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Adjective
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Most of the comedy is of the slapstick variety, including set-pieces with a live tarantula, a dead squirrel and a squealing wild hog.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2025 -
How exactly did writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho take such grim history and add so many other genres and tones, from slapstick humor to Hitchcockian thrills to gentle family melodrama, into something this cohesive, timely — and funny?—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Part of what makes the World Cup special is the colorful, zany diehard fans.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
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No further details were unveiled but, as always, expect the most zany and dangerous stunts from the Jackass gang.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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All the forces and clownish figures of the moment, from Howard Stern to Al Sharpton, weighed in.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Pratt, who long cultivated a clownish and villainous persona, leveraged his significant social media presence following the fire to refashion himself as an earnest mix of citizen watchdog and populist firebrand.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rocky’s adventurous streak ultimately keeps Don’t Be Dumb from turning into an amusing detour between casting calls.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Her energy feels more artsy theater kid than the head of a ship, a distinction Hunter herself finds amusing.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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Chelsea Green is perhaps the most entertaining star in all of WWE, but she’s been largely booked as a comedy character on the main roster.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Although this Prime Video offering proves a lot more entertaining than the Chris Pratt starrer Mercy that was just released in theaters.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Slapsticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapsticky. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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