Sentences with word «guffaw»

Were there no 15 - year - olds in the audience to at least guffaw at this?

Last night at the Empire State Pride Agenda's Fall Dinner for New York City's gay elite, keynote speaker Governor David Paterson thanked his embattled chief of staff, Charles O'Byrne, for attending the gala, adding that the former Jesuit priest «brought his own minstrel corps this evening,» to a round of guffaws from the dandyish crowd.

The move was greeted with skeptical guffaws from some members of New York's institutional left, who charge Cuomo has been absent from efforts to bring Democrats to control in the state Senate, and from the National Republican Congressional Committee.

The plot by the writer (who also wrote the similarly scattershot The Judge) makes no sense, particularly in its final third, where it drops not one, not two, but three insanely illogical twists — one of which had the audience I saw the film with guffawing at the outrageousness of it all.

«Me, doing that right there with the cameras is going to haunt me someday when I don't have a good round,» a smiling Spieth said to loud guffaws in the media center at Augusta National.

Efforts to replace the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights just resulted in a few guffaws from Clarke and Nick Clegg.

Here's another thing: we all like to hear a joke, as humour helps us keep our sanity, but let's not have a lot of guffawing just when someone is trying to talk on the phone.

As such, it is a mildly enjoyable story, with chuckles and the occasional guffaw, that takes its time and becomes somewhat of a meditation on adulthood and conformity.

It provides a lot of chuckles and a few hearty guffaws.

David Cameron came back quickly by calling the theory of a «golden inheritance» - he was interrupted by guffawing Tories - «laughable».

However, what he hadn't quite done is go the distance into shamefully trite family comedies for all ages, especially one so lame, so the snickers turned into guffaws at Arnold's expense, to the detriment to his once vaunted status as the world's biggest action box office attraction.

The elderly YBAs were embarrassing: 20 years of rude, crude, eye - poking penises and breasts from Sarah Lucas drew gritted laughter from adults and outright guffaws from kids at the Whitechapel.

There were even a few choice scenes in which the audience guffawed during a scene that would be flat - out horrifying in any other film.

And, oh, you should have heard the howling and guffaws when he signed a 31 - year - old Ivan Rodriguez.

What's most impressive about «Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,» however, is the feel of the film (aided immeasurably by Frank Skinner's score) and how successfully it straddles the comedy and horror genres of the era, offering as many chills as guffaws.

During an early screening of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick 2012, which opens today, laughter erupted in the audience near the end of the film thanks to corny dialogue and maudlin scenes (among the biggest guffaw getters: a father tries to reconnect with his estranged son on the telephone, only to have the son's house destroyed just before he could say anything).

Will Ferrell He got guffaws during his blaze of glory on TBS's «Earth to America!»

If the gasps and guffaws during my screening are any indication, it's likely Blumhouse will have another crowd - pleasing franchise on its hands (Happy Death Day 2 is on the way, along with sequels to other Blumhouse hits like The Purge, Insidious and Unfriended) with a nifty, if derivative, gimmick that lends itself to multiple sequels.

But between guffaws there's nothing to keep the uneven «Irene» from collapsing under its own dead weight.

If a lawyer has to endure their colleagues guffawing about their recent conquests while they try to draft a consent order, this can be a cause for complaint.

I know people are guffawing right now!

Some laughs - more guffaws really - from the Tories lead him onto that often - heard argument about them wanting to cut spending.

The soccer player finds himself applying parlor - game doublethink to opposing players hundreds of times in a single match, while thousands of eyes study the battle of wits, and their owners prepare to unloose a massive guffaw on the loser.

Ben Bradshaw, a thoroughly Blairite Labour MP, guffawed loudly.

It takes a lot to make the middle classes guffaw, but this was undoubtedly what was happening now.

If being creative and funny is valuable in courtship, then making others guffaw should be a priority for guys.

The majority of them don't work that well, but there are a few solid guffaws to be had.

Save for the odd guffaw caused by good old Richard Jenkins, everyone else in this film suffers from over-dramatization (Amy Poehler's bitchy sorority alum Sondra, who is also Hugh's latest wife, being the worst offender — seriously, can we please go back to the days of SNL, where she was actually funny... and live in that time?)

Movie review of «He Never Died»: Gore and guffaws attend this very dark horror comedy, with Henry Rollins playing a guy who can't be killed.

«Oh my good friend,» he said between guffaws, «you look ridiculous.

He's more beside it all, guffawing good - naturedly at what fun it all is being James Franco hosting Saturday Night Live.

Seamlessly integrating classic Wonder Woman lore with her own updated take, Bardugo fleshes out Diana's backstory and the mythology of Themyscira, adds in sly commentary on feminism and equality, and leavens the package with wry comedy — Diana's dour obliviousness to contemporary culture will make readers guffaw.

Sure, there were some kids up front and a few behind me who let out guffaws at choice moments.

Way too many straight, cisgender men have said this to me, in that elbow - to - ribs guffaw kind of voice people normally whip out at bachelor parties and trips to Hooters, when they'd see my son reach for my breasts when he was a slightly older baby.

The commissioner drew guffaws and some heckles from the crowd when, in response to Councilman Corey Johnson's questions, he said chokeholds are not illegal and would not support legislation to make them illegal.

While a scene in which Mark gets laxatives slipped into his drink draws out the sure guffaws for those who titter at bathroom humor, that scene is also the last laugh to be had for most of the viewing audience, who will likely grow impatient for the next 30 minutes wondering when the next big gag is going to come into play.

Just when it seemed the blogosphere had drained every last guffaw out of the Nixon Peabody not - a-theme-song song (here in MP3), along comes one more: Selection of the song as the Favorite Jam of Summer 07 by the VH1 program Best Week Ever.

Much guffawing ensued.

According to research from institutions as serious as Wharton, MIT, and London Business School, every chuckle or guffaw brings with it a host of business benefits.

To which Tyrie guffawed, «Well that's a novelty to say the least.»

When the kind doctor looked around the circle and said, «Healing happens in community, in circles, around tables,» — I kinda guffawed and rolled my eyes.

«The grandeur of politics» — a phrase that probably draws either amazed incredulity or harsh guffaws — is from George F. Will's Statecraft as Soulcraft, first presented as his Godkin lectures at Harvard.

Ask any red - blooded high school jock whether pre-marital or even promiscuous sex is immoral, and he'll most likely guffaw in your face, all the while pointing to the condom ring embedded in his wallet and library of dirty videos he's made with the pep squad.

Spectators guffawed as Cherepanov plainly indicted the Yank of attempting to separate his head from his shoulders.

You need only contrast the oft - witty signs and occasional Lee Corso - uttered f - bombs of College GameDay with the forced guffaws of the NFL shows if you need an illustration.

Although, I would willfully bow out of this competition just to have a hearty guffaw if Rutgers loses anyway.