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Things seem to be taking care of themselves, especially after Stoller (gamely playing himself) delivers a perfectly serviceable pitch for a Kool-Aid movie involving in-jokes about other logos, family togetherness, and female empowerment that Matt knows is what Griffin is looking for.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Iconography from the Party’s various memes and in-jokes was everywhere—from coconuts to 2016 and 2020 campaign merch.
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Tom Stoppard co-wrote the script and has such affection for Shakespeare that the film is chock-full of in-jokes for Bard aficionados.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.
—A.s. King, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Iconography from the Party’s various memes and in-jokes was everywhere—from coconuts to 2016 and 2020 campaign merch.
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Tom Stoppard co-wrote the script and has such affection for Shakespeare that the film is chock-full of in-jokes for Bard aficionados.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.
—A.s. King, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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“In-joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-joke. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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