as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter
the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings
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The pro‑government newspaper Sabah said dozens of viewers were offended by jokes on religion and filed complaints, prompting the investigation.
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Slides, jokes and the occasional embarrassing photo are fair game.
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This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
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The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
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“Drolleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drolleries. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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