humorous fiction
Comedic literary works
Humorous fiction is literature written primarily to amuse—novels, short stories, or other narrative forms where comedy drives the work rather than serving as occasional relief.
The category spans satire, parody, absurdist fiction, and comic novels: P.G. Wodehouse wrote humorous fiction about English aristocrats and their servants.
Distinguished from works that contain humor but aim mainly at drama, romance, or suspense.
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
- spoofingFraudulent imitation
- parodySatirical imitation
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
playfulness · witty banter · miscommunication · irony · straight man · fish out of water · satire · farce · running gag · absurdity · tall tale · pastiche · surrealism · exaggeration · incongruity · lampoon · eccentricity · illogicality
- comedy termsjokes, puns, wit, sarcasm, irony
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
- fantasy & humorfairy tales, tall tales, whimsy, fables, folklore
- humor writingsatire, parody, puns, wordplay, irony
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
- humor booksjoke books, one-liners, wisecracks, limericks, roast jokes
humorous fictiontragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
horror fiction · tearjerker · dark fiction · grimdark · psychological thriller
humorous fictionjournalism
News gathering and dissemination
nonfiction · documentary · news reporting · investigative journalism · hard news
humorous fictionmorality tale
Story conveying ethical instruction
cautionary tale · polemic · propaganda · sermon · treatise
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