Comical in a sentence as an adjective

This idea of petitioning Oracle would be comical were it not so pathetic.

****, reversion to the mean pretty much would cover most bases without any kind of comical soap opera drama needed.

As comical as North Korea is made out to be in much of the internet, there is a serious humanitarian crisis ongoing.

The Skype app on Android is really only barely functional, and what is more, the total lack of support or interest in fixing bugs from their side is almost comical.

One trick I've tried here in China is to talk to myself a lot, about things both true and absurd, using intonations both serious and comical, then sit back and wait to see who knows what I've been saying.

It's absolutely comical to me how politicians will tote the values of a capitalistic society, then turn around and get on their knees for special interest lobbies.

[1] This phrase is commonly used to mean raising the question but I mean it here in the traditional sense, like the comical observation: "If such actions were not illegal, then they would not be prohibited by the law."

"wtfFriendAction" is a comical example, but I think "gotFriends" is more instructive: it tells you nothing more than "I am the callback for getFriends", and thus adds no information to the original code, only verbosity.

I'm not quite as rabid as a lot of HN commenters are about this entire issue, but the following passage is near-comical:Balancing the competing interests at stake, the Government has taken a number of significant steps -- above and beyond what the law requires -- in order to promote transparency and accommodate the the legitimate interests of companies.

Comical definitions

adjective

arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

See also: amusing comic funny laughable mirthful risible