Think Newsnight with a steady laugh-track.
Self-described as a product of the west of England, an area famous "for cider and boredom," and delivering jokes timed to appear almost as if he is discovering the punch lines as he goes along, Mr. Bailey mines steady laughs and intermittent applause.
The Nerd Nite style — tongue-in-cheek PowerPoint slides, lots of (sometimes faux) data, plenty of audience participation — was on full display in the final fall event, though not everyone was satisfied by the steady stream of laugh lines in the opening talk, delivered by a stick-wielding financial-services marketer named Roger Ma, author of "The Zombie Combat Manual".
There is a steady stream of laughs and narrative interest.
It yields a steady stream of laughs for children and grown-ups, and one perfect song: "The Rainbow Connection".
Making sure the action quota was kept in check while also ensuring a steady stream of laughs, the balance was perfectly managed and proved, yet again, that Arnie works best when paired with Cameron.
It deals with dark subjects like depression and suicide, but also contains a steady flow of laughs.
But the laughs are steady, writes Neil Genzlinger, and you get to find out what would happen if the Greek gods meddled in human politics once again.
I don't think I've seen him since last Christmas!" Coogan, aware of quite how ludicrous his life has become, laughs a steady "chuck chuck chuck".
The three of us stood in that open-field this summer, thoughtless, not hearing a sound besides the steady breeze and distant laughs of children that are inescapable in Ciudad Sandino.
But sometimes I wish for more like Jackie: a role model with a steady gaze who barks a laugh at the vicissitudes of life, simply pours a stiff drink and reapplies her lipgloss instead.
