Sentence examples for farcical effect from inspiring English sources

Last night FINA, the sport's governing body, confirmed that these championships will be the final major international meet to witness the farcical effect of the performance-enhancing suits.

But that privacy is jealousy guarded, sometimes with farcical effects.

Another farcical event.

The overall effect is farcical and would make for an odd day for anyone, but Goode has just landed from a 10-city, month-long tour of the US for Brideshead's release there, followed by an appearance at California's Comic-Con, the largest comic-book convention in the world, where he gave a Watchmen press conference in front of 7,000 people.

Director Brian Kulick and songwriter Duncan Sheik rightly play up the farcical elements of this slighter Brecht work to maximum effect.

The result was a mildly farcical call and response.

There are heavinesses (the farcical episode is one of them) and dull stretches, but the overall effect is of caustic intelligence.

But farcical.

The farcical aspects.

It's farcical".

It's just farcical.