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Clutton-Brock has joked that his most important discovery was meerkats’ fondness for hard-boiled egg.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Even Tina Fey has joked about Fennell’s fondness for sudden depravity.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Karp was raised in Merrick on Long Island — the same town, he has joked, that Lindsay Lohan and Mario Puzo once called home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He has joked that he had to stay in the U.S. to earn enough money to pay his student loan, which carried a 24% interest rate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

He has laughed where many would have wept, and he has joked where some would have been serious, if not savage.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng