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Gentle and good-humored, musicians Ed and Victoria Hammill have performed just about every role in the music business while living in Austin, Nashville, Tennessee; Asheville, North Carolina, and elsewhere.—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 Like many Australians the 56-year-old is good-humored, chatty, and well disposed toward Americans.—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024 In a more good-humored way, the Oscar winner poked fun at his need to re-invent himself after marrying Lopez by shooting an extended Dunkin Donuts commercial that aired during the Super Bowl.—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024 His tender, good-humored nature also stands in opposition to Fritz’s tough expectations, demanding his sons always wear a stoic mask of machismo.—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023 During her hospitalization amid a cancer recurrence, Batiste and Jaouad did their best to keep things light — and even earned themselves some good-humored notoriety among the staff.—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023 Both artists are good-humored, chipper, and endlessly chatty, cracking nonstop jokes about the many twists and turns in their lives so far.—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023 Fifteen minutes later, both men emerged from a surprisingly good-humored exchange with a better understanding of the other’s position and a pledge to continue the conversation.—Patrick Kingsley Moises Saman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023 Afterwards, the 7-foot-3 inch center smiled and gave a good-humored shrug.—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
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