Sentences with phrase «than laughs»

Not surprisingly, he wasn't successful, and is now little more than a laughing stock.

Other than laughing at the size of the bag, no complaints from him.

A baby that gets too many presents and too much attention may end up crying rather than laughing.

The only thing better than her laugh is her pork.

First dates can make you anxious and there's no better way to lower your anxiety than laughing.

I love a comedy that makes me think more than laugh.

The only thing better than laughing is laughing with someone you love.

Serious Sam II wasn't as great as its predecessor, you could tell it was trying to rip off the more successful FPS games of the time (mainly Halo) and did it in a way that just made you cringe more than laugh out loud.

But even if you're a huge Pete Holmes fan, you're more likely to smile than laugh out loud.

But the film fails in the opposite direction as well: caricature this broad should be, you know, funny, but there are far more cringes than laughs as the movie progresses.

A live audience that laughs a little is better than a laugh track responding to a lousy joke.

Therefore, since «spaceflight» is the grandest con in human history and Yuri Gagrin's «hypersonic bailout» is nothing less than a laughing stock, then indeed NASA fulfills Holy Writ in Revelation as Apollo is a massive deception designed to con the world into «astro - evolution».

But, I still indulge myself in a daydream or three of sunset walks and little more to do than laughing with friends and wondering what the next day in paradise will bring.

Plus, the site's funny as hell, though more in a wry - smile way than a laugh - out - loud way.

Just as Fisher's stage show was much more than a laugh riot, Stevens and Bloom's film resists the standard talking head formula, opting to linger on the revealing moments between punchlines.

Employing as much adult oriented humor as kid - aimed cracks, Hotel Transylvania «s script includes some smart one - liners, funny sight gags and rude jokes (often about fecal matter), most of which are more chuckle - worthy than laugh - out - loud.

Here's a quick fix: A self - defeating punch line always wins others over (okay, 99 percent of the time) because laughing at — or «with» — others is more comfortable for people than laughing at themselves.

The strangely sweet ending of the book, that is, the strangely motherly instinct it draws out from us, reminds us that more has been going on than laughs.

He's more likely to be found sipping a beer at the Center Square Pub than laughing over a meal at one of Albany's red - sauce Italian joints.

«Even Darwin observed that children tickled by a stranger would rather scream than laugh.»

It's only funny, one supposes, if we can get past the viciousness of having someone repeatedly killed for no reason other than laughs.

Here, instead of brightly colored deadpan humor, we have a very dark but equally hokey approach that is just as superficial, though it leans more toward thrills than laughs.

Much of the monologue feels more self - deprecating and politically intoned than laugh - out - loud hilarious, yet that's pretty much what segregates Cho from less personal stand - up comics like Ellen Degeneres.

But where «Shaun» was more concerned with homage than laughs, «Shadows» is meticulous in its comedy, elaborately setting up punchlines without telegraphing any of them.

The downward trajectory of Barry Sonnenfeld continues with Big Touble, an overblown ensemble comedy that has more major cast members than laughs.

Even though we're told about it, we don't see Zero's passionate love affair develop much with Agatha (Saoirse Ronan); there are more threats than laughs coming from Madame D's family as the investigation continues into the death of a member of elite society; Gustave goes to prison for some time because he gets framed for the murder.

In one scene, Peter gets into a losing battle with a disabled vet which brings more shocks than laughs.

The whole thing ultimately plays like one blue, bawdy joke more interested in maintaining its action and gore factor than its laughs.

I found myself shaking my head more often than laughing, whether in reaction to the obvious physical jokes, gratuitous situations, or sudden bursts of violence.

It might make you smile rather than laugh loudly, but Mann and Diaz steal their scenes and are worth the rental fee alone.

Well, The Pink Panther is bad, a scattershot affair with more embarrassing moments than laughs.

At the same time, Life of the Party falls short of the satirical comedy heights scaled by The Boss and delivers more in the way of chuckle worthy beats than laugh out loud scenarios.

Baron Cohen and his co-writers evidently would prefer to make viewers squirm than laugh.

It's a style closer to puckish agitprop than journalism, which makes accuracy much less important than laughs.

Due to a bug, the Mic Drop feature inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs.

Right now, however, there seems to be more sneezing and sweating than laughing - LOL!

I climbed back into my van amidst my little girls» giggles (pretty sure they were laughing more at me for taking pictures of the neighbors rather than laughing at the boys» antics).

Rather than laughing at Wiseau, through Franco's unexpectedly heartfelt performance the movie turns him into a heroic ideal of can - do spirit and believing in yourself.

Before their latest comedy «Step Brothers,» Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly last teamed up for «Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,» which I was somewhat alone in rating less than a laugh riot.

Those who willingly attended these mainstream hits being spoofed are likely to be with the majority, more apt to cringe than laugh.

is there anything better than laughing with friends!

I confess that I chuckled in amusement more than I laughed out loud.

Though plucky Jack is a likable and empathetic character, this zany Australian import has more smiles than laughs.

I laugh at my daughters more than I laugh at my comrades on the comedy circuit.

But remember that the most successful communicators are those who have earned respect, rather than laughs.

I don't think going to WC matters more than laughing to the bank.