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1. Oligarch's wife brings son into high-stakes divorce case; Tatiana Akhmedova wants high court to have access to son's papers in her fight for £453m -- but he says her claim is unlawful

Subjects
Divorce, Marriage, Comedy movies, Consultants (Persons), Finance, Comedy, Company investment, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Jamie Doward It is proving to be a very modern divorce. Armies of lawyers and advisers; hundreds of millions of pounds at stake; priceless art; a superyacht; a key [...]

Published
2020

2. Local filmmakers win awards for comedic film, making light of current toilet paper shortage

Subjects
Movie industry, Shortages, Movie directors, Pirates, Film and video production companies, Comedy, Product shortage, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Pamela D. Knudson April 10-- Apr. 10--A local film and video production company has snagged two awards in a recent film competition, by making a lighthearted comedy out of [...]

Published
2020

3. A New Paper Mario Adventure Unfolds for Nintendo Switch on July 17

Subjects
Nintendo of America Inc., Nintendo Company Ltd., Video games industry, Festivals, Comedy, Business, Business, international, Nintendo Switch (Computer-based entertainment system)
Abstract

Paper Mario: The Origami King Delivers a Comedy-Filled Journey Packed With Puzzles, Strategic Ring-Based Battles, Quirky Characters and Stunning Visuals REDMOND, Wash. -- Looking to add an extra dimension to [...]

Published
2020

4. Trevelino|Keller Working to Wipe Out Toilet Paper Concerns

Subjects
Climate change, Global temperature changes, Public relations, Marketing, Households, Electronic marketing, Comedy, Humor, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

ATLANTA: Trevelino/Keller has issued the following press release: Potty humor aside, digital marketing and PR agency, Trevelino/Keller is doing its part to help those desperately needing toilet paper, a critical [...]

Published
2020

5. Trevelino/Keller Working to Wipe Out Toilet Paper Concerns

Subjects
Climate change, Electronic marketing, Global temperature changes, Public relations, Marketing, Households, Comedy, Humor, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Atlanta Marketing Group Creates Relief Effort for Those Needing to Relieve Themselves; Suggests Eco-Friendly Option for Long-Term Solution ATLANTA -- Potty humor aside, digital marketing and PR agency, Trevelino/Keller is [...]

Published
2020

6. Trevelino/Keller Working to Wipe Out Toilet Paper Concerns

Subjects
Climate change, Electronic marketing, Global temperature changes, Public relations, Marketing, Households, Comedy, Humor, Editors, Advertising, marketing and public relations
Abstract

2020 APR 4 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Marketing Weekly News -- Potty humor aside, digital marketing and PR agency, Trevelino/Keller is doing its part to [...]

Published
2020

7. Realm Journey

Author

Schneider, Ben

Subjects
Political corruption, Irony, Comedy, Humor, Literature/writing
Abstract

Realm Journey Ben Schneider Outskirts Press http://www.outskirtspress.com 9781977212160, $20.95, Paper, $1.99, Kindle Realm Journey represents epic fantasy writing at its best and is highly recommended reading for genre fans seeking [...]

Published
2020

8. How Netflix's Must-Watch Teen Comedy 'Never Have I Ever' Found Its Breakout Star

Subjects
Teenage girls, Actors, Riots, Drama, Comedy, Youth, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(https://www.thedailybeast.com/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-why-mindy-kaling-dared-remake-the-perfect-rom-com) Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher's new Netflix comedy, Never Have I Ever, could have easily been a drama. On paper, 'Teenage girl processes her grief after the death of [...]

Published
2020

9. Humor: Hip Zoomer protesting big corporations while vaping: 'Juul is a small corporation'

Author

Porter, Benjamin

Subjects
Newspapers, Irony, Activists, Health, Comedy, Youth, Child health, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Byline: Benjamin Porter Irony deficiency threatens youth health At the local headquarters of Big Corporation, hundreds of students gathered yesterday to protest against what we at the News Paper Times [...]

Published
2020

12. Using Humor and Games to Counter Science Misinformation

Author

Cook, John

Subjects
Mediation, Disinformation, Social networks, Global temperature changes, Technology, Climate change, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Comedy, Diseases, Science and technology
Abstract

Science is necessary but insufficient to successfully counter science denial. Solutions commensurate with the scale of the problem require the combined efforts of science, art, and technology. Science denial and [...]

Published
2020

13. ONSTAGE

Subjects
Festivals, Comedy, Arts, visual and performing
Abstract

Here's what's playing this month at TCG theatres nationwide. For the most up-to-date information about performance schedules, contact the theatre or visit Theatre Profiles online: tcg.org/profiles. * TCG THEATRES! TICKET [...]

Published
2020

14. Arab Labor, Jewish Humor: Memory, Identity, and Creative Resistance on Israeli Prime-Time Television

Author

Goren, Shiri

Subjects
Palestinian Arabs -- Social aspects, Television comedies -- Social aspects, Narratives, Social criticism, Television, Conferences and conventions, Criticism, Identity, Jewish identity, Israeli literature, Forced migration, Time, Social conventions, Irony, Comedy, Television programs, Humor, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, Philosophy and religion, Yale University -- Social aspects
Abstract

The prime-time television comedy Arab Labor, created by Israeli-Palestinian writer Sayed Kashua, allows viewers to reconceptualize Israeli collective memory, rendering it more inclusive for non-Jewish citizens of the state. A close visual and textual analysis of one particularly bold episode, titled 'Memorial Day' (Zikaron), reveals that the episode aims to bridge an existing gap between two formative narratives: the celebratory Jewish War of Independence and the Nakba, the Palestinian disaster of1948. This daring cultural suggestion, indeed an antidiscourse, identifies productive intersections between these competing narratives. Moreover, by employing humor, irony, and the genre ofthe sitcom, the creators of the series mask a volatile criticism of prevailing social conventions and norms in contemporary Israeli society. The creative resolutions to the various crises the storyline raises--resolutions that on many occasions transgress social boundaries--create a meaningful space for identity negotiation and cultural intervention in the Israeli sociopolitical arena. Key words: cultural intervention, Sayed Kashua, sitcoms, creative resistance, Israeli Palestinians, Israeli society, On the eve of Israel's sixty-fifth Independence Day, the Israeli Palestinian author Sayed Kashua wrote in his popular column in the newspaper Haaretz about his adolescent daughter. They were driving [...]

Published
2020
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15. A Bedpan of Poop: The Influence of Silent Screen Comedy on Dos Passos's Manhattan Transfer

Author

Durst, Larry

Subjects
Comedy movies -- Comparative analysis, Movie actors, Comedy, Farces, Modernism (Literature), Modernism, Novels, Literature/writing
Abstract

The influence of film technique on John Dos Passos's Manhattan Transfer is well established. However, there is another aspect of silent era cinema that is highly present in the novel yet largely overlooked: slapstick. As much as any other contemporaneous film genre, slapstick shared with Dos Passos a skepticism about the controlling nature of modern urban society. A close comparison of the novel and the films of Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin, the era's two most popularfilm stars, furthers our understanding of how Dos Passos sought inspiration in popular entertainment to make his critique of modernity, while also revealing a comic sensibility at work in a novel more frequently viewed through the lens of tragedy. Keywords: American modernism / John Dos Passos / slapstick / silent film comedy / literature and film, In a 'Certain City.' Each crowded skyscraper holds a budding romance. It's the one and only thing the janitor can't smash. --Harold Lloyd, Never Weaken, opening title Manhattan Transfer opens [...]

Published
2019

16. Welcome, Mr. Marshall! versus Horn of Plenty: Transcendence of Berlanguian Humor

Author

Byabartta, Debarati

Subjects
Movie directors, Critics, Social criticism, Irony, Comedy, Censorship, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Berlanga is not a Communist, he is something much worse: he is a bad Spaniard. --Francisco Franco The renowned filmmaker from Spain, Luis Garcia Berlanga's polemic filmmaking tradition, and the [...]

Published
2019

17. More Original Children's Titles: Chinese publishers, authors, and illustrators are united in their quest to deliver unique plots and creative ideas

Author

Tan, Teri

Subjects
Publishing industry -- Forecasts and trends, Chinese writers -- Works -- Forecasts and trends -- Appreciation, Children's books -- Appreciation -- Forecasts and trends, Illustrators, Love, Publishers (Persons), Reading interests, Comedy, Humor, Publishing industry, Market trend/market analysis, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business
Abstract

The current offerings in the Chinese children's book market are diverse, ranging from wordless books to pictorial titles, from real-life scenarios to futuristic plots, and from fully resolved endings to [...]

Published
2020

18. Our humor columnist spots surprises at the new Sarasota Art Museum

Subjects
Prada S.p.A., Clothing industry, Art museums, Furniture, Time, Outdoor furniture, Comedy, Humor, Museums, General interest
Abstract

Most of Sarasota knows Anne-Marie Russell as the very hip and intellectual director of the new Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College, but I know her from another context. She's [...]

Published
2020

19. Gold; MONDAY Satellite & cable; BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

Subjects
Banking industry, Actors, Advertising executives, Comedy, Comedians, High definition television, Banking industry
Abstract

Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip 8.00pm Sky 110 Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.35am Lucky Feller 8.00 My Hero (S) 8.40 The Green Green Grass (S) (HD) 9.20 [...]

Published
2020

20. Wednesday 20

Subjects
Casting (Performing arts), Television programs, Drama, Comedy, High definition television
Abstract

Vivacious Lady ... 3.00-4.30pm BBC2 y COMEDY Professor James Stewart tries to tell his conservative dad, the wonderfully irascible Charles Coburn, that he has married showgirl Ginger Rogers in this [...]

Published
2020

22. Greg Daniels Moves His Comedic Spotlight To Absurdity In The Afterlife

Subjects
Television programs, Television producers (Persons), Parks, Television, Comedy, Afterlife, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=856785024 BYLINE: ELIZABETH BLAIR HOST: SCOTT SIMON SCOTT SIMON: Television writer, director and producer Greg Daniels has been spinning comedy from the threads [...]

Published
2020

23. Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic -- And Walking Away From Stand-Up

Subjects
Comedians, Musicians, Actors, Music, Comedy, Guitars, Social media, Talk shows, Editors, Arts, visual and performing, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=852769010 HOST: DAVID BIANCULLI DAVID BIANCULLI: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for [...]

Published
2020

24. Comedian Marc Maron: We Need 'Groupthink Empathy' During COVID-19 Outbreak

Subjects
Social aspects, Groupthink, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- United States, Empathy, Comedians -- Interviews, COVID-19 -- Social aspects, Comedy, Shock
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=818915030 HOST: TERRY GROSS TERRY GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest Marc Maron has a new stand-up comedy special [...]

Published
2020

25. Sunday 1

Subjects
Sony Corp., Consumer electronics industry, British history, 1815-1914, Comedy, Farces, Novels, Consumer electronics industry
Abstract

The Wrong Box ... 9.55-12.10pm Sony Classic y COMEDY New to Sony Classic today, this period comedy actually owes more to the freewheeling Swinging Sixties than to the Victorian era [...]

Published
2020

27. Private View

Author

Black, Jeremy

Subjects
Dulcolax (Medication), Time, Power (Philosophy), Comedy, Humor, Social media
Abstract

During our lifetimes we will each spend an average of 92 days on the toilet. That's an entire summer. For some, the bathroom is a place of private reflection, a [...]

Published
2020

28. In Memoriam: Jay Stephen Keystone (1943-2019)

Author

Freedman, David O.

Subjects
Keystone, Stephen Jay, Physicians, Teachers, Comedy, Struggle
Abstract

After a year-long struggle with cancer, Jay S. Keystone, CM, MD, MSc (TM London), died at 76 years of age on September 3, 2019, surrounded by his devoted wife Margaret [...]

Published
2020
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29. Don't silence the Sound

Subjects
Public radio, Radio stations, Newspapers, Silence, Radio broadcasting industry, Comedy, Mass media industry, Comedians, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: llanelli WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 PHILEVANScolumn Comedian Phil Evans from Ammanford is known as the man who puts the 'cwtsh' into comedy anelli C SINCE the lockdown, many of [...]

Published
2020

30. TV tonight: David Olusoga's timely look at the history of Bristol; The historian continues his vivid biography of a Bristol house. Plus: a vibrant small screen version of Crystal Moselle's Skate Kitchen features many of the original cast. Here's what to watch this evening

Subjects
Historians, Television programs, Etiquette, Biographies, Skateboarders, Television, Contraception, Comedy, Teenage girls, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ammar Kalia, Graeme Virtue, Ellen E Jones, Phil Harrison and Paul Howlett A House Through Time 9pm, BBC Two David Olusoga's vivid biography of 10 Guinea Street in Bristol [...]

Published
2020

31. SAS soldier diagnosed with PSTD by Pamela Stephenson after return from Somalia; EXCLUSIVE: Davie Penman's condition was spotted by the comedian turned psychologist, who is married to comic Billy Connolly, after she quizzed him about his past

Subjects
Soldiers -- Health aspects, Psychologists -- Health aspects, Comedians -- Health aspects, Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Health aspects, Aircraft, Military personnel, Comedy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: By, Stephen Stewart A hero SAS soldier who pulled a maimed comrade from a burning plane was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by Pamela Stephenson. Davie Penman's condition was [...]

Published
2020

32. A Rainy Day in New York review -- misogyny bathed in nostalgia; Woody Allen's romantic comedy starring Elle Fanning is the work of a director who has lost touch with reality

Subjects
Comedy movies, Movie directors, College students, Pens, Misogyny, Cigarettes, Comedy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Simran Hans Star Rating: 2 stars In Woody Allen's latest offering, Gen Z heart-throb Timothée Chalamet plays a character named Gatsby Welles. This is only the film's first red [...]

Published
2020

33. Silent witness: unseen Buster Keaton sketches underline his comic genius; Two previously unpublished scripts show how the Great Stone Face meticulously mapped out his stunts and jokes

Subjects
Comedians, Vice presidents (Organizations), Comedy, Humor, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dalya Alberge Buster Keaton, king of the silent movie, death-defying stuntsman and one of Hollywood's greatest comedians, was also a great believer in the art of improvisation. 'As a [...]

Published
2020

34. The First Team review -- a football sitcom fit for relegation; This new comedy from the writers of The Inbetweeners boasts Will Arnett and trademark 'banter' -- but there's only so long you can watch bored footballers playing Fifa

Subjects
The Inbetweeners (Motion picture), Soccer players, Trademarks, Television programs, Soccer teams, Chairpersons, Comedy, News, opinion and commentary, Premier League
Abstract

Byline: Rebecca Nicholson Star Rating: 2 stars As the new sitcom from the creators of The Inbetweeners, The First Team (BBC Two) comes with the weight of expectation on its [...]

Published
2020

35. Sign of the times: Masks, gloves litter streets

Subjects
Voting rights, Voting, Liquor, Cycling, Comedy, Plastic products, Humor, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Walking and bicycling around Santa Fe these days, I have noticed that various medical gloves and masks are giving the miniature plastic liquor bottles a serious run for their money.Maggie [...]

Published
2020

36. Logistics: We're Flunking a Test That We Wrote

Author

Segal, David

Subjects
Management, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Epidemics -- Economic aspects -- United States, COVID-19 -- Economic aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Business logistics -- Forecasts and trends -- Management -- Economic aspects, Jazz, Music, Silence, Operating systems (Software), Comedy
Abstract

It started with silence, or something close to silence, or perhaps it was simply the absence of a low-level hum that nobody knew was humming until it stopped. In the [...]

Published
2020

37. Here are 7 new upcoming TV shows if you've watched everything else

Subjects
Television movies, Television programs, Music, Kidnapping, Television, Comedy, Drama, Youth, Musical theater, Talk shows, Satire, Monsters, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Emily Burnham May 21-- May 21--Need more new stuff to watch? Here's the latest crop of new shows and mini-series to pop up, including romantic comedies, mysteries, musicals, satires, [...]

Published
2020

38. Barbara Hendel: Weathering the pandemic with food, drink and humor

Subjects
Philanthropy, Coronaviruses, Epidemics, Fund raising events, Fund raising, Comedy, Heroes, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Barbara Hendel May 17-- May 17--PHILANTHROPY and social gatherings are adjusting to a new norm during this coronavirus pandemic. People are finding ways to continue to provide community support. [...]

Published
2020

39. Greetings from Isolation collects quarantine works from Canadian filmmakers

Author

Hertz, Barry

Subjects
Collections and collecting, Control, Planning, Distribution, Prevention, Works, Forecasts and trends, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, Company distribution practices, Movie industry -- Forecasts and trends -- Distribution, Epidemics -- Control -- Prevention -- Canada, Short movies -- Collections and collecting -- Forecasts and trends, Movie directors -- Planning -- Works -- Forecasts and trends, COVID-19 -- Distribution -- Prevention, Historical drama, Vaccines, Scientists, Terrorists, Isolation, Comedy
Published
2020

40. Greetings from Isolation collects works from Canadian filmmakers in quarantine

Author

Hertz, Barry

Subjects
Social aspects, Works, Portrayals, Quarantine -- Social aspects, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- Portrayals -- Canada, Movie directors -- Works -- Social aspects, COVID-19 -- Social aspects -- Portrayals, Historical drama, Vaccines, Scientists, Terrorists, Isolation, Comedy
Published
2020

41. Jokes are antiviral medicine

Author

Jensen, Erin

Subjects
Antiviral agents -- Humor and anecdotes -- Health aspects, Epidemics -- Care and treatment -- Humor and anecdotes -- United States, Humor -- Health aspects, COVID-19 -- Care and treatment -- Humor and anecdotes, Coronaviruses, Coronavirus infections, Comedy, Comedians, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Erin Jensen, USA TODAY Knock knock. Who's there? No one because we're isolating. The coronavirus pandemic and its deadly wake are no laughing matter. But there are plenty who [...]

Published
2020

42. Neil Morrissey: 'I hated the press making me out to be a love rat'; The actor, 57, on phone hacking, beer brewing, comedy quartets and why he should be in Peaky Blinders

Subjects
Beer -- Personal narratives, Telecommunications crimes -- Personal narratives, Actors -- Personal narratives, Power (Philosophy), Comedy, Bonds (Securities), General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Vicki Power I was taken into care when I was 10. I'm the third of four boys and we were slightly feral, left to our own devices, getting into [...]

Published
2020

43. Is it too soon to be making jokes about coronavirus?

Subjects
Coronavirus infections, Coronaviruses, Epidemics, Memes, Comedy, Humor, Social media
Abstract

'Unreasonably dark joke,' read a coronavirus meme that's been circulating on social media in recent weeks. 'Shouldn't we wait until after the pandemic to fill out the census?' The joke [...]

Published
2020

44. 'The older you get, the more you've got to grieve'

Subjects
Celebrities, Social criticism, Renaissance literature, Displays (Marketing), Rich people, Comedy, Sweatshops, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Ricky Gervais generally has reliable comic timing. He helped usher in a renaissance of documentary-style cringe comedy as a creator and star of The Office. And he has successfully positioned [...]

Published
2020

47. With these three words I'm one up on Tolstoy!

Subjects
Time, Newspapers, Comedy, Comedians, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: PHILEVANScolumn Comedian Phil Evans from Ammanford is known as the man who puts the 'cwtsh' into comedy anelli C AS I had some time on my hands last week [...]

Published
2020

48. Moonstruck: Cher's 1987 classic is bizarre, hopelessly romantic and yet somehow entirely plausible; Cher's Oscar-winning turn falling for an unsettlingly charismatic Nicolas Cage is a glorious contribution to the romantic comedy canon

Subjects
Comedy movies, Display fixtures, Canon (Literature), Comedy, Weddings, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Helen Sullivan In Moonstruck, a 1987 romantic comedy set in Brooklyn, Loretta Castorini (Cher) explains to Ronny Cammareri (an unsettlingly charismatic 23-year-old Nicolas Cage) that he's a wolf. Ronny [...]

Published
2020

49. Dark Humor in Doubtful Times

Author

Itzkoff, Dave

Subjects
The Office (Television program), Comedians -- Interviews, Celebrities, Television comedies, Renaissance literature, Displays (Marketing), Rich people, Comedy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The co-creator of ''The Office'' says that viewers can handle his dark Netflix comedy series: ''We worry about what the people at home can take. Real life's worse.'' Ricky Gervais [...]

Published
2020

50. Don't Feel Guilty. It's OK to Laugh At Some of This

Author

Williams, Alex

Subjects
Influence, Social aspects, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Social media -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Epidemics -- Social aspects, Humor -- Influence -- Social aspects -- Forecasts and trends, COVID-19 -- Social aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Memes -- Forecasts and trends, Coronaviruses, Coronavirus infections, Comedy, Diseases
Abstract

Laughter, however hollow, is one of the main coping mechanisms during periods of sickness, death and anxiety. So don't feel guilty. ''Unreasonably dark joke,'' read a coronavirus meme circulating on [...]

Published
2020