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The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.    

Answer:

The author has used gentle humour to point out human idiosyncrasies. The title itself is suggestive of the tone of the piece. 'Pancake' was the brand name of the make-up material that Gemini Studios bought for its actors and according to him it was bought in truck-loads and the make- up room of the studio was once Robert dive's stable. He goes on to talk of the fiery misery' of those subjected to make-up, under the iridescent lights and the team of make up artists from alt over—'gang of nationally integrated make-up men' who could turn any decent-looking person into a hideous crimson hued monster.   Similarly, in describing people he exhibits a pronounced sense of humour. The office 'boy' was a man in his early forties whose sole Job was to paint the crowd during outdoor shootings. He had entered the studios years ago in the hope of becoming a star actor or a top screen writer, director or lyrics writer. The situation had made him into a poet. Like most people who thought that the writer had no Job, the 'boy' came to enlighten him with a long lecture on how great literary talent was being allowed to go waste in the department fit only for barbers and perverts.