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Noun
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The character and his stories were a satire on a judicial system taken to the extreme.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025 -
Often a satire of American and British culture, the character has bionic eyes and is empowered to serve as judge, jury and executioner in the fascist society.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 July 2025
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Following the success of 1980 spoof film Airplane!, which made $78 million at the box office ($214 million today) co-directors David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker hoped to make a similar comedy about police officers inspired by the 1950s Lee Marvin drama series M Squad.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 July 2025
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The actress hosted a cookout with Bounty on June 25 in Los Angeles, and there, and shared her barbecue essentials and favorite scene from the spoof with PEOPLE. Hall, 54, has positive memories of working with Keenan Ivory Wayans for the first time on the set of the 2000 classic.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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There’s some slapstick comedy and threatening language that may need to be discussed with younger kids.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 July 2025
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This is the kind of transformation the Rockies, who took Condon with the third pick in the ’24 Draft and signed him with a $9.25 million bonus, desperately need to go from slapstick comedy to serious contenders.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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Lukashenko has since extended his rule for a seventh term following a January 2025 election that the opposition called a farce.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Quite apart from the effects on cricket’s carbon footprint, the farce did nothing for their preparations.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Later that night, dozens of women took the stage to showcase their skills, from fire-spinning burlesque to music and comedy, during a talent show.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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And what really interested me was why did these performers choose burlesque?—
Colleen Bidwill,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Fittingly, Yankovic and Miranda pulled together a parody of the viral Coldplay Cheating Camera with some help from Colbert’s late-night peers.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Colbert soon developed a character for himself, a parody of conservative political pundits loosely based on Bill O'Reilly, then on Fox News.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Jocularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocularity. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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