2. Cut the comedy / Cut the
funny stuff!
O MEANING: Stop acting silly and telling
jokes!; Be serious!
O EXAMPLES:
John: All right, you guys! Cut the comedy
and get to work!
Bill: Can't we ever have any fun?
John: No.
3. Vocabulary:
O Hilarious: very funny.
O Silly: not sensible or serious; stupid in a
funny way.
O Stunt: an exciting and ofetn dangerous act
performed to entertain people, usually in
amovie.
4. O Chuckle: to laugh quietly or softly.
O Giggle: to laugh in a childish way because
something is silly.
O Guffaw: to laugh laoudly but briefly.
O Hysterical: extremely funny.
5. O Parody: a performance that copies a
particular style in a funny way.
O Satire: a way of talking about something
that is funny and makes people see its
faults.
O Slapstick: humorous acting where the
actors fall over, throw things at each other,
etc.
6. O Snicker: to laugh quietly at something that
is silly or ridiculous.
O Insult: to say or do something that offends.
O Punch line: the last few lines of a joke or
story that make it funny or surprising.
