By turns hilarious and harrowing, it's a portrait of a modern family that is toxic to its core.

The upshot, delivered deadpan, is by turns hilarious, disturbing and off-putting.

By turns vicious, obscene, hilarious and knowing, it has long been the most popular television show in Russia.

Mr. Rollins used the story, which took several hilarious turns, to make a point about how self-destructive it is to get into fights.

"An extraordinary novel, by turns harrowing and hilarious, almost relentless in its suspense and, finally, quite moving."

"By turns hilarious and chilling, this is a terrific, joyful read," one critic said last year.

By turns hilarious and pathetic, the story shows just how hard it is, as the rabbis say, "to be a Jew."

One day Harish gets caught before his lover where his real name is revealed to her in a hilarious turn of events.

The 120 pictures in the exhibition are by turns spooky, beautiful, disturbing and hilarious.

Bedford is by turns hilarious and ironic in the best sense: compassionate and yet clear-eyed.