Their hope, Mr. Bonner said, was that North Koreans would appreciate the film and thus "in some way, we would be able therefore to access a part of their world that we all have in common — dreams, laughter, romance".
When he was shadow foreign secretary, Mr Hague's comments had MPs on both sides of the Commons in laughter, as he pondered how then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown would react to a President Blair.
In these experiences we discovered common ground: Frisbee, laughter and a little healthy tug-of-war competition.
With scenes of MPs in the Houses of Commons roaring with laughter in a feud that sounds like it has come straight out of the Eton playground, the distance between an ordinary student and the people in power can seem gigantic.
When you're a kid you can sing to lyrics videos at sleepovers, and as a teen you can run around the sixth form common room screaming with laughter after pulling a stupid prank on someone, or texting something awful to the person they fancy.
Here are some common examples: The Loud Laughter: When she brays over her every joke, just lean over and say, "Man it does my heart good to see someone enjoy their own jokes so much.
Osborne went on: "It is the determined policy of this government to keep Wallace and Gromit exactly where they are!" The Commons collapsed in manic laughter.
Laughter is a common remedy for all ailments, and you should always leave some room for laughter in your daily life.
Rees recalled that when she first brought up the issue of human trafficking to the U.N., laughter was a common response.
The two families may not have been united by the rituals of the Seder, but they found common ground over something else: laughter.
WE often hear that comedy is universal — that laughter is the common language, transcending cultural barriers — but in fact it may be the most difficult genre to export.
