| 单词 | punch line |
| 例句 | When Lane broke it, it was because he was not one to keep a punch line to himself for any length of time. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She waited a beat before delivering the punch line. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But when it’s Ms. Tique’s turn, she hits him with punch lines that give me goose bumps. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I am a punch line at school, a ghost at home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She waited for the punch line, her shoes growing soggy. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone waited for the punch line of “sorry,” but it never came. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Give me back our stuff, and I’ll tell you a joke with a good punch line.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We know the punch line of every joke before it gets told, so that whoever’s telling it is left to laugh alone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I laughed at the punch lines until he didn't really need me anymore. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Simon glances back and forth between us like he’s waiting for the punch line. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “She laughs at jokes,” my mother told him, the ice in her voice replaced by desperation, “right at the punch line.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z You could always tell when Mr. Clifton was about to say the punch line, because he’d clear his throat and look like he was about to say something super serious. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The front says Best Friends Are Like Sweaty Thighs, and when I open it and read the punch line—Thick or thin, they stick together—I laugh and cry simultaneously. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “My grandma deserves more than being the punch line of somebody’s bad jokes. Her name means something, just like everyone else’s.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Meet you at the corner!” came the punch line, at top volume. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Emily finishes with the punch line: “And the whole world revolves around her.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Luke looks irritated, like Polly beat him to the punch line of a joke he was trying to tell. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It seemed a funny sort of thing, like a joke with a forgotten punch line. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I always think of the right punch line thirty seconds to three days after the setup; Libby’s working on my reflexes. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Within minutes, she’d blabbed to everyone, making it sound like a big joke—with Jess and the twins as the punch line. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z My dad finally broke the silence with an old family punch line. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She told him, with the suppressed laughter of a person impatient for the punch line of her own joke, about the telemarketer who thought that London was in France. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter how many punch lines they spit or how nice their flow is. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps inadvertently, his message also reflected the transformation of geeks all over the world: They were suddenly the ones delivering the punch line. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ring loves punch lines, not weak lines about yourself. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He laughs before I even get to the punch line. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The passive might be more appropriate in cases like these: • When there’s a punch line. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I found Mabel and joined her on a blanket just in time to hear the punch line of a joke I already knew. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tess studied Genie’s face, waiting for the punch line that, after a moment, she realized wasn’t coming. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z While the rest of the family laughs, I smile awkwardly, because I don’t get the punch line. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She told Ophie stories of her childhood and asked her questions and told jokes that she laughed at before Ophie could even process the punch line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He stared at her, waiting for the punch line. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He’d show up with a list of jokes, and if a joke didn’t work he’d tell the same joke again with a different punch line. Dr. Katz will see you now 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Then comes the punch line, inevitable in retrospect but thrilling in the moment, having arrived from somewhere unseen and, ideally, unanticipated. Jokes and Shame, from Chris Rock to Donald Trump 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z That this winner of the horror show of a dating game doesn’t immediately walk off stage might be its dark punch line. In This Prank Show, the Joke’s on Misogynistic Men 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Here are the times he served as a punch line — or punching bag — for presenters and in acceptance speeches. President Trump, Emmy Punching Bag 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Death by tether ball, a punch line I never saw coming. Solving the mystery of how my mother died: Was it murder, suicide or death by cosmic joke? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z One has a punch line about piles of solid waste. An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The questions also need to be fun, or “a joke where you get to provide the punch line.” Q: Their job is to stump you. Who are they? A: Trivia writers, of course. 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z After I bought a punch line, we started talking comedy. Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z For now, he’s pragmatic about his own ability to land every punch line, offering only that he is an “okay joke writer, an okay performer.” After quitting his day job, comic has a new role: Building a comedy scene 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The play is not all punch lines and scabrous commentary. Review: In ‘Turn Me Loose,’ Raw Jokes That Still Sear and Bite 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z “Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy” is the best of the bunch, landing hundreds of knockout punch lines about sexual politics into a tight hour. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z He added, “I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.” Norm Macdonald Rises Again on Comedy Central ?Sports Show? 2011-04-05T15:46:02Z He also remains masterly at finding laughs on the way to the punch line. Louis C.K.’s New Special Mines Comedy From the Middle Ground 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The sudden achievement of female beauty isn't the punch line; it's the money shot. Look at him: Why can’t straight guys acknowledge male beauty without freaking out? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Harry's mostly been a punch line this season, so it was nice to see him emerge with a story, even though it felt self-contained; I doubt we'll see Kinsey again. Mad Men Monday: Merry Christmas, Don and Joan 2012-05-21T17:44:06Z Early on, her facial expressions during sex are shaded with shock, the punch line to an unspoken joke about how awful the whole experience seems. 6 Ways ‘Girls’ Changed Television. Or Didn’t. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z It was a sort of Hertz Donut joke with a racial punch line; Oyelowo’s reaction spoke for everybody. Oscar Night: Hollywood’s Truest Self 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z “I think I’m probably the most stoic and withholding,” she added, pausing before the sexual punch line: “of certain things.” A Sitcom Orbits Mars and Venus 2010-09-20T23:36:00Z That’s followed by an offhand reflection on making a leaf-shaped ashtray in grade school that becomes a well-turned shaggy dog tale, complete with punch line. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z "At the very least, in the age of instant judgment, you will be Twittered into a punch line." Brian Williams' future uncertain as NBC News launches investigation 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z As a late-night host, Mr. Jefferies can appear to be doing nothing much, but there’s a tricky balancing act going on between his ordinary-bloke persona and his sometimes savagely raunchy punch lines. Review: Jim Jefferies, the New Recruit in the Political-Comedy Trenches 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z “Each was bringing something new to the magazine. Jack had been influenced by comic strips, a lot of multipanel things, that wasn’t just a punch line but the telling of a funny story.” Jack Ziegler, Cartoonist at The New Yorker, Dies at 74 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z These suggest an admiration for Jules Olitski, the California Light and Space movement and Las Vegas; their effects are intensified by the floor, which provides a kind of punch line. Joe Grillo and Zane Lewis in Separate Shows at the Hole 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Work grinded to a halt at some offices last week, as employees discussed the scandal on Facebook or forwarded a steady string of jokes, the punch lines all tied to the scandal. Celebrity sex-tape scandal grips Indonesia 2010-06-13T16:14:00Z Though their punch lines may seem obvious or juvenile, Shin’s photographs home in on the exhibition’s emphasis on the tenuous connections, often humorous and disarming, between our desires and their real-world analogues. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z “He actually has great wit about it. As it relates to this circumstance, he can see the humor in it. Even when he’s the punch line.” Ben Affleck Stars in David Fincher's ‘Gone Girl’ 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z At a Berlin dinner party, few punch lines used to be as reliable as naming the city’s Wedding neighborhood as the next big thing. Wedding in Berlin Finally Has Its Moment 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z But his style is warmer, relying on punch lines with corkscrew turns that have moments of vulnerability and even melancholy. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Were we the punch lines to a joke that was constantly being made? What Philip Roth Taught Me About Being an American Jew 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Rocky, in his flight goggles, was the smart one; Bullwinkle, not so bright, would deliver punch lines without always being aware of their meaning. Alex Anderson, Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dies at 90 2010-10-26T07:00:00Z It kind of works, or almost does, but there's a punch line: What do single women pushing 40 yearn for? Tom Cruise's crazy, clever comeback attempt 2010-06-23T13:01:00Z They often mixed heartfelt revelations and flinty punch lines. Maggie Roche, Who Led a Harmonic Trio of Singing Sisters, Dies at 65 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z No show captures cheerful misanthropy and giddy indifference to likability with as much panache, and “Difficult People” pulls this off without sacrificing punch lines. Watch the Evolution of Cringe Comedy in 9 Clips 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Often a phrase ends surprisingly, not with a closure but with an opening: The dancer’s punch line is to extend one leg sideways into the air. Royal Danish Ballet Performs Works by August Bournonville 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Though he treats his alphaness as a punch line, he’s serious about it. Arts & Leisure Preview: Steven Tyler Escapes From Idolatry 2011-02-09T16:50:05Z Act-outs can beef up the scale of a joke and make punch lines broader and more emphatic. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z His comments, after a while, may even start to come across as scripted; he often repeats the same stories with the same punch lines. Lanvin Designer Alber Elbaz in the Spotlight?s Glare 2012-05-17T18:57:17Z He hadn’t known he was funny, but as Jason, he delivers punch line after punch line. Manny Jacinto of ‘The Good Place’ Plummets to Earth 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Then he hit the audience with two more punch lines, instructing this sad sack to live his best life. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Benson delivered his punch lines with a hangdog expression, an uninflected, matter-of-fact voice and the perfect timing honed by thousands of performances. Irving Benson, comedy veteran of burlesque, dies at 102 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z I’m a person, and I deserve to be seen as an artist, and not as a chew-toy for the alt-right or a punch line for liberals. Lena Dunham and Matthew Rhys on the Latest ‘Girls’ Provocation 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But finding and executing the funniest gesture in a joke is as much an art as timing the perfect punch line. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z In endowing cartoon characters, whose punch lines are visible long before they land, with something like sincerity and spontaneity, these two work wonders. Theater Review: ‘The Performers,’ With Henry Winkler and Cheyenne Jackson 2012-11-15T03:07:21Z They are terse and acrobatic, scriptural and bawdy, vividly descriptive and enduringly ambiguous, never far from either a riddle or a punch line. An Appraisal: Leonard Cohen, Master of Meanings and Incantatory Verse 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Notaro employed her signature moseying delivery and dry punch lines. Going Topless, Tig Notaro Takes Over Town Hall 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Lizzie Borden, accused of killing her father and stepmother with an ax in 1892, has gone down in history as villain, victim, punch line and the media sensation of the Gilded Age. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In six months, Donald Trump has gone from a sputtering brat and a punch line on the fringes of the American political scene to a legitimate contender for our highest office. I used to laugh off Donald Trump: As a Muslim, a U.S. citizen and a veteran, I’m not laughing anymore 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Her writing has a punchy forcefulness, peppering stories with irreverent punch lines and juicy gossip. She Speaks Truth to the Funny Men in Power 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z "Talk is Cheap" by Language Arts The other night in Capitol Hill, I closed my eyes and listened to Seattle rapper Language Arts lob punch line grenades over deadpan syllable napalm. Friday Favorites: Language Arts, Caribou, Gonjasufi 2010-05-21T18:48:00Z The great theme explored in her work is repetition, which is an essential part of comedy, since it often sets up expectations that the punch line upends. Critic’s Notebook: Tig Notaro Meets Taylor Dayne, Again and Again 2012-06-24T21:27:44Z Stand-up can get away with being a disconnected collection of setups and punch lines, but aiming for more should not be considered some kind of gimmick or affectation. Moses Storm and the Case for Pretentious Modern Stand-up 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Williams riffed punch lines effortlessly, but Belzer kept up and matched him, line by line. Richard Belzer Had a Ball With the Relationship Between Comic and Crowd 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z It was a week before finals, and I’d broken my foot, a fitting punch line to this whole ridiculous experiment. On boys and balls: How I learned to stop hating sports 2014-05-12T23:00:00Z And her years in poverty supply the backdrop for many shrewdly observed punch lines. Some Personal News From Samantha Irby 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Some jokes are longer and more involved, often acted out by multiple characters, but they are generally brief, and the punch lines arrive with rapid-fire quickness. Theater Review: ?Old Jews Telling Jokes? at the Westside Theater 2012-05-21T02:00:00Z After he explains that this strategy worked, he builds on the punch line with a shrugging delivery: “Sometimes love wins.” The Best New Comedy Specials to Stream Right Now 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The punch line is given to Bezos: “Did I hear her right? Did she really just defend the inalienable rights of barren rocks?” Elon Musk and the Failure of Our Imagination in Space 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Now the question is whether President Trump will show up to hear the punch lines. Comedian Going to White House Correspondents’ Dinner. What About Trump? 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z I’m scared of being a punch line or part of office gossip because I’m choosing to get married so late in pregnancy. Motherlode: A (Very) Pregnant Bride 2011-03-01T17:49:25Z A better show would find more connective tissue and a funnier one would tighten up some stories, cut one or two and add a few punch lines. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The indirect, sometimes ponderous humor of the book has been broadened and turned into punch lines, the ghost-story elements have been emphasized, and much of the budget appears to have gone into the costumes. Review: ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,’ a Battlefield Where Magic Is the Weapon of Choice 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z And yet there were moments when a different voice interrupted for a punch line that broke the fourth wall, like the one-liner: “My best friend is black … in this story.” Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Also in typical fashion, much of the not-quite humor depends on the use of pop culture or Brooklyn hipster references as comebacks that function as not-quite punch lines. Critic?s Notebook: ?I Just Want My Pants Back,? New Brooklyn-Centric TV Show 2012-02-01T23:11:40Z It will be capped off by a set from Johnson, a board member and ride-or-die touring performer, who lately has become accustomed to delivering punch lines to an audience that has spent the day weeping. Using Comedy to Push for Abortion Rights 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z You can set your watch by the three-verse structures in the songs: the dilemma and moral, or the setup and punch line, arrive with punctuality. Albums From Terius Nash, George Strait, Cymbals Eat Guitars 2011-09-05T22:44:58Z The comedians, each of whom performed pro bono, also turned many of the Presidential hopefuls, including Sanders, into punch lines. Standing Up for Bernie Sanders 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Only one of her punch lines will be spoiled here. | Kennedy Center Honors: Kennedy Center Honors Letterman and Led Zeppelin on CBS 2012-12-25T22:27:19Z In an observational act that addresses topics like dating, family and social mores, she flashes a strategic smile, and times her punch lines with meticulous calibration. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z So at two recent performances Ms. Schumer added a second punch line, delivered with a catty sigh: “Like I know what I’m going to be doing in three years.” Critic?s Notebook: Female Comedians Are Confidently Breaking Taste Taboos 2011-11-15T21:38:24Z Quite often it plays like a punch line, particularly when the dialogue is delivered as Bryan is pummeling someone. 'Taken 3's' Liam Neeson fires up action, and unintended laughs 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z He is cerebral and soft-spoken, and his jokes don’t forcefully build momentum so much as gracefully waltz from setup to punch line, each move subtle and carefully designed. Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z He’s not a comedian in the sense that he has punch lines and gags. The Carpetbagger: For an Israeli Director, the Oscar Ceremony Gets Interesting After It's Over 2012-01-23T15:14:26Z That sounds like the faintest of praise, the most banal of observations—the punch line, even, to a joke. Visions of a Nazi America: How “The Man in the High Castle” both sharpens and blurs the lines between “us” and “them” 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z She chooses her punch lines very, very well, and she works on that very, very hard.” Shakira Conquers New Arenas 2010-10-16T05:23:00Z You had these really great Harvard Lampoon writers who were suddenly unshackled to write setups and punch lines and deliver them with scientific precision, because the characters were being drawn for them. An interview with the dean of "Community" 2011-09-28T22:30:00Z They are the set-up people, and the punch line often falls to others. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z There’s no lesson, no punch line, just the unflinching gaze of someone who’s already seen too much. Albums by Leonard Cohen, Otis Brown III and Lee Ann Womack 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Comedy often depends on ethically slippery manipulation, misleading setups and disorienting punch lines. Make Way for the Carnal Clowns of Stand-Up 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s a mature and matter-of-fact exploration of a lifestyle that is usually portrayed as a punch line or symbol of weakness. Even the S&M scenes in Showtime’s Wall Street drama ‘Billions’ feel good 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z He looked to be in his element as he mocked the two earnest young men who moderated the chat, flashing the briefest sign of anger when one of them stepped on a punch line. New Tricks for an Old Dog of Hollywood 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z There’s a bit of subtle music theory education there, but the punch line was in the unexpected change of character brought on by the different key. Review: Yuja Wang, Trying Comedy, Shows How Funny Virtuosity Can Be 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z You won’t see the same-old premises and punch lines at this stand-up showcase, at least not without drinking yourself silly, too. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z As she walks you through her thought process, she makes sure to keep dropping punch lines, albeit ones that don’t build to a declarative point but than unravel into exasperation. 3 Savvy Comics Who Shine Where Sex and Politics Intersect 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z This has doubtless helped the franchise find success abroad — with few punch lines in English, little is lost in translation. The Real Reason the Minions Have Taken Over the World 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z His musings arrive with punch lines, not pretensions. Music of Heartache, Mortality and Success 2011-12-17T02:43:15Z Put another way — as the two actors kept doing until closing the restaurant — “Spider-Man” will no longer draw theatergoers as an object of curiosity or morbidity, as a punch line or grist for dinner parties. A Superhero?s Day (and a Damsel?s) Never Ends 2011-06-07T21:53:04Z As comedy, it’s masterful — there’s tension, irony and, when the car stops and reverses to retrieve some litter, a punch line that brings down the house. Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Partly because they work in theaters, where there is less expectation of rapid-fire punch lines than in comedy clubs, they are comfortable going long periods without a laugh. Critic’s Notebook: Proven in Britain, Two Comics Try to Take New York 2013-06-17T21:44:00Z One routine was “The Brain Tumor Comedian,” in which Mr. Franken, his head bandaged, tried to tell jokes but kept forgetting the punch line. Tom Davis, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedy Writer, Dies at 59 2012-07-19T21:41:39Z The conflicting dynamics among the three men of the cloth provide most of the movie’s punch lines. Review: No Right Way to Keep the Faith in ‘The Good Catholic’ 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z For much of the year, Trump has been running on a platform of punch lines, as an insult comic. The R.N.C. on TV: Another Unbelievable Evening 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z And nearly every time you feel you’ve heard enough anger or weepy self-indulgence, someone steps forward with a dry punch line, a poignant soliloquy or a calming word in a loved one’s ear. Who says “Life Sucks”? Chekhov, through Posner, at Theater J 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The wrinkle is that even peppered with punch lines, the agitated small talk frequently overlaps and sometimes dissolves into a chatter-y wash. Tough luck leads to angsty laughs in ‘Sons of the Prophet’ 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z All hail our greatest punch line rapper, 2 Chainz, who never met an evocative image he couldn’t upend and extend. The Playlist: BigBang Prepares for a Split and 2 Chainz Steals the Spotlight 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The weather that night was the punch line: And you'll never warm up again, either. Whether can be a character outside a film too 2011-02-03T15:10:49Z On a broadcast network, their struggles might be played through affection and smooth punch lines; on this cable show, the humor is spikier and raunchier. The Easy Banter and the Vicious Retorts of ‘Married’ 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z “My mother was born in Kansas, my father in Kenya and I was born, of course, in Hawaii,” Obama said, reintroducing himself, with a forced wink at the joke’s punch line. Obama pokes fun at Romney at dinner 2012-04-29T03:41:00Z Which is to say, if there's a point or a punch line, it will be hammered to death. 'Tammy' not much fun, and a talented McCarthy needs to wise up 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z And he is given more to soft-spoken contemplation than to punch lines as he drifts through philosophical musings about power and ethics, about where he’s from and where he’s heading. It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Finally, most ignominiously, director Julie Taymor was ousted in March, as a new creative team was brought in to make major revisions in the Broadway musical that had become a late-night TV punch line. Spider-Man, Finally: On Scene at Opening Night 2011-06-15T08:00:00Z At this point, Indian phone banks are something of a worn-out punch line, but “Outsourced” tries to build a bigger story around the opening joke. | 'Outsourced': At Call Center, Cultural Clash In Reverse 2010-09-22T18:45:00Z Lame fat jokes, gags about someone being gender-fluid and outdated punch lines about “American Idol” and Tucker Max abound. ‘Dealing With Dad’ Review: A Family Dysfunction 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Thanks to a new deal with Comedy Central, the Cellar is now broadcasting a half-hour of punch lines ripped from the headlines, brought to viewers by Cellar regulars such as Mike Vecchione and Jessica Kirson. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z These comics don’t deliver punch lines so much as hammer them, always finishing with a boisterous cackle. Review: ‘Impractical Jokers’ Is Played for Laughs Live at Radio City 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Glass went from being coveted to becoming a punch line. Why Google Glass Broke 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z It now seemed like the perfect punch line for a joke about the performing arts infiltrating the visual arts citadel: How did the choreographer sneak into the collection? In Some sweet day Series, Dance Meets Visual Arts 2012-09-02T07:30:05Z And because this is a play by Mr. LaBute, who doesn’t believe in riddles without punch lines, the question will be answered with exact literal-mindedness. Review: ‘All the Ways to Say I Love You,’ a Lesson in Guilt 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The musical is frosted with punch lines and cliches that never would have cut it in the austere movie, which was largely shot on Dublin’s streets. ‘Once’ again bares the soul of a Dublin busker, this time on stage 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Words written on cardboard and hung on a clothesline serve as props and punch lines. From Rhino Fest, reviews of "4:48 Psychosis" and "Poverty" 2011-01-27T18:39:00Z It’s a show that runs a mile a minute, with careless disregard towards any fear of running out of plot or using up punch lines. The female president we deserve: “Veep” brilliantly plays our cynical, broken political system for laughs 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z She paused, then thought of a punch line: “Well, marriage shouldn’t be long.” Bibi Ferreira, Brazil’s Grande Dame of the Stage, Can’t Stop Singing Even at 94 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z “In comedy you learn to write with flow — segue, setup, and punch line — but in a way that people won’t see or notice. And in theater you learn about character,” he told BookPage in 2000. Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The film has never been shown, on Lewis’ orders, but its name alone has always served as a handy punch line for anyone who wanted to cut Lewis down to size. Comedic Legend Jerry Lewis Dead at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of overlap between comedy and horror because they’re both about milking tension, and then delivering a punch line.” He Gives ‘Atlanta’ Anxiety. And That’s a Good Thing. 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z But for every moment of tension, Gadsby gives her crowd release in a punch line—until she doesn’t. The Comedian Forcing Stand-Up to Confront the #MeToo Era 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z "Possibly conceived as a mordant punch line to the Obama era, it may turn out to be the inaugural blast of insurgent cinema in the age of Trump." The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z This contortion transitions into a mask of confusion as her shoulders rise, the only help her body offers to the wonderful above-the-neck physical comedy that turns the punch line that follows into a mere coda. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z As "Obvious Child" stumbles its way to the final punch line, it echoes Donna's onstage musings — funny but rough around the edges. 'Obvious Child' teases the comedy out of the human condition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The punch lines about old age and booze repeat themselves, and one setup after another ends in an easy reversal, with someone suddenly dropping the argument at the prospect of money or pills. Review: In ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,’ Denis Leary Is an Aging Rocker 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Even so, when you consider that most American horror-comedies are about as funny as rotting flesh, this small sleeper delivers a surprising number of pleasingly putrid punch lines. Movie Review: ‘The Revenant,’ Horror-Comedy Directed by Kerry Prior 2012-08-23T23:44:35Z While it was billed as a positive spin, really, it was just a set up for a punch line. Mueller wants to question the president about his tweets; Stephen Colbert has some questions too 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “Poe! The Musical” probably sounds like a punch line or a parody. Theater Review: A Poet on the Skids in ‘Red-Eye to Havre de Grace’ 2014-05-01T02:00:01Z But fat women were sexless mothers, pathetic punch lines or gruesome villains. The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z There is, in the pointed dialogue, a reminder of why we call it a punch line. Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ Explores Intense Love Across Social Classes 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z By ventriloquizing a woman to voice his most provocative punch lines, he seems to concede that he might not possess the authority to pull off the jokes, or the argument, on his own. Daniel Sloss’s “X,” a Laddish Comic’s Reckoning with #MeToo 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Anderson, a familiar face from “Law & Order” and other shows, fills this untaxing archetype just fine, serving as the comic punch line for everyone else. ‘black-ish,’ a New ABC Comedy, Taps Racial Issues 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Interrupting the growing panic, Harold pulled the cast together and suggested quietly, “Let’s just do the show again, except this time we’ll change every joke and every punch line.” Ivan Reitman Remembers Harold Ramis: “The World Has Lost a Truly Original Comedy Voice” 2014-02-25T19:25:54Z Joan Rivers and I took in a performance as the show was becoming a national punch line and she was looking for material. Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks 2013-12-26T21:06:11Z It’s the smile at the end of a deadpan punch line. Review: Netflix’s Tig Notaro Documentary, ‘Tig,’ Recalls a Time of Uncomfortable Laughs 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z She scatters punch lines in a nimble voice that moves from gravelly deep to squeaky sweet. 5 Smart Comedy Specials From Veteran Standups 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z You worked on both “Weeds” and “Orange Is the New Black” — neither of which are network-style, setup/punch line comedies. “I wasn’t left alone to run amok”: Stephen Falk on writing for “OITNB” — and becoming a showrunner 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Squirming on the sofa next to him, Mr. Weber flashed one of his eager grins and, after a perfect beat, delivered his punch line. The Screenwriting Team Behind ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Sheridan finished filming, this time using the punch line, "Play that funky music, middle-aged white boys." Jury will soon offer finale in 'Housewives' trial 2012-03-11T16:31:09Z Despite rapid-fire punch lines, Mr. Attell appears as relaxed as a guy settling into his couch after a long day of work. Dropping in at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Such is the state of things that the mere phrase “DC Fashion Week” works as a punch line all on its own, no set up required. Before You Laugh at the Idea of 'DC Fashion Week' Read This 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z But what I’m considering here is not that there is no room for jokes, but that all too often, it is black women or caricatures of black women that serve as the punch line. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z Black’s rants here are not as packed with punch lines as usual, nor are the jokes as intricate or explosive. Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He represented a clean break from the borscht belt past, a rejection of shtick and canned punch lines. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z And it wasn't so long ago that Scranton was simply a punch line. Scranton shared close bond with NBC's 'The Office' 2013-05-08T20:32:15Z For him, comedy is the setup, horror the punch line. ‘Hand to God’ Melds Gore and Giggles, Each Often Elicited by a Puppet 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z My grandfather was wearing red suspenders over his short-sleeved button-down shirt, and he was grinning in a private way, as if he were remembering the punch line of a joke. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The idea is that if you use variations on the phrase “That’s racist!” as a punch line a few times, nothing else you say or do could possibly be racist. Review: She’s Still a Mess, but ‘Snatched’ Is No ‘Trainwreck’ 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z A punch line about the daily goings-on in Washington can get easy laughs from like-minded viewers. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Naturally, the gags were delightfully familiar to a great many theatergoers, who chuckled as jokes were just being introduced and could occasionally be seen mouthing punch lines. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z For example, he said he once hired people to sit in his audience and cough simultaneously to prevent his mother from hearing a vulgar punch line. Leslie Jordan Adds Gaiety to His ?Trip Down the Pink Carpet? 2010-04-24T00:52:00Z As rap’s lanky jester, he has a penchant for crafting club anthems laden with hilariously off-kilter punch lines. 2 Chainz brings his music, timing and humor to Fillmore Silver Spring 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs is also a humorist by profession, and the best he could hope for was to turn the dispiriting finding into a punch line. Testosterone Study Has Fathers Questioning Their Manhood 2011-09-16T20:54:40Z These require no explanation, but serve as visual punch lines to quick setups. How Carrot Top Wins in Vegas (Yes, He Can Be Funny) 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z When she finds a bit that works, like a series of aggrieved punch lines expressing envy of single people, Wong knows how to milk it but not for too long. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Or at least, that’s the image he projects before the punch lines fly. Critic’s Notebook: Proven in Britain, Two Comics Try to Take New York 2013-06-17T21:44:00Z “Girls” has none of the cheeriness — and forced punch lines — of “2 Broke Girls” or “Whitney.” Television Review: Lena Dunham?s ?Girls? Begins on HBO 2012-04-12T18:49:02Z Onstage and off, the recommendations and names and stories with punch lines flow. Maurice Hines Opens His Heart in ‘Tappin’ Thru Life’ 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews. Caught in Family Trees in ‘Where’s Poppa?’ and ‘Papirosen’ 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z But even with a traditional setup and punch line, “the whole context in which it’s contained is a comedy show,” where people are expecting to hear jokes — unlike at a political rally. We don’t know when Donald Trump is joking 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Tomlin got around the problem, if it was one then, by taking a breezy approach, preserving the rhythms of the punch lines at all costs. ‘Intelligent Life’ Review: Cecily Strong’s ‘Awerobics’ Workout 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z “He would run some of his ideas by George, and George would say, ‘It’s great, Ernie, but where’s the punch line?’ That Kovacs Touch: Comedy?s Lunatic Fringe 2011-05-06T23:24:49Z This was most effective in the humorous Ivor Novello song “And Her Mother Came, Too,” which ends with a witty punch line. Music Review: Clint Holmes Tribute to Bobby Short at Carlyle - Review 2011-10-17T22:19:30Z The last shot and the final — which is to say the only — music cue provide a punch line as thrilling and haunting as anything I’ve seen on screen this year. New York Film Festival Offers Quiet Treasures and a Little Jazz 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Dressed-for-success tykes glued to smartphones as they sigh over their “son” are hilarious enough, but the sketch’s visual punch line conveys the casting’s real genius. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 17-23 2012-02-16T22:43:37Z Strike Back Cinemax — the network and the punch line — has always had a businesslike approach to original programming. | ?Strike Back?: In Between the Terrorist Threats, Plenty of Time for Hanky-Panky 2011-08-11T22:13:27Z As "Jersey Shore" returns for a fourth season tonight, the Garden State is braced to become a pop-culture punch line again. The endlessly bizarre duality of New Jersey 2011-08-04T18:50:00Z Wasserstein too often settles for punch lines when something deeper is called for. Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan share a sensibility on separate stages 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Their stand-up turns jokes into cudgels to break down racism, homophobia and systemic discrimination, but they also tend to be more comfortable than many comics in delaying punch lines in service of an argument. The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Nearby hangs a portrait by Mr. Kelley of a minor, partly obscured figure from one of the Detroit museum works — a comedic punch line about the “elevating” effect of art. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z When I was growing up, after “The Partridge Family,” before “Glee,” a musical series was mostly a punch line. On TV’s New Musicals, Every Episode Is Opening Night 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z If you say “Why?,” as humans do, you will talk over her punch line: “He thought he could pan for gold.” Yelling at Amazon’s Alexa 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z This weekend he will perform several sets of his stand-up, a mix of political insights and observational comedy with a style that blends alt-comedy pop culture references with powerhouse punch lines. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z According to reviews, the punch lines pay off just as well the second time around. '22 Jump Street': Tatum and Hill redo is a riot, reviews say 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z It had a dumb premise and a weak punch line, but neither mattered as much as its relentlessly, endlessly disgusting description of a man doing his job. On Comedy: The Comedy of Murderfist and The Birthday Boys 2013-12-10T22:37:39Z Their groundbreaking numbers-heavy studies of sex made them the punch line of a million jokes, but ultimately contributed to the demystification of one of life’s most miraculous and complex subjects. These Are The 25 Most Influential Marriages of All Time 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Who is also black and therefore the punch line of far too many jokes involving the name of the bar, which, for reasons known only to creator Adam Sztykiel, is Black Eyes. An open letter to NBC re: 'Undateable' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Lohan’s misadventures made her uninsurable, her work dried up and she settled in as a generation’s snarky punch line. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z Since nomenclature often equals punch lines in this production, I will limit myself to just a few examples of how such names are used in sentences. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The punch line: “You had to be careful not to shoot the dog.” Frugal Traveler Blog: Texas Road Trip, Part II: Art, Natural Beauty and Quietude 2012-02-21T17:55:52Z “I am not driving one at present,” Mr. Bozzi said, pausing for the punch line. Mezzaluna, the Little Restaurant That Started a Revolution 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The sad punch line is that Mr. Brennan is the one who actually does the laundry in the family. Shoppers on a ?Diet? Tame the Urge to Buy 2010-07-21T20:16:00Z Regardless of the obvious punch lines in some of the works, some people — “older aunties,” according to Desus — share the images earnestly on social media. These Images Tell the Stories of American Blackness 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z At its peak, 60 million people watched Mr. Williams riff on his own rhythms while other television sitcoms still worked on a steady metronome of punch line —beat —capper. On TV, a Super-Sized Performer Breaking Out of a Small Box 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Because stand-up in the form it exists — stand-up punch line — that’s a form that was set up by men for men. Hannah Gadsby on Autism and the Risk of Failing After ‘Nanette’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z At his core, Attell is a high-octane, no-frills joke machine, a delivery system for punch lines, some improvised, but a vast majority rigorously honed. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Newhart’s inability to give voice to his problems builds on itself, but never explodes into a punch line. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Noah’s punch line is more polished, patiently established and less confrontational, underlining the silliness of the situation. ‘Daily Show’ Successor Trevor Noah Finds Himself Catching Criticism, Not Dealing It Out 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z And she often delivers awkward lines — “I could hold you down like I’m giving lessons in physics” — as if they were punch lines, which they are not. New Music: New Albums by Iggy Azalea, Kelis and Glen David Andrews 2014-04-21T22:02:03Z Ms. Sexton joined her for the punch line: “But then Tuesday happened.” Review: DanceNoise, Lamenting AIDS and Armed With Fresh Blood 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z But historically, often either missing, put to the sidelines or made the punch lines in these films, were characters of color. Big Mess on Campus: Making ‘Emergency’ 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The sudden achievement of female beauty isn't the punch line; it's the money shot. Look at him: Why can’t straight guys acknowledge male beauty without freaking out? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He’s been delivering a lot of punch lines this season, but he hasn’t had much to chew on dramatically—and his witticisms aren’t what they used to be. “Game of Thrones”: Bastards! 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z In jean shorts and tights, she inched stand-up closer to the eccentric solo show, where a sharply honed point of view mattered more than accessible setups and hard punch lines. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Reality TV stars are everywhere, all over our television and our magazines and our media, but they are also our national punch line. Andy Cohen: Oozing, desperate, likable 2012-06-07T00:00:00Z However, the punch lines and pacing differed greatly between the two sketches. Groundlings: 'SNL' ripped off our Tina Turner sketch 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z The abundantly shameless, frequently wreckage-strewn nature of modern celebrity makes for some ironic switcheroos, as this afternoon's D-list punch line becomes the subject of tonight's somber eulogy. Don't eulogize Bret Michaels yet 2010-04-26T16:12:00Z He shared the songs and candid stories of longtime pals like Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell, landing expertly practiced punch lines. Graham Nash Has a Few More Songs Before He Goes 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Butler can be a commanding presence, and punch lines seldom elude her: The Arena Stage stalwart has repeatedly proven her gift for coaxing audiences into the palm of her hand. Olney’s big ‘Sweeney Todd’ makes a stab at greatness, and falls just shy 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z For all that such turnabouts come off as punch lines, it would be inaccurate to say that Dahl writes without a heart. Roald Dahl’s Twisted, Overlooked Stories for Adults 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z When they “get” the punch line, their reward centers light up because the pleasure is so surprising. Louis C.K. or Tina Fey? Gender, science and the age-old question: Are men or women funnier? 2014-03-15T13:30:00Z It’s not just that she’s telling more vicious jokes, it’s that she sinks her incisors into every punch line for maximum damage. Can Michelle Wolf's Netflix show shake up the late night comedy scene? 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Perez has crafted a kind of rudimentary stand-up routine, but it’s light on snappy punch lines and lacks a cohesive narrative structure. ‘Welcome to Clowntown’ Review: Raunchy Stories and Giant Balloon Animals 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z This is the kind of play in which even the projected descriptions between scenes have punch lines; they are both Brechtian and borschtian. Review: ‘Collective Rage’ Is ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Times 5 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z His name was a global punch line, he retained few political allies, and many of his formal powers had been stripped from him by the city council. What Toronto Knows about Trump after Living through Rob Ford 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z In “Nanette,” Ms. Gadsby explains that while a story has three parts — beginning, middle and end — a joke only has two, setup and punch line. The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z But to put that into a concise sentence, setup, punch line ... TV A-listers wonder: Who would win on Survivor? 2010-08-27T05:41:00Z That he manages to do so while accentuating his punch lines with precise vocabulary sets him apart. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z He pauses, looks up at the runway, delighted that the timing of the car ride has set up the perfect punch line. Stand-up guy: Mark Twain Prize recipient Jay Leno returns to his comedy roots Then before you know it you’re a punch line—just look at Vanilla Ice and five hundred million others. David Spade Explains His Long Feud With Eddie Murphy in New Memoir 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z She doesn’t do much with Wednesday’s mean-girl punch lines, which is at least partly the fault of the writing — they drop into the script like stones. ‘Wednesday’ Review: The Strange Girl Is on the Case 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It more closely resembled a late night comedy writers’ room, as actors frantically flipped through their pages, spitballing pop culture punch lines. ‘Shear Madness,’ Detoured by Success, Is Ready for Its New York City Debut 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The punch line of the piece confronted popular ideas of American exceptionalism and African poverty by juxtaposing images of prosperity in Africa with poverty in the U.S. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z He doesn’t overexplain punch lines, which can sometimes put him ahead of the audience. What Happened After the Joke: A Stand-Up’s Harrowing Tale 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Like so many of these experimental shows, it is very clever and inventive but doesn’t deliver easy punch lines or steady laughs in the way that something like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt or Veep does. Lady Dynamite: Maria Bamford’s experimental comedy does meta better 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z If you are expecting a punch line — sorry. Putting art to music, with wondrous results 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z “There’s a new, younger generation of guys that loves fashion and pushes it,” though not to the point where they look like a punch line. Fashion Diary: Milan Men’s Fashion Week, the Sun Also Sets 2013-06-28T21:01:13Z In a night rich with Trump jokes, Azhar Usman does the most overtly political set, with densely argued premises and fewer punch lines. Dropping in at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z It always ended with the punch line, ‘And I looked over and Garth was not just asleep, his head was tipped back, his mouth was open, and he was snoring!’ Readers and writers remember 2013-06-21T20:58:44Z And it was like the punch line to a joke, it’s like, my doctor just died and I’m due tomorrow. When a Very Pregnant Amy Poehler Met Rising Star Jon Hamm 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Comedians like Mike Birbiglia have proved that not only do you not need to choose between stories and punch lines, but one can also support the other, although pulling it off isn’t easy. Moses Storm and the Case for Pretentious Modern Stand-up 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z “Whassssup,” Cedric the Entertainer said after grabbing the microphone, echoing the introduction of many other comics, before the deadpan punch line, “I wrote that.” Why ‘Def Comedy Jam’ Gets No Respect 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z He’s the most likely to deliver the opening or closing speech, which tends to muse philosophically on a theme, like the nature of man, with coherence and wit if not explosive punch lines. The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s Couplets Off the Cuff 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z It took nearly five minutes to unspool, and the punch line wasn’t much. Music Review: Frank Fairfield and Blind Boy Paxton at Jalopy 2010-07-21T22:41:00Z The show’s attitudes and comic strategies are still in place, too, with the not-too-subtle punch lines delivered in an affectless deadpan and the reflexive undercutting of sincerity or sentiment. Review: It’s ‘The End’ of the World, and You’ll Know It 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The children, too, give off that counterfeit Disney Channel sass of showbiz — especially when one of the boys tries to land a punch line about Donald Trump. You already know ‘Fuller House’ is bad. But are you adult enough to resist it? 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The scripts have to dance around mentions of various orifices rather than spell them out -- wordplay gives us access to forbidden nouns, rewarding close attention with discreetly sleazy punch lines. Prime time's new age of crudeness 2011-01-17T15:01:00Z A more perfect punch line you can’t imagine to such a show. Theater Review: ‘Murmurs’ Brings Slapstick to the Lincoln Center Festival 2013-07-26T20:44:14Z Like the rest of the cast, Six is deft with a punch line. Round House’s ‘Rapture’ is a funny, thoughtful look at feminist tensions 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Though we never learn the details of that story, we grasp that it’s banal enough to convince Meg that life is just a big, cosmic, pencil-related joke with the punch line, “It’s pointless.” ‘The Leftovers’ Season 2, Episode 9: Nothing Can Stand in Her Way 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z He seemed to express real regret about his role in making Lewinsky a household punch line. David Letterman expresses Monica Lewinsky regret to Barbara Walters 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z A singular musical comedy sensation, she didn't need punch lines to ignite conflagrations of laughter. Elaine Stritch's originality blazed fiercely on Broadway 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z In “Dark,” the first of two Netflix specials that he released last year, he brags about a punch line that cleared out half of one crowd in Indiana. Daniel Sloss’s “X,” a Laddish Comic’s Reckoning with #MeToo 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Aesthetically, a result is a combination of easy visual punch lines — the O. J. Simpson trial! ‘Hindsight’ Is a New VH1 Series 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z He used to be a quirkier performer, using a laid-back drawl that moseyed its way through a premise and into the punch line, maintaining a steady rhythmic pace. Hannibal Buress Evolves From Cult Star to Showman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z While her audiences are distracted by sparkling punch lines, she is secretly messing around in the dark reaches of their psyches. Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Make You Laugh So Hard It Hurts 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z That line made me laugh out loud, although it’s hardly a punch line — and the movie whose radicalism is being celebrated happens to be, um, “Avatar.” Review: In ‘The Flick,’ Contemplating a Life of Stale Popcorn 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z What’s clear is that the concept of a “bike lobby” is no punch line. Political power on two wheels: Don’t mess with the bikers! 2013-09-07T20:00:00Z Later, the extremely funny Al Franken brought reality to that punch line. The Laws of Comedy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Taymor, the original book co-writer and director, was let go in March after delays, accidents, poor audience reaction and money woes turned the musical into a punch line. Julie Taymor eligible for a Tony for 'Spider-Man' 2011-11-03T22:35:08Z The cast speaks brilliantly, hopping onto the high wire of Ives’s rhymes and nailing punch lines that glisten with classical flair and contemporary savvy. Manic poets collide in STC’s newly hip 18th-century ‘Metromaniacs’ 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The pace isn’t rushed, the punch lines are casually underplayed and the performances are relaxed and charismatic. ‘Plan B’ Review: A Joy Ride in Search of Emergency Contraception 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z And still running — deadline Monday night, April 4: Our contest for jokes so nerdy you have to explain the punch line. Style Invitational Week 1169: Be caustic by acrostic 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z In his former life, he used to enjoy a good conversational ruck and the satisfaction of a perfectly pitched punch line. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z No punch lines, but no shortage of punch either. Comedians 2010-04-21T21:35:00Z If you haven’t figured out the great punch line that all these vignettes are leading to, heaven forbid that I should spoil it for you. | 'The Illusion': Phantasmagorical Adventures of a Missing Son 2011-06-06T02:00:00Z The resulting 18 tracks are light on the punch lines, heavy on the swag, and an overall mighty declaration of newfound skill and confidence despite a few missteps. Childish Gambino Grows Up with Royalty Mixtape 2012-07-13T15:00:39Z But the punch line is short-lived in this thrilling film filled with plenty of twists that are by turns frightful and touching. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Portlandia’ and ‘Passengers’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s why punch lines about the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle went the equivalent of viral in the 1980s. A Kobe Bryant Joke Goes Wrong, Revealing Comedy’s Troll Side 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z His jokes mosey to the punch line, earning laughs along the way by veering between a sleepy drawl and preposterous defiance. Critic?s Notebook: Hannibal Buress Approaches Comedy From the Side 2011-11-03T12:00:04Z In an age when comedians are more anxious about sparking controversy, Ms. Lampanelli regularly traffics in retrograde stereotypes and punch lines that offend. Body Image Issues? Lisa Lampanelli Knows the Feeling 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Part of the pleasing unpredictability of his delivery is that Mr. Chappelle would rather seem to stumble into punch lines than be guided by them. Dave Chappelle Returns to Stand-Up, With Stories to Tell 2013-08-15T11:55:00Z It’s a little disorienting to hear a studio audience, a broadcast TV staple, laughing at punch lines that include a strong obscenity, or to catch a flash of Colt’s bare backside. Review: In ‘The Ranch,’ Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson Reunite as Cowboy Siblings 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Ms. Burns finally gave in — like thousands of other moms — and cooked up the punch line for Julian’s birthday party. The Spaghetti Taco, ? la ?iCarly? 2010-10-05T22:55:00Z But these observations are never reduced to punch lines. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z I found it jarring, like a punch line without a joke. Jack and Jill: What An Awful Drag 2011-11-10T20:33:21Z That punch line has now become part of American children’s cuisine, fostering a legion of imitators and improvisers across the country. The Spaghetti Taco, ? la ?iCarly? 2010-10-05T22:55:00Z “In some cases the hat became a punch line.” Dr. Seuss Himself Was a Cat in the Hat 2013-02-03T22:07:31Z “He really was the first, even before Lenny Bruce, in terms of talking about stuff, not just doing punch lines.” Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Most episodes have the same rhythm as the Sunday funnies, with similarly corny punch lines. After a Climate Catastrophe, These Birds Flocked to the Moon 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z But “Undateable” nevertheless clings tightly to some of the more hoary sitcom conventions, including raucous laughter at every punch line. ‘Undateable’ Keeps a Sitcom Formula Alive 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Kushner can take credit for burnishing a long Lincolnian anecdote with a punch line involving an outhouse. The Carpetbagger: Writers Rethink Words for the Big Screen 2013-01-02T23:34:49Z Every once in a while, someone hints at a great story — like the time Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs and Princess Diana shared an elevator — but it’s all setup, no punch line. Review: ‘Always at the Carlyle’ Hints at Scandal, Chooses Discretion 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z “Tell me more about psytrance” became a come-on and punch line. She Swipes Right on Tinder, and Everyone’s in on the Joke 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z “They say I’m Joan Rivers, but older,” she says in a typical zing of a punch line. 5 Stand-Up Specials to Stream This Week 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The second man walks away to the intersection, and the punch line… well, watch it. TV Tonight: Key and Peele 2012-01-31T17:36:03Z The concept is simple: At least 50 comedians debut premises and punch lines. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Each expression, gesture, artful hesitation and sly punch line is zeroed in on, framed for our appreciation. Springsteen on Netflix, Where Everyone Can Get a Ticket 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Afterward, though, the encounter became the punch line of a self-deprecating joke. Joanna Coles, Editor of Marie Claire, Grabs Fashion?s Spotlight 2012-02-10T23:36:00Z The world thus gets contorted into a joke, the punch lines batting away our deepest woes. Only Gilbert Gottfried Could Be So Dirty and So Heartbreaking 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z His jokes are short, technically sharp and end with punch lines. Critic?s Notebook: Todd Barry at Caroline?s Comedy Club 2012-03-21T20:54:48Z A belated punch line comes a few scenes later when the benighted King Joffrey shrugs off security planning for the big wedding, saying, “I don’t expect any trouble.” ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Slicing and Dicing ‘Two Swords’ 2014-04-07T02:00:52Z Malaysian women are maligned, a child’s doll is abused, and a famous Colombian author is used as a punch line. Review: ‘Playing It Cool,’ with Chris Evans 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The humor worked on multiple levels, with silly sight gags that appeal to grade-schoolers and more subtle punch lines to keep grown-ups engaged. A Groundbreaking Cartoon Family Returns, ‘Louder and Prouder’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Today, MK-ULTRA has a permanent place in American culture, though it’s often synonymous with conspiracy theory or a punch line for jokes about tinfoil hats. When the C.I.A. Was Into Mind Control 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z They make their share of jokes but are also comfortable going without punch lines if they stumble on a good story or are working through an idea. In ‘2 Dope Queens’ a Duo Muses Over Life, and Stanley Tucci 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Over the course of babysitting, she begins to role-play, a seemingly innocuous ploy that culminates in a pleasing punch line. Review: From Sundance, Shorts Tour the Country 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Its notoriously troubled production and disastrous premiere turned it into a punch line, a cautionary tale, a symbol of all that was wrong with the Hollywood system and its excesses. ArtsBeat: Venice Film Festival: Michael Cimino Revisits 'Heaven's Gate' 2012-08-31T17:45:23Z I love giving a chance to the audience and going up with four punch lines to a joke and trying it over a few days. Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z And yet, the idea of "Bridaplasty" resonated -- if not as destination television, then at least as a punch line. "Bridalplasty": The reality TV apocalypse no one watched 2011-02-01T01:05:00Z Still, the agitated punch lines connect pretty frequently as Posner moves the action across set designer Daniel Conway’s comfy-looking country house, with its grassy path at one edge and a mossy roof overhead. Sibling drama gets a Chekhov twist in ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Evans did supply the punch line in one scene, in which the bride’s dress is revealed for the first time. | Below the Line: Dressing the ?Bridesmaids? 2012-01-25T18:21:49Z This joke is never told in a way that is crass or exploitative, and the punch line is never at the expense of the women. “It’s Always Sunny” gang goes to hell: The long-running “Seinfeld” heir skewers rape culture, homophobia and religious hypocrisy in two-part finale 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z But the defining joke of this new Fox comedy, which gets a preview on Sunday before starting its season on Sept. 25, lies in its concept, not its punch lines. Review: In ‘Son of Zorn,’ the Dad’s Dense, and Drawn That Way 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Don’t hold your breath waiting for the punch lines. At top of charts, Wale feels underrated — not that there’s anything wrong with that 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Yet this latest work from Mr. Lindsay-Abaire, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Rabbit Hole,” churns up shadows only to dispel them with punch lines. Review: ‘Ripcord,’ a Comic Tale of Adversaries 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z "Don't Expect Too Much" is the punch line for one of Ray's favorite jokes, and his droll delivery of it is one of the high points of "We Can't Go Home Again." 'We Can't Go Home Again' and 'Don't Expect Too Much': A Nicholas Ray film, and the making of it 2012-02-09T21:56:05Z In between the delivery and the punch line, which uses the N-word, a male voice is heard in the background saying: “Don’t even say it. Don’t say it.” Justin Bieber says he’s sorry after teen joke with racial slur punchline surfaces 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z A typical rakugo performance consists of stories delivered with three parts: an introduction, the story proper and the punch line. Review: ‘Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo’ Offers Stand-Up Comedy Without the Standing 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until she began performing with the Groundlings, the improv troupe, that she found her calling as a comedian, with long-form comedy rather than the snappy one-two punch line as her forte. Comic With Short Fuse and Some Long Feuds 2011-03-09T23:15:45Z Even without punch lines, the declarations were in keeping with the comedy acts that have made Fary a household name in France. Fary Isn’t Joking About Race in France Right Now 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Morris makes sure that we register his motifs — they often come like punch lines, more staccato and end-stopped than the musical figures they illustrate — after which his reiterations are more than we need. Review: Mark Morris’s New Pastoral Says Less Than Its Music 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z But the show’s classic sitcom format, with recorded laughter and pauses between punch lines, is stifling — too much like “The George Lopez Show” and not tailored enough to Ms. Alonzo’s own brand of humor. ‘Jane the Virgin’ on CW and ‘Cristela’ on ABC 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z A local bar owner notes, “Living here is like a joke without a punch line.” Travel Books Take You There and Back 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps we need to look to a darker corner of the culture, where the punch lines end with bruises. Review: ‘The Pumpkin Pie Show,’ Night of the Voting Dead 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z These characters don’t just play supporting roles or serve as punch lines for the leads. In ‘Fear Street,’ a Lesbian Romance Provides Hope for a Genre 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z He delivers his punch lines at the end of patiently established premises, and then doubles down on them using a second voice, higher-pitched and quicker in cadence. Can Netflix, the King of Stand-Up Specials, Be Dethroned? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z “Yes,” Ani might counter — and she’s absorbed so many punch lines that, like the culture at large, she’s poised to explode. ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ Review: Lean In, to Outrage 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Sharing the podium and trading punch lines at the Beverly Hills event, Apatow and Dunham quickly turned their attention from their own work to a man seated near the stage: Norman Lear. PEN Center USA literary awards a star-filled event 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z As the world’s leading scholar on Gregory Pardlo, Sr., I know these pronouncements he’s polished, these homemade koans impenetrable to reason, that were once the punch lines of tired jokes. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z It’s not that they’ve all walked into a bar, though Ansari could probably figure out the punch line to that joke. Rebecca Solnit: Feminism needs more Louie C.K.s and Chris Kluwes 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z According to The New York Post, no less a quintessential Californian than Jack Nicholson, burned by a punch line, growled to a pal, “David Letterman should stick to the East Coast.” Was Letterman Really Such a Bad Oscar Host? He Still Thinks So 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Instead of pausing for his punch lines, he rushed ahead. How Ronald Reagan Triumphed 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z And more importantly, it didn't seem to me that the curse words were being used as punch lines, or as placeholders for dialogue that the writer was too lazy to actually write. On language; specifically, an F-word 2012-06-28T16:55:23Z Under the direction of Adam Brace, Reich flits seamlessly between bits, with punch lines cleverly enjambed at the ends of his sentences. Review: In ‘Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!,’ He’s Too Hot to Live 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z And yet I gained something more than an origin story, something more than a punch line. The year of no Halloween 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z There’s also the matter of her made-up surname, Strayed, which sounds like the punch line from an old joke. Books of The Times: ?Wild? by Cheryl Strayed, a Walkabout of Reinvention 2012-03-27T15:51:40Z She had deployed a gyrating pelvis as a miming device to drive home certain punch lines. Dixie Longate rings up laughs and sales in 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Yet here’s the punch line: As with Mr. Trump, the very traits that make Mrs. Clinton so unappealing to her detractors may make her immensely appealing to her fans. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Barnes, so fine on the same stage in “Becky Shaw,” delivers punch lines with the ease of a basketball player smoothly sinking ball after ball. | 'All New People': At the Jersey Shore, at the End of His Rope 2011-07-26T22:45:28Z It was a punch line about Shia LaBeouf, if you must know. The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z In a healthy comedy scene, there are many kinds of humor, some more dense with punch lines than others. Moses Storm and the Case for Pretentious Modern Stand-up 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Then, having shifted the blame, he got in the real high-low punch line, turning to the image of Ms. Griffin and barking: “We don’t come to your shows to think!” Review: Jim Jefferies, the New Recruit in the Political-Comedy Trenches 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Smuggling punch lines into asides or seeming tangents, he attempts to approximate more of a conversation than a setup-and-punch line structure, one full of Socratic dialogues, short stories and barroom theories. Marc Maron and the Comedy of Doubt 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z His cadenza in the first movement felt so much like speech that a simple plucked chord became a punch line that sent a low ripple of laughter through the audience. Music Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Opens the Tanglewood Festival 2013-07-07T21:57:38Z The theme song didn’t lie: They really were there for each other, punch lines and all. ‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z And yet unlike other viral oddities, “Oddly Satisfying” clips lack the punch line that might lead a viewer to share them with friends. The “Oddly Satisfying” Pleasures of Slime Porn 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z And regularly, the punch lines would land on silence or faint chuckles. Inside the Brutal World of Comedy Open Mikes 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The first monologue hits air pockets of wan laughter — maybe the audience was unsure what to expect, maybe it was jarred by the contrast between the grim subject matter and the punch lines. Review: How Do You Solve ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z If you search for any sense of embarrassment or shame, such as you might feel if your name were a late-night punch line for any joke regarding overly tenacious lawyering, you will not find it. The Avenger: Gloria Allred 2010-06-18T22:27:00Z Too many scenes have anemic punch lines, or go on forever. 'The Expendables': Sly and the Family Clones 2010-08-12T22:00:00Z But here Mr. Dujardin is often described as the incarnation of French humor, known for some of the funniest punch lines of contemporary cinema. French Twist: Jean Dujardin, a Comic Who Does Nuance 2011-11-20T01:57:20Z “If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids,” Mr. Rock added, a punch line interpreted as a reference to child labor in Asia. Chris Rock’s Asian Joke at Oscars Provokes Backlash 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z More often in this special, the joke takes precedence over character, and the monologues have the feel of a collection of punch lines doled out like cards at a table. When Is a Comedy Special Also a Corporate Synergy Message? 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z And for Brownstein and Stonestreet, the conversation turned to the good nature of their series, despite the rapid fire pace of punch lines. There's room in TV comedy for a little sweetness, actors agree 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The department store dining room is no longer seen as a punch line. A Ralph Lauren Restaurant, the Polo Bar, Comes to New York 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z He toggles between complex rhyme and cheap punch lines, working equally hard at both. For Mac Miller, Wale and J. Cole, Free Music Pays Off 2011-11-18T18:09:00Z They are also dogged about perfecting their timing and sticking the punch lines. Television: ?Happy Endings? and Its Bumpy Beginning 2011-10-15T22:30:09Z Following his album’s release, he wrangled the 17-year-old rising star Lil Pump — one of the rapscallions who made Mr. Cole’s name a punch line — for an hourlong video interview. Hip-Hop Is Evolving. Just Ask Its Superstars. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes the buildup to a punch line is just as interesting and important as the punch line itself -- and often more so. The rough magic of "Louie" 2011-08-25T14:59:00Z Today, the term “Un-American Activities” endures as a sour punch line — a fate Mr. King presumably hopes to elude. ArtsBeat: Investigating Un-American Activities, Now and Then 2011-03-09T22:00:22Z But when the punch line turns out to be an act of skull-splitting violence, the movie roars off the deep end. 'Super': A silly, skull-splitting way to save the day 2011-04-14T22:09:46Z No. But for those so inclined, it makes for an entertainingly goofy, at times inspired, evening of sweetness and darkness, with a cryptload of sly punch lines and some irresistible performances and panache. A night with 'The Addams Family' scares up laughs 2012-10-27T02:16:04Z So it was a surprise that when he started an account in 2011, he didn’t use it to try out punch lines, but to write a novel — very slowly. Steven Wright, Master of the One-Liner, Tries His Hand at a Novel 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The comics had lost a sure-fire punch line. Galley Girl: Bill Clinton Has a Healthy Appetite for Diet Books 2012-01-02T15:51:03Z We were a punching bag and a punch line. Stephen Colbert's love of gaming culture scores points with his viewers 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z A track record like that has to come in handy when you’re pitching a show whose punch lines mostly deal with death, loneliness and incontinence. Review: On Netflix, Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin Are Aging Bros 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Lewis gets punch lines, too, and it’s generally infectious when Scofield’s Lewis appears charmed by the whole situation. A rich ‘Freud’s Last Session’ at Theater J Possibly conceived as a mordant punch line to the Obama era, it may turn out to be the inaugural blast of insurgent cinema in the age of Trump. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z He’s delighted by comedy rooted in language, and like a magician distracting you with banter, he favors complex premises that are actually elaborate contraptions meant to trigger the punch line. These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z It sounds like the setup to a punch line. In the City of the Cheese Steak, Vegans Feel at Home 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The elliptical punch line follows several minutes later: “But a cutting edge.” Review: Stan VanDerBeek at Andrea Rosen Gallery 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z But the digs have gone from low tech to high tech, the captain's icy steel and chrome office looking, as so much else in the film, like a punch line waiting to happen. '22 Jump Street' pokes its R-rated finger at everything — hilariously 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Even the title sounds like a “Colbert Report” punch line: “Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years.” Television Review: PBS Documentary About Former Secretary of State 2010-07-11T22:03:00Z Gucci Mane and others — he was obstinate in his reliance on character, avoiding punch lines and complex rhyme in favor of sheer urgency and tons of vocal charisma. New Music From Earth, Yob and Jeezy 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z A promising avenue for David’s dark, politically incorrect comedy — but he drops it after 20 minutes with perfunctory haste, and nary a punch line. Larry David's 'Fish in the Dark': Curb Your Enthusiasm 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “Suddenly, the punch lines don’t feel like punch lines anymore,” Ms. Romano said. A Writer for ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Becomes a Thorn for the Star 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z "She would spout off what she thought were punch lines and you'd laugh while thinking 'That doesn't make any sense'", Teigen said. Knock knock. Who's there? Amazon's best-selling holiday author 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z “We all know life’s just a joke,” he squawks, “but those patsies think it has meaning! They’ll never get the gag, not even when they’re hit by the punch line. Lay it on! Bigly!” “Citizen Punch” 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z He opened his show by beating the audience to the punch line: “Easy for you to say.” Peter Buffett shows that even the son of a billionaire can pull up those bootstraps In a climate of profane punch lines and political rants, this stands out. Dropping in at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Gone are the days when you could simply gather an attractive family around a living room set, feed them all snappy punch lines, and watch the big money roll in. “The Leftovers” reveals the limits of concept-driven TV 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “Piercing” also leads up to a wryly funny punch line that made this viewer a little more forgiving of its plentiful affectations. ‘Piercing’ Review: A Killer Romance 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Other cast members include Sarah Jessica Parker, as well as celebrities used as punch lines. What’s on TV Thursday: Joyce DiDonato and ‘First Wives Club’ 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z To put it another way: This is a rare Jewish joke in which the punch line lives up to the delivery. Review: Richard Gere as ‘Norman,’ an Aspirational Jewish Fixer 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z “In this line of endeavor, you hear about things like network notes, and that’s always a kind of vicious punch line,” Mr. Harris said. Netflix Casts a Wider Net for Original Documentaries 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Or, at the very least, a joke with a much longer punch line. Field Notes: Kim Kardashian and Short Celebrity Marriages - Field Notes 2011-11-04T20:07:33Z But not till I pored over Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” — brim-full of such tales — did I discover that the set-up and punch line go back millennia, to the court of Augustus. Book World: Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” reveals history of humor Somehow they manage to come up with novel narratives, analogies, metaphors and punch lines, smiling as they wax clever and belligerent. The Week Ahead: NOV. 21 ? 27 2010-11-20T19:34:00Z But like a lot of the jokes are "setup, punch line, setup, punch line." Meet the breakout stars of "Dicks: The Musical" (all four of them) 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s hard to watch Ms. Lohan joke about her record, even self-deprecatingly, and she was careful to add parenthetical disclaimers on either side of a punch line. ArtsBeat: Lindsay Lohan, Talk-Show Host 2013-08-06T14:58:23Z “He was reduced to a character and a punch line, and we felt that there was a more complex story to be told,” said Ms. Steinberg, whose last documentary examined the trial of Saddam Hussein. ‘Weiner’ Covers a Political Campaign Set on Self-Destruct 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z His cartoons did not always have punch lines. Charles Barsotti, Cartoonist With Humor Both Simple and Absurd, Dies at 80 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Long before Castro was in the mix to become the second-most powerful person in America, he was a punch line, embarrassed by a Texas riverboat parade. Julián Castro could be VP next year — or out of a job. He’s ready either way. 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z “I knew, based on the rhythms, where the punch lines were, but I didn’t understand them,” he said. D?ja Hear the One About the Guy From Rochester? 2011-01-14T20:17:09Z Then he delivers his punch line in a far more somber tone: "And now, frankly, all I really want is health insurance." 'Last Exorcism' Review: 'Documentary' Plays with Doubt 2010-08-26T22:55:00Z More important: No one alive makes a better argument for the aesthetic of New York club comedy, with its tussling crowd work, quick setups and ruthless punch lines that go for the gut. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z He just wrote punch lines that snap like mousetraps, spread them throughout a special dominated by a clearly defined point of view and when blowback came, he laughed it off. Best Comedy of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z That means he delivers personal anecdotes with stealth punch lines that are sandwiched among original compositions. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z "Sometimes wish you were here," he croons, then pauses before firing off the punch line: "weather permitting." Franz Ferdinand comes back dancing 2013-08-27T05:00:00Z And there you have the entire cast of characters, and the setup for an extended joke in which death is the inevitable punch line. Review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit’ Blends Rage With Gallows Humor 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The concluding sentence of Philip Roth’s novel is a punch line, turning the tale that has come before into an extended Jewish joke. Review: In ‘Knight of Cups,’ a Writer’s Flesh Is Willing but His Spirit Is Weak 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The episode was dense with punch lines from young stand-ups, including timely ones about Megyn Kelly’s show getting canceled after she questioned what was wrong with blackface. Will TV Change the Comedy Cellar? Comics Are About to Find Out 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z “Relationships,” Mr. West tells her, “are more important than punch lines.” Team Kardashian-West, With Release of Taylor Swift Clips, Is Primed for Battle 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z In his songs, he employs few true narratives, no real wordplay or punch lines. Critic’s Notebook: Future, the Voice of Hip-Hop Today 2014-04-23T21:48:24Z But unlike "Hillbillies," where her good looks were used as a punch line, here they became part of a ghoulish twist. Before 'Hillbillies,' Donna Douglas traveled 'The Twilight Zone' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Nearly two days after the most recent episode of “Game of Thrones,” fans are still struggling with the loss of a gentle giant previously known for being everyone’s favorite “Thrones” punch line. Hodor on Hodor: Kristian Nairn Discusses His ‘Game of Thrones’ Fate 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z With Ms. Berlant and Mr. Scovel he shares a conviction that the biggest — or maybe just the best — laughs are on the trip to the punch line. Reggie Watts, the Tip of Comedy’s Absurdist Spear 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Even though I know all the punch lines by heart, as each year passes I process the comedy through a slightly different perspective. Sympathy for Todd and Margo: Clark Griswold’s childless yuppie scum neighbors are holiday heroes 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “I would rather save the story as the big punch line for my book.” Antiques: Dymaxion Cars, Americana Auctions and French Gilded Art 2011-01-13T22:41:34Z The disputed part is all the rest: Ms. Liebeck and her legal action quickly became a national symbol of frivolous lawsuits, a source of TV punch lines and outrage from the commentariat. Television: Documentary Gives Hot Issue Caffeinated Jolt 2011-06-24T19:54:57Z Her breezy tone makes the inherent punch line that much sweeter: Grande is not losing any sleep over Sean or Ricky, and these past ruptures have now landed her a No. 1 track. Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” Is the Breakup Song for the Social-Media Age 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z That sounds like a question in search of a punch line. | 'The House of Blue Leaves' : A Papal Visit Has Dreamers Dreaming 2011-04-26T02:01:06Z A member of the brawny Eminem-approved crew Slaughterhouse, he’s quick with wordplay and punch lines, but the true stars of his songs are feelings. The Week Ahead 2012-02-24T20:02:05Z So why aren’t punch lines being delivered in front of a jury? Borrowing, appropriating and stealing as old as art itself 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z It wasn’t just that she looked like a fabulous goth diva or her peculiar, warbly way of delivering punch lines. Why “Into the Woods” Matters 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z As a punch line, they shot dead an unexpected witness: a friendly deputy billed as co-star Don Knotts. Jimmy Kimmel hosts an efficient Emmycast 2012-09-24T08:46:04Z But I don’t believe that the movement overall is anti-Semitic,'” Colbert quoted Bannon, adding his own punch line, “So it’s not ‘overall’ anti-Semitic. Stephen Colbert Denounces Steve Bannon 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Before there even were comedy clubs, Mort Sahl gained acclaim for turning the news of the day into punch lines, pioneering the now expansive branch of political comedy. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Critics have compared Ms. Wilson’s rapid rapping, heavy with similes and punch lines, to Lil Wayne’s, and her ability to slip from a quicksilver flow to singing R&B hooks has drawn comparisons to Drake. Six Hopefuls Worth Watching at the CMJ Music Marathon 2012-10-15T21:47:30Z Absurdity — walking a fine line between being a punch line and serving one up — has always been part of his style of performance art. Scene Stealers: Richard Simmons, Internet Star? 2013-08-23T20:49:01Z His prize was Captain America, a guy whose moral rectitude makes him the punch line of jokes that Johnny Storm would have made. The Superhero Franchise: Where Traditional Movie Stardom Goes to Die 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z But there’s barely a whiz-bang punch line or smoothly executed setup to be found in a movie that longs to be a sparkling bedroom comedy and winds up a tortured, fizz-free farce. Review: ‘She’s Funny That Way’ Offers Tomfoolery Amid the Floodlights 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “Likability is a jail,” Mulaney says at one point in “Baby J,” and his self-deprecating punch lines about his own vanity could be viewed as a prison break. John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’ 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In his dense sets, packed with sculpted punch lines, Mr. Wright doesn’t do transitions or crowd work. On Comedy: Steven Wright’s Offbeat Humor Has Nurtured Other Comics 2014-04-30T21:48:27Z They address viewers directly and are highly edited, with a multitude of cuts, creating a hectic, rapid-fire series of punch lines. Grace Helbig’s Digital Path to Fame 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z “Ideal Home” is genuinely funny, and the poignant and pithy script is aided by the chemistry between its stars, who are equally adept with comedic punch lines as they are with dramatic gut punches. Review: A Child Adds a Layer to Gay Couple’s ‘Ideal Home’ 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Carefully straightening that paper is a performance, a deft piece of business that sets up a punch line. Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z El-Fayoumy butters up the judge and blurts inane objections; this buffoon is the play’s comic fail-safe, and Scott McCormick nails punch line after punch line. Forum Theatre’s ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ It’s a marvelously layered show centering on a series of unlikely relationships, in which the laughs come from character details more than punch lines. Louis C.K. and Tig Notaro, Sparring on the Battlefield of Art 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z They are allowed to swear more robustly than on network or basic-cable shows, to deliver sentimental speeches along with punch lines and to play with or against type as the mood suits. Review: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Come Home in ‘Sisters’ 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The punch line is they ended up being ghettos. Auctioning off utopia 2013-07-14T22:00:00Z In general, the film feels like all setup and no punch line. Movie Review: In ‘Awful Nice,’ Inheritance Causes a Tricky Situation 2014-03-07T00:15:22Z He had a handsomeness in the non-intimidating register beloved of the entertainment industry, he knew how to deliver a punch line, and the public recognized him. Bate-and-switch: how Jason Bateman learned to embrace his dark side 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Green is never really permitted to become more than an uptight if well-meaning punch line, but in a smaller role Mr. Harris shows considerable range. | 'Skin Deep': Fabulous Lodging, Clothing Optional 2010-10-27T21:49:00Z Though her fury may be justified, it rarely translates into actual agency; writers too often resolve the first-generation parent’s plight into a punch line, or an obstacle for her American children to overcome. How Do You Tell Your Child He Is Undocumented? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z They are probably the most classically physical comics of their generation; Early punctuates his jokes with exaggerated body-rolls, and Berlant drives home her punch lines by freezing, crossing her eyes, and contorting her face. Kate Berlant and John Early’s Escape from Comic Realism 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z For generations, Los Angeles served as a punch line to any self-respecting New Yorker. Los Angeles and Its Booming Creative Class Lures New Yorkers 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z With a new set dense with jokes, Louis C.K. was in peak form, returning to bread-and-butter subjects like raising two kids and also mining humor through some of the most unpredictable punch lines in comedy. Chappelle Returns to Hartford (All Is Forgiven) 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Carmichael is masterful at disguising punch lines in a thought so as not to interrupt its flow. Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out in a Riveting Special That’s About So Much More 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z But there are plenty of slashing, funny zingers, even if you can sometimes predict the punch line in the pause before it arrives. Theater Review | 'Looped': Valerie Harper Is Tallulah Bankhead on the Skids 2010-03-15T05:35:00Z I mean, it wasn’t just four panels and a punch line, which is what really has happened to cartoons. Depressed by the news? ‘Annie’s’ creator explains why one song still resonates. 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Though “Problem Areas” opened each episode with shorter, in-studio segments where Cenac could be loose and lighthearted, his field pieces presented him as a more open-minded interviewer who was not necessarily striving for punch lines. What Was the Problem With ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Buress nodded and handed everything over and said nothing, though already his instinctive internal punch lines were churning. Meet the inscrutible, electric Hannibal Buress 2011-06-15T21:32:00Z Noah, the nobody’s fool played by Jonah Hill in the breezily indifferent comedy “The Sitter,” is a character in search of a movie, a setup in search of a punch line. | 'The Sitter': ?The Sitter,? With Jonah Hill - Review 2011-12-09T02:30:57Z I just have subjects or stories and remind myself of the main points and punch lines, then try to present them in slightly different ways each time. Five Seattle Comedians vying for a chance to appear on NBC's ‘Last Comic Standing' 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z After all, “The Daily Show” has a team of excellent writers who will supply jokes for Mr. Noah, and it’s highly unlikely that Comedy Central hired him because he was best at writing punch lines. ‘Daily Show’ Successor Trevor Noah Finds Himself Catching Criticism, Not Dealing It Out 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z No comic moves from premise to punch line as unpredictably as Louis CK. Louis CK Performs at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z It’s a prickly kind of funny with corkscrew punch lines that tickled the mind and bothered the conscience. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But in his voice, which mixes a Seth Rogen-style chuckle and a periodic bellow delivering punch lines, such points take on a laid-back West Coast charm. The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z His stories are involved but not indulgent, full of detours that never ramble too far from an elegantly constructed punch line. Marc Maron, at BAM, Finds That Happy Also Gets Laughs 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z He sets up his premises slowly and delivers punch lines with practiced gusto, occasionally mixing it up with a nice stop-and-go delivery. Patton Oswalt, Morgan Murphy and Others Have Comedy Specials 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Terrific editing weaves punch lines from various talking-head interviews, and some of the show’s best moments are when you can hear the off-camera interviewers cracking up. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z He weaves punch lines into a recounting of current events and seems always to have a point in the end. Craig Ferguson: dragon slayer 2010-03-24T19:18:00Z They are clever enough with the punch lines, but twists involving a volcano eruption, a buried treasure and a tap-dancing chorus of zombie insurance agents smell of general despair. Review: ‘Escape to Margaritaville,’ Where Work Is a Dirty Word 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z There is no punch line; these people do not belong together in any sensible way. The world has become obsessed with elites 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z You might not be writing jokes for Jimmy Fallon, but 500 retweets of your best one-liner will keep you dreaming up punch lines. What Was, Is and Will Be Popular 2013-09-06T22:52:30Z By stopping at the punch line, she says, she froze “an incredibly formative experience at its trauma point and sealed it off with jokes.” Introducing a Major New Voice in Comedy (Who Also Attacks Comedy) 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Were he here nearly 50 years later, the critic would hardly be surprised to discover that in the most talked-about sitcom of the moment, the medium has become the punch line. This Life: What ?Modern Family? Says About Modern Families 2011-01-21T21:20:03Z But in her addictive radio show on Sirius, where she conducts juicy conversations with comics about the stuff you usually say in private, the punch lines emerge in a looser mode. The Best New Comedy Specials to Stream Right Now 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The funniest moments in a Leslie Jones performance are not really the move from setup to punch line but the radically extreme pivots between emotions. Leslie Jones Is Ready to Rock the Boat, Hard 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z But the approach suits songs of moral complexity, a pile-up of poignant images and punch lines that conflate mortality, romance, tragedy and comedy. Album review: Leonard Cohen, 'Old Ideas' 2012-01-24T20:31:00Z Amid the deluge of data and punch lines, Minhaj was also weaving a personal story: one of growing up a proud first-generation American in Davis, Calif., while navigating a murky ecosystem of race and class. Can Hasan Minhaj Make Topical Comedy Work on Netflix? 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z With the unerring instinct of a true performer, she appeared at the annual Gridiron press dinner that year in rags and charmed reporters with a self-deprecating song-and-dance that turned the issue into a punch line. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Mantel is not above constructing a story around a punch line, a pun, an O. Henry twist. Hilary Mantel's short-story collection long on controversy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The girls’ dismayed faces, reacting to Leonard’s corny delivery, are the punch line. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z It is safe to assume that as long as women give birth, their beloved boys and girls will grow up to write bruising punch lines about them. | 'Relatively Speaking': ?Relatively Speaking? at Brooks Atkinson Theater ? Review 2011-10-21T02:01:14Z Some of the references are obscure, some punch lines don’t land — but the people who do tune in feel as if they are part of an inner circle. I?m Chelsea Handler. And You?re Not. 2010-04-09T20:20:00Z The punch line to that caper was five months in traction at a Naval hospital. 10 Pink Panthers at Tiffany's: Farewell to Blake Edwards 2010-12-19T14:10:00Z Instead of basing the musical on the jokey-thin film and sitcom scripts for previous Addams attractions, he pondered how to erect a strong plot out of a great cartoonist's pithy punch lines and visual gags. From cartoon frame to 5th Avenue Stage: 'The Addams Family' (snap, snap!) 2012-10-17T21:51:13Z I might be depressed, but can still ferret out a punch line and find this weirdly reassuring. My terrifying chemical storms 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z The works serve as each other’s punch lines in addition to being the largest possible pyramids that either space could accommodate. Last Chance: Martin Creed’s Solo Shows at Gavin Brown and Hauser & Wirth 2013-12-17T22:13:14Z Mr. Jackson sets up his punch lines as carefully as his punches. Film: Quinton Jackson of ?A-Team,? A Mr. T for Our Times 2010-06-03T19:58:00Z On Saturday, however, the only punch line that fully connected was the broadest one. Dance Review: Taylor 2 Gives a Paul Taylor Sampler at Pace - Review 2012-01-09T22:57:32Z And, above all, to possess precise knowledge of how to detonate a punch line at precisely the right moment to maximize the audience’s response. Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z Other dancers are witty and happy, but Ms. Bouder, like no other dancer today, can produce pyrotechnics of speed while delivering steps like punch lines. Stars’ Variety Shines in City Ballet Balanchine Program 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z And he’d say, ‘It doesn’t need a punch line,’ ” said Ms. Brand, best known for a recurring bit in a bathtub that proved full of surprises. That Kovacs Touch: Comedy?s Lunatic Fringe 2011-05-06T23:24:49Z The dry punch lines retain their bite, though, because Move believes in them. Reviews: Colliding Particles, a Grim Duet and Channeling Martha Graham 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Then, the punch line: “It’s about ten inches long.” Telling a Different Story About Africa 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z The product placement becomes a punch line when the funeral home manager telephones the hero and soberly intones: "Taffo, funerals since 1940". Can a funeral home breathe life into Italian cinema? 2012-12-14T16:07:30Z Maybe you’re tired of feeling like a joke yourself, as the person who married their punch line, and you’re just projecting that and assuming it bothers him, too. Carolyn Hax: She’s tired of friends’ jokes at her husband’s expense Scenes proceed lethargically, with pauses after punch lines where Tarsem must hope for audience laughter. Mirror Mirror: A Snow White That Wants to Be Funny, and Isn't 2012-03-29T19:53:17Z For Martin, writing punch lines for cartoons was trickier, in a way, than delivering a joke in front of an audience. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But “Dietland” uses Ms. Nash’s body as a provocation and not as a punch line or punching bag. ‘Dietland’ is Violent, Disruptive and Surreal. And Funny. 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The punch lines of her jokes are never the victims themselves. In ‘Asking for It,’ Adrienne Truscott Reappropriates the Rape Joke 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Both specials, however, were sharp returns to form for masters of the setup and punch line. Best Comedy of 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Burgess, a playwright, studied the media coverage of these women: the late-night punch lines, the drive-time banter, the scathing opinion columns. ‘Impeachment’ Focuses on the Women Behind Clinton’s Scandals 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Such punch lines hit less hard than interludes in her life. Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Oddly enough, cutting the punch line made “American Hustle” seem even more like a contemporary comedy than it already is. ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ as Brutal Comedies 2014-01-24T21:39:56Z But after this punch line, he zigzagged back to the real world: “It’s also now the slogan for Black History Month.” Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z In addition, he made subtle changes to some of the cartoons, modifying them just enough to ruin the punch lines. Louis C.K. or Tina Fey? Gender, science and the age-old question: Are men or women funnier? 2014-03-15T13:30:00Z Mr. Schumer, who like Mr. Graham has also found his voice the punch line in Mr. Stewart’s jokes, was rather self-aware when asked what it was like to be on a joke’s receiving end. They’ll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say) 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z He was tall, fair-haired in his youth with a chiseled jawline, a charismatic storyteller who never missed a punch line. Bringing to Life the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Only Her Family Knows 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Is there anything different about the rhetorical structure of a joke in Hebrew and one in English, like where the punch line lands? Man Booker Winners Agree: Translating Jokes Is Hard 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z This punch line is an exaggeration, but there’s also a deeper truth relating to how much you actually listen to the person you’re with.” A Cartoonist Savors His Favorite Art for The New Yorker 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Esposito has a more stylish persona, but a similar gift for plugging punch lines into personal stories. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z “And when she passes, he smiles, but she doesn’t see,” goes the wistful punch line. Music Review: ‘Strictly Bossa Nova’ Goes to Ipanema and Beyond 2014-03-21T21:55:54Z “Indivisible Since 1776,” it says, ever so effectively collapsing the distance between Pledge and punch line. Budweiser and the Selling of America 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The device makes them turn their faces downward, lighting up at warm childhood memories or registering disgust at punch lines that now ring horrific. ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby.’ (Among Others.) 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z I grew up watching Bollywood movies, where Sikhs like me were always punch lines of the jokes. My life in a turban 2012-09-11T00:00:00Z Gongs, once the punch line of a ’70s TV talent show, are serious business here. Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Adding “The Movie” to the title reads like a punch line in itself. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Voces’ and ‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Repetition is part of why El Alfa can turn anything into a hook, and make listeners cackle in the process; quotable, recurring punch lines are an essential part of his brand. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z It opens with jihadist-video bloopers and uses the firing of a rocket launcher for a slapstick punch line. Film: The Gang That Couldn?t Bomb Straight 2010-10-23T16:08:00Z These interludes dramatize ambivalence and they stand out, and so do her hard punch lines about sex, family and food. These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Too often, she said, the characters “are included as the setup of a punch line or exist as an isolated token character who never gets the chance to bloom into a fully formed personality.” Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Not Appearing in This Movie 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Whenever I was in the store, people would walk in laughing, pawing through each shirt like it was a punch line. The Curious Case of the Sudden Tie-Dye Store 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Her act — hard-hitting, topical and dense with punch lines — anticipated the future of comedy better than most if not all of her peers. The Comedy Master Who Hasn’t Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “I feel like this is another punch line about us: Did millennials kill milk?” said Rebecca Kelley, 39, a content strategy consultant in Seattle. Got Milk? Not This Generation. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z She is the first to tell you that her brand of stand-up leans more on punch lines than stories, but this doesn’t mean the hour doesn’t vary, showing off different genres of jokes. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Comedy sequence that needs a killer punch line? Clip joint: eggs 2010-03-31T10:12:00Z This is the counterpoint to meat, a monster in Brooklyn, bacon the punch line to many a DIY operation. Behold the humble Superiority Burger, the rage of NYC 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Vine incubated black ingenuity and creativity, allowing makers to play with structure, form, insertion, pacing and interpolation, and letting users employ the videos as punch lines, shorthand and punctuation. R.I.P. Vine: Home of Surface Humor and Underlying Culture 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z "I can't remember the first bit, yeah, but the punch line is: 'Egg salad.'" Why are we watching: Lady Garden 2012-07-28T23:05:33Z His follow-up is just as focussed, despite a looser structure: two lines of minimal piano and light-touch drums, and the dazzling punch line, “I see both sides like Chanel.” Frank Ocean Is Making “Radio Pop,” at Last 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z His book reads instead like a set-up for what is, in effect, an elaborate punch line. The transformation of 'Planet of the Apes,' from book to movie legend 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z And let’s face it: even in the annals of so-called wellness practices, aromatherapy can sound a bit like a punch line. Skin Deep: Aromatherapy: Competing for Your Nose 2010-07-28T21:09:00Z There have been other instances since the advent of late-night television where comedians have substituted political seriousness for punch lines — or combined the two. Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the First Host to Get Serious About Politics 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z He has cut that joke and a few other controversial ones — though he has a dopey new punch line comparing vegans to gay people that seems intended to bait. Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z No topic is too soon or too taboo for Jeselnik to deliver a knockout punch line about — don’t let the beard fool you. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Her surname was revered by fans — but cut to a punch line by satirists. Margaret Keane, Painter of Sad-Eyed Waifs, Dies at 94 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z But as with Lil Dicky’s joke songs, the show — shocking for its naturalistic depth as much as its punch lines — needed to keep evolving to keep surprising. With ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky ‘Achieved My Destiny’ 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z And they deliver with nuanced performances that turn quick glances or sighs into punch lines. ‘Getting On,’ Played With Crudity and Grace 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z He enhances the contrast between the women’s colorful apartment and the antiseptic business world as a visual punch line. Review: ‘Dim the Fluorescents’ Unites Two Roommates in Art and Commerce 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z We're clearly in "Expendables" territory here, though unlike those rather drawn-out affairs, Hill keeps his movie lean and mean, cutting straight to the punch lines while administering violence in quick and crunching doses. Review: 'Bullet to Head' a loud & proud B-movie 2013-01-30T18:46:04Z "Quite often I work backwards from the punch line", Tim Vine recently told the Today programme. Is comedy a science or an art? 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z “Gravity” garnered lots of stage time as a monologue punch line, but only left with one trophy. The Carpetbagger: Stay Tuned, Oscar Watchers 2014-01-15T23:05:10Z It’s a punch line to Johnson’s century-spanning effort to fashion an architecture of unabashed capitalism. Philip Johnson, the Man Who Made Architecture Amoral 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Nearly everything that happens is the visual punch line to a joke with a very simple set up. Review: In ‘Furious 7,’ a Franchise Continues to Roar 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The hour is underscored by a dark visual punch line: Wong is deeply pregnant with her second child, on the verge of being pulled offstage and back to her other job. The Wild Woman Awakens 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z I say, ‘I only answer to me,’” she said, pausing for the punch line. Body Image Issues? Lisa Lampanelli Knows the Feeling 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z A follow-up to this punch line didn’t quite work, prompting Mr. Donovan to say: “Not a great tag. Can’t make that joke longer. I struck gold for two lines.” Inside the Brutal World of Comedy Open Mikes 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Setups and punch lines get all the attention, but the stuff in between can be just as important, especially in short jokes where every word counts. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z She said that after Trump delivered his punch line "You're fired!" he told her fiancé that "of all the girls," she was the contestant he would have chosen to marry. AP: How Trump's 'Apprentice' moved from capitalism to sexism 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z “Iceland also had the biggest financial bankruptcy,” Mr. Eldjarn continued, providing the punch line “but that one wasn’t per capita.” Reykjavik Film Festival: Economies Crash, Volcanoes Burn 2011-09-30T23:13:09Z Like many comics, Mr. Stanhope understands that death can be a fantastic punch line. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z As it’s been 17 years since “Bad Boys II,” one might smell a midlife-male punch line, and sure enough, they are in a hurry to attend the birth of Marcus’s grandson. ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Review: In a Minivan, but Still Riding 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Noah’s stand-up aesthetic is also more subtle and wry than his talk-show punch lines. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The punch line “and such small portions” came to mind. Review: Ivo van Hove Fills His ‘Diary’ With Muddled Melodrama 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z If Haydn the joker is amply on display here, the pauses that he so often uses before delivering his punch lines can suggest something much deeper, Bavouzet said. After 13 Years, a Zesty Haydn Survey Makes Its Mark 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s a joke anticipating a punch line that isn’t worth the wait. Theater Review: ‘The Spring Fling: First Love,’ at the Access Theater 2014-05-05T21:19:25Z “When your amazing accomplishment is just another punch line. Sigh,” another agreed. Trump served fast food to Baylor women's basketball team at the White House 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Maron has long been fascinated by religion and spirituality, but this hour is his most Jewish by far, featuring the most jokes on the religion, including punch lines about the Holocaust and antisemitism. Three New Stand-Up Specials, Three Very Different Approaches 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z It was taken as a punch line for a joke Obama delivered to the White House Correspondents Association dinner in 2009 about the administration talking to enemies as well as friends. Joke photo on Fox suggests Obama met with pirate 2012-09-20T19:51:08Z Fortunately “Clybourne Park” has more going for it than the implicit joke in its two-part structure with the inevitable “plus ça change” punch line. Theater Review | 'Clybourne Park': Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors 2010-02-22T08:11:00Z Sometimes they are mean girls, or they are so addled by crushes and lip gloss that they’re all punch lines and inconsequence. A Coming-of-Age as American as Apple Pie 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z And then, finally, you notice, to the left, the big punch line: the enormous paws and legs like tree trunks of a Great Dane or a dog of a related breed. Art Review: Captured: A New York Minute, or One in Havana 2011-06-09T23:00:29Z Then, of course, he became a national punch line, with a ridiculous homonym for a last name. 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 In other words, Mr. Banks is a brainy and boastful rapper, which leads to some stratification in his audience, some there for the attitude, and some for the intricate punch lines. Music Review: Lloyd Banks Performs at Nokia Theater 2010-04-30T22:56:00Z It was complicated, but worth the punch line. A Washington Halloween: It’s all politics in Dork City Final punch line is as subtle as it is sarcastic. TIFF 2014: Kristen Wiig, Ansel Egort and Adam Sandler get webby 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Bourdain’s food fearlessness is famous enough to be a punch line. How Anthony Bourdain went from CNN’s biggest risk to its most unexpected star 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z And when he does try his hand at a joke, he’ll bark the punch line and quickly declare he was only kidding. Bernie Sanders is the most humorless 2016 candidate. How did he land the comedian vote? 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z In capturing this human moment Ms. Eisenberg does what comedians do so well: She explores the taboo, but without the persistent relief provided by consistent punch lines. Critic?s Notebook: Advancing a New Form of Comedy: Storytelling 2012-04-04T22:52:28Z The songwriter turned that punch line into an extended metaphor about the tortured relationship between a woman who wants to spread her wings and the man who wants to keep her close. Family keeps hit songwriter Lori McKenna grounded, inspired 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z He’s been using the po-faced media as a punch line for years now. Books of The Times: ‘As Texas Goes ’ by Gail Collins 2012-07-02T21:01:09Z “Review” ’s tragic punch line is not really the worst outcome of Forrest’s acts—the bloodshed, the alienated child—it’s the moment he pulls himself together to deliver a rating. Rate Culture 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The drama surrounding Michael D. Cohen has produced parodies and punch lines, but perhaps none as unlikely as: “I have nipples. Can you milk me, Mr. Cohen?” What’s on TV Thursday: The ‘Scandal’ Finale and ‘Nailed It!’ 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It devolves into clichéd “I can’t let you do that” confrontations on its way to a trifling punch line. Review: ‘The Cloverfield Paradox,’ Netflix’s Surprise Release, Unleashes Chaos 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The humor is in a completely different, broader style, with punch lines instead of grace notes. Television Review: ?Napoleon Dynamite,? Animated Series on Fox - Review 2012-01-14T01:49:07Z The first video, released over the weekend, showed the "Baby" crooner using the racial slur as a punch line of a joke. Justin Bieber uses racial slur again, talks KKK in clip 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The wry punch line is a ballpark figure: “12 to 15 weeks.” Therapy Becomes Theater in ‘Wilderness’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Eager faces in the audience look back, waiting for the punch line. Five finalists compete for laughs at SICC 2011-11-19T17:31:44Z Death is a hilarious punch line until it happens to you. ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Review: The Coens Go Darkly West Again 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Some of her punch lines are so broad that they should be accompanied by a sad trombone. Raising Kids Isn’t Easy. Parenting Advice Often Makes It Harder. 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z And yet: Nobody wants to admit he Botoxed his son’s bar mitzvah toast with some punch lines from an “Everybody Loves Raymond” writer. Turning To a Ghostwriter for a Personal Toast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The first 10 minutes of his new hour have maybe two good punch lines, and both are about chicken wings. What Makes Katt Williams Great? It’s Not the Jokes, It’s the Performance 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For the scene depicting a present-day economic forum, Mr. Norris updated references, mentioning Brexit and protectionist policies, but saw no need to fiddle with the punch lines. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The final image is a bittersweet, breathtaking punch line. Oscar short-film nominees marked by variety in subject and quality 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z From this ugly confluence of good guys and bad guys, “Narcos” arrives at the sobering punch line of Agent Peña sitting in front of what he initially assumes is a disciplinary committee. ‘Narcos’ Season 2 Finale: The Last Stand 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z He’s a storyteller whose punch lines are as likely to be silly as sharp. Hannibal Buress Evolves From Cult Star to Showman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The real punch line to “Wrestling Jerusalem” — a grim one — is that there is practically no angle for talking about the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian struggle that is not already worn almost to bits. ‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ revives Roth’s Middle East Festival at Mosaic 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Years ago, he used to ghostwrite punch lines and comic scenarios for a cartoonist, who published some of their creations, in The New Yorker. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Wolfert seemed energized by the company and an opportunity to deliver stories with her favorite polished punch lines. Her Memory Fading, Paula Wolfert Fights Back With Food 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The punch line drops in the next paragraph: “Just for a few days.” Motherlode Blog: The Daddy Business Trip 2013-05-15T13:57:19Z The erotic drama “Showgirls,” which was rated NC-17, became such a punch line in 1995 that studios overwhelmingly swore off the genre. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Her takes on #MeToo, the racism of “white man ambition” and transgender identity reflect an eccentric mind working through issues, her startlingly funny jackhammer punch lines emerging from a deadpan glare. Sam Jay: A Comic Who Belongs to No Camp 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Strippers are punch lines and cautionary tales in the media. That awkward conversation about my stripping 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z And while there is some sharp writing, too often the laughs come from a garden-variety mix of vulgar punch lines. Theater Review: ?Just Sex? by Brandt Johnson at Theater for the New City 2012-04-09T20:45:32Z Blogs compiled highlights of his punch lines, which included a song that referenced leading ladies who have bared their breasts on film that were accompanied by reaction shots from those actresses. Calif. female lawmakers condemn Oscar host 2013-02-27T15:33:08Z If it wanders, he responds with more punch lines. Critic’s Notebook: Judah Friedlander’s Stand-up Comedy 2012-09-05T22:20:35Z Neither of those points come with punch lines. Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z It exists in the growing trend of indie-tinged cable comedies who find humor not in traditional punch lines but in the absurd, mordant flow of everyday life. ‘Insecure’ Series Premiere: Single Black Woman 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z They don’t just finish each other’s sentences; they sometimes start laughing so early in a joke that the other doesn’t even bother with the punch line. Life After ?Saw? Turns Out to Still Be Scary 2011-03-18T22:01:35Z But the script, by Madelyn Deutch, is uneven, and for every punch line that lands, another undermines good timing with dated references and clichés. Review: ‘The Year of Spectacular Men’ Is a Family Affair, Clichés Included 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Even in French, the phrase “heroic Canadian notary” sounds like a punch line, but it fits this man exactly and also illuminates one of the movies crucial themes. | 'Incendies': Scavenger Hunt for Family Secrets Across Time and Geography 2011-04-21T22:24:49Z While his early comedy featured plenty of punch lines, Anderson’s great gift was acting out stories, brilliantly evoking moments with quick-change characterizations, displaying the depth and technique of a seasoned actor. Louie Anderson and the Compassion of America’s Eternal Kid 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Ms. Murray-Smith’s crude plot is peopled by hollow caricatures and walking punch lines, leaving the actors little to do but mug and screech, which they do, at times grotesquely. Theater Review | 'The Female of the Species': She?s So Under the Gun, She Can?t Leave Her Desk 2010-03-01T05:40:00Z Mr. Armisen’s jokes are at their best when they bleed into sketches, when they lean on characters rather than punch lines in his own voice. Comics Select Their Audiences as Carefully as Their Jokes 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z On the spectrum from freewheeling to more structured, he falls in the middle, letting audiences tell their stories, then riffing until he finds the perfect punch line. When Bantering With the Crowd Is the Whole Point 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z What follows is not a punch line but a punch out. This May Be the Most Polarizing Comedy Special of the Year 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z His stand-up was never dense with punch lines, but “Private School Negro” veers further from a tight club set, toward a mix of storytelling, jokes and arguments. The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z He demonstrated what flexors mean by a “punch line” by having a finch fly out of his mouth. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z “Kimmel hired me to direct his show when most people were using my name as a punch line,” he said. Bobcat Goldthwait Has Moved On. Why Can’t We Catch Up? 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z At the same time, it undid decades of headway by Bruce Springsteen in ennobling his native state, forever cementing its status as a punch line. Shutting down the house: 'Jersey Shore' ending run 2012-12-18T16:32:50Z From platinum recording artist to Johnny Carson punch line, he dwelled in oldies purgatory for nearly 50 years, dying Sept. Eddie Fisher: The Songs, the Sins, the Scandal 2010-09-24T22:35:00Z Like Chris’s movie, her work is treated as an ironic punch line; it’s not clear if we’re supposed to take either of them seriously as artists. A Deflated Adaptation of the Singular Cult Novel “I Love Dick” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z He favors moseying, precise sentences that include three or four pauses, each clause a punch line. Critic?s Notebook: Todd Barry at Caroline?s Comedy Club 2012-03-21T20:54:48Z No one absorbs a punch line better than Patrick Warburton, and he is certainly pummeled with them in “Crowded,” which starts on Tuesday on NBC. Review: ‘Crowded’ Disrupts Life in an Empty Nest 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z But he could pull back on the volume and mugging of his punch lines to better effect. 'Damn Yankees': 5th Avenue Theatre might have a hit 2012-04-30T23:31:04Z A picture of Harambe is not a punch line; it’s just a punch. The Shameful Trolling of Leslie Jones 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z In Hudson Stage’s newest production — Jeffrey Sweet’s wise and revealing “Kunstler” — the title character, who cheerily delivers those punch lines to an imaginary law-school audience, is well aware of that cardinal rule of public speaking. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Kunstler,’ at Hudson Stage 2013-05-04T00:09:05Z Let us now remember the days when Andrew Lloyd Webber was more than just a Broadway punch line. Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita: One Sings, the Other Doesn't 2012-04-10T12:00:32Z My material was OK, but I need to work on my delivery; slow down for the punch lines and wait for the applause. My bid to become a standup 2010-08-15T18:59:00Z In hip-hop, innovations in character, texture and presentation are just as important as those in lyrical dexterity and punch lines. Review: ‘SremmLife 2’ by Rae Sremmurd Has Flashes in Its Darkness 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z This production gets the tricky balance exactly right, leading to a final scene that plays like a somber punch line. Review: There's a lot to love in Balagan Theatre's poignant, fun 'Dr. Horrible' 2010-08-27T21:11:00Z Like all the best raconteurs, he persuades you to suspend your disbelief at least until the punch line arrives. With a little more voice, Alan Cumming could be a cabaret sensation 2011-05-29T16:31:00Z The rest of the world, however, knew the rehab center's hometown primarily for its ties to Hollywood's elite, so much so that it became the punch line in discussions of celebrity overindulgence. Betty Ford to get Calif. memorial, Mich. burial 2011-07-10T18:16:04Z |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。