Sentence examples for broad joke from inspiring English sources

The night has come to stand for eccentricity, kookiness and precision — everything you don't get in the world of the CBS laugh track and broad joke.

Ms. Spiegel could tell a broad joke ("I used to think pedophilia was people who liked feet") and knew how to reveal plot and character gradually to build suspense.

The visual gags and broad jokes come loose and fast.

The opening scenes include some broad jokes at the movie industry's expense.

He revels in balletic poses and broad jokes and has a soft spot for intrusive mime.

In an era of comedy characterized by broad jokes and rapid delivery, his style was subtle and languid.

Powell's parody of a Scouting manual ("A Guide for Boys") is full of broad jokes meant to fail: "Nuts are always nice, / though they may need grinding".

An outgoing man who favors broad jokes, Sharp told McEwan that he was a football fan; his brother confessed to little interest.

Traditionally, pwes centered on broad jokes and interpretations of classical theater, though they also could be used to send subtle political messages, as performers could joke about topics commoners would never tell the king.

Haha! (Wait, which bit was funny? The lawyer who wrote about "cash for gash"? Or the "big-titted broad" jokes?) The FA took an age to say anything at all, before eventually deciding there was nothing it could do.

Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry amid a pop-culture spy craze fueled by the cold war and Ian Fleming, Max was the borscht belt Bond, the seemingly inexpert, ambiguously ethnic American operative who, starting in 1965 and armed with broad jokes, slapstick and a capable female sidekick, Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon, a cool number), somehow for five seasons managed to come out on top.