With a jab in her husband's gut when he suggests that they return the next night, a sweep of her scarf, a precisely timed double take, Ms. Copeland gets laughs that must be new to this 70-something-year-old play, and establishes a poignant character besides.
The word "maverick," for obvious reasons, gets laughs that it didn't in 1988.
Only four or five of them got laughs, but that was good enough for the host to offer some encouraging words.
While there were several important points he shared, most were masked in statements that got laughs from the audience.
That got laughs in the room, and the president quickly followed up by saying that Mr McCain had a point about the helicopter's cost.
Not only did I get psychological moments of revelatory truth in a weekly show, I also got belly laughs that made my sides hurt.
As Ragnar Kjartansson emoted through arena-style vocals, flaunted an untoned chest or licked Vidar Gislason's guitar, the band got the laughs that were all it wanted.
In about a dozen performances it's clear that he has the gift of getting laughs from material that would bomb in other hands.
A ticklish spot: her neck is guaranteed to get belly laughs that will put a smile on any face.
