. How is the rest of her book? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Next, a few good-natured zingers at each other’s expense. Steve Martin and Martin Short Trade Barbs, and Eulogies, on ‘S.N.L.’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z But Mr. Oliver hasn’t changed his methodical, slow-burning attacks, usually spending each episode skillfully dissecting one topic with plenty of zingers. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Shameless’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z "I would just be constantly writing all these zingers –- like, 'Burn. That would really get her.'" Taylor Swift has a 'straight-up enemy' -- but won't say who she is 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z “And,” he adds, gearing up for the zinger, each “had to facilitate an endless procession of facile observations and labored one-liners.” From Bomb to Bust 2010-10-22T16:02:00Z Which perhaps is what she means by her third consecutive episode ending zinger, “Dear boys, would you like to have some fun?” Westworld recap: episode six – Maeve and Felix sitting in a tree, E.D.I.T.I.N.G 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Is he throwing his lot in with the most pervasive branch of the blokeish mainstream, a sanitised and benevolent hilarity that stretches from lad-dad panel shows to your mate’s zinger about your terrible haircut? The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z But I can’t do much more cheerleading for Mr. Kern’s play, aside from noting the excellence and commitment of its young cast and its reasonably ample array of well-turned zingers. Theater Review: ‘Modern Terrorism,’ by Jon Kern, at the Second Stage Theater 2012-10-18T21:50:45Z He kept his tone level, only occasionally lightening up for a zinger or showing flashes of pique, mostly defaulting to a slight, closed-mouthed slant of a grin. Debate Watch: Pointed Questions and a Hot Cuppa Joe 2012-10-12T12:16:43Z She leans beautifully into the sweetness of the cooks but also, bending the other way, into the sourness of Clyde, for whom Nottage has written great zingers. ‘Clyde’s’ Review: Sometimes a Hero Is More Than Just a Sandwich 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Here’s the zinger: according to Decety and his colleagues, kids from more religious households are less altruistic, and more apt to deal out punishment, than kids from non-religious households. Are kids from religious backgrounds really more selfish than their nonreligious peers? 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z But the beauty of the show’s language is how many feelings those zingers can communicate. Review: On ‘Roseanne,’ Times Have Changed, but They’re Still Tough 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Leong gives us “Insults by the Numbers,” a colorful chart that rates zingers absorbed by the six most verbally abused Star Wars characters. Review | Graphic trivia about ‘Star Wars’ that only a Jedi Master would know 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Walter’s description of Williamstown as the place “where all ambivalent successful actors come for absolution” is a savvy zinger. Blythe Danner Stars in ‘The Country House’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Whitty concludes with a zinger: "'If I Stay' only left me nearly comatose — and very eager to walk into the white light of the lobby." Chloe Grace Moretz drama 'If I Stay' is lifeless, reviews say 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Martín’s zinger lands with snap in director Bill Rauch’s burnished and powerfully acted production, now running at Arena Stage after originating at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Review | ‘Mother Road’ is often a slog despite burnished production at Arena Stage 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Writer/performer Frank Ferrante puts on a 90-minute show in great Groucho style, full of zingers and one-liners suitable for all ages. 13 of Seattle's top entertainment picks for May 6-12, 2012 2012-05-04T03:18:09Z The images are so bold, so alive and so deceivingly simple, you half expect a thought bubble to pop up with a zinger from Elaine May. Alex Katz at 88: Portrait of the artist unable to slow down 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z While there is no “polite” zinger that will put the question to rest, if offered the Champagne, just say, “No, thank you” and leave it at that. Wedding Etiquette 2011-12-23T22:08:30Z A party animal with a line in champagne zingers; endlessly quotable; completely at one with the zeitgeist; a literary artist whose obiter dicta became the soundtrack of his times. Gatsby may be great, but F Scott Fitzgerald is greater 2013-04-29T20:00:00Z David Sedaris is a singularly talented humorist who lands acerbic zingers with the calculating precision of a kamikaze pilot. David Sedaris discusses prison pen pals, pandemic sensitivities and that apology he’s never going to give 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Those two have been saving up some zingers for an occasion like this, it seems. In praise of boredom, at the movies and in life 2011-06-08T01:01:00Z Fitzgerald himself contributes to the confusion as the author of countless contradictory zingers: "Parties are a form of suicide," he said, but he was an Olympic party animal. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell – review 2013-06-02T07:01:17Z But it has plenty of zesty zingers and possesses its own share of invigorating rage. Arts & Leisure: ‘Denial,’ ‘Bofors Gun’ and the London Revival of Rage 2012-06-17T00:00:31Z Here are a few of the first female comics and a selection of their zingers. The (Elegant, Brazen, Brainy) Pioneering Women of Comedy 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z With most movies, this may not be a bad idea, but the dialogue here is so forceful you want to savor every zinger. "Wall Street" a powerfully told sequel 2010-05-14T21:25:00Z Constance Kopp, the feisty heroine of Stewart’s charming novel, is a formidable character who can pack heat, deliver a zinger and catch a criminal without missing a beat. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z This last zinger could sum up the entire show, both in its themes and setup — the most elaborate I have yet seen in the virtual-theater era. Review: A Satire of Social Media That Aims at Too Many Targets 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z When television children were still speaking in zingers, these guys were defiantly inarticulate. The ’90s Cartoon That Mattered? ‘Beavis and Butt-Head.’ (Fight Me.) 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z If you can think of a zinger put-down, great – but you don't need one. There's a right way to deal with hecklers. Then there's Michelle Obama's… 2013-06-08T23:05:27Z "I see many in the audience," he says tenderly, then hurls a zinger: "I realize tonight, I'm the biggest name here." Trophies and laughs await on 'The Comedy Awards' 2012-05-04T15:46:11Z Ms. Edmonds dropped zingers as her band accompanied her with jazzy tunes. ‘We Fascinated Them’: Shailah Edmonds on a Golden Era of Black Models 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The revival is steadier in the next two episodes, where it settles into its nimble mode of zingers, farce and slapstick. Review: The World Changed. NBC’s ‘Will & Grace’ Hasn’t. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump knows the political value of a Don Rickles zinger. Michelle Wolf Did Her Job. It’s the Correspondents’ Dinner That Is the Problem. 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z He also had zingers for Congress, saying they spent his money faster than he could make it. US library pokes fun at politics with Bob Hope 2010-06-11T23:31:00Z The little ‘for a small fee’ was my zinger — except that the ‘for’ is accented and ‘small fee’ is impossible to say that fast, so it went ‘For a smafee in America.’ Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z If you shoot zingers back—unless you are very skilled, like Elizabeth Warren or whoever Hillary Clinton’s millennial tweeter is, because she needs a raise—you risk the old wrestling-with-a-pig conundrum. The R.N.C. on TV: Another Unbelievable Evening 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Name calling and zingers will not build a bridge to understanding. How to prevent fights on holidays — without banning politics and other heated topics 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z In each battle, three sets of two comics lob insults and zingers at each other, with audience members voting on who executed the finest roast. Comedy Listings for July 1-7 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z “Either way, everything will be fine,” she writes, setting up the last of this book’s virtually nonstop zingers. Books of The Times: Tina Fey Is Greek and Also Teutonic, but She Isn?t a Troll 2011-04-03T21:52:49Z Each familiar face dispensed a revealing anecdote or incisive zinger to box up a complex issue. When good TV goes bad: how The West Wing went south 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z That improbably provides considerable hilarity -- Edlow’s knack for sardonic zingers is in peak form -- and each family member’s personal traumas emerge with increasing velocity. 'ICU' at Atwater Village Theatre: Family dysfunction for the 'Shameless' crowd 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Maeve did have a low humor count, but that doesn’t seem fair because the woman has had some real zingers. 5 Illuminating Westworld Discoveries 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Along the way, they get into a few spectacular messes, learn a lot about themselves and each other, and score few excellent zingers at us all. David Duchovny’s first novel is a witty, madcap fable starring troubled cow, a Jewish pig and a suave turkey 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The next few minutes, a mix of caustic anecdotes and off-color zingers, earn her a standing ovation and a public indecency arrest. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z For about 25 minutes, Sampson serves up something warm and piquant at Trish’s: an interplay of zingers, flirtations, spats and politics. Review: In ‘This Land Was Made,’ Huey Newton Walks Into a Bar 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z For the remainder of the ritual, mystical meditations were regularly punctured by zingers. Croissants with Cthulhu 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Gerry’s dismissive zingers — sharpened by his own anxiety and loneliness — are consistently hilarious. Review | Too much monotone in ‘Bright Colors’ at Studio Theatre 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Rather than serving up a variety of zingers, the movie settles for one joke per character, repeated endlessly. ‘Love Wedding Repeat’ Review: A Tumble Down the Aisle 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z It was a slippery slope of weeks of good times, then the mean zinger or insult. Ask Amy: Couple decides on deep-freeze to break up friendship 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z But for every politically astute zinger in “Long Shot,” there was an equally sophomoric gag playing to the lowest common denominator of dude-centric wish fulfillment. Perspective | What are you laughing at? ‘Late Night’ leads a new crop of comedies trying to make jokes more woke. 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Unable to land a good zinger even during the best-picture mix-up involving “La La Land” and “Moonlight,” Kimmel droned through most of his material like he was thinking about his grocery list. What Do the Oscars Gain by Losing a Host? 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Corollary zinger: on the punishment front, Muslim kids are even more vindictive than Christians. Are kids from religious backgrounds really more selfish than their nonreligious peers? 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z But when he described the story he wanted to tell, she responded with a zinger that sounds like one of McKinnon’s famous “Gins-burns”: “Well, if that’s how you want to spend your time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already a legend. But a new movie insists there’s still more to say about her. 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Such zingers — along with more accounts of the packaging and marketing of cosmetics than you surely ever expected from a musical — punctuate scenes in which both women face the same obstacles. Review: ‘War Paint’ Recalls Two Cosmetics Titans 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z She did land a cracking zinger with her prediction for the last award: "Possibility number one - 12 Years A Slave wins best picture. Possibility number two - you're all racists." Ellen's bid for best Oscar host 2014-03-03T08:07:42Z Here are his best zingers, ranked from tamest to most risqué. Colbert’s best Obama zingers: Ranking the jokes from his Obama interview, from tame to risqué 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z His comedic rhythm feels like a throwback, with a lot of zingers and jokes that rely on audience laughter as a sort of ellipsis between punchlines. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s that filmmaking is more visual, or that other cultural noise is drowning out the zingers. Longing for the Lines That Had Us at Hello 2010-10-19T22:25:00Z But following the norms of modern politics, Clinton will probably have to arm herself with a few zingers as well. Why comedy as a weapon could be such a force in the 2016 election 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Sheen, more so than any roastee in memory, seemed unfazed by the zingers; when he finally stood up at the end of the show, he roasted his roasters -- and himself -- brilliantly. Why Charlie Sheen is still winning 2011-09-20T16:20:00Z The rest of his speech was equally full of zingers. The Carpetbagger: Albert Brooks Finds a New Use for His Character's Backstory 2012-01-11T14:00:13Z Mr. Beane offers his usual hilarious zingers and, beneath the noise of Mark Brokaw’s busy yet torpid production, something to think about. Onstage, the New Gay Agenda Involves Cake and Not Getting Fired 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z UPDATE: Ebert's response, just posted on his Sun-Times blog, is typically concise and gracious, and comes with a zinger or two: Thanks for responding. Ebert attacks my "Secretariat" review -- it's on! 2010-10-08T14:58:00Z “I immediately was taken by how contemporary it was,” Mr. Gordon said, noting that between zingers, Buckley and Vidal were debating foreign wars, racial justice and states’ rights. Buckley vs. Vidal: When Debate Became Bloodsport 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Not that he’s lost his way with a zinger. Theater Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!,’ a Satiric Revue 2014-05-06T20:42:24Z For the dinner, “I have some more pointed zingers and some generally silly jokes,” says Strong, who plans to play “a heightened version of myself.” Cecily Strong: Saturday night, she’s live, headlining D.C.’s biggest bash 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Early in the show, he got in a real zinger on Mel B’s northern English accent. Simon Cowell without the insults: what's the point? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And the Wyeths’ Christmas Eve zingers get sharper, piercing enough to draw blood. ‘Other Desert Cities’: A family’s personal, and political, pain 2013-06-07T22:37:00Z “I don’t have a significant other,” she replied, and then came the zinger. On Their First Date, a Third Party Tagged Along 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris said that her character’s humor came less from Bebe-like zingers than from her relationships with other family members. High-Spirited Comedies Rush the Stage 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Like Bond, the memoir is droll, pensive and filled with zingers teetering between funny and ferocious. Up Close: Justin Vivian Bond Turns Androgyny Into High Art 2012-06-20T18:31:16Z There are many, many such lines in “My Life on a Diet,” which is based on her 1986 memoir of the same title and is a veritable depository of old-fashioned zingers. Review: Mixing the Salty and the Sweet in ‘My Life on a Diet’ 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z “Younger,” a pacey comedy set in the world of Manhattan publishing, often relies on musical theater stars to deliver its zingers. When Covid Dropped the Curtain on Broadway Actors, TV Kept the Lights On 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Not to disparage either performer’s solidly made original material, but it was thoroughly eclipsed by the music from “Rent,” which sent zingers to the heart. Music Review: Still Connected to ?Rent,? but Not Afraid to Branch Out 2011-01-11T22:11:45Z And also — not quite the same thing — for zingers and gotchas and other flashes of that mysterious, you-know-it-when-you-see-it phenomenon called “great television.” Review: ‘Best of Enemies’ Recalls Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.’s TV Battles 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Answer in kind: Heinrichs suggests extending the visual theme of the "photogenic" zinger by responding, "Well, obviously, I look different if you're not wearing your glasses." Defending yourself from insults and rising above them 2011-07-11T15:26:03Z His one-liners and zingers were all done with a wink — the audience was in on the joke. Academy Awards show producers hope their third time is a charmer 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Nicky Silver’s play is a shameless laugh machine, in which Lavin delivers sitcom zingers to her dying husband and two dysfunctional kids, all of whom appear to hate each other for no good reason. TIME?s Not-the-Tony Awards 2012 2012-05-01T15:50:28Z The feisty couple volleys a lot of zingers, as well as praise, back and forth. Ted Gibson, Celebrity Hairstylist, Lobbies for an Oscar for Hair 2012-02-14T21:01:12Z She dances, flops over a chair and slams home Coward’s zingers with the precision of an atomic clock, the panache of a seasoned comic. Angela Lansbury’s road, from ‘Murder, She Wrote’ to Noël Coward 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Some of the lines she criticized are gone, but many remain, and there are plenty of recognizably Sorkinesque touches — characters talking while walking; soaring emotional speeches by secondary characters; zingers that are witty and pointed. After Dispute, ‘Mockingbird’ Blends Novel’s Spirit and Sorkin’s Voice Onstage 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The zingers kept coming, even when she talked about meeting Michael Sheen's Welsh family. Sarah Silverman talks new man Michael Sheen with ex Jimmy Kimmel 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Your son may prefer to let these comments slide, or he may want to wield the zinger himself. Thanks for the Painful Reminder 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z All you need for this zinger of a side dish is a generous glug of olive oil, a heavy hand with salt and pepper and an electric spritz of lemon. A Beginner’s Thanksgiving: 7 Recipes That Lighten the Workload 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z She gets off a few zingers that linger. Theater Review | 'All About Me': Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna, at Henry Miller?s Theater 2010-03-19T03:32:00Z He slings zingers and stages bits of comic business, making fine use of funny faces, jumping eyebrows, slow burns and double takes. ‘Don’t Look Up’ Review: Tick, Tick, Kablooey 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Where Crosley’s first collections were dense with zingers made to deliver laughs, the most memorable lines in this one are built to break hearts. The Essays Are Personal. The Truths Are Universal. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Replicating teen doublespeak with brilliant authenticity, the dialogue was full of zingers, accounting for its continued life online. Why Tina Fey's Mean Girls is a movie classic 2013-01-29T11:28:56Z In Saturday’s season premiere, “S.N.L.” seemed to play it down the middle, balancing each joke about Mr. Trump with a zinger about Mrs. Clinton. ‘S.N.L.’ Begins a New Season With Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z I don’t want to be “that guy” but there aren’t that many zingers so far, he’s just going through the motions. David Letterman live: the final Late Show - as it happened 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The play, though, doesn’t aspire to much beyond being an exchange of zingers, and Mr. Rockefeller’s aren’t especially zingier than the ones in the TV show. Review: The Golden Girls, Back Again as Wisecracking Puppets 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Sweet Sue gets some zingers, redolent of a time when women no longer felt as constrained by the pressure to be polite. How ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tunes In to the Jazz Age 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In case we didn’t get that zinger, he repeats it. Norm Macdonald has a show. But when hasn’t he? That’s the problem 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Because, really, all the insinuating antics onstage — laced with frisky innuendos and stinging zingers — feel pretty humdrum to latter-day viewers, not so different from an episode of “Will & Grace.” Review: Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto Enter Sniping in ‘The Boys in the Band’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z To find out, complete the following zingers - ideally with a willing friend or partner - and compare your witticisms. How funny do you think you are? Personality quiz 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Maher’s first misfire, a pop culture zinger about the frequency of Islamic extremist terrorist attacks, resulted in tepid laughs from just a few corners of the audience. Bill Maher’s Charlie Hebdo mess: Last night’s “Jimmy Kimmel” revealed why we need studio audiences 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z During this meeting, in which she labels him an “emotional terrorist,” the screenplay throws in a zinger that reveals the extent of his narcissism and misogyny. Movie Review: ‘Some Girl(s)’ Is Based on Neil LaBute’s Play 2013-06-28T01:38:00Z Alec Baldwin, accepting a supporting actor award for his occasional impersonations of Mr. Trump, got off one of the night’s better zingers: “At long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.” Review: The Emmys Figured Out How to Handle Trump 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The reviews were mixed, with some loving his familiar zingers, others feeling they were more than stale. Everything old was new again at the Oscars 2012-02-27T22:03:16Z She’s full of zingers like “I’m going to hit twice as hard as she ever did because I can and someone should.” 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 5 Recap: Replacing a Dud With an Atom Bomb 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The tidier, tastier prelude to a pizza is a salad of shredded Brussels sprouts tossed with some real zingers — blue cheese and pickled red onion — but also sliced Asian pear and a miso dressing. Emmy Squared finds diners opening wide for Detroit-style pizza 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z She felt eternal, and anyway, zingers are her territory.— Celebrities and Comedians Mourn Joan Rivers With Funny Anecdotes and Reflections 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z I’m not totally against these kinds of clichéd zingers, because clichés often come from truths. Hooray for Joan Watson: Why well-rounded Asian-American characters matter 2014-01-22T23:59:00Z “And I don’t know that other platforms would be able to handle the zingers as gracefully as they have.” In ‘Reboot,’ Everything Old Is New, to Streaming 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But lest we hastily assume that it’s no longer all about Hannah, she hits us with one of the show’s so-wrong-it’s-right zingers. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Returns, and a New Day Begins 2014-01-13T04:00:22Z Too few playwrights have a gift for comedy, and she is the rare one who not only provides zingers but also the structures in which they make sense. Review: In ‘Nollywood Dreams,’ a Star and an Industry Are Born 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Two comics exchange barbs and zingers, with the audience and judges giving feedback on who “won.” Comedy Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z She routinely targets people’s insecurities, including her own, dispatching them with well-timed zingers. For Margaret Cho, Nothing Is Too Private for a Punch Line 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z SS: The zingers about women having NO autonomy back in the day were also somewhat grating. Review | The message from Second City’s ‘Generation Gap’: Lite laffs 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z It’s too bad; according to my copy of the script there were some good zingers in there, just waiting to be discernibly zinged. | 'Yes We Can': This Colorblind Woman Can?t Distinguish Black From White 2011-06-29T21:36:42Z Which is not to say that she lacks zingers. Comedy gold – Jo Brand's Barely Live 2013-07-12T14:09:37Z My favorite zinger was directed against me by the mother of a college boyfriend. Defending yourself from insults and rising above them 2011-07-11T15:26:03Z He couldn’t help throwing a zinger in about President Trump. Trevor Noah: There Are Worse Things to Be on Twitter Than an Egg 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z But some things — like ending a scene with a zinger — don’t change. ‘Young Sheldon’ Reinvents ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Formula. Will It Work? 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z For that reason, The Times asked readers on Twitter to share their favorite zingers and one-liners delivered by Ms. Rivers over the arc of her comedic career. What Was Your Favorite Joan Rivers Joke? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Whenever Lola delivers one of her trademark zingers or innuendos in song or speech, she cracks herself up. ‘Kinky Boots’ With Wayne Brady as a Cross-Dresser You Could Take Home to Mother 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Even one of the zingers, a joke by Oh about Hollywood’s casting white actors as Asian characters, produced a cheerfully penitent “I’m sorry!” from Emma Stone, who played a part-Asian character in “Aloha.” The Golden Globes Sets the Thermometer to Warm 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z As the next Democratic debates approach, Joe Biden’s advisers are probably giving him a crash course on Spotify; Elizabeth Warren’s are likely polishing a zinger about being pregnant in the workplace. How to Beat Trump, According to Experts on Middle-School Bullies 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z But in the very next breath, she lets her true colors shine by tacking on this classic Moore zinger: “ ‘Marriage is one long conversation,’ wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. ‘Bark:’ Lorrie Moore casts her eye on modern relationships 2014-04-10T21:14:38Z “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die” is one of many Fisher zingers quoted in this book. Review | A new biography dishes about Carrie Fisher’s tumultuous, bittersweet life 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Not content simply to crack wise about newsmakers and journalists, Stewart directed zingers that came with a heartfelt edge — a wise fool raging against hypocrisy, with a pulpit that began to extend beyond the show. Jon Stewart announces he'll leave 'The Daily Show' this year 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The show has been a weekly gift for fans of old-fashioned zingers. Comfort Viewing: Why I Still Love ‘The Goldbergs’ 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Reynolds may play the smart aleck, but beneath Adam’s zingers he is compensating for a profound pain, and Louis is critical in activating his son’s tender side. ‘The Adam Project’ Review: Back Talk to the Future 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z He was the tonic who delivered the zingers like “Have a drink. It’ll make me look younger.” John Slattery’s turn from adman to ink-stained wretch 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Most of the screen time goes to Ms. Madsen, and she works hard to pump some life into the script’s mild zingers. | 'Scoundrels': Virginia Madsen Stars in a New Comedy on ABC 2010-06-18T22:16:00Z What we said: A very satisfying archery contest of zingers … a film of surfaces and cynicism, in which the romanticism of the more famous stories is almost entirely absent. The best films of 2016 so far 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z But before he took a single question he delivered a zinger at the expense of NBC News host Brian Williams, noting that Williams had told him that he hosted the show back in the ’70s. Jerry Seinfeld at His Hilarious Best for SNL 40 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Burnett, meanwhile, tosses out the occasional zinger that, mostly, goes right over her young co-stars’ heads. Carol Burnett Taps Into Her Inner Child for Adult Advice 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z That would have been a biblical zinger there, but that wouldn't have brought a pillar of fire down from the heavens to destroy the Westboro Baptist Church. Comic-Con report: Geeks vs. fundamentalist Christians 2010-07-23T15:12:00Z After an opener with Samberg full of zingers, Oh suddenly became emotional, explaining that she’d agreed to host the show — and overcome the fear — to celebrate the diversity of the nominated casts. Snubs, surprises and a Satanic shout-out? Key Globes moments 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z On other occasions, though, the script falls back on glib, naughty zingers you associate with sitcoms like “Will & Grace.” Review: ‘Shows for Days,’ With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The format: Griffin and her co-hosts weigh in on a look and deliver a zinger or two. Zendaya slams 'Fashion Police' host for 'ignorant' comment about hair 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Here are some of the best zingers from the woman who, Joan Rivers said, "broke the way for every woman comedian". Phyllis Diller's best one-liners 2012-08-21T13:27:10Z The Parkers don’t get far before disaster strikes, and if it wasn’t for the kids’ sharp zingers and surfeit of awkward birds-’n’-bees questions, “The Detour” would be a whole lot less fun. Comedy is disgusting. It works for ‘Catastrophe,’ but not so much for ‘Dice’ and ‘The Detour’ 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z They served up zingers but generally steered the telecast in a softer, goofier direction. Ricky Gervais Returning as Golden Globes Host 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The bullying remained, but the joy faded, and the comedy was often reduced to nasty zingers and schoolyard-quality taunts. With Schwarzenegger as Host, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Lacks Old Bite 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z His wife, Weezie, was often his foil - yet provided plenty of zingers as well. Sherman Hemsley of TV's "The Jeffersons" dies 2012-07-25T03:38:08Z Yet a novel comprising a relentless onslaught of zingers can get dangerously close to a less sappy “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” or a nihilistic rendition of Mao’s Little Red Book. ‘Quicksand’ review: A zany, and trying, tale of a man who can’t catch a break 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Rogen did have some zingers, mostly at the expense of other awards shows. The Carpetbagger: Michelle Williams Amid Her Independent Tribe 2012-02-26T16:16:50Z The tics with which she invested Edith — the shuffling walk, the zinger delivered without realizing its zinginess — are stage techniques translated expertly to television, delivered with the comic timing and commitment of a theatrical performance. An Appraisal: Behind Jean Stapleton’s Ditzy Edith, a Giant of Theatrical Skills 2013-06-02T18:34:19Z Hawkeye Pierce treated surgery patients: with a never-ending string of zingers. Allan Arbus, ‘M*A*S*H’ Actor, Dies at 95 2013-04-23T14:29:58Z To this, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer replied quickly after, giving that a hard pass by way of a real zinger, writing, "No thanks, we’re good. We’ve seen a Trump rally at the Capitol already." MTG fantasizes about Trump as speaker, saying it would be "the House of MAGA" 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z A fierce debater who did not suffer fools, the California senator was long known for her verbal zingers and sharp comebacks when challenged on the issues about which she was most fervent. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z He arrived at the next debate prepared with a now-famous zinger. President Biden can't magically get younger — so make old cool 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Christie scored one of his best zingers of the night when he compared Ramaswamy to “a guy who sounds like ChatGPT.” Commentary: GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z But as part of the run-through, the Angels consultant said in an email that team officials would be “available to help develop ‘zingers,’ responses, and other points to improve performance.” Column: Anaheim, it's time to tell the Angels and Arte Moreno adiós already 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The joy of “Joy Ride” is certainly there in the sexual repartee, the caustic insults and the foul-mouthed zingers, all of which Lim paces with nary-a-wasted-moment velocity. Review: The exuberantly rude 'Joy Ride' gives its stars the raunch-pad they deserve 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The movie supplies zingers on a scene-by-scene basis, but Arkin nails his moments indelibly: No one will complain about not wanting to go to lunch quite as pathetically. Beloved for gruffly supportive dads, Alan Arkin was more than 'Little Miss Sunshine' 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Sir Keir Starmer's latest zinger at Prime Minister's Questions is unlikely to be added to the list of great political insults. How nicknames invaded British politics 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z No stranger to zingers from his years of playing Jack McFarland on “Will & Grace,” Hayes submerges himself in the despair and despondency that were the fuel for Levant’s storied wit. Unhappiness made Oscar Levant a laugh riot. Sean Hayes carves a portrayal in a marble of suffering 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z But Kepnes obviously knows the world well, so the zingers land with authenticity. Review | ‘You’ may be wrapping up, but Joe Goldberg lives on in a new book 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “The Society of Shame” is often clever and inventive, charged with plenty of zingers, railing against Big Tampon. Review | In a sea of sad novels, ‘The Society of Shame’ dares us to laugh 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z And thanks for no Billy Wagner zingers this year. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Before dropping his microphone and holding his arms up triumphantly, Rock left the crowd with one last zinger. Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z After listening to tapes of Ford’s delivery, Mr. Orben came up with a few zingers. Bob Orben, One-Man Gag Factory and Speechwriter, Dies at 95 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Ford’s character is a curmudgeonly colleague and mentor who delivers zingers with restrained glee. Harrison Ford inspires cast in new comedy ‘Shrinking’ 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z That can work well in 200-page zingers like “Less Than Zero” or “Imperial Bedrooms.” Can Bret Easton Ellis bring back the (fictional) glory days? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z He’s quick with one-line zingers about his own frugality: I preach what I practice. Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z She appealed to voters with a clear understanding of the issues that affect their daily lives, not by touting a party line of sound bites and nasty zingers. 3rd District voters saw the train coming and got it right 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z In the early days of guest-hosting, Jennings might have been too panicked adjusting to his new gig to attempt any zingers. Ken Jennings broke ‘Jeopardy!’ in 2004. In 2022, he helped save it. 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z She’s quick with a viral zinger and rarely says anything to upset her base. Trumpism Beyond Trump 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z This one might not have been quite as ugly as the Colts-Broncos yawner a week earlier that had famed play-by-play announcer Al Michaels launching zingers and creating a buzz on social media. Muffed punt, Robinson TD lift Commanders over Bears 12-7 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Michaels, however, might have been the game’s top performer with zingers such as this: Fields, Bears try to build on progress when Commanders visit 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Cao’s line wasn’t just a good zinger; an answer like that urges Republicans to refocus and stop thinking about the 2020 election and Trump’s delusional fantasies of being declared “the rightful winner.” Opinion | A Virginia political novice shows the GOP how to stop obsessing about 2020 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Acerbic zingers aside, Truss’s performance is no joke. Opinion | Britain’s financial meltdown carries a global warning 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z But for some longtime Biden staffers, the zinger punctured the celebratory mood. As Obamas visit White House on Wednesday, tensions linger between Obama, Biden camps 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Cameron, who is Black, even cracked a joke about the Trump endorsement in his picnic speech - in true Fancy Farm form, where zingers and spoofs are not only common but expected. Kentucky candidates struggle when describing 2020 election 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Cameron, who is Black, even cracked a joke about the Trump endorsement in his picnic speech — in true Fancy Farm form, where zingers and spoofs are not only common but expected. Kentucky candidates struggle when describing 2020 election 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z While his challengers aimed zingers at him, Beshear spent the day consoling families displaced by flash flooding that swamped the Appalachian region more than a week ago, killing 37. In wake of floods, typical barbs at Kentucky political event 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Pence's big zinger of the night was a swipe at Lake — "Arizona Republicans don't need a governor that supported Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton" — which he delivered like a blast of foghorn. Mike Pence's devotion will be his downfall 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But, with the colossal caveat inserted that some zinger of a thing might happen that revolutionises everything, let's explore the state of play right now. Tory leadership: TV debates can catapult or crush reputations 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Of course, Fellowes couldn’t conclude Violet’s story without one final zinger. Why 'Downton Abbey' had to say goodbye to that iconic character 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Instead, “The Way We Never Were” is deeply researched and packed with evidence-based zingers. Review | The one book about marriage I wish I’d read before my wedding 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Sure, the candidates made us listen to some groan-inducing zingers, like this one from De León to Caruso: “I have a body of work that you can only dream of having.” Column: We had a real L.A. mayoral debate. It can happen when idiot protesters don't spoil it 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z But Chlapecka is who you might imagine if Lady Gaga were your favorite barista dishing out advice and zingers. Making Money Online, the Hard Way 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z But he fired off zingers and reprimands aimed directly at Trump and the party that has increasingly cast itself in his image. Analysis: Taking on Trump is Biden’s reluctant calling 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Dole wasn’t a big talker; he was most comfortable communicating through a string of zingers and pointed asides. Bob Dole, a man of war, power, zingers and denied ambition 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z But the agency has just published the latest installment of an unusual “kiss-and-tell” series titled “Getting to Know the President” — and it contains some zingers about how top politicians behaved inside the veil of secrecy. Opinion | How the presidents look to the CIA officers who brief them 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But what stood out in that 2004 interview was the absence of the homey sayings, abusive zingers and character assassinations that have become Kennedy trademarks. Opinion | Our Foghorn Leghorn Republican senator little resembles his former Democratic self, but in Louisiana we know the type 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The opening line in an August government watchdog report is a zinger: “Many chronic health conditions are preventable, yet they are leading causes of death and disability in the United States.” Perspective | Biden pushes for racial equity in federal health programs. But fragmented plans, poor data hinder efforts. 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Adam Ki zinger, a Republican congressman from Illinois, told CNN he believed the US should negotiate with the kidnappers, but not pay ransom. Haiti kidnappers 'demand $17m' for missionaries 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z “I didn’t know she was that comical when talking. Just natural zingers, boom, boom, boom, boom.” Skylar Diggins-Smith, chasing her first WNBA title, cranks up her legendary focus 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z We knew that she wasn’t going to throws zingers at us. How this 'Nuclear Family' weathered HBO doc's 'terrifying' spotlight 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The "Sex and the City" alum reacted to the news Tuesday on Twitter with an icy zinger. Cynthia Nixon shades Andrew Cuomo over Emmy loss: 'I still have' mine 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z “It’s a zinger,” he said, “like a redemption arc for a character in a movie.” Sod Poodles, Yard Goats and Trash Pandas, Oh My 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z A sampling of some of the zingers I asked a few kindhearted souls in the equestrian press who took pity on me: What is going on here? Covering a Weird Olympics 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Philip was famous for his quips, his zingers and his gaffes, often derogatory. Britain mourns Prince Philip with traditions upended by pandemic 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He offered some elegantly phrased zingers for the most critical and frustrated senators, saying: "it pains and frustrates me when we're not able to be as responsive as you need us to be". What Chris Wray didn't say: Unpacking the FBI chief's wobbly Capitol riot testimony 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z This very lucky foursome of collards, black-eyed peas, Champagne and — the zinger — Pop Rocks! Pantry Kitchen champs create New Year’s Eve appetizers with Champagne, Pop Rocks, black-eyed peas and collards 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Hip hop star Snoop Dogg’s witty television commentary was among the loudest noises inside Staples, and he had a handful of zingers: “This is like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue!” Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Hip hop star Snoop Dogg’s witty television commentary was among the loudest noises inside Staples, and he had a handful of zingers: “This is like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue!” Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Presidential debates are not always illuminating, with candidates resorting to talking points and the occasional well-rehearsed zinger. Trump dramatically changed the presidency. Here’s a list of the 20 most important norms he broke — and how Biden can restore them 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, he settles scores, scorns Republicans and directs some unexpected zingers at fellow Democrats. In a new memoir, Obama writes of hope, despair and life at the center of a divided nation 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Debate "zingers," in my experience, were supposed to be factual ripostes: one candidate debunks or fact-checks another, to applause from their team. Trumpism: The dead end of neoliberal politics 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Although tedious at points, especially when read in aggregate, Hazzard’s stories about paper pushers who subordinate “individual gifts to general procedures” are peppered with zingers. Review: Still decorous and still scathing: Shirley Hazzard's timeless tales collected 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Barber tells me now that he believes you need a “zinger” when doing interviews: the disarming killer question. Lionel Barber: 'I enjoyed access to thugs and the very rich. It was my job to understand power' 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The zingers were scripted and rehearsed, of course — the T-shirts went on sale immediately — but that didn't diminish their impact, since anyone with a shred of remaining decency left fiercely agreed with the sentiments. Trump is scared sh**less: He can't handle the truth, so he wouldn't let Biden talk 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z That left most zingers to land with a decided thud. Key takeaways from the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Zimmer left his appearance Tuesday night with what manager Mike Matheny called a “zinger” in his right elbow while Starling’s frustrating season at the plate will end because of back spasms. Royals place Starling, Zimmer on IL to end their seasons 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He’s hellbent on destroying Ben’s career so I’m not really supposed to bring him up, but man oh man does he have some choice zingers. Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz: ‘Dumb and Dumber is a work of art’ 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s not a place for zinger flinging and political attacks, it is a place for solemn reverence and gratitude. Pence gets tangled in the flag 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z When Biden introduced her as his running mate last week, she uncorked one of the best zingers of the campaign so far. Column: Kamala Harris gets her star turn at the Democratic National Convention 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The last book that made me laugh Muriel Spark’s The Girls of Slender Means, which is full of brilliant zingers, and Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times, which has some of the same incisive wit. David Nicholls: 'Gifting books feels like changing the music at someone else’s party' 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Despite the governor’s message about needing bipartisanship to find compromise, the book details how he relishes a good zinger and delivers an unflattering portrayal of fellow Maryland leaders. Hogan’s memoir says backlash to Trump era could open the door for GOP moderates — like himself 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Kurz tried to keep his cool, and in a zinger put Mr. Macron’s temper tantrum down to sleep deprivation, diplomats said. E.U. Adopts Groundbreaking Stimulus to Fight Coronavirus Recession 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z If they'd played the game with even remotely normal political skill, the poor attendance might have been the subject of a few zingers on Twitter, but not much else. So much for the "Death Star": After Tulsa and West Point, wheels are coming off Trump campaign 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z In the midst of the clash in January, two teenagers on my morning commute pored over every line of each diss track, picking out their favourite zingers and comparing the two MCs’ stature. Wiley on his final album: 'I need to not let grime die on the way out' 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Immediately, the show is rendered toothless, its humor deprived of any bite and pathetically offering up zingers on office rivalries, nepotism, and weird co-workers. Space Force is an astonishingly bad show 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z The zingers started flying almost immediately, with some landing on target and a few falling flat. Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson: Who is the best trash talker? 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z There's a better solution that we'll get to presently, but "the cure," in the context of Trump's zinger, is of course the stay-at-home mandate being exercised in most states. Stay home or reopen? We can avoid Trump's fake choice with a big, bold stimulus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Uncle Verne is here to share some zingers. Why mayhem, a sensational leader board and Tiger Woods’ utter dominance made the 2002 Masters a brilliant mess - Golf Digest 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z But Biden still landed some zingers, just as he scrapped out several big wins. The resurrection of Joe Biden is almost complete: the race is his to lose | Richard Wolffe 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Crenshaw responded by accepting the apology and appearing on the show the following week, landing a few zingers of his own against Mr. Davidson. Pete Davidson apologizes for making Rep. Dan Crenshaw ‘famous’ 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Many species even manage to get in a few zingers after they’re dead. You Didn’t Touch These Jellyfish, but They Can Sting You With Tiny Grenades 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z It's an infuriatingly simplistic zinger, condensing myriad complexities into a facile bumper-sticker slogan that will ultimately result in more dead Americans. Stay home or reopen? We can avoid Trump's fake choice with a big, bold stimulus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z He did appear to grow more confident later in the night, speaking forcefully on environmental issues and landing a well-practiced zinger or two. Billions of Targets on His Back, Bloomberg Joins the Debate Fray 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” tackles politics and policy; his 2017 routine at the dinner mixed zingers about the Trump administration with his personal reflections on growing up in America as an immigrant. Comedy Returns to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Will Trump? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z He is prone more often to groaners than zingers. Michael Bloomberg Has to Debate Without a Net 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z He never looks as though he’s shuffling through a mental file marked “zingers,” but he’s deadly with the subtle eyeroll. Opinion | Why is Mike Bloomberg joining the debate? Because he might win it. 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z While Pitt was not present to deliver the royal zinger, Harry’s older brother, Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, were there to receive it. And the Oscar for best acceptance speeches would go to Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Then it was time to roast another friend: “It’s nice to be able to leave this thing carrying something other than George Clooney,” before ending with another zinger. Brad Pitt's awards season charm offensive is in overdrive, and we are delighted 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z But Pitt saved the biggest zinger for director Quentin Tarantino, who has been known to have somewhat of a, well, foot fetish. SAG Awards: 10 things to know, from Jennifer Aniston’s emotional speech to ‘Parasite’s’ big win 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Online, Jemisin is an active, quick-witted commentator, lacing her posts—about politics or about the writing life—with zingers and tart observations. N. K. Jemisin’s Dream Worlds 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z He took the title with the zinger: "I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have florets". Your most-read Scottish stories of 2019 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Warren, meanwhile, more successfully landed a zinger when it was noted that if elected, she would be the oldest president ever to be sworn in. In the Democratic debate, long-simmering rivalries exploded into the open 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Enough, at any rate, to coin the odd zinger: “I wait for death… and journalists,” she once told a reporter. 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Being able to throw one zinger out of every five passes does not make an NFL quarterback. Perspective | For Dwayne Haskins, this selfie could stick 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z "You were 50 when it was the 90s" is a fantastic zinger. Luka Doncic is the MVP, Dallas's Messiah and a roastmaster - Golf Digest 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Among Mattis’ zingers was a comparison he made to actress Meryl Streep. Most overrated? Mattis laughs off Trump barb at charity gala 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Among Mattis’ zingers was a comparison he made to actress Meryl Streep. Most overrated? Mattis laughs off Trump barb at charity gala 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Warren had a good line, a zinger, deftly delivered. Opinion | Warren had a good zinger on gay marriage. It was bad politics. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z She finished with a zinger: “ ‘Assuming you can find one.’ Warren’s same-sex marriage quip captures what some find exciting — and others distressing — about her 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z I remembered the zingers but found them less prominent than I’d expected as I randomly picked through his thousands of pieces. Commentary: With withering wit, The Times' irrepressible Martin Bernheimer transformed criticism 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Gray used Warren’s viral zinger from the July debate in targeting the senator from Massachusetts. Sanders campaign swipes at Warren, as polling slide tests their ‘truce’ 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Leach had a few zingers at the podium afterward, but it was sophomore running back Max Borghi who probably had the most compelling quote in a postgame press conference that was much shorter than usual. Three things we learned from WSU Cougars’ 67-63 loss to UCLA 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z It’s all sportscasting, replete with countdown clocks and sleazy previews and promotions, offering the promise of zingers, punches landed, gaffes, put-downs, rehearsed scripts, weaponized sound bites. Opinion | The Next Debate: Let’s Talk About … 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z With the exception of Dame Maggie, whose acerbic character spends much of her time — probably a little too much of her time — dropping caustic zingers, there isn’t much in the way of thespianism here. Review | ‘Downton Abbey’ is back. The movie based on the British soap is an overstuffed guilty pleasure. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Former vice president Joe Biden prepared more zingers for Elizabeth Warren at the last debate than he was able to deliver onstage. The Democratic presidential field finds a new target: Elizabeth Warren 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Neil Patrick Harris displayed his song and dance skills while keeping the audience amused with smart humor and edgy zingers when he took over hosting duties for the 61st Emmys. The 10 best (and worst) Emmy hosts in recent history 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But they have yet to find a zinger as effective as what they used during last year’s midterm elections, when Democrats characterized the GOP tax cut as tilted heavily toward the rich. Analysis | Trump is handing Democrats an opening on the economy 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z He chuckled at Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar’s zinger on Medicare for All—“While Bernie wrote the bill,” she said, “I read the bill”—and also seemed to appreciate her opening: “Houston, we have a problem.” Democratic Debate Night with Steve Bullock, the Last Governor in the Presidential Race 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The good news is that the story is complicated and therefore not easily summarized by a Trump tweet or with a rally zinger for Trump’s Red Hats to repeat like the dutiful fanboys they are. Trump keeps trying to find a Biden scandal in Ukraine — but he can't even get that right 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At that Detroit debate, Warren fired off what many viewed as the zinger of the night -- and it was directed at Delaney. Bill Maher asks GOP's Joe Walsh about his 'seething, frothing hatred' for Barack Obama 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Martin delivers the best zingers in the hijinks- filled trailer, including gems about cops pulling themselves over, and about being in HD. Martin Lawrence and his zingers steal the 'Bad Boys for Life' trailer 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z According to Vieira, “She Done Him Wrong” is still famous for West’s witty zingers, but its most famous line – “Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?” – has been misquoted over the years. ‘30s sex symbol Mae West has been misquoted for decades, book reveals 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z And he includes this memorable zinger: “By televising hundreds of hours of Trump’s campaign speeches, CNN did a whole lot more to elect him than Russia Today did.” Opinion | Why America is losing the information war to Russia 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z I was told my attitude is a sign of ageing, because I don’t want to trek up to Scotland, where the best joke this year, apparently, is a zinger about cauliflower florets. Why does no one ever tell you how brilliant ageing can be? | Suzanne Moore 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z His campaign was also quick to respond to Trump’s zinger with one of its own on Friday. Trump unloads on Biden: ‘Joe is not playing with a full deck’ 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z In a sign that the moderate wing -- polling in single digits save for Biden -- will struggle, Warren shot back at Delaney with one of the zingers of the night. AOC's once-radical campaign agenda now embraced by 2020 Democrats 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Julian Castro, another rising Democratic star who has failed to attract more than 1 percent in opinion polls, landed a memorable zinger as he joined the “Kill Biden” crowd. Factbox: How each candidate performed in the second Democratic debate 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, only two central bankers have ever come up what might be called zingers. Why Trump prefers Mario Draghi over Jerome Powell 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z And here’s the zinger: “Roughly one-fifth of those who say he is not presidential say they approve of the job he is doing.” Trump showing new strength, even with some foes calling him ‘unpresidential’ 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z He recalled how Reagan in 1984 hit him with one of the most memorable debate zingers of all time. At a retreat, Carter and Mondale talked about the old days, and went after Trump 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The exchange allowed Castro to direct several zingers at O’Rourke — who lives on the U.S.-Mexico border and who has sought to make immigration a core issue of his campaign. ‘It was not a good night’: Reviews of O’Rourke’s debate performance show perils of his candidacy 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z As these candidates introduce themselves to voters and highlight their core issues, they will also have a big incentive to get off some zingers, some of which will surely be directed at Trump. What to Expect in the Democratic Debates 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Candidates have been brushing up on their policies and rehearsing their zingers for weeks. Factbox: Six moments to watch for as Democrats debate in Miami 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z He loves to talk, swings low when necessary and is known for unleashing zingers on the fly. Why reality TV has nothing on the Democratic debates 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Numerous candidates have begun studying up on policy and rehearsing potential zingers. The Democratic presidential debate lineups are set. Here’s what to expect. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The fact that he effortlessly landed a zinger on Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a loyal Trump henchman, was kind of funny, but also not that newsworthy, since Gaetz is such an easy target. Trump loves drama: Now Democrats need to use that addiction against him 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Outside the arena, an overflow group of about two hundred supporters stood in the cold and watched on a giant screen, cheering Trump’s zingers and laughing at his occasional jokes. Trump Asks Wisconsin to Help Elect Him Again in 2020 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Seattle Times reviewer Jeff Baker wrote that “Moore’s all about the zany and the zinger … Sometimes this House of Silly collapses on itself and sometimes it’s as solid as Alcatraz during an earthquake.” Paperback Picks: Interviews with Prince, books by Kate Atkinson and Charles Frazier and more 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z I wrote to you, a year or more ago, about Mikael Wood and his zingers, in reviews of artists such as Tom Petty and the Haim sisters, for “strumming on guitars” and “whacking snare drums.” Feedback: Readers react to ‘Game of Thrones,’ Coachella and more 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z In other words, it was the familiar mixed bag of nostalgia, xenophobia, climate-change denial and other national populist zingers that Wilders has been coming out with for years – just with more obscure words. Meet Thierry Baudet, the suave new face of Dutch rightwing populism | Joost de Vries 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z And while he might struggle to find a single person in comedy who would help write his zingers, he has always been better working off the cuff. Trump’s revenge? Why an eight-year media grudge may be about to get settled 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z We live in a world supersaturated with mathematics — and errors are rife, reveals maths writer and stand-up comic Matt Parker in this zinger of a book. Fighting for air, mathematical mayhem, and beguiling bats: Books in brief 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He delivered a memorable zinger about another Indiana politician, Vice President Mike Pence. Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke look to gimmicks retain relevancy 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The idea is to avoid rewarding people for attacking one another with zingers in the way that more visible engagement counts do. Twitter’s new beta app offers threaded replies, and it’s fine 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Anti-Trump zingers set him apart from the other candidates, and they excited the crowds that endured cold, rainy weather to see Sanders in his recent Iowa swing. Sanders taking tough jabs at Trump 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Cohen, however, had the last laugh, launching this zinger, “Ask Ms Patton how many people who are black are executives at the Trump Organization. And the answer is zero.” Donald Trump has a new fixer: House Republicans | Wajahat Ali 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The show’s nuance, such as it is, exists in songs like “Old Friends,” a staccato Sondheim zinger full of wry wisdom—“Good friends like and advise / Whereas old friends love and forgive.” Stephen Sondheim and Lynn Nottage Revivals Time-Travel Through Artists’ Lives 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Indeed, the well is practically bottomless, and finding humor in it — that isn’t just meme-speak and Twitter zingers — is an accomplishment. Sam Lipsyte’s ‘Hark’ satirizes hucksters and the schlubs who love them 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Sources told Variety, “Producers will select a crop of A-listers to introduce various segments instead of relying on one marquee name to kick things off in a monologue filled with Trump zingers.” Oscars will reportedly forgo host for the first time in 30 years 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z After an opener with Samberg full of zingers, Oh suddenly became emotional, explaining that she’d agreed to host the show - and overcome the fear - to celebrate the diversity of the nominated casts. Snubs, surprises and a Satanic shout-out? Key Globes moments 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Fair’s fair, that’s a better zinger than anything in The Fiver all year. The Fiver Christmas Awards 2018 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Then Schumer entered with a zinger: “Elections have consequences, Mr. President.” ‘This has spiraled downward’: Democrats introduce Trump to divided government 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He had a zinger for the Dolphins’ market, too, predicting there will be more Bills fans than Dolphins fans at the game. Bills DT Phillips will bring hard feelings back to Miami 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The play’s dialogue and dramaturgy, however, are straight out of drawing-room comedy: Amusing zingers abound, and there’s an old-fashioned quality to the carefully crafted pattern of revelation, repercussion and tension. Review | Hollywood in the ’50s is slightly musty in ‘All Save One’ 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A quiet start to the second half in Dublin, but – hold on a minute – how about this zinger of a riposte from the Scotland and Liverpool defender Andy Robertson: Nations League: Rep of Ireland v Denmark, Netherlands v Germany and more – live! 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z And here's the real zinger: “Due to this lack of focus on weapon systems cybersecurity, DOD likely has an entire generation of systems that were designed and built without adequately considering cybersecurity.” Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: The Pentagon's new weapons systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, government watchdog finds 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z And while lawyers — I love you, you sophists! — are full of entertaining zingers, those zingers are expensive. After the SEC settlement, who will review Elon Musk’s tweets? 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z On the campaign trail, Jealous offers those zingers in speeches, critiquing Maryland’s current leaders for timidly pushing Democratic ideas. Hogan pitches modest vision while Jealous aims to reshape state government. 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Franklin’s zinger was heartening—no more royal absolutism!—and ominous, because it suggested the survival of freedom depends on people, not parchment. Opinion | Happy Constitution Day, if You Can Keep It 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The stunt work — however much of it he chooses to do — has already prompted Fillion to come up with his go-to zinger about doing action scenes at this stage in his life. 'Castle' may be over, but Nathan Fillion is back on ABC as 'The Rookie' 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Actors collected trophies for making Simon’s zingers sound custom-made for their sharp tongues. Neil Simon: How the playwright wrote his own second act and finally won over critics 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Cue the tongue-in-cheek zinger: “But do you realize how many players wanted you to shoot 90 and/or break a rule and suffer a disqualification?” Brandel Chamblee takes aim at another player with his biting commentary: himself - Golf Digest 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z It was one of former congressman Barney Frank’s many devastating zingers, and it certainly applies to the fiasco unfolding in the House on immigration. Opinion | Moderate Republicans could fix the fiasco in the House. They won’t. 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Then it adds a zinger, saying “he hated how all of you were incapable of driving competently.” Obit: Colonel leaves behind wife, kids, bad Beltway drivers 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Likewise, Tidicue's Belize, Prior's stalwart friend and Roy's fierce nurse, is a thoroughly inhabited characterization, one that never devolves into arch zinger or flamboyant gesture. For the Berkeley Rep revival of 'Angels in America,' the play is the thing 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The slightly awkward clip went viral and various news outlets wrote posts with zinger headlines like "Pro golfer gets rejected going in for celebratory kiss" and "Golfer gets friendzoned after winning." Aaron Wise explains the awkward embrace with his girlfriend that went viral - Golf Digest 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Moore’s all about the zany and the zinger. Just call Christopher Moore’s latest yarn ‘Perky Noir’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z The director’s conversational zingers present a greater challenge. Caught between 2 bosses who can’t stand each other | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z In 1968 he sent his play into a world that, however much it might laugh at his gay zingers, seemed likely to remain forever and fundamentally hostile. A Brief History of Gay Theater, in Three Acts 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Thomas got in some zingers about Rondo after the game. Lakers! How did All-Star weekend affect Paul George? 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z All the whinging about the toxic social media landscape is due to the belief that Twitter is actual communication, rather than a useless platform that delivers zingers, not argument or well-thought out ideas. The Year the News Accelerated to Trump Speed 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z A constant voiceover propels the action forward, with zingers like Molly saying she was in a hole so deep, “I could have gone fracking.” Review: ‘Molly’s Game’ makes for an enjoyable tumble 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Willett’s zingers about Texas pride, life and the law prompted the state’s Legislature in 2015 to ceremonially name him “Tweeter Laureate.” ‘Tweeter Laureate’ Texas judge confirmed for federal court 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z If not, we get the kind of base-ginning zingers like Trumps' endorsement of Moore. Trump’s Endorsement of Roy Moore Points Up a G.O.P. Problem: Chaos 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z It's true that the Marquise makes fun of how Tourvel dresses, but her zingers are displays of strategic cattiness, not design specs. Liaisons, yes. Dangerous, not so much: Antaeus revives Christopher Hampton's tale of sexual conquest – LA Times 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z As a candidate often criticized for his mild tone, that qualified as a zinger for Northam. In their final debate for Va. governor, Northam and Gillespie spar over records, economy, taxes 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z But the paper's writer James Poniewozik added: "The revival is steadier in the next two episodes, where it settles into its nimble mode of zingers, farce and slapstick." Will & Grace target Trump in comeback 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z His zingers about Texas pride, life and the law prompted the Texas Legislature in 2015 to ceremonially name him “Tweeter Laureate.” ‘Tweeter Laureate’ Texas judge nominated for federal court 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Sports has a long, storied history of chirping — Curry himself threw a zinger at Trump earlier this year. Athletes Beat Donald Trump In the Sport of Trash Talk 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z His wounding zinger to then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, noting his transformation "from Stalin to Mr Bean", was one of those rare parliamentary put-downs that did real damage. Sir Vince Cable's battle for attention 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z And her opening scene is a real zinger: two white-robed women set themselves on fire in front of the house occupied by the visiting Chinese foreign minister in Seattle’s Green Lake district. Indian culture adds spice to Bharti Kirchner’s new Seattle mystery series 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z It took nearly 30 minutes for Charo to settle into this interview, finally dispensing with the zingers and booty bumps to focus on the less glamorous aspects of her biography. Laugh all you want, but remember: Charo slays at flamenco guitar too 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z She responded with an ex post facto zinger: J.K. Rowling Just Used Trump's Own Words Against Him 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z But this doesn’t mean that every congressional zinger fired at Russia is sensible, or that every Trump attempt to preserve executive authority is a potential conspiracy count. Opinion | On Russia sanctions, Trump has a point 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Her way with a zinger — and her unshakable loyalty to an often unpredictable boss — are big reasons why she became a rising star in President Donald Trump’s orbit. Sanders steps into role as new face of White House 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z But his attempt to set out a Trump doctrine will be remembered not for a quotable zinger but for muddled thinking and dark nativism. Trump's Warsaw speech pits western world against barbarians at the gates 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In the course of the day, the line she wished she’d delivered in response to some question or comment—the zinger—would become the line she had delivered. David Sedaris: Why Aren’t You Laughing? 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z It left Bleacher Report asking “who moved the rim on Dwyane Wade?” and actress Gabrielle Union, who is married to Wade, was ready for the zinger. Gabrielle Union zings husband and Bulls guard Dwyane Wade after missed dunk 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z In the spirit of good zingers, though, here was one from Mr. Kidd, who later exchanged friendly notes with Ms. Lyall on Twitter. Will London Fall? How Dare You! 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z In theory, the current political moment provides a brilliant opportunity for zingers. Wanting More from Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Rickles, a man perhaps best eulogized in a series of one-liners and zingers, died of kidney failure Thursday at age 90. Did You Hear...? Kendall Jenner and Pepsi fail, Don Rickles dies and more in the week in entertainment 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Actor George Takei tweeted: "Don Rickles, you kept us laughing for so many years. We will miss you dearly. Thanks for the zingers. You were one of a kind." Legendary US comedian Don Rickles dies at 90 - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “Don Rickles, you kept us laughing for so many years. We will miss you dearly. Thanks for the zingers. You were one of a kind.” Reaction to the death of insult comedy legend Don Rickles 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z New York Times readers shared their sharpest zingers on The Times’s Facebook page. Times Readers Share Their Zingers About Ronaldo’s Bust 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The immigration-related headlines behind the case are zingers, and rightly so considering the incident happened during school hours inside the school house. School rape case raises important questions 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Beneath the zingers and the poolside muumuus, the show’s stark theme is how skillfully patriarchy screws with women’s heads—mostly by building a home in there. “Feud”: A Bittersweet Beauty 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Her way with a zinger - and her unshakable loyalty to an often unpredictable boss - are big reasons why the deputy press secretary is a rising star in Trump’s orbit. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a rising star in Trump’s orbit 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Here’s a look at some of the best presidential zingers. On Presidents Day, here are some of the best presidential zingers 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z In the audience were paid staffers who jeered and snickered when reporters asked critical questions, and cheered every time Trump delivered one of his campaign zingers. It could easily have been one of his rallies. Robert Reich: Donald Trump’s plan to neuter the White House press corps could neuter our democracy 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z As Lane delivers his zingers, McDonald, known for his roles in such movies as “Thelma and Louise” and “Quiz Show,” and who here plays Murphy of the Journal, mouths them along with him, backstage. Inside ‘The Front Page’: Pulling off a huge Broadway production night after night 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z So I deleted all the caustic zingers while wondering whether the truth really matters. Does it matter that this photo is staged? 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z It was a planned zinger embraced broadly by the liberal mainstream media. Obama, Democrats decry Trump’s ties to Putin — after own Russia outreach fizzles 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Soglin called Duffy names, which was unfortunate, but the mayor also made some good points while delivering a clever zinger most of his constituents will love. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z There’s a canned quality to these zingers that doesn’t suggest an authentic expression of a comic’s juvenile edginess so much as a screenwriter’s idea of it. Robert De Niro amuses, but 'The Comedian' doesn't kill 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z A short, cool pause, then Obama delivered the zinger: “Well, @realDonaldTrump, at least I will go down as a President.” Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Well, my hypocrisy meter reached max, and I began to mentally compose a letter, complete with outstanding zingers aimed at The Post, knowing my letter would end up on the Free for All page. Does it matter that this photo is staged? 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Clinton then did much the same, going after him with some pretty tough zingers, getting a few boos, too, and then, at the end getting preachy in a semi-disguised diatribe. Clinton teaches unity — or does she? 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z He even very nearly poked fun at himself — insofar as a zinger about his wife, and her partly plagiarized Republican convention speech, qualifies — when discussing the “biased” news media. Donald Trump Heckled by New York Elite at Charity Dinner 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The best thing you can say about Clinton’s debate performance was that she took aim at this untethered, overinflated dirigible and kept landing zingers. Trump’s treats foreign policy like a game of ‘Survivor’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z For the remainder of the debate, Trump did a reasonably effective job of launching zingers at Clinton, particularly with regard to her own history of scandals and mistakes. Presidential debate roundup: Why Donald Trump lost, and why Hillary Clinton didn’t need to win 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Her response opened the door for a memorable zinger from Trump, who derided Clinton for using “honest Abe” to duck a question. During the debates, Clinton’s weakness has been defending her positions 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In an election often defined by showmanship and confrontation, a well-placed zinger might prove powerful, particularly from such an unexpected source. The What-Ifs: 11 Debate Possibilities That Should Worry the Campaigns 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z After weeks of throwing flames from afar, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton let the zingers fly on Sunday night. 5 One-Liners That Sum Up a Fiery Trump-Clinton Debate 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z So when Trump’s supporters at the debate cheered at the mention of jail, it was not because he had come up with a fresh zinger but because he was reprising a favorite stock line. Trump Shows His Inner Dictator 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z When Clinton tried deflect criticism for the two practices by invoking a Steven Spielberg movie about Abraham Lincoln, Trump got off perhaps his best zinger of the night. With a middling debate performance, Trump remains a candidate facing an uphill climb 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z More to the point, the lack of one - while there were plenty of zingers during the Hoftstra University debate, neither candidate was able to deliver that crucial fact or line that buried their opponent. US election 2016: A-Z for what to look for in the second presidential debate - BBC News 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z I understand that the presidential and vice-presidential debates are televised gladiator matches of zingers, sound bites and talking points. What the debates are missing on the economy 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “That line is getting a little bit old,” Trump says when Clinton uses a rehearsed zinger about his hands getting on the nuclear codes. First Clinton and Trump Debate: Analysis 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, the running mate of Michael S. Dukakis, never became vice president, but he is responsible for perhaps the most famous zinger in vice-presidential debate history. From Mondale to Palin, the Hits From Past Vice-Presidential Debates 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Stephen Colbert, for example, in a live broadcast of “The Late Show” on CBS, analyzed Mr. Trump’s performance with the zinger: “He sounded like a coked-up best man in the bathroom at a wedding.” Trump Sniffles at the Debate, and the Internet Plays Doctor 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z She was even able to pull off a number of zingers, which are not exactly her strong suit. Hillary’s Trump trap: Clinton laid a series of snares, and Donald charged right into them 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Opinion 2: Sorry, I don’t have lame zingers like that. The Guardian NFL debate: the season's big questions assessed 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The temptation - when faced with the prospect of a wisecracking opponent like Donald Trump - is to arrive armed with some pre-prepared zingers. Trump v Clinton: Debate lessons from TV and film - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Who had the best zinger or inspirational line? Keys to the debate: 5 presidential debate moments that influenced past elections 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The debate format is nothing more than a form of entertainment in which candidates prepare one-liners and zingers. Clinton-Trump Debate Expected to Be Rare Draw in a Polarized Age 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z “Debates are about style, comportment, authority, the occasional zinger and the dreaded gaffe. They’re about the direction of the country and who will steer us down the right path,” Mr. Smith continues. Ralph Nader calls Congress ‘graveyard of democracy’ 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z When it comes to delivering memorable zingers against the Tories, Corbyn just doesn’t have it in him. Jeremy Corbyn: ‘People say I should be tougher. But it’s not my style’ 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Over bacon cheeseburgers, hot dogs and glasses of Coca-Cola, they test out zingers and chew over ways to refine the Republican nominee’s pitch. Inside debate prep: Clinton’s careful case vs. Trump’s ‘WrestleMania’ 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The Democrat leveled some zingers at her Republican opponent, telling the crowd that “friends don’t let friends vote for Donald Trump.” To the Clinton campaign, the most powerful weapon against Trump is Trump 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The lineup had a selection of choice zingers for the Republican nominee. Not just the headliners: Here are some of the moments we'll remember from Wednesday's DNC 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z But that is what she did, delivering zinger upon zinger in a session that prompted raucous cheering from her fellow Conservatives and stone-faced stares from the opposition Labour Party. In first meeting after Brexit vote, Merkel and May insist divorce can be amicable 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z He followed up Wednesday morning with two zingers aimed at the U.S. Donald Trump's Tweets Are Getting More Polished 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Tusk’s attempted zinger sailed wide of the net, however, by saying the match had been between Iceland and the U.K. After Brexit, England’s Defeat by Tiny Iceland Crushes Stiff Upper Lips 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Trump’s newborn general election message seems caught between making the zingers that draw rapturous applause from his campaign crowds and demonstrating a presidential grasp of the nuances of foreign and domestic policy. Donald Trump crafts a potent message, but proves a weak messenger 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z They had seen him, heard the zingers, taken a picture or two, and now they were heading to the parking lot, to get a head start on the traffic. ‘Could he actually win?’ Dave Eggers at a Donald Trump rally 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Clinton heaped zinger after zinger on her presumptive rival as the audience laughed and whooped like they were watching a comedic roast. Did Clinton just finally figure out how to hit Trump? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Brown’s support for Hillary Clinton this week follows decades of sometimes acid criticism of both Bill and Hillary Clinton — including one zinger in which he called Bill Clinton the “prince of sleaze.” Leading liberals begin new push to unify Democrats around Clinton 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z “I’m not quite there yet, but it’s going to be a zinger.” England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Out popped Matthews with what he was sure was a Trump-stopping zinger: “But do they get into the country?” Donald Trump, our terrifying Lone Ranger: The GOP front-runner acts like the president is above the law 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z But we’ve tried to find at least one zinger from every U.S. president, to mark President Obama’s final set of stand-up comedy at his eighth White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. The single best joke told by every president, from Obama to Washington 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Monday night’s debate in Stockton came six weeks before the primary and spanned a range of substantive issues but failed to produce any major zingers. The Latest: Candidates for US Senate meet for first debate 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z In honor of the fifth season premiere of HBO’s Veep this Sunday we rounded up the most profane, brutal and brilliant zingers from the first four seasons. “Stop trying to polish my d*ck you f**cking four-eyed failure”: Veep’s most profane, brutal and brilliant burns 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z “I’m not quite there yet, but it’s going to be a zinger.” England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z To goose the scene, Barris retreated with Anderson, and when they started rolling again the actor improvised zingers. “Black-ish” Transforms the Family Sitcom 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Attempts to show passion at rallies came off as annoyance, while rehearsed debate zingers bumbled even when they hit their mark. The Pitfalls of Self-Righteousness 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z She moved on through her talking points, which did not really make for catchy zingers but were cheered nonetheless: Not free college tuition, but debt-free college tuition. At rallies, Hillary Clinton’s supporters are looking for logic, not passion 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z It's a zinger that none of his former band mates have responded to. Zayn Malik is still running from One Direction, and trying too hard to be cool 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Rubio was looking to make some noise in his hometown and he delivered several zingers to Trump, who was unusually subdued for much of the night. Watch the Twelfth Republican Debate in Under Four Minutes 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z At the same time, there's a touch of the dowager countess in his ability to lob an artful zinger. Meet the historical advisor who gave 'Downton Abbey' the proper bedding, accents and, um, onions 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z As part of framing a wide-open conversation, a list of quotations on the subject even included this zinger from Mr. Hitchens: “I find something repulsive about the idea of vicarious redemption.” Evangelists Adapt to a New Era, Preaching the Gospel to Skeptics 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z “It was a zinger,” she said of the dissent. At Memorial, Scalia Remembered as Happy Combatant 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z I learned that Rubio's handlers made him practice, practice, and practice his Trump zingers. In Republican Debate, a Feisty Marco Rubio Lays Into Donald Trump 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Scalia was capable of very fine legal writing but, particularly as he aged, his trademark blistering zingers were too often made to mask poorly -rafted arguments. Antonin Scalia's legacy: blistering zingers and a more partisan America | Scott Lemieux 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Here’s how she responded to Sanders’ failed zinger: The Sanders campaign is flirting with danger: The two big warning signs coming out of last week’s debate 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z These and other zingers fly by fast and frequently. ‘Deadpool’: Marvel’s ‘merc with a mouth’ has teeth, too 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z But if you hadn’t been paying attention for the last week or so, you might assume that Rubio had delivered some killer speech or zinger. Psychoanalyzing Marco Rubio: After painful gaffes, speculation spreads that his problem isn’t stupidity — it’s anxiety 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Kasich fired off no zingers, but his aura of sunny competence might also play well with New Hampshire’s independents. Marco Rubio turns into 'Marcobot' in disastrous debate gaffe | Jonathan Freedland 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Perhaps emboldened by this, it was Dawson who supplied the zinger of the day: “Without being cute, the United States is more of a risk to Canada than Canada is to the United States.” Blame Canada? US Senate committee ponders if northern border is a threat 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Like many of Reagan’s zingers, the line was clever, albeit glib. “Changing your politics is usually traumatic”: Why Republican converts like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump are so influential — and complicated 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z She then looked at Huvane and said: "You hit me with a zinger!" Halle Berry says Hollywood's lack of diversity stems from a lack of honesty 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z She then looked at Huvane and said: “You hit me with a zinger!” Halle Berry: Hollywood not truthful about people of color 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Too often, they come down to hollow entertainment, a contest of empty one-liners, insults and inflammatory zingers designed to get a politician a few seconds of time on network television. Presidential Politics Is More Pizazz Than Policy 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z It’s our first of the day, and it’s a zinger. Transfer window: Alex Teixeira, Moussa Dembélé and more – live! 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Except for a few zingers and dramatic exchanges in the six previous debates, he has more often been a muted presence -- particularly when the candidates talk policy. Will a debate without Donald Trump still be all about Trump? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z And the sketch concluded with a topical zinger aimed at the police: "Shoot a black guy, get promoted; shoot a white guy, get fired." Timing is everything for CBS' annual diversity talent showcase 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Armed with an arsenal of zingers like “no more pussyfooting around,” the one-time vice presidential candidate took a crowd of Iowans on an incoherent, steam-of-consciousness ride that clocked in at more than 20 minutes. Late night embraces return of original 'Material Girl': Sarah Palin 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Plus, the zingers flying on stage made for an entertaining night. The GOP debates have become like Super Bowl parties for top donors 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Bristol concluded her post with one final zinger: “You’ve also said, “She can pick winners!” Bristol Palin: I hope my mom endorses Donald Trump 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton responded with the evening’s first zinger: asking Mr. Sanders whether his vision was “the plan you just introduced tonight or the plan you introduced nine times in the Congress.” Here’s What You Missed in the Debate 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z But he did land an excellent zinger about Donald Trump believing anthropogenic climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese. Clinton and Sanders battle over Wall Street in Democratic debate – as it happened 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z “He’s playing,” Charlie added as an extra zinger, referencing Woods’ back injury and the reason he wasn’t playing in the tournament. Tiger Woods' Kids Say They Would Rather Be Lionel Messi Than Their Dad 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z A few advised the low-polling senator to focus on his struggling presidential campaign or to save his zingers for the debate stage — if he qualifies for the next one. Rand Paul Spreads Holiday Gloom With Assist From 'Seinfeld' 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The zingers: Struggling to stand out in a crowded field, Mr. Graham displayed his sense of humor to try to gain attention. Timeline on Lindsey Graham's Presidential Campaign 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Sen. Lindsey Graham used a line from the classic 1980s film The Princess Bride to deliver a zinger against rival presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz. Lindsey Graham Turns The Princess Bride Into Debate Point 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But he did land an excellent zinger about Donald Trump believing anthropogenic climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese. Clinton and Sanders battle over Wall Street in Democratic debate – as it happened 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z In the meantime, here are eight story lines to watch for as the zingers start flying. 8 Things to Watch for at the Las Vegas Republican Debate 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z His English is pretty good - but I imagine he does not have an appreciation for the American slang usage of the word, "zinger." 7 Feet, 7 Blocks: Kristaps Porzingis Looms Ever Larger 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z He also prompted a zinger from Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle after making two free throws in the final minute against the Clippers. Mavericks not the same team they would have been with DeAndre Jordan 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Still, Mr. de Blasio, despite a cool reception from the $2,500-a-plate audience, took the zingers in stride, laughing and gamely shaking hands with Mr. Cuomo, his fellow Democrat and frequent foil. Mayor de Blasio Takes Zingers In Stride at Annual Charity Meal 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z They didn't produce a YouTubable moment, or a withering zinger that would dominate the headlines afterward. Undercard Candidates Spar Over Policy, Not Politics 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z It was a zinger and a funny one. How Fox Business Anchors Are Preparing for Tuesday's Debate 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Back to brazen form after being comparatively subdued at the recent GOP debate, the real estate mogul fired off zinger after zinger about his rivals. Trump's poll numbers slip — but his quips are as strong as ever 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Without any memorable zingers to counteract his plummeting poll numbers, the exclamation point in his campaign logo – Jeb! – is rapidly becoming a question mark. Debate ritual traps Republicans in a reality TV contest with no clear winners 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Although he showed energy and landed some zingers against Democrats, he also got crickets from the audience when he defended his stances in favor of immigration reform and addressing climate change. Candidates Fail to Catch Fire at Undercard Debate 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Finally there are the zingers, which might be worth the price of admission, if they were not already being given away for free every day. Here's Donald Trump's Strategy for Making America Great 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Hidden among the many laugh-out loud zingers are lessons on how we relate to each other, and how ridiculous parenting culture has become. Author Jen Mann brings good chidings to you and your kin 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z His closing line is a zinger: "Playing these dead presidents, I'm getting my reparations." Watch the cast of Hamilton rap with The Roots at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, a top GOP member of the House, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, spoon-fed the Clinton campaign a zinger when he suggested the Benghazi committee was politically motivated to crash Clinton’s candidacy. Hillary Clinton Basks in the Afterglow of Las Vegas Debate 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z And on the moments they tried, Clinton was prepared with a quick zinger to beat them back. Morning Must Reads: October 14 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The leading GOP candidate was firing off shots throughout the whole event, including this zinger: Here's Who Won Twitter During the Democratic Debate 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Then Chaput dropped the zinger: Going to Catholic school “no more makes them a Catholic than being in a garage makes them a car.” Meet the conservative archbishop who will host Pope Francis in Philadelphia 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z In the presidential debate last week, Mr. Walker tried to attack Mr. Trump directly, unleashing the zinger, “We don’t need an apprentice in the White House.” Timeline of Scott Walker's Presidential Campaign 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Her Wednesday performance—from her mastery of facts, to her fluid delivery, to her zingers—was clearly the work of hours upon hours of study and debate prep. The Card Carly Doesn’t Play 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The assembled strategists, spin doctors and journalists watched the field of 15 candidates variously flub their lines or deliver zingers and, as is conventional on these occasions, tentatively drew up rankings of winners and losers. Regicidal Republicans 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The third most buzzed about Facebook moment was Trump’s zinger about Sen. Rand Paul’s appearance. GOP debate: Outsider candidates soar on social 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z |
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