| 单词 | farcical |
| 例句 | They dug trenches, secured supply lines and were sent out on night exercises that were farcical for the infantrymen because the purpose was never explained and there was a shortage of weapons. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We were maids and farmers, handymen and washer-women, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the creation of individual, self-contained bantustans, as proposed by the commission, was farcical. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These are farcical answers to inane questions, or, viewed another way, one small act in a very long play. Music Review: Riff Raff at Santos Party House 2012-09-02T21:09:52Z The gimmick is that these weirdos appeared as characters in Arthur's books, but the literary parody is just a pretext for farcical mugging and unbridled horseplay. 'Murder for Two' offers exhaustingly manic music, comedy 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Also tinged with ominousness — but with farcical undertones — are the Hadean torments, niftily conjured through shadow puppetry. Review | Angst and comedy among the Olympians in ‘Pantheon’ 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z It's not that I'm against ridiculousness – I watched the entire series of Survivors, after all – it's just that the ridiculousness of Heroes had become intangibly farcical and quite staggeringly stupid. I've finally lost track of Heroes ? but then, so has the BBC 2010-04-30T11:42:00Z What made it farcical was the refusal to address what being post-racial might entail. The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z I feel like uses the drama of cancer to facilitate farcical characters doing silly things. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z The moment of slightly farcical drama in Parliament on Tuesday highlighted the contrasting styles of the blunt, combative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his smooth, Harvard-educated son. Murdoch double act wins over Parliament, investors 2011-07-19T20:28:09Z Thankfully, she made it before the farcical Hollywood version that you just know is somewhere in the pipeline. "The Kids Are All Right": The gay-marriage movie America needs 2010-07-08T01:01:00Z If you recall the winking premise of the original, Jack defused the landlord’s disapproval of this unorthodox arrangement by pretending to be gay, which occasioned several seasons of naughty double entendres and farcical goings-on. Theater Review: ‘3C,’ by David Adjmi, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater 2012-06-25T02:00:00Z It’s hard to wish away such a deftly farcical performance, but even tougher to argue for its inclusion. ‘Modern Swimwear’ Review: The Designer and the Murderer 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Though his experience of the first Arab- Israeli war is by turns farcical, brutal and heartbreaking, he endures it all with stoical grace. 'The Time That Remains': Darkly comic tale chronicles mortality and survival in Nazareth 2011-03-31T20:38:05Z But it does give you a decent sense where writer-director Daniel Schechter is going with this adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s “The Switch,” a farcical tale of kidnapping, extortion, 1970s race relations and general stupidity. “Life of Crime”: Jennifer Aniston stars in a black-comic Labor Day surprise 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But she made it a farcical set piece. Katie Finneran Performs ‘It Might Be You’ at 54 Below 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Stewart’s book is adapted from Thornton Wilder’s play “The Matchmaker,” which is itself derived from other farcical properties. Bette Midler and 'Hello, Dolly!': A match that makes for Broadway heaven 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z His hubris would be tragic if his overestimation of his own abilities were not so farcical. Review: ‘War Machine’: Brad Pitt Has Met the Enemy. He Just Doesn’t Know It Yet. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Something else is missing here — a farcical energy or satirical audacity that might shock the premise to unsettling life, or else a deeper, darker core of feeling. ‘Moving On’ Review: Cracking Jokes and Settling Scores 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z There are comedic moments in the film, but in Deliquet’s stage version, they start to feel involuntarily farcical. At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The more farcical bits in “Stage Kiss” sometimes feel forced, and Ms. Ruhl’s voice is so distinctively her own that pastiche doesn’t come quite naturally to her. Theater Review: ‘Stage Kiss,’ a Sarah Ruhl Comedy, at Playwrights Horizons 2014-03-03T03:00:19Z Having said that, Valderrama's return as Fez places him in a pleasingly farcical power position in the town. "That '90s Show" is here to remind Boomers, Gen X and Millennials that we're all alright 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Shakespeare learned his farcical grammar from studying Plautus at school. The Troubies turn an ancient Roman comedy into a modern 'Haunted House Party' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Do you think that these sensitivities are less in play when a work is a satire with farcical elements? Debating ‘Otello,’ Blackface and Casting Trends 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Each has other suitors, which is awkward, farcical and painful, like much of what happens in the movie. Review: With ‘Queen and Country,’ John Boorman Continues a Tale 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z What, as a 65-year-old woman, could I get that would be hot and not farcical? I Was Misinformed: Where Did You Go for Your Bra, Mrs. Robinson? 2013-06-19T13:00:01Z So even though we put Alan in farcical or embarrassing situations, he's never a particularly tragic figure to us. Alan Partridge: a look inside his mind 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z “The prolonged farcical antics falter at moments,” writes McNulty, “but there’s always a spare kooky character to provide a lift.” Essential Art & Culture: The L.A. Phil at 100, Plácido's L.A. decades, getting funny with Shakespeare 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z "Sheriffs have officially dropped the case that never was, confirming Mother is with family and ending this farcical false alarm," Jermaine Jackson said on Monday. Michael Jackson's children put in care of singer's nephew 2012-07-26T08:54:59Z He adds: “A specialist in farcical media stunts, you dishonor even the white shirts you always wear.” Books of The Times: Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful 2011-01-11T22:06:40Z Investors played with serious money, but their mind-set was a farcical dive into hyperspace — a week of gambling in a cyber-Vegas that, for some, was worth the hangover. ‘Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets’ Review: Is This Loss? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z With a tone that can veer between ruminative and farcical, and a signature mix of goofy comedy and softhearted emotion, "Wish I Was Here" tries some things rarely seen on film. Zach Braff moves on to a parental state in 'Wish I Was Here' 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Set in the Lake District, they find themselves battling the elements - and each other - as the farcical adventure unfolds. Neville's Island moves to West End 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z With their farcical gymnastics routine, the neon lycra-clad pair drew an enthusiastic crowd to an outdoor stage in the festival's Cabaret area. Glastonbury hosts heaven, hell and haircuts alongside the music 2013-06-29T15:42:35Z “What’s thrilling is to be able to delve through the human psyche and the paradox of the human condition and play them in a farcical, superhero action thriller,” says Hardy, speaking by phone from London. Tom Hardy, Andy Serkis sink their teeth into ‘Venom’ sequel 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z As the film vividly shows, in scenes that fluctuate from farcical to spine-tingling, the designer brings the oddball community of Ames together. International Space Orchestra: the designer taking music into space 2013-06-03T05:30:01Z Set during the presidency of George W. Bush, it is more overtly farcical than its British counterpart. Critic’s Notebook: Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Looks at Real Life 2014-03-05T23:11:14Z The result was a mildly farcical call and response. Film: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Camera 2010-02-27T03:00:00Z This comedian’s exploits as a college student helped inspire the farcical movie “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.” 7 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The Opera itself follows, made farcical by the decision to combine the two works for reasons of time. Music Review: Mozart, Strauss and Friends, an Austrian Seasonal Tradition 2012-08-01T21:53:15Z Once that battle is won, “Love Hard” — which is funnier than most rom-coms and fully embraces a farcical goofiness — can convincingly sell its central relationship. Netflix Holiday Movies Ranked, From Tree Toppers to Lumps of Coal 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The police-blotter entry captures the blossoming romantic interest between two police partners as well as the farcical parts of their daily routine. 'Fakes': the virtues of making stuff up 2012-10-28T14:01:04Z They ably croon the show’s lilting love songs and fling themselves into the farcical whirl of the plot with energy to spare. Theater Review: ‘Irma La Douce,’ Back on the Streets 2014-05-08T19:50:34Z City Island is a soapy and farcical of family dysfunction, set in a little-known backwater of the Bronx. Film review: City Island 2010-07-22T22:05:00Z The angel’s simplistic speeches, delivered in between her grunts and groans, are tedious in the extreme, especially as the farcical juxtaposition between her preachy words and the circumstances in which they are uttered grows thin. | 'Lick But Don?t Swallow!': ?Lick But Don?t Swallow!,? Part of Under the Radar - Review 2012-01-12T23:58:02Z Fingers crossed the farcical start of their engagement does not carry through to the wedding ... and beyond. Man accidentally trips a little girl while proposing to his girlfriend 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z As a playwright Frayn made his name with a farce – Noises Off – now he's written a fine farcical novel. Skios by Michael Frayn – review 2013-04-28T11:00:02Z In an interview with The Wrap, Gyllenhaal said her shock at finding herself “over the hill” in her mid 30s soon segued into derision fostered by the farcical nature of the situation. Maggie Gyllenhaal: At 37 I was 'too old' for role opposite 55-year-old man 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The play’s climax shoehorns all the elements of the story into a farcical scene that seems a little forced, funny though it is. | 'Sons of the Prophet': ?Sons of the Prophet? at Laura Pels Theater - Review 2011-10-21T02:14:08Z No fantasy White House can truly mitigate the agonizing, farcical reality foisted upon us by the real one. Forget civility: On “The Good Fight,” “Luke Cage” and “Dietland,” resistance means go... 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z In Birmingham, Ian Talbot revives the farcical backstage comedy, Noises Off, which might be one of the funniest plays ever written. Theatre picks of the week 2010-05-14T23:27:00Z But one night in May 1962 it would have been the object of farcical preparation and infinite imagining. ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’: the story of Marilyn Monroe and that dress 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Delpy’s salty riffs on indulgent parenting and midlife insecurities are draped over wearisome farcical situations that fall short of her past work. Movie Listings for March 18-24 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, the play's farcical humour, its in-jokes and its pleasure in the exaggerated bohemianism of Cameron's world reveal an unexpectedly silly side to these most serious of artists. Virginia Woolf's play exposes the silly side of the Bloomsbury group 2012-05-23T16:01:15Z Stratiev pursues his central idea with farcical logic and, in the process, paints a vivid picture of life in the postwar eastern bloc. The Roman Bath 2010-05-04T20:30:00Z Just as the failed Fyre festival was a window into the farcical world of social media influencers, the college bribery scandal revealed more widespread rot in higher education. ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ reenacts and reorients a scandal 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Dexter takes on a slightly farcical tone tonight – albeit in its customarily twisted way. BBC Proms: Jamie Cullum Night 2010-08-27T05:45:00Z The circumstances of the child's death are eventually established as being bizarre and farcical, and along with a recurring gag involving the epitaph on her little headstone, it's all supposed to be hilarious. No amount of wine can make "The Woman in the House" spoof work, despite its charismatic star 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z And even moments that seem farcical, like Pete Campbell punching the daylights out of that snooty, ancient-grudge-carrying Greenwich headmaster -- feel like outtakes from a “Mad Men” highlight reel. 'Mad Men' recap: 'The beginning of something, not the end' 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z For the most part, though, this was a confirmation that much of our current politics is just too farcical to satirise. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z I’ve discovered that a lot of scholars now postulate Shakespeare may have intended it as a parody, a farcical exaggeration of tropes from the ancient tragic form. “It’s OK to always be a loser”: Patrick Stickles reveals the secrets of Titus Andronicus 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Happy End is almost farcical in its avoidance of convention. LOLs with Haneke: I confess to the director about creating his cat-lover Twitter parody 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z And in some ways, precisely because it’s so overtly farcical, the play is even funnier now, even if it doesn’t sound its more somber notes as fully. Theater: New Casts Enliven ?God of Carnage? and ?39 Steps? 2010-04-16T23:59:00Z A cheque for £140m takes him out of remand prison and into a farcical second life of wealth and celebrity. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z As film-makers start to outnumber potential subjects, the situation is becoming farcical. Two sides to every story: Whitney, Tupac, Assange and the trouble with making biopics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Now Straw is back in "Everybody Says Hello," Kun's latest farcical exploration of social isolation and pathological friendship. 'Everybody Says Hello': Kun's likable letter-writer is back 2012-04-25T20:19:06Z And when the survivors band together to produce a series of “Milton’s Got Talent” fund-raising shows that we are roundly invited to mock, the play’s more serious concerns are contaminated with a farcical off-taste. Review: In ‘Bobbie Clearly,’ It’s Crime, Punishment and Then What? 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The appealing actors are left to romp through the antics as best they can while attempting to infuse them with glimpses of the suffering psyches underneath the farcical proceedings. Theater Review: ‘3C,’ by David Adjmi, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater 2012-06-25T02:00:00Z Set in Italy’s industrial capital, Turin, during a period when labor unions barely existed, it is insouciant, sentimental, farcical and confounding by turns. 9 Movies About Work to Watch This Labor Day 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Though its tone wavers, telenovela-style, between farcical and sentimental, and it’s at least 15 minutes too long, the film is easy enough to sit through. Movie Review | 'Manuela and Manuel': Puerto Rican Comedy With Humberto Busto 2010-03-26T01:12:00Z As well as the farcical cat-and-mouse chase, the episode also included a postmodern deconstruction of “the club”, with its arbitrary rules, VIP area etiquette and wristband color-coding system. Atlanta: Donald Glover's show is the smartest – and funniest – on TV 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Its farcical physical humor could make children giggle, while absurdist gags — a day-care center called “The Ayn Rand School for Tots” — could bring a smile to the dourest PhD candidate. Sam Simon, co-creator of ‘The Simpsons,’ dies at 59 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Funny how the world works: The rampant farcical depiction of torture in this play, which premiered in London prior to 9/11, feels harder to laugh at just now. Adapting to the times: Mexican lovers, Irish terrorists and James’s ghosts 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z “It was invaluable because we knew what the farcical tone of the movie was by then and how far we could go,” Zobel said. ‘The Hunt’ Showdown: 7 Months of Training; 7 Minutes of Combat 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z There are surface similarities in structure, characters and farcical complications of rising action. 'You Never Can Tell' at A Noise Within: A buoyant revival of George Bernard Shaw's comedy 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z They say “African-American” so many times it becomes farcical. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap: Quandaries 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Pete is a man who will bleed for his jokes — quite literally, as is shown in a pathetic, farcical mugging — but who seems to gain very little for his loyalty. With “Crashing,” Pete Holmes makes a good comedy about a decent man who’s a bad comic 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Wild farcical action is overlaid with some of the most desolate lines imaginable. Week in theatre 2010-12-12T00:05:00Z There is much comedy in it, as there was in everything Kurt Vonnegut wrote, but it does not see war as farcical. What Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” Tells Us Now 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Johnston portrays the aching, farcical nature of existence in just a few pages. Review | In ‘Rites,’ Savannah Johnston portrays the aching, farcical nature of existence with stunning clarity 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The 1964 film replays this racial panic in a farcical key. ‘Mary Poppins,’ and a Nanny’s Shameful Flirting With Blackface 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z He delivers such a commandingly conflicted performance that I wish so many of the other roles weren’t pitched at such a boisterously farcical level. Hot Priests and Wayward Libidos Run Wild on London’s Stages 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Instead it goes for cheap laughs, farcical characters and mediocre rap songs. Review: ‘Vietgone,’ a Refugee Tale With Laughs and Rap 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Which is great — or would be if Mr. Ratner were daring or disciplined enough to unleash the full farcical anarchy that “Tower Heist” occasionally promises but rarely delivers. | 'Tower Heist': Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy in ?Tower Heist? - Review 2011-11-03T20:29:01Z Although the pictures stirred media outrage at home and a somewhat farcical debate about whether British newspapers should refrain from publishing photographs that everyone has already seen, many reacted by showing support instead of scorn. Prince Harry, popular as ever? 2012-08-31T14:13:00Z There's a farcical element to the way the conspirators anxiously avoid learning more about their own conspiracy from one another in order not to place themselves in further legal jeopardy. 'Watergate': Thomas Mallon's novel of Nixon's downfall 2012-02-22T22:01:06Z Interestingly, the one French film in the season - 1964's The Great Spy Chase - is a farcical romp with a huge but basically comic death toll. Cold War celluloid 2011-05-06T16:54:34Z This undercurrent of pathos not only fortifies the essential connection between the two leads, but also presents their predicament as something more than farcical. ‘Butt Boy’ Review: Compulsion as Comic Noir 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z In the end they barely got to say hello as they crossed paths in the lobby: a farcical setup they could use if they ever make a sequel, Jeunes Femmes. Meet the new double act of French cinema 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The farcical complications that separate Fred Astaire from Ginger Rogers matter only in the moment when they clear and allow those two glittering figures to once more occupy a Bakelite dance floor. Review | The glorious history of movie musicals 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z You create elegiac moments in the flashbacks, but there are also awkward moments, and even farcical ones. Nick Jonas "has in him a real mystery": Director on why he's compelling in grief in "The Good Half" 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z La Belle Verte’s farcical humour eases into a strong message about a self-sufficient community with no leaders, where the days consist of strengthening acrobatic play and exercises in telepathy. Brave new worlds: what can we learn from film's utopian visions? 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z And, yes, it’s mildly amusing to watch the cardinals’ farcical desperation as they attempt, with the assistance of the stage manager, to keep the pageant from falling into a confused shambles. ‘The Cardinals’ at the Public Theater 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Williams and Eller lend their pretty voices to this brilliantly executed farcical routine in which doorways naturally play a pivotal role. 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' kills it at the Ahmanson 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Take the farcical case of Eagles of Death Metal, whose support slot on a 2006 Guns N' Roses tour lasted only one date. The Pogues wouldn't be your best fwends? Headline acts often aren't ... 2011-04-07T15:26:47Z The idea of reducing artistic quality to one or a few numbers may seem farcical, if not foul. ‘100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know About Math and the Arts’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But the fast tempo emphasized the farcical aspect of a scene that Mozart also injects with a touch of melancholy. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z With his Pynchonian name and alarming toupée, Dr. Mantleray is a farcical figure, and his absurdity encourages “Maniac” to maintain its eccentric orbit. The Design of “Maniac” Offers an Uncanny Imitation of Life 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The more powerful a country is, the more disposed its people will be to see it as the lead actor in the sometimes farcical, often tragic pageant of history. ‘The Sympathizer,’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z “It’s actually a sign that we’ve all matured, and now it’s perfectly respectable to have an exaggerated, farcical representation of two people who are gay,” Mr. McKellen said. ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z After a farcical exit from Lagos airport, he is finally installed in a decent room when the phone rings: "The caller was impatient, on the brink of rage." The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z “That means we need to pick projects that can keep that up,” says Griffin, whose selections this season have included a Posner-directed “Midsummer” and a farcical gig from the Reduced Shakespeare Company. The quiet impresario: Pulling the right strings at the Folger 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Even Jeff's panicked car crash is farcical, on top of marking yet another ignored opportunity where Gene could have cut bait and vanished. Kim, Jimmy and the moral sandwich-making of "Better Call Saul" 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z And it was fun to put some of those skills that I felt like I developed on that show to use, to get to play in this really silly and quite farcical world again. "Ghosts" star Rose McIver on poking fun at the Christmas movie, cultural appropriation and all 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Here we have a classically built drama of a high-class soap, created by Jesse Armstrong and populated by recognizably complex humans in darkly farcical circumstances. The Best Television of 2019 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z When people accuse the government of being "farcical", they mean they are not doing their jobs properly; but on stage, says Foley, chaos and misunderstanding can only result from professional perfection. Farce is everywhere on stage – but why? 2012-06-10T17:30:01Z That juggling act continues in Season 5, as Jimmy and Gretchen’s fraught, sometimes agonizing progress toward adult responsibility is balanced by the more farcical subplots involving their small and motley collection of friends. Review: ‘You’re the Worst’ Heads Toward Happily Ever After. Maybe. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z His efforts to save a stranger’s failing marriage become increasingly contrived and farcical, ultimately propelling Pete into a hallucinatory, nighttime odyssey amid the coyotes, the cactuses and a sinister dancing teenager. Review: ‘Rancho Viejo,’ Where Banality and Trouble Cohabitate 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z His films seem to elicit both serious and farcical readings. Comedies in serious clothing: an introduction to the films of Paul Thomas Anderson 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z At the center of “Perfect Skill” is a male duet, performed naked, which is more farcical than fanciful. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s got the puckered tang of something pulled together in a week and brims with farcical life. Uncouth, Cranky and Rude: Movies in 1988 Were a Far Cry From Today 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z In many respects, Mr. Saunders’s America is simply a nightmare vision of the future, an America only a few farcical steps removed from the country glimpsed every night on television. 38 Years on Books: The Essential Michiko Kakutani Reader 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z It really is bizarre: a farcical thrill-less thriller that is inert, melodramatic and preposterous. Requiem for a Killer – review 2012-06-14T21:10:01Z "It's Only a Play" falters in its farcical construction. Three bright performances on Broadway: Nathan Lane, Michael Cera and Alex Sharp 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z The dialogue aspires to a kind of farcical, dreamlike dottiness, and once or twice I did feel the prudish grimace that had settled on my face cracking with something approaching mild amusement. House of Holes by Nicholson Baker ? review 2011-08-11T13:30:01Z In the dismal and farcical age of Donald Trump, we badly need something like the scathing, cleansing force of Arendt’s intellect. Is Donald Trump a new Hitler? Hannah Arendt might argue that they’re closer than you think 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Soon enough the Greeks and their neighbors are at war, and “Neighbors” ascends to an impressively high level of farcical anarchy. Movie Review: Adulthood vs. Arrested Development in ‘Neighbors’ 2014-05-08T12:00:03Z If he’s at all like Mr. Jonze, it’s because he approaches outrageous or farcical topics with a straight face but he has much stronger views on emotional torture in art: He’s for it. These Movie Scenes Might Not Be Important, but They’re Pretty Great 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z This is the farcical and chaotic story of a film being made. Day for Night ? review 2011-02-17T22:24:00Z But he is far too skilled a writer and interesting a thinker for something so pedestrian and farcical. In Daniel Sada's ticklish 'One Out of Two,' twins raise questions about self and identity 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z It is a work that combines psychosexual portraiture that anticipates Freud with stock farcical figures like the illiterate cop and various rascally lowlifes. Review: Shakespeare Meets Elevator Repair Service. Mayhem Ensues. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z As soon as “24” revealed the real puppet-masters behind the terrorists — usually business tycoons intent on world domination — the air went out of the mystery and the plot convolutions turned farcical. Television Review: Andre Braugher Commands a Renegade Vessel in ‘Last Resort’ 2012-09-26T22:06:40Z It’s a funnier film than you’d imagine, as Osit observes the sometimes farcical, sometimes painful plight of a beset community that proves that, at least in Ramallah, not all politics are local. New this Week: ‘Kung Fu,’ ‘Rebel’ and ‘Thunder Force’ 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s a clever mixture, and a funny one as the film evokes the farcical and frightening aspects of the time. Review: In ‘The Wanted 18,’ Palestinians Hide Cows From Israeli Forces 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Less farcical, and more predictable, is the tepid rush by conflicted GOP endorsers. What “unity” with Trump means: For Republicans, winning is everything, principles are swept away and hypocrisy reigns 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z “Yes, there are farcical elements, but anybody who’s had a tense family experience inside a small home knows what it means to have something going in the bedroom while something’s going on in the kitchen.” Stephen Karam?s ?Sons of the Prophet? and ?Dark Sisters? 2011-10-09T03:17:20Z But the subsidiary characters are farcical cartoons in a satire so unhinged that the movie seems to fly around squawking. | 'Father of Invention': ?Father of Invention,? With Kevin Spacey - Review 2011-10-13T23:24:32Z Of course, the many parties in question soon intersect, with farcical consequences. Few sparks in 'On the Razzle' at Theatre West 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The play’s tonal shifts, from farcical to terrifying, were expertly handled by the troupe, who made us laugh, gasp and squeal in unison. A Surprising First Live Show, in the Hometown I Once Fled 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Riotous bar mitzvahs and Free Palestine rallies ensue, with broadly farcical, yarmulke-burning results. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Founded by three former drama school roommates — Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields — Mischief specializes in farcical deconstructions of established genres. In This ‘Peter Pan,’ Something Always Goes Awry. That’s the Plan. 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Anwar thought the scene where the King and Queen visit Logue's home and his wife arrives home unexpectedly was "too farcical". Oscars 2011: Will the Brits win big in the technical categories? 2011-02-27T00:05:55Z This required an especially farcical media scandal that featured Wolf Blitzer showing Weiner a photograph and demanding, “Wouldn’t you know if those are your underpants?” Anthony Weiner’s downfall and Donald Trump’s rise: Everything that’s bad and stupid about politics in one lesson 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The current production of “Toast,” which toured Britain this year, definitely has its farcical side. Review: ‘Toast’ Blends Farce With Kitchen-Sink Realism 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Diana believed in an ideal that ultimately became clear to her was farcical. Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diaries 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But his diffuse film would need more heft, or the farcical energy of such obvious antecedents as "Being There" and "Dave," to transcend its harebrained premise. 'Viva' could use more verve in the story department 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z But his ascent to manhood, however farcical, means a maturity in the world of politics and history. Jiří Menzel: a daring, defiant beacon of European cinema 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Her farcical wedding of outrage to gluttony was a political act whose helpless desperation mirrored mine. The Best Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Consider these lyrics, sung by the show’s heroine: Can lyrics get more farcical? Warming up to “Baby It’s Cold Outside”: What my mother taught me about the guy who wrote the “date-rape” Christmas song 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z But “Ruth,” as farcical as it is dead serious, is not just biographical. Review: Lionel Popkin’s ‘Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The box office prognosis is not good, but it’s already an industry punchline, following a farcical few years of repeated rescheduling and abruptly pulled release dates on the part of The Weinstein Company. Not coming soon: the star-studded films that almost didn't get released 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The sight of stuffy, bespectacled greying men berating films aimed primarily at teenage girls is as farcical as it is depressing. Move over, Luke Skywalker… I'm a Twilight man 2012-11-10T18:00:01Z It's a darkly farcical story of two young women who are involved in a car crash after a wild party in Tehran. Boost for Iranian cinema at film festivals 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z It shows Ms Reza’s gift for farcical escalation, familiar to fans of her hugely successful plays, “Art” and “God of Carnage”. Unhappy families 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Directed by Oscar-winning "Community"-star and alumnus Jim Rash, the new edition, as ever, features a rotating cast that frequently delivers wry, ribald laughs, even when coasting on farcical technique. Media glut, the 'Bachelor,' Yelp get the Groundlings treatment 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The story loses focus as it detours through a convoluted plot about a passion play, and farcical moments, like a shining crotch, undercut its sinister edges. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z At a much less farcical moment Ms. Lowell had a wedding at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center while the place was being picketed for hiring nonunion workers. Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z And while the show is no big deal, it handles the psychological and farcical ramifications of Joanna’s dilemma with a sensitivity that gives the sitcom setups an emotional kick you wouldn’t necessarily expect. ‘I Love That for You’ Review: The Art of the Sellout 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z In the farcical “Cloned!,” the brainy star of “Basic Instinct” is the essence of hot to a young nerd named Wally, a brilliant scientist whose other biggest crush is himself. New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Cloned!' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z My favorite farcical detail in this show is that a major pop star exists whose stage name is Jocelyn. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z One source of the game’s appeal, I suspect, is the almost farcical severity of the term “fired.” A Smartphone Game That Captures the Futility of “Work-Life Balance” 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z In “The Death of Stalin,” a farcical look at Soviet history, he plays Stalin’s punching bag of a son. Rupert Friend Is Tired of Killing 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Other conclusions by Stewart were “farcical” and “ludicrous,” Ferrara said. 6 Takeaways From Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Case 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z But Frank Rich, writing in The New York Times, noted that Mr. Ludwig’s comedy “is all things farcical except hilarious.” Theater Review | 'Lend Me a Tenor': LaPaglia and Shalhoub Clown Around at the Music Box 2010-04-05T02:09:00Z Mr Franco mugs shamelessly to make sure we understand that he's being funny, which he's not, and the script as a whole turns a satirical - or at least farcical - premise into sour buffoonery. What is The Interview really like? 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z But the solution Noone comes up with for the play's harrying farcical demands neither sufficiently compresses the action nor establishes a plausible theatrical cosmos. Epigrams and clothes fly in Taper's 'What the Butler Saw' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z For Episode 4, “Together Alone,” Maestri shifts into a farcical gear, with a Zoom therapy session interrupted by a minor, um, bathroom emergency. Review | Round House Theatre’s sweet and funny new Web series serves up covid-19-era life in 10-minute slices 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Needless to say, there are complications, some farcical, some belonging more to the realm of therapeutic melodrama. Movie Review: ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ Starring Melanie Lynskey 2012-09-06T23:04:51Z It would be very easy for this to be a bad knockoff of “The Golden Girls,” with grating one-liners and farcical pratfalls. Review: In ‘Grace and Frankie’ on Netflix, New Wrinkles in Comedy 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z While there are several conspicuously trendy pop-culture references and a number of scenes set in some of Brooklyn's real-life hipster hangouts, there isn't much about this farcical show that strikes one as genuinely hip. Review: Hipsters find love in a rock comedy 2013-03-25T22:40:10Z Jean-Gab’s cooing affection for “Dominique” the fly, and their efforts to keep her secret, unfold a farcical series of events that ultimately lands them a free stay in a seaside villa. ‘Mandibles’ Review: A Bug-Brained Affair 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z If that seems a distinctly back-handed compliment, it at least prepares you for Chapman's melange of standard farcical requirements: multiple exits, mooning lovers, moaning servants and – bien sûr – a funny Frenchman in a beret. Dry Rot – review 2012-07-30T17:15:00Z The works have been lost for a bewildering variety of reasons, from the farcical to the tragic. Now you see them: the eternal allure of lost art 2012-07-01T18:31:01Z Yes, it’s farcical but underneath the comedy there’s a harsh truth: a black entertainer who acted like Bieber would not have a career, and rappers are pigeonholed regardless of who they are. Atlanta: Donald Glover's show is the smartest – and funniest – on TV 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Exquisitely illustrated, and filled with experiences of misfortune bordering on the farcical, Mr. Sattouf’s book is a disquieting yet essential read. Review: New Novels by Paul Murray, César Aira and Others 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Laughter is inherently violent as well as potentially soothing, and the most farcical aspects of Jojo’s world are also the most terrifying. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The music, secondary but indispensable, contributes greatly to both the farcical and emotional flow. Shakespeare meets the Beatles in lively 'These Paper Bullets!' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The classical man ignores then dominates the willful modern woman, who’s become a kind of farcical pest; the classical woman and the modern man seem more compatible. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater 2013-05-15T20:46:54Z This is followed by witty, farcical lyrics with an abundance of sci-fi references: satellites, speed of light, Mars. Glitter down the Atlanta Highway – the B-52s are setting out on their final dance party! 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z To tell more would be to spoil a tightly wound, often nail-biting and occasionally farcical plot. Nimrod's Shadow by Chris Paling 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z And in “Avenue of Mysteries,” he tells a particularly touching and sometimes farcical story of two siblings and their makeshift family. John Irving’s ‘Avenue of Mysteries’: One writer’s beginnings 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z I love “Burn After Reading,” but it’s like a farcical, nihilistic, stupid joke about bureaucracy. Where Did Those Hot Dog Fingers Come From? Daniels Explain 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Behind these eye-popping statistics are countless individual accidents—thousands of little dramas, with dénouements ranging from farcical to tragic. Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z He never notices his hometown; it’s the invisible backdrop to his farcical psychodrama. In a Quiet Corner of Italy... Trieste 2011-04-29T19:35:37Z This reflects the accord that develops between the straightlaced Charles and the farcical Oliver, whose friendship is rooted in a shared sense of caring for Mabel. "Only Murders in the Building" returns with an invitation to the familliar 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Mindhunter’s best moments came, not when interrogating detached, slightly farcical serial killers, but instead when delving into the lives of the people charged with understanding and stopping them. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Genial, energetic and physically graceful, he nimbly juggles the farcical and melodramatic elements of the story, and holds onto his dignity even in cringe-worthy moments. T Magazine: Charm Offensive 2012-02-17T15:00:33Z Whether a Paul Thomas Anderson film is taken as serious or farcical is, perhaps, just a matter of one's perspective. Comedies in serious clothing: an introduction to the films of Paul Thomas Anderson 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z You probably know, or at least know of, “A Flea in Her Ear,” a 1907 touchstone of the farcical repertory that is especially associated with the Old Vic, where it has been revived twice previously. Theater Review: Slamming Doore, Heavy Sledding 2011-01-11T13:00:02Z A clear-eyed view of young Churchill as a bumptious self-promoter whose exploits in Africa were as farcical as they were courageous. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z In the climactic scene she becomes the object of a brutal exorcism that is at once horrific and farcical. Beyond the Hills – review 2013-03-17T00:05:37Z Actually, the most farcical element of the building – a huge, overscaled staircase that has the effect of shrinking everyone on it to the size of a child – came into its own in series three. The Thick of It: the agony of tight spaces 2012-08-26T19:00:00Z The amiable, articulate author pointed to several catalysts for the farcical "Yellow Face." In 'Yellow Face,' David Henry Hwang lampoons cultural politics, himself 2011-08-04T20:03:04Z He keeps the proceedings buoyant in the more farcical first act, but the mood - along with David Lander's lighting - darkens considerably in the second half as feelings get hurt. Review: Collaborative `Cosi' scores at Juilliard 2012-11-15T16:05:08Z The logical outcome of what happens when a farcical former president fancies himself a kingmaker but favors jesters for the job — Dr. Oz, Sarah Palin. Perspective | What in the name of Trump was the Herschel Walker campaign? 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Rated R for farcical violence and a filthy mouth. ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Review: Three’s (Bad) Company 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The funniest scene is a farcical holdup by robbers wearing plastic grocery bags over their heads. Review: ‘Band of Robbers’ Riffs on Mark Twain Characters in Today’s Missouri 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The collision of these characters, plus a shy solicitor and the house's unscrupulous owner, depends on farcical contrivance. Taking Steps | Theatre review 2010-03-29T20:30:00Z And the show doing that with the most farcical tang, at the moment, is “Atlanta,” now in its first season on FX. ‘Atlanta’ Has Brilliant Characters. And Some of the Best Acting on TV. 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Not at all farcical: more like people who were genuinely mentally unbalanced. Review: ‘What We’re Up Against,’ a Sexism Story More Timely Than Ever 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z There have been exceptions, of course: In 1982’s high school comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” a teenager has an abortion without hysterical breakdowns or farcical high jinks ensuing. Perspective | Abortion has always been a tough subject for Hollywood. ‘Parenthood’ got it right. 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Anything reeking of bloated self-importance would have been contrary to the farcical nature of the Simpsons ethos. 'Simpsons' invade the Hollywood Bowl 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Scaling up the brutality in what is Shakespeare’s most purely farcical work is like putting Charlie Sheen on a heavy diet of steroids. | 'The Comedy of Errors': Giving Shakespeare His Sombrero and Kazoo 2011-03-18T11:00:00Z And, even though Alexei dies a valiant death, there is something farcical about the gun-toting anarchy that greets his attempt to disband his regiment. The White Guard | Theatre review 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z The comedy, which suggests a Middle Eastern answer to “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” is a lacerating farcical satire of religious extremism. Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Mirroring a World of Pain and Fortitude 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Here, all too often, it descends into a farcical romp, with the hardworking cast visibly aware of how funny they – as opposed to their characters – are being. The Barber of Seville (or Salisbury) ? review 2010-10-19T11:58:00Z I should add that the spectacle, despite its absurdities, doesn’t appear nearly as farcical as the current prelude to the 2012 presidential election in the United States. | 'The Conquest': ?The Conquest? Sarkozy Made - Review 2011-11-10T23:13:46Z And she does, through a series of farcical episodes centering on the malodorous go-between laborer Hob and his parents. Colonial Roots at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C. 2010-05-30T22:11:00Z Whatever, Lodge, now 78, is generous: "There's a broad farcical element in his work, but it has a family resemblance to novels set in universities dealing with the relationship between staff and students." How Tom Sharpe earned his seat at high table of campus fiction 2013-06-06T18:05:57Z The continual sense of control failing is farcical, and endearing. For Michelle Ellsworth, Practice Makes … More Practice 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Life is a tragedy because it’s so farcical. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z Scenes shift between her farcical trial, her reminiscences about the landscape of her native Lorraine and her spirited declarations at the stake. ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Distilled to Her Essence at the New York Philharmonic 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The director, Charlotte Moore, keeps the farcical elements from becoming too broad and stages the crowded plot with practiced economy. | 'The Shaughraun': Hiss at the Villain, Cheer the Vagabond 2011-05-10T21:35:45Z Friday for a special Seattle International Film Festival tribute, along with a screening of "Leaves of Grass," Tim Blake Nelson's farcical comedy in which Norton plays identical twins. What our writers love this week 2010-05-26T23:18:00Z The Finnish farcical vignette “Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?” is the slightest, though one of the funniest, of the live-action shorts. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z The nifty effect lends the production a jaunty cinematic sense of kinesis, while also helping to propel the evening’s farcical mechanics. Review | Despite top-notch cast and crew, ‘Dave’ dissolves into camp by second act 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Once again Mr. Ives freely indulges in contemporary allusion, adding a vivifying seasoning of freshness to a farcical plot that combines elements of classic French comedy with more robust Italianate buffoonery. Critic?s Notebook: Madoff, Macbeth and Other Crooks, Onstage in Washington 2011-09-28T22:45:26Z And the cast is fearless in its physical dexterity and unified farcical chops. From cabaret to big top, more 'El Grande' laughs 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Doing their gentle dance routines or farcical double-door bits, they are perfect together. ‘Stan & Ollie’ Review: Laurel and Hardy, a Double Act as Romance 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Lopera pushes this novel’s idiomatic language into English and then Spanish, to bold and farcical effect. In ‘Fiebre Tropical,’ a Colombian Teenager Moves to Miami and Comes of Age 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z This is precisely why the dramedy Trump is constructing around his diagnosis is dangerous, frustrating and farcical in equal measure. Science and karma: Late night comedy makes peace with joking about Trump's COVID diagnosis 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z It moves from English to Spanish and back again, to bold and farcical effect. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z It is hard not to wish that the heavy farcical high jinks that surround him were on his high level. Review: Kevin Kline Serves Ham in Soignée Silk in ‘Present Laughter’ 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Dreyfus, 57, was praised as an actor who could nail a farcical role and then deliver a satire with smarts. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of Seinfeld and Veep, awarded U.S. humor... 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Comparisons with his sitcom Coupling are inevitable when we reach the farcical centrepiece, in which the two-way love triangle between Grant/Lucy/The Ghost plays out. Doctor Who Christmas special 2016: The Return of Doctor Mysterio 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z The series is unusually successful in its mix of tones: farcical, serious, melodramatic and metafictional. CW's 'Jane the Virgin' mixes wacky and serious, with a natural ease 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Some of the most farcical, hilarious moments of my life have happened deep in throes of loss and serious illness. “Grief was not like anything I imagined”: A widower’s perspective on loss and mourning 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The opera becomes a farcical look at the absurdities of American social, political, military and religious elites, all represented with stock stereotypes. Music Review: Love Beats Science in a Spoof by Menotti 2011-08-14T22:00:12Z But there was also a kind of farcical dread. At Climate Week NYC, searching for world-saving answers inside a giant carbon footprint 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z “House of Cards” is an adaptation of a 1990 British series that ran for only one season — and that was much more tongue-in-cheek and farcical. Season 3 of ‘House of Cards’ Starts With More Policy Than Chicanery 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z When asked if she was willing to embrace Ludwig’s love of farcical shenanigans and have someone hurl a plate of spaghetti for a laugh, Zambello smiled. Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required. 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z If you were unhappy with the way the earlier show exploited the farcical humor latent in its characters’ outré and self-destructive behavior, then “A Very British Scandal” may be for you. ‘A Very British Scandal’ Review: Claire Foy Gives Up the Crown 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z There are also some fine farcical scenes more or less dedicated to the proposition that maintenance of a love nest is, at best, full of peril. Highlights From More Than 50 Years of Glenda Jackson Reviews 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z “Queer as Folk” focused on men in their teens to late 20s; “Cucumber” picks up the stories of gay Manchester a generation later, but in a more directly humorous, sometimes farcical, form. Review: ‘Cucumber,’ a Logo Series Starring Vincent Franklin 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z This farcical narrative was buttressed by a murder mystery, all of which came to a happy ending, turning the novel into a sort of 1930s-style screwball comedy. Comics: Vertigo Crime's 'Noche Roja' set on border of terror 2011-01-18T20:05:04Z Archway Studio/Theatre’s first production in their new location is this farcical western melodrama. L.A. theater openings, April 12-19: 'Loopholes: A Pain in the I.R.S.' and more 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z But farcical as it is, “The White Sheik” has a serious interest in fandom’s quasi-religious pathology. ‘The White Sheik’: Fellini’s Charming Farce About Fandom 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The film also plays the “wanton” Jennifer and “virginal” Needy against each other to farcical extremes. What Megan Fox Taught Me About the Power of Subversive Girls 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Inside look: "There's nothing about Jane's situation that seems farcical or funny to her, so I play it as very real," says Rodriguez, who grew up in Chicago in a second-generation Puerto Rican household. 'Transparent,' 'The Affair' among new TV series in Golden Globes arena 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The last section, while it has a few fine, farcical moments, goes astray in trying to recapture flagging comic momentum and slides toward chaotic Greenbergian hostility. Review: In ‘While We’re Young,’ a Coupling of Gen X and Y 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z It's farcical, surreal and there are plenty of jokes for grown-ups, hence its cult appeal among stoned students. Take five: box sets for primary school-age kids 2012-08-28T11:00:22Z The strength of the show, he added, was in its farcical stage mechanics; if the authors, he wrote, “are capable of funny lines, they are certainly masters of deception.” Anthony Marriott, British Playwright, Dies at 83 2014-04-28T04:22:30Z “Parasite” is more noir than science fiction, farcical until it turns melodramatic. It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z A 30-second version of a scene from “Body Double,” in which a killer garrotes a woman in a bathroom stall, with both parts played by Mr. Dellsperger, is more farcical than scary. Brice Dellsperger: ‘Body Double: Vous N’en Croirez Pas Vos Yeux’ 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z That he began with a diary and finds himself returning to the form creates an arc that ties together his fraught and farcical art and life. David Sedaris on his new book, 'Theft by Finding' 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z But the rich burgher who commissioned the work suddenly decides to combine it with a farcical musical comedy. Strauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please 2012-08-06T23:01:05Z Though his experience of the first Arab-Israeli war is by turns farcical, brutal and heartbreaking, he endures it all with stoical grace. | 'The Time That Remains': In Nazareth, Human Comedy as Wind Rustles the Olive Branches 2011-01-06T23:52:20Z Such is the farcical setup of “The Shape of Something Squashed,” directed and written by Tom Noonan, who also plays the central role, at the Paradise Factory Theater. Theater Review: ‘The Shape of Something Squashed’ Takes a Poke at Actors 2014-03-05T18:04:22Z Mr. White put together “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the Python troupe’s farcical rendition of Arthurian legend, on a very low budget. Michael White, Colorful Impresario With a Taste for the Outlandish, Dies at 80 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Another much-loved repeat sketch is Stupid Deaths, which sees a comical grim reaper processing recently departed historical characters at the "Death Check-In" counter and then laughing mercilessly at the farcical manner in which they died. How Horrible Histories became a huge hit 2011-03-17T20:00:01Z He's too impatient to move onto the next farcical sexual encounter or boneheaded clash between human gorillas. Overlooked classics of American literature: The Feud by Thomas Berger 2011-08-04T08:00:02Z It’s just embodying a character and taking it to a farcical level. Laura Benanti on Her Transformation Into Melania Trump on Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “The Ritz,” which opened in 1975, offered Broadway audiences a farcical snapshot of life in a Manhattan bathhouse, with Mafiosi and half-naked gay men slamming and opening doors in a replay of closetedness and liberation. Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Okparanta said she wanted to make Harry exaggerated, but not so cartoonish or unsympathetic that readers would dismiss his plight as farcical. A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z "Don't Look Up" makes a few decent points and gets a chuckle or two, but mostly, it is leaden when it could be farcical, sluggish when it could be screwball. "Don't Look Up," sheeple! Adam McKay's comedy about a comet that will destroy Earth, fails to hit 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z This selection of new comics may help fight the winter doldrums and give some extra reasons to look forward to spring, with coming-of-age adventures, ruminations on the past and a farcical look at the future. 8 Comic Books to Get You to Spring 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Marginalised in their own country, wronged on so many different levels, the annual "Sorry Day" seems almost farcical. What I'm thinking about ... forgiveness and healing 2013-03-10T01:27:00Z At the chorus, the women sing along just before donning farcical mustaches, wigs, baseball caps and the track jackets -- the only time we'll likely ever see these girls in such get-ups. Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, Brie Larson don drag for music video 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The trial begins, in the nursery, with toys as judge and jury, to heighten the farcical aspects of the actual proceeding. Music Review: ‘Oscar,’ at Santa Fe Opera, With David Daniels, Countertenor 2013-08-01T21:53:47Z The scandal, she said, was a news story about the country’s highest office breaking the law, which spiraled into farcical details. A Comedian’s Stunt Is a Sly Protest of Qatar’s L.G.B.T.Q. Laws 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Love ’em or hate ’em, his colliding queens fit right into today’s climate of farcical tragedy, where it’s often hard to tell a scream from a laugh. Review: Charles Ludlam in the Cosmos Where ‘Queens Collide’ 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Naturally Shteyngart makes him the butt of most of the farcical humor here, as Sasha spends the novel flapping around in a ridiculous dressing gown and drinking ungodly amounts of alcohol. Locked Down With Friends, Lovers and Rivals, in Gary Shteyngart’s New Novel 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Barbra Streisand has some delectable moments, but she was too young to play matchmaker Dolly Levi, Walter Matthau looks miserable and the film plods dutifully through farcical scenes that can’t fully come to life on-screen. Bette Midler and 'Hello, Dolly!': A match that makes for Broadway heaven 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z It is, as many shows before have been, a late-night news-comedy show, taking a liberal stance and the continually farcical nature of current events as material for comedy. “Last Week Tonight”: How John Oliver continues to reinvent the late-night news-comedy show 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z That gigantic hit, which I detested, observes the reunion of a sixth-grade basketball team 30 years later for a chaotic Fourth of July weekend of farcical shenanigans. Motivators of 2010: Technology and Greed 2010-12-17T19:43:28Z Compared with the somewhat more grounded comedy of “Bridesmaids,” Wiig and Mumolo said in a recent video interview, they wanted “Barb and Star” to reflect a more freewheeling and farcical spirit. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo on ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’ 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The show’s 13 tightly plotted, highly serialized episodes play out like a farcical mini-series, as Eleanor’s ultimate fate is debated, and surprisingly heady concepts, like Kantian ethics, are aired along the way. Michael Schur on ‘The Good Place,’ Ted Danson and Kantian Ethics 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, Madigan’s plodding pacing is a persistent drag, while her tonally inconsistent performers, who run the gamut from the farcical to the lugubrious, sometimes seem to be jobbing in from different plays. Inconsistent tone, uneven direction plague 'Off the King's Road' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The story “ascends to an impressively high level of farcical anarchy,” A.O. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Danny’s House’ and ‘Sacred Games’ 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z It is a darkly farcical work, a complex mix of fact and fiction starring a character named D.H.H. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z Donald Trump declared as usual in last week’s Republican presidential debate, with winners and losers still being sorted out with almost farcical intensity. Character assassination among friends in ‘Winners and Losers’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z There were so many sordid twists that it was more farcical than shocking, making it seem that the original incident needed to be pumped up in order to be truly horrifying. A Ballet Scandal Gets the ‘Special Victims Unit’ Treatment 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z In the first farcical scene, she is hypnotized over and over by accident — and even hypnotizes herself a few times. I Love Performing Those Songs. But What About the Gender Politics? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Once someone stood up and shouted at the audience, ‘What are you people laughing at? Modern art is not a farcical matter!’ Defacing ‘Art’: After 20 Years, the Hit Play Gets a Brash Coat of Paint 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The supposedly stable alliance falls flat on its face, while the farcical candidate from leftfield emerges as the winner. Valentine's Day: let's hear it for Hollywood's odd couples 2013-02-14T08:01:01Z This “New York Idea” is by no means unpleasant, but it seems to be going through farcical motions without the heat of purpose. | 'The New York Idea': Love in City of Intemperate Mores 2011-01-27T03:01:13Z Eventually the movie "lurches into action movie territory, complete with the sort of violence and brutality that is tonally at odds with the farcical set-up." 'Let's Be Cops' should hand over its badge and gun, reviews say 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Some of the scenes are so farcical that they shade into depravity. ‘King Richard’ Finds Fresh Drama in Watergate 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Instead of emphasizing the absolute seriousness with which Wilde’s characters embrace triviality, Mr. Noble’s production is writ in the farcical language associated with Brit-coms that are just this side of “Benny Hill.” London Theater Journal: En Travesti, Both Sides Now 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z “How I Met Your Mother” did an entire farcical brunch episode eight years ago, and in 2012, “Portlandia” put the nail in its coffin in a brunch-themed episode straight out of Samuel Beckett. Leave brunch alone! 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z "It is the most shameful, inane thing I have seen in all the years I have been doing the fringe … How dare you proceed with this farcical, selfish idea?" he wrote. Edinburgh fringe hecklers should exit stage left and right 2010-09-03T16:03:00Z Mr. Cohen did not bomb as the awards host, even with farcical suggestions for future designer collaborations such as Jason Wu for Honey Boo Boo. Scene City: The C.F.D.A. Awards Ceremony and After-Parties 2013-06-04T20:59:44Z As the real-life drama played out, a plot so complex and farcical that the writers of Fawlty Towers might have been proud of it, relations between Sachs and his granddaughter hit rock-bottom. It's time for you to talk 2011-08-12T23:06:39Z The play depicts the farcical entanglements of two newly divorced Manhattan couples, while mixing in one visiting English lord smitten with the city’s easy way with matrimony. | 'The New York Idea': Love in City of Intemperate Mores 2011-01-27T03:01:13Z The pattern for the week was set: It was gorgeous, exotic, occasionally scary and often farcical. Adventures in unspoiled Vanuatu, the islands of highs and lows As much as the hurly burly of the Coen brothers’ movies might seem distant from Shakespearean tragedy, their films are crowded with schemers seized by misguided ambitions — just usually more farcical ones. Joel Coen distills ‘Macbeth’ down to the bone 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z It's a collage of bizarre, farcical interludes and it takes a while to gel, but they do build into something quite ticklish. Discombobulated ? review 2011-08-09T11:28:02Z Blunt amusingly spoofs some of her serious films, such as "The Young Victoria," while O'Dowd and Segel achieve a farcical rivalry. "Gulliver's Travels" relies too much on effects 2010-12-23T00:26:57Z I’ve asked the question of many friends over the years, and it always brings forth a torrent of nostalgia laced with the farcical comedy of remembered shame. You swore off tequila for good. Here’s how to enjoy the alcohol that once betrayed you. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z But art — even flippant, sweet-natured, intentionally farcical art — can stand to be better than this. Review: O, for a Muse of Fire, or a Comptroller, to Save ‘Popcorn Falls’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Pheiffer’s companions bounce his squatting body like a basketball, and all three dancers, lying on their backs like upended beetles, kick to get briefly airborne — a motion at once farcical, pathetic and heroic. Dance Review: Yvonne Meier’s ‘This Is Not a Pink Pony,’ at the Abrons Arts Center 2013-06-02T21:24:55Z From that farcical premise springs a jackpot of great songs and silly shenanigans. Review: Gamblers and dames ? in fine voice ? hit town in 'Guys and Dolls' 2011-05-23T22:25:04Z He’s drawing on his art-house gifts even in farcical contexts, and the result is some of the most rewarding work of his career. Adam Sandler Grows Up (Mostly) 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z However peppy and farcical it gets, it is built on a strong foundation; Michael Stewart’s book draws heavily on the dramatic and real-world wisdom of its immediate source, Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker.” Review: The ‘Dolly’ Parade Marches On, Now With a New Star 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The ruling came after a one-day hearing that bordered on the farcical. Lawsuit against Madonna dismissed in Russia 2012-11-22T20:31:03Z He added: "Myself and a number of those affected have spent the morning trying to get through to someone with authority to address what is clearly a farcical situation - but with no success so far." Bunchrew residents 'trapped' as railway work closes only road out 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z In a farcical moment, Farrell was timed out by the shot clock as he lined up a straightforward penalty at 17-11 down. England sneak narrow win over superb Samoa 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z His production, built for speed and farcical flamboyance, threatens to spin out of control but keeps its eye on the prize of social justice. Review: Ossie Davis' 'Purlie Victorious,' back on Broadway, hasn't lost a farcical step 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Britain's foreign minister James Cleverly described Moscow's re-election bid as "farcical". Russia seeks return to UN human rights body in challenge to West 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Otherwise Republicans will continue crafting their farcical script. With shutdown looming, GOP's comic-book villains push America to the abyss 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Benfica impressed in the group stage one year ago but an unusual, almost farcical, red card cost the Portuguese champion dearly against Salzburg. $100M men Kane and Bellingham give good value to Bayern and Madrid in Champions League debut wins 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But regardless of their partisan affiliation, what they have in common is the tendency to commit some farcical malapropism early in their campaign that exposed, in a soundbite, their unfitness for office. Column: Vivek Ramaswamy's idiotic play for airtime is working, God help us 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z That brings us to the latest installment of this farcical affair. Column: Ron DeSantis has a new attack on Disney, and it's truly stupid 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The Tories said the rental outlay was "farcical". Glasgow council spends £100,000 to hire LEZ-compliant vehicles 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The convicted person's absence from court is "so far removed from that justice process, then it just feels a little farcical", she told BBC Breakfast. Lucy Letby absence from sentencing 'one final act of wickedness from a coward' 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Any argument that football players are mere student-athletes after the Los Angeles and Pacific Northwest schools chased the cash and joined the Big Ten seems farcical, at least from a legal standpoint. Pac-12 mailbag: WSU, Oregon State will have company when next realignment strikes 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z David Davis, a Conservative MP, said that the "startling incompetence" of the Home Office had been laid bare, while former party chairman Sir Jake Berry described the removals as "farcical". Bibby Stockholm: No one harmed over discovery of Legionella on barge - health secretary 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z He described the party's statement as "farcical", adding that he "was and am the president of the National Party in law". National Party: Irish far-right party's stolen gold bars sparks funding query 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z "It is farcical that the SNP-run council have spent these eyewatering sums on hiring vehicles to replace those that did not comply with the new rules," he said. Glasgow council spends £100,000 to hire LEZ-compliant vehicles 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The popular Chinese-owned app, best known for lip-synced dances, often farcical “challenges” and other short videos, didn’t offer much explanation for the new feature. As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Novak Djokovic dried the court with his towel and urged the crowd to "blow" in a farcical rain delay as his Wimbledon title defence began with a win. Djokovic wins after farcical rain delay scenes 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Both sport trademark locks of golden hair and penchants for sometimes farcical self-promotion. How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The message of love is love is put to the farcical test, but Casey Nicholaw’s direction and choreography have no trouble keeping pace with the madcap high jinks. Ranking this year's Tony best musical nominees from worst to best 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z "It is farcical," says one regular contributor to TV news channels. Why Imran Khan has disappeared from Pakistan's media 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “It’s fun to be simpatico with a character like that, but then, it feels very farcical when we’re together.” Why playing a closeted Revolutionary War soldier on 'Ghosts' worried Brandon Scott Jones 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z “The tone is tricky, though. It gets broad and farcical at times but it veers back into something that’s very, very emotional.” Jay Roach goes into the desert with Patricia Arquette for quirky, noirish Apple series 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z If Leicester's search for Rodgers' replacement was farcical, the lack of a plan for their players makes for even worse reading. What went wrong for Leicester City? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z The time jump also binds the show’s visions and flashbacks to its more literal, and farcical, mode. In ‘Barry’s’ final season, a twisted show reveals the biggest twist yet 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The book is arguably best known as a movie, Tony Richardson’s rollicking 1963 Oscar-winning film, which took the story at a clip and highlighted its farcical elements with stylistic borrowings from Mack Sennett. 'Tom Jones' review: PBS Masterpiece's latest period drama is laid-back and enjoyable 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Because of excessive scrutiny, typical deception and media gullibility, the sure thing took a farcical three-month detour. Perspective | Ignore the absurd small talk: Bryce Young more than measures up 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z "The SNP's National Treasurer confirmed the party's finances are in balance and, as Scotland's largest political party, we will fight any by-election with the intention to win - to suggest otherwise is farcical." SNP says finances are balanced after crisis reports 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Some who testified Thursday condemned the idea that the department would be able to fix years-old problems in a matter of weeks as farcical. State regulators give L.A. County more time to fix dysfunctional juvenile halls 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z “Beef” is not so much a comedy — characters, including a large supporting cast, act outlandishly, outrageously, but there aren’t a lot of jokes — as what one might call a farcical drama. Two new TV shows seem designed to test the viewer's patience. And it pays off 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Human Rights Watch, the international advocacy group, denounced the latest sentences as “cruelly farcical” and called for the men’s immediate release. China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Tucker Carlson, anchoring Fox News at 8 p.m., called the criminal charges against Mr. Trump “unconstitutional but also farcical.” Fox hosts criticize case against Trump. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z And so the local government ran an ambitious, sometimes farcical campaign to expel the bats from the Botanic Gardens, where they had grown accustomed to succulent, year-round foliage. As Temperatures Rise, Melbourne’s Bats Get Their Own Sprinkler System 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “Instead, they should explicitly denounce what will be a farcical exercise designed to perpetuate military control of Myanmar’s political system,” Mr. Andrews said in a report. Myanmar’s Military Regime Disbands Aung San Suu Kyi’s Political Party 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z They are characterized in costume and farcical manner as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Review: Words aren’t the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the last scene, perfectly silly and serious as a conclusion to Silvio’s farcical attempt to degrade himself for his family’s sake, it’s her face you zero in on as the movie’s title reasserts itself. Review: Joy and misfortune season the hilarious and bittersweet 'Una Vita Difficile' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The reactionary response to drag’s popularity as contemporary entertainment is absurd and antidemocratic, and farcical efforts to criminalize the practice should be laughed out of every statehouse and courtroom across the country. Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z He was one of two lawmakers who signed subpoenas that led to the farcical audit of the 2020 election. Column: In Arizona, a crackpot gets promoted and underscores the danger to democracy 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Many called the gesture — at this moment of violence and radicalism — feeble, even farcical. Blinken visit deepens Israeli and Palestinian skepticism about U.S. role 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The characters in “Do You Feel Anger?” are magnified to neo-absurdist extremes, but the play never quite attains the necessary farcical cruising speed. Review: Empathy coach hits a brick wall in the wild, weird workplace comedy 'Do You Feel Anger?' 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z DeSantis' hardcore extremism is way over the top even by Trump's standards which always have an element of farcical bluster that allows people to think he might not be serious. Republicans plan to make Trump earn the GOP nomination this time — and it won't be pretty 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z But as the fractious and farcical saga of electing a new U.S. Column: U.S. debt ceiling saga softens Fed's QT: McGeever 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Her work was filled with acerbic humor, sexual satire and farcical scenarios, distinguished by an understated literary style that she described as “completely practical and always precise.” Fay Weldon, acerbic British novelist and screenwriter, dies at 91 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Alas, the speaker has indicated that Santos will not receive a spot on his first choice, the Financial Services Committee; presumably, the farcical implications would have been too much even for McCarthy. Opinion | What George Santos should do 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z It is that doughty and camp venue that POP sometimes uses for endearingly low-budget and often farcical opera productions, but with high musical standards. Review: In a funky Baroque opera house, Pacific Opera Project puts an immersive spin on Vivaldi 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Amnesty International, the rights group, has called the case against Ms. Mardini and her co-defendants “farcical,” pointing to what it called a “peak” in efforts by the Greek authorities to criminalize NGOs. Greece Opens Espionage Trial of Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z In a sense Santos is a sad, farcical version of where President Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party — into the land of unreality, the continent of lies. The sad tales of George Santos 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “I doubt a farcical trial can change that.” Myanmar’s Ousted Civilian Leader Likely to Spend Life in Prison 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The weekly sessions have become farcical with most legislators casting blank ballots. EXPLAINER: Why can’t Lebanon elect a president? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The judge’s ruling cements the farcical nature of this so-called public-private project. Opinion | Maryland residents deserve transparency on the Beltway project 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The judge in the libel case, who struggled to maintain decorum during the sometimes farcical proceedings during the testimony phase, said that he had taken no pleasure in hearing the case. Netanyahu Awarded Damages After a Predecessor Called Him ‘Mentally Ill’ 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Godwin, who recently staged another “Much Ado,” set on the Italian Riviera, for London’s National Theatre, doubles down here on the farcical corollaries in the laws of attraction. Review | This just in! ‘Much Ado’ set in a TV news studio is nothing but fun 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z I fear that Mr. Trump, a farcical modern incarnation of the raging king, will never arrive at self-awareness. Opinion | Trump calls to mind a modern, farcical King Lear 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The actor’s farcical hypersensitivity is offset with cringeworthy excerpts from actual Thanksgiving plays, each more offensive than the last. 9 must-listen audiobooks for Native American Heritage Month 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Booth’s pen-and-ink sketches often depicted farcical domestic settings, such as a dog deliriously rolling on a kitchen floor and a frazzled looking husband and wife at a table nearby. George Booth, cartoonist of domestic farce, dies at 96 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Her attempts to reassert her authority were torpedoed by the resignation of the home secretary and farcical scenes after a Commons vote on Wednesday. Liz Truss has 12 hours to turn things around - Tory MP 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The incident, described to The New York Times by several diplomats involved as “farcical,” shows how the lobbying works. As Europe Piles Sanctions on Russia, Some Sacred Cows Are Spared 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “We were both a little trepidatious about it. We found out pretty early on that we had to be very careful or it could go over the top pretty easily and become farcical,” Cariou said. Lansbury’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ co-star reflects on ‘great artist’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z AP: Your movie is often funny, even farcical, but ends, unforgettably, in tragedy. Q&A: Park Chan-wook on love, genre and ‘Decision to Leave’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z But unlike “Hustle,” “Amsterdam” only fitfully locates the moment-to-moment comic verve — or the bittersweet sense of longing — that would give these characters and their farcical shenanigans the deeper human resonance it’s clearly aiming for. Review: David O. Russell goes to war in 'Amsterdam,' but this historical farce Nether comes together 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Even if the disastrous consumer price numbers had not come out the same day, it would have been farcical to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act in the wake of Biden’s announcement on student-loan forgiveness. Opinion | Biden’s foolish inflation celebration 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In the tradition of Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain, he concealed deep wisdom in the seemingly silly and farcical. Review | The remarkable career, and long-hidden pain, of satirist Art Buchwald 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Moscow has now been compelled to postpone plans for a farcical “referendum,” scheduled for mid-September, on annexing Kherson to Russia. Opinion | The fighting continues, but Ukraine has already won its war of independence 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z “If swift action is not taken … the results may be regarded as questionable at best, fixed and farcical at worst,” the staffers warned Tedros. WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z In the words of his lawyers’ motion, these antagonists behaved with “complete disdain and bias against President Trump and his supporters, while they were entrusted with probing the farcical Russian collusion claims.” Opinion | Trump’s document narcissism is dangerous 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Along with the sisters’ individual storylines, intrafamilial tensions and the often farcical failures of their attempts to kill John Paul — not without some serious collateral damage, seriously felt — keep things chugging throughout the series’ length. When 'Bad Sisters' team up to kill, the result is an engaging, lovable black comedy 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Nothing, however, will ever dampen my regard for the Act 1 finale, “A Weekend in the Country,” a witty round-robin of farcical scheming that sets in motion the settling of scores in Act 2. Review | I’d go anywhere right now to see a Sondheim musical 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z But all such white-right parades, including the farcical "Boaters for Trump" regattas, also manage to do a remarkable job of making a relatively small number of Americans seem like a big crowd. Three tons of fascism: MAGA “shock troops” in pickup trucks and “fossil-fuelized aggression” 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z For a country whose dictator had once “won” staged elections with farcical 99 percent margins, the fact that Tunisia managed to hold multiple nationwide democratic elections was extraordinary. Opinion | Tunisia’s constitutional referendum represents a dark day for democracy 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The show’s humor was often broad, farcical and built on crude cultural stereotypes, but Mr. Storch emerged as the comic star of “F Troop.” Larry Storch, comic actor in TV sitcom ‘F Troop,’ dies at 99 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Mission accomplished, though at a cost: He has Paul behave so absurdly over-the-top that the nuanced satire of the early pages becomes more farcical toward the climax. Review: Where did it all go wrong for Generation X? Teddy Wayne's new novel breaks it down 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z That show, in which the Nationals turned a pair of competitive games Monday and Tuesday into rocking chair wins for the Marlins, included plays that seem farcical. Perspective | The Nationals aren’t just bad. They’re hard to watch. 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Palace doubled its lead in farcical fashion in the 36th minute. Everton comeback against Palace secures Premier League spot 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z "The whole situation would be slightly farcical if it didn't have such tragic consequences," he says. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z After a farcical redistricting process moved large chunks of Washington homes into different political boundaries, office-seekers will file their candidacies May 16-20 to represent voters across the state according to the new district lines. Protecting abortion and other rights depends on your vote 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z That’s long been the pitch behind the farcical Cadiz water storage project — as I’ve reported, its backers argue that drought makes it essential, when drought is exactly what renders it useless. Column: It's time to kill this useless and costly desalination project 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Ortega has been president for 15 years, having won reelections condemned internationally as farcical. Government attacks on higher education in Nicaragua put research—and researchers—at risk 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z That the lame assertion comes from museums charged with apprehending art’s histories at their deepest and most meaningful level renders the institutions farcical. Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z In the farcical denials of Russia’s atrocities we glimpse a hint of a shame they would try to evade. Russian leadership: ‘The anti-example’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “To claim she has to be non-domiciled to return home is farcical,” said Richard Murphy, an accountant who campaigns for tax justice. Popular British Politician Falls From Grace Over Tax Scandal 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z He emerged with a farcical proposal for Moscow and Washington to form a joint cybersecurity unit to guard against election hacking — an idea so batty that it was swiftly disowned. Opinion | Biden’s support for Ukraine and opposition to Putin were no ‘gaffe’ 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z The show enjoyed immense popularity in Ukraine, and its ambling, vérité style gives it both the farcical spirit of “Veep” and the earnest optimism of “Parks and Recreation.” What Zelensky’s TV show ‘Servant of the People’ reveals about him, and Ukraine 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The United States' envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said Russia's resolution was "farcical" and "doomed to fail", according to the AFP news agency. Russia, Canada diplomats spar over 'edited' letter 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z While, biologically speaking, the idea of individual human races with different origins is as farcical as the medieval belief that elves cause hiccups, the social reality of race is undeniable. Opinion | We Need a New Language for Talking About Race 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Looney found the identical bonds and probable-cause affidavits farcical on their face. The Waco Biker Shootout Left Nine Dead. Why Was No One Convicted? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z It announced the decision after a farcical attempt to hold ski cross races Friday in the Urals resort Sunny Valley one day after Russia started a military invasion of Ukraine. World ski body cancels all upcoming events in Russia 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s more enjoyable when it sings, spinning the busy, farcical romantic machinery of Rostand’s plot into an interconnected series of wistful pop arias. Review: Peter Dinklage earns your love in the snazzy (but not schnozzy) musical 'Cyrano' 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Christopher Dean, who won gold for Great Britain alongside Torvill, said the process had been "farcical". 'The face of a problem bigger than her' - anger & sympathy as Valieva cracks under world's gaze 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Covid passes were introduced last autumn following a farcical Senedd vote where the opposition failed to stop the government measure from passing after a single Tory, away at party conference, did not vote remotely. Covid: Wales' face mask law could be scrapped in March 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z After the 1994 strike, which canceled the World Series, owners staged a farcical spring training with replacement players. As Baseball Fights Over the Short Term, Long-Term Problems Loom 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In Wang’s view, the gesture doubled down on China’s “farcical” claims that Uyghurs are happy in their circumstances and that they are enrolled in “vocational schools” rather than forced into internment. A cauldron-lighting flash point one night, Dinigeer Yilamujiang was a skier the next day 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z The prime minister's original claim that all the guidelines were followed seems almost farcical now. Sue Gray: No 10 pledges second update after police inquiry finishes 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The end of the world, at least for Adam McKay, is both farcical and poignant. How Nicholas Britell mixes reverence with absurdity in the 'Don't Look Up' score 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z It is unfair at best, and farcical at worst. NFL roundtable: Rams prove they could fumble Super Bowl chances 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Covid has been causing all manner of havoc in Italy, with four games not happening this week in somewhat farcical circumstances. FA Cup third round, Afcon buildup, transfer news and more – live! 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z RELATED: How two friends' farcical, failed schemes culminated in "Stop the Steal" How Christian nationalism drove the insurrection: A religious history of Jan. 6 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Five months on from the Tokyo Olympics, his winning time still feels faintly farcical. Warholm recalibrates after record run 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The three lawmakers who billed Washington taxpayers for a junket to a farcical election fraud-pepetuating conference demonstrated amazing gall. Legislators should return state’s money for election-fraud junket 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Adam, even though “Don’t Look Up” is this story about a comet hurtling toward Earth and it’s told with this farcical air, I think it still touches on a lot of important issues. Kenneth Branagh, Maggie Gyllenhaal take it personally in our roundtable 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z This farcical argument flies in the face of decades of civilian oversight of elected sheriffs. Opinion | Beware the extremist, dangerous and unconstitutional ‘constitutional sheriffs’ 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z A largely farcical virtual symposium at Syracuse University in March tried to justify the unjustifiable, trumpeting the new euphemism of choice — “collection care” — as the dire need. Commentary: From NFTs to long-overdue reckonings, 10 things that shaped the art world in 2021 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s this apocalyptic disaster movie and sort of bleak, but then it’s also this hilarious and strangely heartfelt like farcical satire. How Adam McKay’s near-death experience led to ‘Don’t Look Up,’ his new apocalyptic comedy 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “It is farcical to suggest that state DOTs do not deeply influence greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector,” he said. House bill would force states to cut transportation emissions, with ‘consequences’ for those that don’t 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Column: Has Biden moved to finally kill California’s most farcical water project? Column: Legendary investment guru Peter Lynch says move to index funds is a 'mistake.' He's wrong 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z At hearings in 2019, Ziada rejected the idea that he has access to justice in Israel as “farcical as well as vicious.” Dutch court upholds Gantz immunity in Israeli airstrike case 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Thirteen players at Portuguese club Belenenses, whose match against Benfica was abandoned in farcical scenes on Saturday, have tested positive for the Covid variant Omicron - accounting for every case currently in the country. Omicron variant outbreak at Belenenses 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Manager Brendan Rodgers will have been delighted with his side's effort in tough, sometimes farcical conditions, in their second game in four days after a 3-1 win over Legia Warsaw on Thursday. Vardy double as Leicester beat Watford 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “A number of states are likely to take gerrymandering to pretty farcical extremes,” said David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. Analysis | People say they hate gerrymandering, but that isn’t stopping Republicans or Democrats this year 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Human rights groups have condemned the trial as being politically motivated and Amnesty International has called the charges "farcical". Greece begins espionage trial of 24 aid workers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say the trial is intended to intimidate other aid workers from carrying out their work and have called the charges "farcical" and "politically motivated." Aid workers accused of spying go on trial in Greece over refugee rescues 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “The charges they face are farcical and should never have come to trial,” Nils Muiznieks, director of Amnesty International’s European Regional Office, said in a statement on Monday. Greece to Put Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants on Trial on Espionage Charges 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Amnesty International's European director Nils Muiznieks said the charges were "farcical". Aid workers face trial in Greece for spying after refugee rescues 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z And that actually the engine of all the farcical comedy is that — and it totally still works. Why Adam McKay's apocalyptic satire 'Don't Look Up' is a disaster movie for a disastrous moment 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Nils Muižnieks, Director of Amnesty International's European Regional Office, said in a statement: "The charges they face are farcical and should never have come to trial". Greece begins espionage trial of 24 aid workers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The vote has been condemned as farcical by the United States, European Union and Organization of American States, as well as human rights and pro-democracy organizations. Nicaragua’s Ortega seeks 4th straight term with foes in jail 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z His breakout role came in “Bosom Buddies,” a farcical ABC-TV comedy that premiered in 1980 with Mr. Scolari and Tom Hanks playing advertising copywriters who are thrown out of their New York apartment. Peter Scolari, stage and TV actor who won an Emmy for ‘Girls,’ dies at 66 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The idea that 'executive privilege' would shield a private citizen from turning over evidence about a violent insurrection against the govt because he knows a twice-impeached former president is farcical and insulting. Capitol attack panel to weigh criminal contempt against Bannon as Trump sues – live 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Amnesty International described the merging of the cases as “farcical” and a “shocking disregard for fair trial procedures.” Turkish Philanthropist Goes to Trial Again in a Widely Condemned Case 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Justice Elena Kagan was sceptical, calling it "a little bit farcical" to use a state secrets privilege to protect something that is no longer one. Abu Zubaydah: Top US court to hear test case on state secrecy 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z To advocates for a less car-dominated society, handing out an award for “quality of life” to a 12-lane highway flanked by frontage roads on each side seemed farcical. How a quality-of-life award for a 12-lane Utah highway sums up the debate over the future of transportation 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z And the trials themselves, before all-White juries, were farcical, with little attempt made to determine the individual actions of each defendant. Opinion | Two recent decisions put Virginia on the right side of history and morality 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z From the get-go, the two are on a collision course, and the director's eccentric methods for immersing them in character only add to the tension, making for some farcical scenes. Argentine satire on film-making lightens up Venice festival 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z There followed what many will see as a borderline farcical sequence of events, the full explanation for which is not yet available. Hamilton top as first practice delayed 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Gareth Evans, director of education policy at the University of Wales Trinity St David, said a repeat of last summer's "farcical" situation was unlikely. A-levels in Wales: Grades set to be above pre-Covid levels 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z SAITAMA, Japan — For the U.S. women’s national soccer team, the stakes for contests such as Saturday night’s at Saitama Stadium typically range between farcical and friendly. The U.S. women’s soccer team restores order with a win over New Zealand, but Australia looms 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z But it was a sign of the sometimes futile and farcical lengths taken to put on the biggest show in sports. Let the Games … Be Gone? 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Indeed, the farcical nature of the whole thing is the point. Trump's Arizona "audit" is unpopular — and that's the point 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z “The idea that the group was trying to hide something is farcical,” Rambaut says. Scientist’s hunt for COVID-19’s origin finds early virus sequences Chinese team deleted from NIH database 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Admittedly, the final hour of the Test, as the light and the game dwindled, bordered on farcical. The perfect advert for women's Tests? 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Depending on your viewpoint, the process so far has been either tortuous, farcical or both. Are Spurs back to square one in manager search? 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z He told NBC News ahead of this week’s summit that the charges were “farcical.” EXCLUSIVE: Ex-U.S. counterintel chief: Russia could halt cyber strikes ‘in one moment’ 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “Where is the evidence? Where is proof? It’s becoming farcical,” Putin said. Putin calls accusation of cyberattacks against US ‘farcical’ 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “The idea that the Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment understood the Due Process Clause to protect a right to abortion is farcical,” he wrote. Opinion | Leaving abortion to the states makes them agents of oppression 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Thede: Back in the day, even 10 years ago, you could make a comedy that was really farcical and really silly and people didn’t need to relate to it. Wanda Sykes, Jane Krakowski, Kenan Thompson and others: How to be funny in dark times 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z "Why send two carriages? It seems a bit farcical. It's a bank holiday - they knew it was going to be busy." East Midlands Railway passengers upset by lack of social distancing 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z As its title might indicate, “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me” is broad and farcical. Netflix, all in on Black family sitcoms, taps old pros to give it a boost 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Just this weekend, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was given police protection after death threats stemming from the farcical election audit happening there. Opinion | Republicans aren’t just making it harder to vote. They’re going after election officials, too. 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The seismic but ultimately farcical attempt to launch a super league will be remembered as a pivotal moment in the sport's history. 'A seismic, pivotal week in football - but game not yet over' 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z But Kehinde Andrews, professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, said “It’s really farcical that in the 21st century, now, they want to apologize.” Fallen British Empire Soldiers Overlooked Because of Racism, Inquiry Finds 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z When he asked me, and I refused him again, my tone was so apologetic that it seemed farcical. I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Five days later, Graham Potter’s side missed two penalties and also saw a goal from a free kick ruled out because of the incompetence of referee Lee Mason amid farcical scenes at The Hawthorns. A 20th straight win for Man City, VAR anguish for Brighton 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z A cursory glance reveals their argument to be farcical. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The numbers, however, were farcical; state officials have found only two instances in which votes were cast in the names of people who had died. In Georgia, a New District Attorney Starts Circling Trump and His Allies 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Not long ago, the notion that liberal favorite Newsom could be ousted by voters in the heavily Democratic state who elected him in a landslide two years ago would have appeared farcical. Turbulent politics could sway California recall election 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Reality television star Mark Wright was substituted at half-time on his full debut for Crawley Town, with his manager describing the League Two side's first-half performance as "farcical". Crawley lose on TV star Wright's full debut 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z After a farcical hearing, a Moscow judge ordered Mr. Navalny to begin serving more than 2 ½ years for a six-year-old conviction that was found to be unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights. Opinion | Navalny’s fiery indictment of the ‘small man in a bunker’ could rattle Putin’s autocracy 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Why write jokes when the farcical nature of reality is hard to beat? Maybe Trump did kill satire: 'SNL' kicks off Biden era in weak form 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Although some see it as a Trump vanity project, Space Force is not the farcical force of the public imagination. Biden seen likely to keep Space Force, a Trump favorite 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z For the past 40 years, there have been dueling narratives about white supremacists in the U.S.: dangerous or farcical. Lone wolves connected online: a history of modern white supremacy 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z "It wasn't Mark's fault, but today it was farcical first half, absolutely farcical," said Yems. Crawley lose on TV star Wright's full debut 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z After the match Smith described the decision as "farcical" and "pathetic". Aston Villa boss Smith charged by FA 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z "It's farcical. He was 10 yards offside and came back and tackled our player, it's a pathetic law and a pathetic decision," he told BT Sport. Villa boss Smith fumes at decision 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Certainly, Trump’s list of 244 “historically significant Americans” for the National Garden reads like a farcical troll. Column: Trump trolls us on his way out the door with his garden of heroes plan 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z I may be in the minority, but yearn for the days of the much-maligned BCS championship, which at least matched up the top two teams instead of the farcical “playoff.” Letters: USC fans think Trojans are stuck in Clay 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z "Awful", "diabolical", "farcical" were three adjectives used by stunned commentators. 'Right up there with the worst we've seen' 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The 256th game of the season brought momentary relief to a league determined to deliver a season during a pandemic through months of closed facilities, empty stadiums, scheduling oddities, farcical moments and dazzling performances. After 256 games and a few close calls, the NFL’s pandemic regular season comes to an end 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Aston Villa boss Dean Smith felt the decision to allow Manchester City's opening goal to stand in his side's 2-0 defeat was "farcical". Villa boss Smith fumes at decision 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The United States and its allies should be building norms against the corruption of the Web, not turning sovereign states’ social media landscapes into irrealities full of false personas making farcical claims. Opinion | Western nations shouldn’t be Russia copycats on Facebook 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z Then he went on to undermine the election during a farcical hearing last week on “election security.” Editorial Roundup: Recent excerpts from Wisconsin editorials 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z If it all sounds mildly farcical — especially when Tyler develops a crush on Karen — it’s never whipped up as such. Review: Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen have a high time on the high seas 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z But Mayweather is not above signing up to farcical contests for the spectacle and the payday. Floyd Mayweather is fighting Logan Paul in February 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z The request was almost farcical considering the Proud Boys' history of inciting conflict through profanity-laced taunts that are often barbed with misogyny and homophobia. "We will exterminate you": Proud Boys and Trump diehards confront counter-protesters in Raleigh 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The farcical spectacle of ostensible adults screaming about the tyranny of face masks and indulging in megaphone-mad conspiracy theories while their neighbors die would invite howls of laughter, if it weren't so tragic. This Thanksgiving holiday, we "celebrate" America's departure from reality 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Either way, the lawsuits have kept Mr. Giuliani in his role as a central actor of some of the more farcical episodes of the Trump years, especially in recent days. Trump’s Legal Team Sets a Precedent for Lowering the Bar 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The event seemed at times farcical, with streaks of what appeared to be black hair dye mixed with sweat dripping down the sides of Giuliani’s face as he spoke. Trump uses power of presidency to try to overturn the election and stay in office 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Graham’s colleagues increasingly saw this latest version of his activities as somewhat farcical, rather than political extortion. Analysis | Lindsey Graham’s one-man voting probe prompts confusion 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z He went to extreme, even farcical lengths to evade $3 million of payments he owed in lieu of taxes to New York City. How Trump gets away without paying taxes 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z It is the farcical opera exposing, through a sublime Mozartean lyricism, a rawness and richness of feeling that was entirely new to the lyric stage. Review: In a fantastic 'Covid fan Tutte,' Salonen ushers Mozart into the age of coronavirus 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “The unfortunate part of this is that the good name of a seemingly reputable judge is being smeared by these wild and farcical allegations.” Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z On a farcical day, Maguire was selected by Southgate for September’s Nations League games even as the Manchester United captain was being tried in absentia in Greece after a holiday melee. More England discipline problems put Southgate on defensive 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But in the conspiracy world, there are no coincidences, and everything is interconnected to a farcical degree. The QAnon orphans: people who have lost loved ones to conspiracy theories 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z This mix-up, he suggested, was so ridiculous as to be almost farcical. In 2005, Helios flight 522 crashed into a Greek hillside. Was it because one man forgot to flip a switch? 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Last week ITV released a trailer, which juxtaposed scenes of farcical interactions between its British stars with explosive images of Singapore under attack from the Japanese in 1942. ITV drama called 'harmful' and 'deeply upsetting' 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z "Earlier this year, they hosted abortion activist Loretta Ross, creator of the farcical term 'Reproductive Justice.' Needless to say, other religious students including the Stanford Christian community were not consulted." Stanford offers sessions on 'racial terror,' claiming it's 'nearly impossible' to think outside of White supremacy 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “Yet the left can only manage to somehow find criticism with her beautiful shoes. That’s farcical for most women.” First lady lends grace to Trump’s reelection bid 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “The U.S. could actually table a resolution of its own and then veto it, just to show that it is going through the procedural motions, although that would look a little bit farcical,” Gowan said. UN crisis looms as US readies demand for Iran sanctions 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Thanks for trying, baseball owners and officials, but, for posterity let’s get this farcical season over soon, even if it takes five-inning games to get it done. Letters to the editor: Punting on college football season is the right call 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z The first two games after the shutdown were a distillation of Bad Arsenal, a limp defeat at Manchester City enriched by some slapstick defending, followed by a farcical collapse at Brighton. Why Tottenham are stagnating under José Mourinho, who has yet to evolve | Jonathan Wilson 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The White House said the “collusion delusion spawned endless and farcical investigations, conducted at great taxpayer expense, looking for evidence that did not exist.” Trump commutes ‘unjust’ sentence of friend Roger Stone days before prison term to begin 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The farcical ending to one of the event’s headline races will be a major embarrassment to Inspiration Games organisers. Noah Lyles smashes Bolt's 200m record – then discovers he only ran 185m 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z “You can’t fight for free elections, participating in fraudulent and farcical votes organized by those looking to silence the people,” he wrote on Twitter. Venezuela high court orders takeover of Guaidó’s party 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z In April, Mr Anderson said he feared restarting the Premier League would lead to a "farcical" situation with fans congregating outside Anfield. Mayor fears Covid-19 spike after Anfield gathering 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z That said, the idea of Premier League games behind closed doors seems a bit farcical to me. 'I won't be as passionate as before': how sports fans changed in lockdown 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Esper defended the farcical promenade by telling reporters: “I didn’t know where I was going.” Stephen Colbert: 'Trump is a dictator fanboy' 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Funny and farcical, this novel is a delight that provides much-needed brightness in these difficult times. From sorcerers to samurai: best books to transport you to other worlds 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Communication, likewise, was an exercise in farcical futility. Waiting for Sauvignon Blanc: Pandemic reveals Samuel Beckett as the ultimate realist 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z McCarthy witnessed the power of therapeutic laughter while on the Broadway stage, for a 2001 production of Michael Frayn’s fun and farcical “Noises Off.” Without movie theaters, we’re missing communal laughter: ‘You lose a check-in with humanity’ 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z “The notion he’s being blocked is just farcical.” McEnany says it’s ‘simply nonsensical’ for every person in US to be tested for coronavirus 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The farcical explanation for this blackout is that the officials simply are too busy fighting the pandemic to spend time testifying. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Many argued that traditional grades would be farcical right now — incomparable to grades issued in the same courses a year ago, and unfair to many students. Should the Virus Mean Straight A’s for Everyone? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Winston’s career has come to be defined by two almost farcical accomplishments. Jameis Winston’s Next Act: Where Else but New Orleans? 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z On Thursday Brighton’s Glenn Murray described the idea of wearing face masks in training as “farcical” but it is understood the detail presented was well received. Premier League clubs accept need to use neutral venues to finish season 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It is an embrace of markets so extreme it might seem farcical if it wasn’t resulting in unnecessary deaths. Opinion | The America We Need 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z This excuse is farcical on its face, of course. GOP using pandemic as an excuse to block abortion — which is essential health care 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Hook is more of a Gilbert and Sullivan pirate, a farcical construction winking the audience into cahoots. Review: 'Fly,' La Jolla Playhouse's new musical about Peter Pan and Wendy, needs to grow up 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z In an instant, the farcical nature of the entire process became blindingly apparent. How "historic" are we? 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z They knew it was farcical – one of the authors indicated as much on Twitter — they just didn't think it was worth mentioning that. We face an emergency — and mainstream media is covering up Trump's alarming incoherence 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Trump's letter was particularly farcical, and his doctor later said the candidate wrote it himself. Bernie Sanders’ medical records are “very reassuring,” but a key piece of information is missing 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z That’s a bit of a non-event as well, but this is a decent response to falling behind in farcical circumstances from the home side. Southampton v Burnley: Premier League – live! 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The defense’s argument that if Singer told some of his clients that their donations were legitimate, it would corroborate the defense’s argument that Loughlin and Giannulli believed their donations were legal is “farcical,” Rosen wrote. Feds slam Loughlin, Giannulli defense in admissions case 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Eakes, Sorsa and Dickey balance subtle humor with striking authenticity, whereas Garrison is a full-blown comic diva who seems to have jobbed in from one of Shore’s more farcical early plays — a tonal irregularity. Review: Even for Del Shores, 'This Side of Crazy' gets a little too crazy 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “She Loves Me” may be farcical but it doesn’t have the vaudevillian metabolism of “Hello, Dolly!” Review: With 'She Loves Me,' South Coast Rep serves up an imperfect but pleasurable treat 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Since the paramilitaries were state-backed, organized, and armed, this was a farcical negotiation of the government with itself. The people of Colombia are cracking up the walls of war and authoritarianism 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z When this scenario was suggested to one victim in court, he responded by saying it was "absolutely farcical". The sexual predator who waited outside nightclubs 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z According to minutes of the meeting, the plan was seen as "farcical". MPs floated 'farcical' idea of Russia joining Nato 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The data breach was described as "farcical and inexcusable" by privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch. Honours list addresses leak 'a complete disaster' 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z In his case, he cites Murray’s description of the blues as “accepting the difficult, disappointing, chaotic, absurd, which is to say the farcical or existential facts of life.” Review | A black writer on individualism, identity and indifference in Trump’s America 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z And it's far less farcical than the company's series about on-stage mishaps. The Goes Wrong Show: When festive frolics go awry 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z In addition, Trump went to extraordinary lengths—farcical really—to hide Grand Hyatt Hotel accounting records from New York City, a story told in my 2016 hardcover The Making of Donald Trump. Can Trump really get away with murder? 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z A minute from the meeting concluded: "At the extreme, some were even contemplating including Russia in Nato. That was farcical and should not be on our agenda." MPs floated 'farcical' idea of Russia joining Nato 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Like the R. & B. singer Ginuwine, Beck has an uncanny knack for writing lyrics that totter between farcical and titillating. Beck Is Home 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “It would be farcical and comical if the consequences of that approach weren’t so disastrous,” he says. General election 2019: Boris Johnson launches Tory manifesto with 50,000 nurses pledge – live news 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z And one especially farcical excuse for Trump has been consistent. Column: Gordon Sondland obliterated any doubts about Trump as anti-corruption crusader. 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s farcical that Elizabeth Warren made it until October before anyone put the bite on her about her formless, pie-in-the-sky health insurance program. Sondland bursts the ‘perfect’ bubble 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Also found is the original, way-too-corny animated sequence that began the film for its U.S. theatrical release and the original U.S. theatrical trailer that played up the film’s farcical elements. Blu-ray reviews: ‘The Fearless Vampire Killers’ and ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Elliot Crown, 47, came to Mr. Trump's speech wearing army fatigues, a clown nose and a farcical oversized mustache. Veterans Day: Trump Returns to N.Y. for Parade, to Cheers and Boos 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z It was a fantastic, fitting challenge from @Englandrugby and a fine is farcical. 'No problem at all': New Zealanders praise England's response to All Blacks haka 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The most revisited play in the Actors’ Gang repertoire, “1984” is ideally suited to the company’s stylistic marriage of political activism and commedia dell’arte farcical excess. Tim Robbins will play O'Brien in '1984,' his first stage performance in 14 years 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z The last book, The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire, is a tonal shift: a farcical study of imperialism or, as Lessing asserted, “old-fashioned satire in space fiction terms”. Doris Lessing at 100: roving time and space 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Scholars say the detention of Tiyip and several hundred other prominent Uighur intellectuals illustrates the farcical nature of Beijing’s claim that the camps are for vocational training. A Uighur scholar facing potential execution is one of over a million detained by China 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The reality of their shared project of depriving Mr. Trump of his party’s nomination may fall somewhere between fearless and farcical. ‘3 Musketeers’ or ‘3 Stooges’? Republicans Running Against Trump May Fall in Between 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z |
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