Standing in for Allen himself and dressed similarly in plaid shirt and khaki trousers, Owen Wilson plays Gil, a youngish Hollywood screenwriter and would-be novelist best known for his skills at rewrites, a diffident, humorous man with a great respect for high culture and a love of popular art but deeply suspicious of pretension and academic condescension.
A generally humorous man with a self-deprecating wit, Blankfein's usual bonhomie has been shelved.
David was a warm, humorous man who created an academic environment where science could prosper but which at the same time was alive with banter and fun.
There was Richard, a quiet, humorous man with disabilities I met at a soup kitchen.
The role of leading the TUC then fell to Willis – a jolly, humorous man.
More clearly than any of his often inscrutable films, the documentary presents a charming, humorous man who nonetheless pursued his obsessions single-mindedly.
Graves – who is also descended from the poet Robert Graves, author of the epic war memoir Goodbye to All That – said that his great-uncle was a gentle, humorous man.
The worst fear, though, should be that he would succeed again in emulating a much more humorous man with a moustache, Groucho Marx, who said that sincerity was the most important asset in life: if you can fake that, you've got it made.
David was a kind and humorous man, and an inspirational teacher, but his family often suffered from the incessant politics.
