unfunny

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Recent Examples of unfunny Aimee Lou Wood slams 'SNL' for 'mean and unfunny' parody of 'The White Lotus'Need a break? Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 May 2025 Spending time with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Will Forte, and especially Colman Domingo will never be arduous or unfunny. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 May 2025 But nothing could have quite prepared audiences for how unfunny Season 3, which follows a group of guests at The White Lotus’ Thai outpost, suddenly became on Sunday night when Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sam Nivola’s Ratliff brothers consummated their unsettling onscreen flirtation. Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025 As Saturday Night Live nears its official 50th anniversary, the pageantry and buildup around the big event has reminded me of something fairly unfunny: a royal jubilee. David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfunny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfunny
Adjective
  • Recognizing when jokes mask disrespect is not about becoming overly cautious or humorless, but about ensuring that laughter contributes to connection, rather than corrosion.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Additionally, most episodes are meandering, disjointed, and humorless.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020

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“Unfunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfunny. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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