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This show is more rooted than my previous work, which has been more absurdist or network-style comedy.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
By Judy Berman February 17, 2025 1:52 AM EST
Steve Martin took the stage at 30 Rock on Sunday to deliver the monologue for NBC's Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special with a few absurdist nods to current events.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
On one level, Universal Language’s title refers to Farsi, spoken by nearly everyone in the film’s absurdist version of Winnipeg — the city’s Iranian citizens, visiting tourists, Rankin’s own character (also named Matthew), and even the flocks of turkeys that roam the snowy streets.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Duration creates an absurdist aesthetic of its own, as Andy Warhol discovered in his movies a decade or so later.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
By Judy Berman February 17, 2025 1:52 AM EST
Steve Martin took the stage at 30 Rock on Sunday to deliver the monologue for NBC's Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special with a few absurdist nods to current events.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
On one level, Universal Language’s title refers to Farsi, spoken by nearly everyone in the film’s absurdist version of Winnipeg — the city’s Iranian citizens, visiting tourists, Rankin’s own character (also named Matthew), and even the flocks of turkeys that roam the snowy streets.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Duration creates an absurdist aesthetic of its own, as Andy Warhol discovered in his movies a decade or so later.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for absurdist
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“Absurdist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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