The Globes also tend to book an acerbic host to make cutting jokes about the A-list guests.

John Simon fit the acerbic bill so well that he even appeared on an episode of “The Odd Couple,” along with the more gentlemanly example of Los Angeles Times theater critic Daniel Sullivan.

Would you say you use beautiful melodies to soften an acerbic lyric or use acerbic lyrics to toughen up a beautiful melody?

Others praised its use and Parker’s history as an acerbic writer.

A few weeks ago one of Russia’s most acerbic news anchors was completely dismissive of Harris’s political abilities.