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Adjective
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Performers were often white people who donned blackface to mock Black people through song, dance and slapstick comedy.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026 -
Elsewhere in the episode, Rodrigo starred in a slapstick-heavy sketch about a 1980s soap opera where people keep tripping and violently falling down stairs in increasingly absurd ways.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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This sort of vivid world is where a zany maximalist like Sherman feels most at home.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
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And for those with a hankering for afternoon tea, the Upside Down tea party on Sundays is a zany take on a British tradition.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The clownish dance is a Fortnite video game gesture, and involves making an L shape with fingers, pressing it to one’s forehead, then high kicking from side to side.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a tension between the update’s good intentions and the tendency of musical comedy to traffic in amusing caricatures.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Providing the voice of one of the many alien characters is Martin Scorsese, who has some amusing moments with his typically rapid-fire delivery as a nervous street food vendor whom Djarin pumps for information.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Sports are supposed to be entertaining.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The two had an emotional embrace after the fight, which was far more entertaining than the fight itself.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Slapsticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapsticky. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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