The short form has allowed Mr. Walter to assemble his most bleakly funny, hard-edge book in years.
The arc of Hamlisch's long musical career touched many, but at heart he was just an extremely talented, funny, hard-working New Yorker.
It ends on a note that is simultaneously cynical and funny, hard-nosed and emotionally uplifting, which is to say it ends on a Blankian note.
Dean was a regular visitor to the Lenzsch home and one of a friendly, funny, hard-working group of boys, Mr. Lenzsch added.
My father was a very smart, funny, hard-working guy — he taught college classes in the evenings and summer — but he always found time to do things with us.
Between Mr. Weintraub's skills as a raconteur, Rich Cohen's punchy style as his co-writer and a fabulous cast of those with whom Mr. Weintraub has done business over the years, this book is paved wall to wall with funny, hard-nosed stories.
They don't throw drinks in each other's faces or sleep with each other's boyfriends, but they are all funny, hard-working, straight-talking, veteran showbiz dames who are old enough to be your grandmother, but hip and cool enough for your teen to want to hang with or at least start a Facebook campaign to get them on Saturday Night Live (as has happened with all three aforementioned broads).
So far I've found that kind, funny, hard-working, passionate badasses dominate the industry.
Be as generous, funny, hard-working, innocent, and as annoying (so much as it won't get on somebody else's nerves) as possible.
