Sentence examples for smart jokes from inspiring English sources

The play is only moderately annoying: an amalgam of smart jokes, dumb jokes (someone mistakes Shylock for Sherlock), contrivances, and soul-searching.

The style and setting of Mr. Letts's new play strongly evoke Norman Lear's groundbreaking shows of the 1970s, which mixed smart jokes and social commentary in satisfying proportions.

What makes the movie so interesting -- aside from the charismatic mutants, smart jokes and multiple explosions -- is the historical setting.

7. If You're a man, be witty: Witty men -- smart jokes, not crude or silly ones -- are perceived as appealing, attractive and intelligent.

If a smart joke had replaced every obscenity, the show would have been hilarious.

"For a decent number of weeks we'd test the waters in dress rehearsal with your basic, straightforward 'Bush isn't that smart' joke," recalls the former "Saturday Night Live" writer Mike Schur, "and it would always get a decidedly negative response, so we had to toss it out".

For every smart joke he does a silly one.

"Egon!" chirrups Egon, and the impish but eggheady smile he makes at his own silly-but-smart joke sums up the pleasures of Ramis for me.

You're getting molested!" But only Tig wants to address what happened, often through what Bill calls her "smart aleck" jokes, her reflexive method for jimmying locked family doors.

"I'm not that smart," Morgan jokes.

"Was it Kim Kardashian's," more than one smart aleck joked.