Sentence examples for highbrow humor from inspiring English sources

And that dose of unadulterated "Simpsons" is helpful because it's so hard for even a well-made documentary to convey how deftly the writers blend highbrow humor into slapstick cartoon antics, not to mention social satire, irony, parody, self-mockery, political commentary and an unceasing sendup of television, particularly its home network.

There's a sort of tradition of low and highbrow humor living together, and we definitely sit right in the middle of that," she says.

Not all early modern graffiti (in the subway or in other locales) was scatological; much of it revealed a highbrow sense of humor, as well as a surprising literary bent.

His voice had the crooning humor of a highbrow vaudevillian.

It was a stream-of-consciousness conversation that had almost nothing to do with science but everything to do with two associative, nimble intellects jumping from one topic of interest to another, highbrow erudition tussling with lowbrow humor the entire way.

Popular among Chinese youth, the new idioms may not be considered highbrow, but they offer a window into the humor, culture and concerns of China's millennial generation.

While the humor on the show may not be as quick-witted or highbrow as you are used to, you'll be refreshed in getting into a show like Brooklyn Nine-Nine that wears its humor on its sleeve.

The ballet took place on a collective Russian farm, combining vaudevillian humor with folk traditions to craft a work of theater at once highbrow and populist. .

"His comedy appealed to highbrows, but it was never genteel; it had the frenzy of great sophomoric humor, of the Mad comics.

His previous plays, like the very funny "Goner," have used a similar humor-avalanche approach to fine effect, but this one tries it in a highbrow setting, and you quickly realize less would have been more.

The group's sense of humor, while keeping their music relevant, does have past influences, namely the cool and sometimes highbrow irony of Steely Dan and the joking playfulness of ZZ Top.