clever and unflinching in its comic barbs 
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (JJ clever) (CC and) (JJ unflinching)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ comic) (NNS barbs)))))
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NNS )))))