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The very best of them contain Easter eggs and in-jokes that only the most committed fans will be able to spot.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Instead, the episode, full of in-jokes, served as a salute to his staff, who made up the whole audience that night.
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Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
The trailers lean hard into cinephile in-jokes, typically riffing on film history before colliding those references with the realities of running a defiantly non-mainstream festival.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
The musical, brimming over with Broadway in-jokes and phallic humor, doesn’t build so much as whip itself into a frenzy.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Instead, the episode, full of in-jokes, served as a salute to his staff, who made up the whole audience that night.
—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
The trailers lean hard into cinephile in-jokes, typically riffing on film history before colliding those references with the realities of running a defiantly non-mainstream festival.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
The musical, brimming over with Broadway in-jokes and phallic humor, doesn’t build so much as whip itself into a frenzy.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“In-joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-joke. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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