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Noun
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In many ways, Doctor Odyssey is the perfect network television show — one that combines all the wacky inanities of the Ryan Murphy universe with an endless recyclability of form and function.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025 -
This insight is sort of nihilism lite, and a handy, if somewhat axiomatic, mantra for navigating the inanity of everyday life.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Sure, The Critic had its fair sure of absurdity (one character was from Easter Island and bore a striking resemblance to a moai statue), but the New York in which it was set felt real in a way that Springfield or Quahog never did.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
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Featuring intertwining narratives of doctors and patients, the film also includes a group of doctors-turned-comedians who use humor to highlight the absurdities of the system.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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