There are also cute gag strips that poke gentle fun at some of the story's events.

Shakespeare may be making gentle fun of them here, but he doesn't press the point.

He spoke often of Eliot, trying from time to time to poke gentle fun at him.

The first lady is known for poking gentle fun at her husband in public and bending his ear in private.

He also loves jokes and making gentle fun of his children.

Is he poking gentle fun at men's and women's attitudes toward marriage?

Many priests would have taken it in stride, perhaps even making gentle fun of it.

Spitzweg's paintings poke gentle fun at the figures he saw around him.

So did I. But you sat there making gentle fun of them.

The youngsters even develop the confidence to poke gentle fun at themselves.