Melissa Rosenberg

I love Charlie, Billy Burke's character. Writing for him is so spectacular, he's so funny and wry and every scene he's in he just takes. There's a scene in 'Eclipse' where Bella tells him she's a virgin, and it's the funniest, most awkward scene I've ever seen on film.

American Writer

Stephen Merchant

I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I admire, but it's not guttural laughter. It's a wry 'Oh, well done, sir.' But I sort of miss that slightly; I miss the raw joy of comedy I used to get.

English Writer

Tom Bodett

Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.

American Author

Stephen Jay Gould

I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut patefaciam - I break in order to reveal.

American Scientist

Ken Follett

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

Welsh Author

Simon Pegg

I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.

British Comedian

Floyd Skloot

Elaine Equi has been publishing her observant, often playful poetry for some 30 years, extending and deepening the range of her intrinsically wry voice.

American Poet

Jason Schreier

Though many of Obsidian's games have featured wry, sardonic humor, the developer has stuck to more serious fantasy and sci-fi themes.

Alice Levine

I tend to do stuff that is in some way tongue in cheek or humorous or has a kind of wry side to it.

British Entertainer

Shows mild or soft mockery, less direct than outright jokes.

Subtle Mockery

Wry suggests humor that's not immediately obvious; you may have to think about it.

Hidden Humor

Often used to describe a facial expression that's subtly humorous or ironic.

Subdued Expression

Conveys a form of criticism or dissatisfaction in a clever, subdued way.

Veiled Displeasure

Often paired with irony to express a situation's paradox or absurdity gently.

Gentle Irony

In medicine, 'wry' describes the physical distortion of body parts.

Medical Specificity

When used medically, 'wry' is not humorous and refers to an actual condition.

Not Always Funny

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Tribal leadership -...

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David Logan: Tribal...

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