farce

Definition

A comedic genre characterized by exaggerated situations and absurd happenings; also, a situation so ridiculous it seems unreal.

中文 一种以夸张情景和荒诞事件为特征的喜剧类型；也指一个荒唐到看似不真实的局面。

Example

"The trial turned into a farce when the witness slipped on a banana peel."