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Noun
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What marks a show of his is the combination of jocularity and generosity.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025 -
That sense of jeopardy will always beat The Hundred jocularity every time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The profile of this shoe is one that feels inherently familiar, but childlike playfulness is also secured vis-à-vis the fluffy sheepskin that seems to overflow from its color-happy laces.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Perched at the top of the building, a triplex penthouse spanning more than 3,300 square feet—plus nearly 2,000 square feet of landscaped terraces—embodies Ban’s signature blend of precision and playfulness.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are some theatrical releases coming home for the first time, like a buzzy Julia Garner horror flick and a celebrity satire with Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Get Shorty remains a classic Hollywood satire and one of the great examples of the decade’s foray into meta films.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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This semester's show is a musical parody of Love Island called Love on an Island.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The film — part chilling revenge thriller and part absurd slapstick — is riveting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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In arguably Buster Keaton’s most experimental film, the silent-era slapstick comedian plays a movie projectionist who dreams of becoming a detective.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Damian Lewis, Ben Radcliffe, Thomasin McKenzie, and Tom Felton star in the upcoming spoof of British period dramas.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Malin Akerman paid homage to her hilarious wig in Hunting Wives during a Halloween spoof for Sonic.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Jokiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokiness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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