For some reason that revelation seemed excruciatingly funny to both girls, as they burst into laughter again.

"I don't find that excruciatingly funny, Sheriff."

They are so drenched in tears and tragedy that they are excruciatingly funny.

They are excruciatingly funny, just because she represents types so common that we recognize them instantly.

Obliged to abandon his treasures, he weeps silent bitter tears - excruciatingly funny and also strangely moving.

Also she, like many people, thought there was something excruciatingly funny about mishaps happening to a midget.

To those who knew the violin and the score, the results were excruciatingly funny.

To me this was excruciatingly funny.

Newsweek described the book as "excruciatingly funny" but "a darker novel than its predecessor."

They're both excruciatingly funny, and they'd be going back and forth, and then they'd stop and do this dark material on a dime.