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The show was built around Vaughn’s debonair American agent, Napoleon Solo, with Mr. McCallum’s character initially envisioned as little more than a cerebral second banana from the Soviet Union.
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Trump himself has reveled in the notion that his Republican rivals are motivated by nothing more than the dream of being his second banana during a MAGA restoration.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
Reavis 3-0 (NR) Junior midfielder Diego Ochoa is the perfect second banana to Ahmed Dhalai.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
As many as eight candidates will vie for the enviable role of second banana to Donald Trump and the right to be pummeled into submission by the former president, at least for the next month or so.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Trump himself has reveled in the notion that his Republican rivals are motivated by nothing more than the dream of being his second banana during a MAGA restoration.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
Reavis 3-0 (NR) Junior midfielder Diego Ochoa is the perfect second banana to Ahmed Dhalai.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
As many as eight candidates will vie for the enviable role of second banana to Donald Trump and the right to be pummeled into submission by the former president, at least for the next month or so.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
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So which restaurant did Yelp readers declare top banana?Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2022
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Guillermo Rodriguez always fancied himself as the top banana.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 July 2019
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Bernabe caught the attention of Twitter gagman and Banana Capital founder Turner Novak, who’s made a name for himself by entwining industry analysis with creative memes on social media.Nina Wolpow, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
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Indeed, many New Yorker artists once relied on gagmen.Thomas Vinciguerra, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
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But rather than try to sell it and likely spend years developing it, the comedian and his collaborators chose to act immediately by going the independent route, working off a small budget from Dark Sky Films, an outfit mostly known for working in horror.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
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The hosts of yesterday and today — comedians from Johnny Carson and Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart — are household names, and their jokes were once mandatory conversation starters at the water cooler.Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Mitchell Layton / Getty Images Younger fans who might not have been familiar with Mutombo’s NBA career (1991-2009) were introduced to his finger wag during a Geico car insurance ad that comically featured his blocks and taunts.David K. Li, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Tail wags and sloppy kisses have been valuable tools for first responders and victims alike over the years thanks to the Puppies Behind Bars program.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
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Ron Hart is a libertarian op-ed humorist, an award-winning author, and a frequent guest on TV and radio.Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 30 Oct. 2024
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The cowboy humorist saw politics as an endeavor for genial discussion, not a blood sport.Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the band’s most impressive union of ideas and performances, an ambitious song cycle that’s also charmingly droll and crammed with memorable hooks.Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Even when the occasion is as somber as a funeral — like the send-off for Dogs itself — Brownie’s droll one-liners and stealthy bits of wisdom, delivered via his signature stoner deadpan, pierce the gloom.Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Second banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20banana. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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