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She didn't understand the punch line.
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Ludacris manages to pack almost as many punch lines into the four-and-a-half-minute track as Myers does in all three of his films, with the flute from Jones’ composition working overtime beneath them.
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no studio audience for the day’s shoot, so the crew is filling in with boisterous feedback after every punch line.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
In both of the latter films, a trans villain’s genitalia is treated as a punch line, and their trans identity is associated with deception.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Not that long ago, public figures such as Carlson and Musk might have been embarrassed to be seen using political violence as a punch line.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no studio audience for the day’s shoot, so the crew is filling in with boisterous feedback after every punch line.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
In both of the latter films, a trans villain’s genitalia is treated as a punch line, and their trans identity is associated with deception.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Not that long ago, public figures such as Carlson and Musk might have been embarrassed to be seen using political violence as a punch line.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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