Sentence examples for sharp gag from inspiring English sources

Channel 4 comes closer – with Catastrophe and Chewing Gum showcasing 3D female characters and messy sexuality alongside sharp gag writing.

It also mercilessly sends itself up whenever talk of mystical mantras, energy fields and alternate dimensions gets too heavy: the rendering of Strange's cloak as a garment with a life of its own is a particularly sharp gag.

It creates a terrifically ambitious (and unexpected) narrative with a tonne of sharp gags.

Sharp gags and erudite cinema references mix with gore to create one of the smartest black comedies of recent years.

Tad most comes to life not when relating his day-to-day struggles, but in the short and sharp gags that interrupt the narrative.

The smarmy scaffolding was a character, but the sharp gags and fresh ideas and inspired silliness that accompanied it gave Martin a popularity that let him play stadiums and arenas and amphitheatres.

But in the States, where it's won a loyal audience with its sharp gags, wild flights of fancy and love of pop culture, they're already on to the third.

Yet there were some sharp sight gags, especially the glimpse at the end of a character's tattoo.

The effect is very funny and the script the toys are given by screenwriters Doug Chamberlain and Chris Webb, is wonderfully sharp and rich in gags.

The visual gags are sharp, there are a couple of excellent songs, and the charm is the fact that it is all a little frayed around the edges.

The US talkshow: late-night, five times a week, with an accessible guy (and it's almost always a guy) in a sharp suit bringing smooth gags, star interviews, musical guests and skits to a dedicated audience who stay up past midnight to be part of the gang.