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as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns
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as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company
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Recent Examples of farcical
In addition to Kenneth’s two bosses, Urbaniak pinch-hits as a waiter with a farcical French accent.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
In such cases, conversion to Catholicism was just as farcical as the Requerimiento itself.
—Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face debuted Off Broadway 17 years ago, spinning a farcical tale about a real-life Broadway controversy that had taken place some 17 years before that.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Cracking farcical jokes about alopecia is ableist misogynoir at its finest.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
In such cases, conversion to Catholicism was just as farcical as the Requerimiento itself.
—Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face debuted Off Broadway 17 years ago, spinning a farcical tale about a real-life Broadway controversy that had taken place some 17 years before that.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Cracking farcical jokes about alopecia is ableist misogynoir at its finest.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Kai, the 17-year-old daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and ex-wife Vanessa Haydon, made the humorous remark in an 11-minute, 40-second video of the launch posted on her YouTube channel.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Art like Comedian acts as a reflection of society’s values, simultaneously serious and ridiculous.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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So far every one of Trump’s nominations has been poor, but that of RFK Jr. is ridiculous.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Miner will also look to generate live standup comedy gigs for top comedic talent, while also producing original audio and video content for New Metric Media’s direct to consumer channels.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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After a brief impression of Judy, Paris offered some insight into one of the girls’ foremost comedic influences growing up.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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After lightly chiding these gents for two movies, director Michael Winterbottom finally takes the knives out and begins to punish them, a decision that results in two late scenes that border on sociopathic and culminates in an unimaginably absurd ending that refuses to let Coogan off the hook.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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To envision European unity without the United States—as the authors attempt to do—is therefore absurd. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS O’Brien and Stringer try to address, in a practical way, the hard security questions Europe would face if abandoned by Washington.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Aniston's then-husband is hilarious as an old high school enemy of Rachel's, a story line made even funnier by knowing that the two were married off-screen at the time.Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Consider the case of Mickey Mouse, whose funny, sunny visage has come to the rescue at least once before.Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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In this show, everyone has their distinct personalities — Reneé as Leighton is sassy and dry and Pauline as Kimberly is sweet and a little silly, for example.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Here was this band of rebellious and silly kids in bright clothes rapping their asses off.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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The aim is to avoid exploding kitten cards by wielding a comical cast of cats with special powers.Simon Hill, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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The effect of the gargantuan package is almost comical.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lydia Tar’s lack of self-awareness only made the character funnier and more pathetic in her downfall.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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The upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will be turning the pathetic knobs all the way to 11.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farcical. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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