Next came the Snickers Super Bowl commercial, which garnered big laughs and still more attention for White.

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Both Ms. Keaton and Mr. Nicholson get their share of big laughs.

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This final episode was too long (can anybody justify those extra 15 minutes?) and there was no edge to this closing, no brilliance, and no big laughs.

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With big laughs roaring through the Beverly Hills, Calif.

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To be sure, stand-up acts aren't the only ones getting paid big bucks to get laughs.

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And they're not the only ones scoring big bucks to grab laughs on the road: Six of the 100 top-grossing tours at midyear belonged to comedians, according to Pollstar, a trade magazine that tracks the concert industry.

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Kenny Shea Dinkin: (laughs) Flo has moved to the big city from a small Midwestern town.

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Nonsense, nonsense. (Brown laughs) Can I turn to another big area, which you mentioned yourself, which is Copenhagen, briefly, because that has been seen - and no doubt you worked very hard - as a failure.

BBC: Take your politics too seriously

The state opening of parliament may be billed as one of the big political events of the year - but there are usually more laughs, surprises and revelations to be had at an end-of-the-pier magic show.

BBC: A rising star eclipses the boss

The fact that his directorial debut is a serious political film (although he tells the New York Times that it will have some laughs), is likely a sign that Stewart is ready for a big change in his life.

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