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Noun
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American humor can often be more brash than British comedy, which is cloaked in irony and self-deprecation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025 -
That is, of course, the irony, since those smaller markets are the very ones that PBS was intended to serve when it was created.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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CHiPs was real, Kid Cop Nights is fake, and neither the two-dimensional storytelling of the former nor the hacky absurdity of the latter seem to have much in common with either of the shows referencing them.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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The latest teaser trailer features some of the same delightful absurdity as the 1984 original.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The novels for adults form a genre unto themselves: part crime thriller, part satire, part unvarnished social commentary.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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The goal of the musical comedy is to use satire to ask questions about how Mangione could become such a national figure and how institutions, including healthcare, tech, and Hollywood, are seen in the modern America, according to show-runners.—
Luke Gentile,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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“Wryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wryness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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