Better known as a stand-up comic, Mo'Nique has been widely praised for her role in the raw and gripping drama .

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The rim shot after a comic remark is an attempt to simulate--sort of a pre-technological attempt to simulate the sound of laughter.

讲完笑话，紧接着一阵鼓声,也是为了引起…,引起观众大笑的一种原始手段。

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I think that his deadpan way of bringing things down to earth when they get a little too highfalutin' involves the skill of a genuine stand-up comic.

我认为他是真的有漫画人物的效果,当他总是面无表情的’,让那些过分骄傲的人回归现实。

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