Comic
Comic adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: a comic monologue about his misadventures as a first-time camper
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Both words in one sentence
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Sliding Scale Of Silliness Vs Seriousness: It can be sad, awesome or heartwarming... but is a comic starring Donald Duck, you have to accept some goofiness.
- X-Wing Series: Wedge has a bit of introspection at the start of one comic; it's not proper boasting because the whole issue is sad in tone, but without context it certainly looks like this trope.
Source: Badass Boast / Comic Books -
As season one progressed, Dean went from pure comic relief to being a sad, lost little boy who really just wanted his family back together and who wise-cracks only to mask that nasty pain.
Source: Sad Clown
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