Sentence examples for humour despair from inspiring English sources

In Sam Yates's engaging and well-judged revival, it emerges as an intriguing period piece that speaks to our times in its tragicomic depiction of the anxieties, humour, despair and obstinate hopes of an age of recession.

It is a performance that crams in humour, confusion, despair and resilience.

It is also sharp and funny, with humour and despair mashed in together.

There's been a lot of humour in despair throughout the year, which certainly feels appropriate for 2016.

By all means keep the classy crime dramas coming but give us the romance, the wit, the humour, the despair and the sheer contradictory appeal of humanity as well.

The role of Yelnikoff was originally written in the 1970s, and intended for Zero Mostel; he's an archetypal Allen protagonist, eking humour from despair as he peers over the existential abyss.

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith This classic coming-of-age novel is narrated by Cassandra Mortmain, whose life with her eccentric family living in a crumbling castle is the source of both humour and despair.

But now, even the most cynical of contemporary fans must see that Enjoy is a perfect illustration of one of the author's most successful traits: the ability to convey the intricacies of daily life, through humour and despair, but certainly not nihilism.

Allan Moore has retained his famed sense of humour despite despair at the recent death of his brother and pressure as manager of underperforming Morton.

His analysis of soiled, clumsy humanity... induces a humour-scented despair".

The story is rich in humour, violence and despair.