Marriage stopped being comic when it was suddenly halted, at which point it became divorce, which time never disturbed and the funniness of which was never-ending.
And to begin with, during the events leading up to the invasion, the folly of the British is nearer to being comic than appalling.
But dark as well as comic forces are in play here, the darker, perhaps, for being comic, because what Shylock is making merry with is inchoate Christian terror.
Delderfield called his autobiography For My Own Amusement, but few perhaps now appreciate - his novels scarcely being comic - the scale of the contribution he made to the national laughter.
This being Comic Relief – see, I can do my bit to raise awareness for Red Nose day by dropping the charity's name into every sentence; please give generously – the emphasis for this menu is less on the British and more on the comic.
In addition to being comic tours de force, the pieces collected in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (1997) and Consider the Lobster (2005) are unfailingly self-deprecating in spite of often having large and troubling things to say.
In offer of it being Comic Con, Penelope and I drew a comic together.
Planché used costume for comedic effect, not by the costumes being comic, but by the incongruity of realistic historical dress being juxtaposed with the actions of the actors.
The event being Comic Con, many of his "subjects" were fellow cosplayers who would freak out before stopping to admire the seven-foot-tall teen's efforts.
The event being Comic Con, many of his 'subjects' were fellow cosplayers who would freak out before stopping to admire the seven-foot-tall teen's efforts.
She was initially noted to be a stereotypical shōnen character, serving as a love interest for the protagonist, and served little purpose in the series initially beyond being comic relief.
