very funny
Genuinely quite amusing
Very funny is used sarcastically to dismiss something as not funny at all, usually in response to a joke at one's expense or an annoying prank: Very funny, guys. Now where did you hide my keys?
The phrase can also be used straightforwardly to describe something genuinely hilarious, though the sarcastic use predominates.
- Groucho MarxQuipping brother with glasses
- dry witUnderstated, ironic humor
- belly laughLoud, uncontrolled amusement
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- comic timingHumor's rhythmic precision
Charlie Chaplin · Dave Chappelle · Jim Carrey · Monty Python · sketch comedy · laughter · guffaw · hilarious · laugh out loud · side-splitting · satire · in stitches · absurdity · wit · dark humor · toilet humor · The Onion · irony
emotional tone
very funnytragic
Causing great sorrow
heartbreaking · devastating · somber · grim · depressing