Funny (von englisch = lustig, gewöhnlich verwendet in der Mehrzahl Funnys) ist eine im deutschen Sprachraum verwendete Gattungsbezeichnung für humorvolle Comics, die Slapstick-Elemente und Gags aufweisen können. Viele Werke von Zeichnern der École Marcinelle werden als Funnys bezeichnet.
Beispiele für Funnies sind Micky Maus, Fix und Foxi und Asterix.
Im englischsprachigen Raum wird die Bezeichnung „Funnies“ als Abkürzung für Comic Strips verwendet.
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