Sentence examples for intelligent humour from inspiring English sources

Combining frankness with a sharp and intelligent humour, When We Were Bad is an irresistible treat.

Because part of what Hawkes brings to the role of Mark O'Brien is a gentle, intelligent humour and there it is… a joke!

"I am a freedom-loving female and gay rights activist who loves to find the funny in all people, attitudes, beliefs, and appearances, but only when the context permits intelligent humour," she said in the statement.

Though Hozier's intelligent humour, alongside the efforts of his management to make sure he looks his best, have made him an unlikely heart-throb (the Radio City gig was full of screaming women), he's reluctant to accept the mantle.

I know a lot of Guardian readers and people like that will go, 'It's not intelligent humour.' But, you know: my fans don't watch 8 Out of 10 Cats".

The script is packed with intelligent, topical humour and there are some finely drawn characters.

Good sense of humour, intelligent, not hideously unattractive, and sort of confident without being arrogant".

Anne Finnis, editor, Usborne · "I'm impressed by the ability to convey a lot concisely and to move the story along, an intelligent sense of humour, and an understanding that what makes human beings tick is just as magical as anything in or out of this world".

While Snicket's bizarre characters and twisted plots are certainly part of this appeal, it's his intelligent writing and dark humour that make his stories so compelling.

Mr Chappelle had earned a large following for his unique brand of humour, at once fiercely intelligent, topical, incisive and profane.But in 2005 Mr Chappelle abruptly abandoned his cresting career, walking away from a TV contract reportedly worth $50m.

Demanding artist, selfish (her words) seeks an intelligent man with good sense of humour, probably not for sex because she's going through the menopause and has lost the urge, but definitely for laughs and companionship.