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The bounty of hilarity published in the past 63 years made our task formidable and our criteria painfully limiting; we excluded many worthy nonfiction and short-story specialists. But we settled on a grouping that felt representative of the abundant varieties and evolving tastes of literary humorists, aware that some bits hit different now and others still slay decades later. Let us know what we snubbed, whose good names we’ve insulted with our criminal omissions. We’ll put your picks in a separate roundup — and in our reading queues. We won’t publish any part of your response without following up with you first.

Persons: hilarity, howls, we’ve, We’ll

☆ Saoirse Ronan reveals the ‘Barbie’ movie cameo that Greta Gerwig approached her to play
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kate McKinnon almost wasn’t the only Weird Barbie on the block. Actress Saoirse Ronan said in a new interview that she almost made a cameo in last year’s “Barbie” movie and that she would have, like McKinnon, played a doll who’d survived a bout of overly rambunctious play. In July, when the “Barbie” movie first debuted in theaters, Gerwig first revealed she had approached Ronan and Timothée Chalamet to make “specialty cameos” in the film. Gerwig previously worked with both actors in 2017’s “Lady Bird” and 2019’s “Little Women.”Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie in the "Barbie" movie. The “Barbie” movie was 2023’s highest-grossing movie, bringing in over $1 billion.

Persons: Kate McKinnon, Saoirse Ronan, “ Barbie, McKinnon, “, ” Ronan, Variety, ”, Barbie, Gerwig, Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Bird ”, ” Kate McKinnon, ” Gerwig, Cinemablend, Chalamet, Jimmy Fallon, would’ve Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros

☆ OK, sure: Gen Z still thinks George Santos is kind of funny
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday. AdvertisementTrue diva representation in Congress is now back to zero after scandal-plagued representative George Santos was formally expelled by his colleagues on Friday. Because, for Gen Z, Santos has become something of a star, a man worth having a shrine erected in his honor, per one post on X , "in memory of a Jew-ish icon ." As Santos exits the halls of Congress with post-congressional gym membership perks in tow, Gen Z says, "Gone but never forgotten." Representatives for George Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: George Santos, —, you've, Gen, Santos, Gen Z, He's, scamming, Lauren Boebert, Mary Magdalene, grumbled, hasn't Organizations: Service, Republican Locations: Washington, Manhattan

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis teases ‘Freaky Friday 2’ team-up with Lindsay Lohan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jamie Lee Curtis shared a stunning selfie with her “Freaky Friday” costar Lindsay Lohan on her verified Instagram account on Friday, with a caption that hints a sequel is a strong possibility in the “near future.”“Too late. Curtis was referring to her and Lohan’s 2003 Disney movie “Freaky Friday,” which tells the story of a mother and daughter who switch bodies and all the hilarity that ensues. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in 2003's "Freaky Friday." Walt Disney/Everett CollectionThis isn’t the first time Curtis has teased a possible sequel to the popular remake. In February, she shared a similar post on Instagram of herself with Lohan, writing “Freaky fingers crossed” in the caption.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, ” “, ” Curtis, Lohan, Curtis, Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, Mary Rodgers, Walt Disney, ’, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried Organizations: CNN, Disney, Everett, Hollywood

☆ Seth Rogen wife Lauren Miller Rogen brain aneurysm health surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lauren Miller Rogen revealed this week that she had surgery to treat a brain aneurysm. Miller Rogen, married to actor and producer Seth Rogen, shared her experience during a speech at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery Visionary Ball in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to People. So of course, this was terrifying information, and made me think of my great-grandmother, whose fate I certainly didn’t want to mimic.”Initially, Miller Rogen said, the aneurysm “remained small.” She later underwent surgery at UCLA to address it when doctors noticed last year that it had grown in size. “I’m truly endlessly grateful to Dr. Colby, his entire team, and the entire staff at UCLA who guided us through this scary experience that I’m truly grateful to have overcome,” Miller Rogen added. She formed the nonprofit Hilarity for Charity in 2012 to raise money for dementia care and research.

Persons: CNN — Lauren Miller Rogen, Miller Rogen, Seth Rogen, “, I’m, Dr, Colby, ” Miller Rogen Organizations: CNN, UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA, Charity Locations: Los Angeles

☆ They’re Tiny, They’re Toony, They’re Packing Off to Uni
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Laurel Graeber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First-year college students everywhere are now adjusting to campus life. Few, however, have to choose between classes like Banana Peel Placement and Whoopie Cushion Alternatives. Or suffer the crash of anvils on their heads when they give wrong answers. These experiences belong exclusively to the incoming freshmen of “Tiny Toons Looniversity,” a new animated series that begins streaming on Friday on Max and airing on Saturday on Cartoon Network. With Steven Spielberg as an executive producer, the show revives the characters and setting of the Emmy Award-winning early-’90s series “Tiny Toon Adventures,” whose own comic DNA descended from the “Looney Tunes” short films of the 1930s-60s.

Persons: Steven Spielberg, ”, Bugs, Daffy Duck, Wile E, Babs, Buster Bunny, Plucky, Hamton J, they’ve Organizations: Max, Cartoon Network, Acme, Warner Bros Locations: hilarity

☆ A viral video of Ron DeSantis talking like a toddler and saying he's 'hungwy' is fake, but his critics are dogpiling on him anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis' critics are dogpiling on him anyway, saying the fake has more charisma than the real deal. Titled "DESANTIS FOR PRESIDENT," the viral video features DeSantis making nonsensical remarks and behaving awkwardly on the campaign trail. "This version definitely has more charisma, and social skills, than the real DeSantis," wrote one Youtuber commenter. The DeSantis campaign faced a rocky start after a botched campaign launch in May on Elon Musk's Twitter Spaces. Representatives for the DeSantis campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, DeSantis hasn't, trashing, he's, Kyle Ball, Disney Organizations: YouTube, Service, Florida Gov, Daily, Mmm, GOP, Elon, Twitter, Trump Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida

My family has a Thanksgiving tradition. Countless people who don’t — or can’t (or both) — eat traditional Thanksgiving food such as turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie will be the butt of the joke when families gather around the table on Thursday. Or what if the pumpkin pie is so good one slice isn’t enough? I’d love to start a new Thanksgiving tradition this year: sitting poolside in Palm Springs or getting sand between my toes as I hike at Malaga Cove would be great. I’ll be with my relatives and a punchline to a joke that never was funny, because that’s my family’s Thanksgiving tradition.

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