The program, which will be repeated today through tomorrow night, began with a well-observed, funny portrait of a fractious dance audience.

And in Mrs Nickleby, he has created a savage and wildly funny portrait of his own mother.

There's also a funny portrait of Alfred Hitchcock clowning around (Johnson).

"Next Fall" paints a beautiful and funny portrait of modern romance, asking the hard questions about commitment, love, and faith.

This is a visceral, and often funny, portrait of Delhi over decades.

It's also a smart, funny portrait of optimistic young bohemians in New York not long after the turn of the last century.

"My Attorney Bernie" offers an acidly funny portrait of a shady lawyer.

Inspired by Ms. Vincent's divorce, this piece has been described as a portrait of grief, both searing and funny.

Together, the three diarists paint a brutal, winsome and often funny portrait of troubled young Americans trying to create their own families.

And one of the funniest portraits in the book, a rabbi to the movie industry, is Edgar Magnin.