Sentences with phrase «from poking fun»

From poking fun at single life to celebrating neuroses, these illustrated books make excellent gifts for readers who appreciate the unexpected.

The purpose of the Cunningham character, aside from poking fun at self - esteem, is almost purely for laughs.

Even though Google reportedly were not involved in the conception of the film, and aren't in line to directly profit from ticket sales, because the film obviously got the full cooperation of Google in the making of it, whatever satirical material could have been mined from poking fun at the giant corporation's branding and image has been declawed to the point of the enterprise doubling as a recruitment film.

But, unlike many parts of the western world where the slightest expression of prejudice is anathema, Nigerians have always derived entertainment from poking fun at each other's differences.

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One night after reuniting Jon Stewart with his former Colbert Report alter - ego, Colbert opened Tuesday's show by poking fun at Melania Trump for cribbing pieces of her convention speech from Michelle Obama's 2008 speech.

The video, which will be seen on TV, online, pre-roll and OOH, pokes fun at several dieting trends, from green smoothies to»80s aerobics.

The film even pokes fun a bit at an iconic moment from the first film.

With a cameo from Jon Lovitz, a comedian and contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice, the ad pokes fun at today's political climate.

His sometimes gruff and often partisan demeanour is much different from that of the jocular Flaherty, who often poked fun at himself.

In an interview that featured both Fallon's lighthearted bantering style and strikingly low - key candidness from Trump, the Republican candidate opened up about his motivation for running for president and was not afraid to poke fun at himself and some of his trademark campaign behavior.

Several of the allegorical stories are from the my own life, but I also poke fun at some of the popular evangelistic techniques and strategies endorsed and practiced by many Christians in today's churches.

@Frogist and David Johnson Nice to see a few people on here who can talk candidly, poke fun and maybe learn a thing or 2 from each other instead of just hating all the time.

In the Student Review, an alternative and unofficial school paper, Brooks poked fun at university policies, interviewed polygamists, wrote about gay issues and simply didn't shy away from matters most people were afraid to talk about.

The Washington Post: «Dr. Schnoz» drops plans for another video poking fun at Jewish noses The Jewish doctor from Miami who was scolded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for producing a music video that mocked Jewish noses has canceled a contest for another music video based on the same theme.

Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker has poked fun at Arsenal by claiming that the Gunners have stolen the wrong scout from their surprise Premier League title rivals.

My local sports talk radio has been poking fun at how the local personalities of the RSN can benefit from Disney.

Twitter exploded yesterday as football fans from around the Premier League rushed to poke fun at bad - boy midfield Joey Barton.

How they have loved to poke fun and laugh at Arsenal in recent years as we failed to win any major piece of silverware from the 2005 FA cup win over Manchester United on penalties until that dramatic fightback from 2 - 0 down to beat Hull City at Wembley last May.

Apparently, Gasly received a few nasty comments online from Alonso fans who didn't get the joke, and he wanted to clear up that he wasn't poking fun at Fernando.

This charming book from Lemony Snicket does an awesome job poking fun (pun intended) at bad moods, while acknowledging that these sour emotions will come and go.

I think it's the way that frogs can poke out their tongue that makes me laugh as they catch flies around the pond on a summer's day and this DIY Frog Party Blower Craft for Kids from Mommy's Bundle captures that perfectly in a really fun craft and then toy to play with.

They shouldn't be shamed just because they fit the mold of a «Pinterest mom,» just like you don't want them to poke fun at you for always buying your kids» food instead of making it from scratch.

If accused of being self - centred, he is not above gently poking fun at his parent friends about the giant carbon footprint left by their minivans equipped with car seats shipped from China.

As we and the good folks at CapCon take us down a video memory lane of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, here's his (only) LCA Show rebuttal video from 2007, which poked fun at this «steamroller» approach toward Albany.

He courageously demanded an apology from Saturday Night Life for poking fun at Governor Paterson.

Mr Cameron responded by poking fun at Mr Gapes» earlier mistake, before calling for a positive message to be sent out from the House of Commons.

In that comment Mr. Krupski pokes fun at his life as a pumpkin farmer, and raises the question on whether he can run his family's Peconic agricultural business while simultaneously representing a legislative district that stretches from Fishers Island to Center Moriches.

Precisely how Pataki would go about separating himself from this crowded field seems unclear, but for the moment, he is poking fun at the rather long odds posted next to his entry.

The plain speaking Scot also poked fun at humiliated Tory leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom, who withdrew after a string of allegations about dodgy CV entries and the backlash from comments about Mrs May's lack of children in an interview.

The report, which pokes fun at 20 studies funded by NSF, the National Institutes of Health, and other agencies, is the latest in a barrage of attacks from Republicans in Congress against individual federal grants.

After poking fun at his own knowledge of science — a model of chromosomes made from pink swim noodles «was helpful to me,» he said — Obama explained what precision medicine is: «delivering the right treatments, at the right time, every time to the right person.»

I know they were lovingly poking fun at efforts I make to cook and bake «from scratch» but I have to be honest... I'd always been so disappointed in brownie recipes I'd tried until I met this superstar.

She has evolved from simply poking fun at her own experiences, and has now devoted her writing to providing straightforward and action - oriented advice to singles, especially newly single 40somethings, on how to navigate today's online dating world.

She has evolved from simply poking fun at her own experiences, and also directs her writing to providing straightforward advice to singles, especially newly - single 40somethings, on how to navigate today's online dating world.

Although at times it suffers from cheesy dialogue, The Cabin in the Woods is easily on the best horror films of our time, poking fun at the cliches of horror, while being pretty scary, as at least one of your greatest fears appears, in one of the best films of 2012.

From its opening moments, Megamind pokes fun at superhero tropes — from Megamind's voiceover [«I was eight days old and still living at hFrom its opening moments, Megamind pokes fun at superhero tropes — from Megamind's voiceover [«I was eight days old and still living at hfrom Megamind's voiceover [«I was eight days old and still living at home.

Taking a step back from leading roles, the actor then poked fun at the movie industry with a cameo in director Kevin Smith's satire Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back before playing a supporting part opposite Christina Ricci in the big - screen adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's memoir, Prozac Nation.

From the outset, Lord and Miller decide to respect the idea of Lego while reserving the right to poke fun at anything and everything the brand encompasses, including (nearly) all the other creative properties that have licensed themselves to Lego in recent years — at least, all those that fall within the expansive Warners universe, plus some of the sillier one - offs (including mermaids and clowns and so on).

So scary was the threat from North Korea that Paramount even pulled any special screenings of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's Team America: World Police, another comedy that poked fun at the threatening nation.

There is a consistent thread of humour throughout that pokes fun at both the genre itself, as well as the ride from which it originates.

A fan made poster from artist Marco D'Alfonso pokes fun at Reynolds's Green Lantern.

Brooks, who is the subject of a new American Masters documentary, Make a Noise from filmmaker Robert Trachtenberg, that premieres May 20 on PBS, says his penchant for spoofing genres was firmly in the tradition of poking fun out of love.

The central performances from John Goodman and Robert Picardo are winning and Dante's fond fun - poking at the cinema of the past is as affectionate as it is amusing.

Working from the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, director David Fincher's midnight black comedy poked savage fun at corporate consumer society along with i..

The film does poke fun at the inept director, writer and actor, but the humor doesn't grow from a mean - spirited place.

Q: Where did all the little touches come from where you poke fun at yourselves, like talking about churros?

The script, from the pair of «Neighbors» writers, includes lots of opportunities for big laughs, not just from over-the-top stunts and sexual content, but also some quick one - liners and facial expressions from the cast that poke fun at other rom - coms, including «Wedding Crashers».

Along the way, the film explores class - consciousness from several angles while poking fun at sexism and snobbery.

It is easy to roll eyes at such gameplay design and to be honest, the game never hides away from showing its fan service moments with the writing poking fun at the encounters.

The latest episode of Honest Trailers takes aim at the 2018 Oscars, poking fun at all the nominees and perceived snubs from the past year.