farce
//fɑːs//
Noun
farceSingular
farcesPlural
1
A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.
The theater company performed a hilarious farce that had the audience laughing throughout the show.
2
An absurd event or situation that is ridiculously inadequate or a mockery of what it should be.
The trial was a complete farce, with no real evidence presented.