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Description: Behind closed doors, FBI agents admitted that what they were doing was farcical. A federal judge doesn't want you to hear about these conversations. He sealed the transcripts and placed them under a protective order in an attempt to prevent someone like me from doing something like this. Behind closed doors, the lead agent,

Kathryn Hahn

There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is.

American Actress

Joshua Henry

I would love, love, love to do a comedy like 'Gentleman's Guide,' something farcical and fast-paced, but I also want to do something that hasn't been written yet: the story of Sidney Poitier. A lot of people tell me that I look like him.

American Actor

Layla Moran

For all the farcical invoking of Blitz spirit, Brexit isn't merely an absurdist experiment in English nationalist nostalgia - it is the most audacious example yet of a futuristic Russian nationalism that seeks to divide and rule Europe.

British Politician

Rick Perlstein

The argument that John F. Kennedy was a closet peacenik, ready to give up on what the Vietnamese call the 'American War' upon re-election, received its most farcical treatment in Oliver Stone's 'JFK.

American Historian

Bryce Dallas Howard

50/50' is a comedy. I shouldn't say it's a buddy comedy because it's not farcical, and it's based on a true story, but it's viewing that experience through a very truthful lens of humour.

Francisco Goldman

I had one of those farcical bar mitzvahs where they spell out the words phonetically on index cards, and you don't even know what you're saying.

American Novelist

Kevin Kline

Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.

Often used to describe amusing events in plays, movies, or TV that are exaggerated and not meant to be taken seriously.

Entertainment Context

Highlights the extreme silliness or absurdity of a situation, more than just being funny.

Exaggeration Emphasis

Implies a situation is so ridiculous, it's hard to believe it's real or serious.

Not Realistic

Indicates an embarrassing situation that's so bad, it's funny.

Humiliating Context

Suggests incompetence leading to a comical series of errors.

Bungling Situations

Can be used to describe situations in society that are so wrong they become comical.

Social Commentary

 Behind closed doors, FBI agents admitted that what they were doing was farcical. A federal judge doesn't want you to hear about these conversations. He sealed the transcripts and placed them under a protective order in an attempt to prevent someone like me from doing something like this. Behind closed doors, the lead agent,

Farcical

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