Article: He LAUGHS best who laughs last

Article: He who LAUGHS last, laughs longest
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs;      89 words ...He who LAUGHS last, laughs longest A modern development of the preceding proverb. 1912 J. Masefield Widow in Bye Street iv . 66 In this life he laughs longest who laughs last. 1943 J. Lodwick Running to Paradise xxx...

Article: A riot of laughs on ntv7
New Straits Times;  February 29, 2004 ;     682 words ...New Straits Times 02-29-2004 A riot of laughs on ntv7 Edition: 2* COMEDIAN Billy Crystal...comedy filling in spaces for a riot of laughs throughout March. Crystal, who returns...Farleys low-class shenani- gans. For all out laughs, Naked Gun 331: The Final Insult on 15...

Article: DATED `MAN WHO LAUGHS' RETAINS MOVING EERINESS
The Boston Globe;  October 23, 1999 ;     433 words ......Paul Leni's silent classic, "The Man Who Laughs" (1928), unreeling tomorrow at 8 p.m...is the most famous. But "The Man Who Laughs," with its mix of German Expressionism...from Victor Hugo's novel, "The Man Who Laughs" begins in the 17th century, with Universal...

Article: HE WHO LAUGHS, LASTS
Chicago Jewish Star;  April 20, 2007 ;     529 words ......STORY When you tell a story to an Englishman, he laughs three times. The first time he laughs when you tell him the story; the second time...When you tell a Scots landowner a story, he laughs two times. One time he laughs when you tell it...

Article: Laff fest boosts B.O.(Just for laughs)(Brief article)
Daily Variety;  August 1, 2007 ;     215 words ...Box office at the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival surged from C$9 million...sold 240,000 tickets this year. Just for Laughs wrapped Monday night with a final gala...Saturday and proved a solid success. Just for Laughs chief operating officer Bruce Hills told...

Article: Fests partnering on comedy confab.(Banff International Television Festival and Just For Laughs Montreal International Comedy Festival partner for World of Comedy Conference)(Brief article)
Daily Variety;  July 20, 2007 ;     214 words ...The Just for Laughs comedy fest is partnering with the organizers...Conference, kicking off during Just for Laughs next year. Two-day confab, organized by...the English-language portion of Just for Laughs, which runs for about 10 days every July...

Article: Local Comedians 'Fishing for Laughs' in New TV Show.
PR Newswire;  June 29, 2005 ;     382 words ......fortune with their new fishing show, Fishing for Laughs. Fishing for Laughs is a unique outdoor show - a little blue collar comedy...of home videos, jokes Carroll. Catch Fishing for Laughs on TV stations across the South. For airtimes, please...

Article: JOVE but laughs at lovers' perjury
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs;      251 words ...JOVE but laughs at lovers' perjury Cf. hesiod frag. 124...periuria ridet amantum Iuppiter , Jupiter laughs at lovers' perjuries; a 1500 in W. W...92 At lovers' perjuries, They say Jove laughs. 1700 Dryden Poems (1958) IV. 1487 Love...

Article: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition / The Man Who Laughs
The Village Voice;  September 24, 2003 ;     310 words ......THE ULTIMATE EDITION / THE MAN WHO LAUGHS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: THE ULTIMATE EDITION (Milestone DVD) THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (Kino DVD) SCANNERS Once upon a time...commentaries, and trailers. The Man Who Laughs (1928), also newly released on DVD...

Article: It's All Laughs at the Mortuary
Forward;  October 7, 1994 ;     439 words ...Rachel Blustain Forward 10-07-1994 It's All Laughs at the Mortuary. We're attending "Grandma Sylvia's Funeral...Jewish Mortuary," the setting of the play, which holds up for laughs a host of brash Jewish stereotypes. One after another the characters...

Article: First the laughs
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 25, 2002 ;     385 words ...First the laughs, then the romance Singer Salvador gives his career a loving -- and successful...March 25, 2002 Paris -- In his 80s, after a lifetime spent playing for laughs, Henri Salvador has released the hit album he always wanted to make...

Article: Hub act plays fest for more than laughs.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  July 22, 2001 ;     598 words ...MONTREAL -- The Just For Laughs comedy festival is the world's largest...moved to New York and impressed Just For Laughs officials there with a May tryout. They...Aspen Comedy Fest. So, the Just For Laughs gig will be at least an impressive addition...

Article: Momma's house opens for laughs
New York Amsterdam News;  June 14, 2000 ;     481 words ......News 06-14-2000 Momma's house opens for laughs The name Martin Lawrence spells comedy...woman to cop makes for comedy, but few laughs come to the fore in this PG-13-rated comedy...film "Tootsie." Bolstering the film with laughs must have been a challenge for the naturally...

Article: Stay-at-home dads want more than laughs; Movies and books still portray full-time fathers as bumbling buffoons, but that's not the whole story.(FEATURES)(HOMEFRONT)
The Christian Science Monitor;  May 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......many follow a simple rule: Play it for laughs. It has been 20 years since the movie...remains firmly in place: Men + kids = laughs galore. That theme also runs through two...Bombeck played motherhood for a million laughs. And as Scott Coltrane, a professor of...