black humour not funny, especially
in a magic realist Czech novel
dry humour whimsical, not funny
at all.
dry wit not an obvious belly
laugh. Or possibly, not funny.
extraordinarily subtle humour not funny (Like Twin Peaks)
gentle humour making fun of a
harmless character (unlike savage humour, which is making fun of people who
deserve to be sent up). Not funny unless you enjoy other people’s humiliation.
hilarious painfully unfunny, clowns, slapstick, people fall off bicycles
hilarious
family comedy grotesquely
broad, cruel slapstick
irreverent blistering satire
intended to expose all establishment figures and institutions as hollow
mockeries and white sepulchres
just a bit of
fun humiliation,
persecution etc 'Fun is humour for people without a sense of humour.' Euan
Ferguson
light-hearted arch
novelty comedy, as in "novelty
record"
offbeat comedy = not funny. Or else relies on a lot of twinkling by main character.
quirky humour not funny
warm humour like gentle humour, but more icky. Lots of
“aaah” moments and twinkly-eyed characters.
