Amusing
Amusing adjective - Providing amusement or enjoyment.
Dead
Both words in one sentence
- Kids Are Cruel: The Nutshell Kids clearly don't believe for a second that Chicken Soup is actually dead (they show no surprise when he turns up), but they still find Rosie's story about him choking to death rather amusing and play along enthusiastically.
Source: Western Animation / Really Rosie -
The fact is, the story and plot of Jericho would be a dead-baby depressing slog of angst were it not for Jericho being the narrator; with him, the story is a ludicrously amusing and optimistic romp through a terribly grimdark adventure as told by a likeable sociopath.
Source: Fanfic / Jericho - His 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail is the best example of this as the plot frequently switches focus from the comical, over-the-top Madea getting into trouble in amusing ways, to a young prostitute's trials and tribulations that are handled in a dead serious manner.
Source: Mood Whiplash / Film
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