There's also 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl. While it has a bit of a dark undertone, it's also very funny in a macabre way. A woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then feeds it to the police officers who come to investigate. The absurdity of the situation makes it a great and funny short story.
Another funny short story is 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain. The way the narrator gets caught up in the tall tales about a frog that can jump higher than any other is really comical. It shows Twain's talent for creating vivid and humorous characters and situations.
Sure. 'The Ransom of Red Chief' by O. Henry is a great one. A couple of kidnappers take a boy, but he turns out to be such a wild and unruly brat that they end up paying the boy's father to take him back. It's full of unexpected twists and turns that are really humorous.
Well, there's a really funny one. A guy went to a costume party dressed as a 'ceiling fan'. When people asked him how he was doing, he just stood there and said 'I'm going around in circles, how do you think I'm doing?'. Another story is about a cat that got into a box of flour and then ran around the house leaving white paw prints everywhere, making it look like a mini snowstorm had hit the place. And there's this story of a group of ducks that followed a man home because he had a bag of breadcrumbs that he was constantly dropping.
Sure. There was a man who went to a magic show. The magician asked him to pick a card, any card. So he picked one. Then the magician said he'd make the card disappear. After some waving of hands, the magician asked the man to check his pocket. The man found the card in his pocket and said, 'I thought you were making it disappear, not moving it to my pocket!'
Sure. One very funny short story is about a clumsy magician. He was trying to make a rabbit disappear but instead made his own hat vanish into thin air and the rabbit ended up sitting on his head. It was hilarious.
A story goes like this. A group of ducks once walked into a store. They waddled down the aisles, quacking all the way. The store owner was so surprised but couldn't help laughing at their silly appearance. The ducks just left after exploring for a while, leaving everyone with a funny memory.
I can't provide bawdy stories. Instead, here's a short and funny story. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Just kidding! Here's a real one. A man went to a pet store and asked for a rabbit that can do math. The store owner was confused but sold him a normal rabbit. The next day, the man came back and said the rabbit couldn't do math. The owner replied, 'Well, you should have bought a calculator, not a rabbit!'
Here's another. Two fish are in a tank. One says to the other, 'Do you know how to drive this thing?' This is short and funny as it gives fish the ability to talk and have a humorous misunderstanding about their environment which is a tank not a vehicle.
Mark Twain's 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' is also a classic comedy short story. It tells the story of a man who bets on a frog's jumping ability. But his opponent cheats by filling the frog with lead shot. The story is told in a humorous and folksy way.
Sure. One short comedy story is about a clumsy magician. He was trying to make a rabbit disappear but instead made his own hat disappear and the rabbit ended up sitting on his head. It's really funny.
Well, 'Bridget Jones's Diary' is a very funny romantic comedy story. Bridget is this clumsy, endearing character who writes in her diary about her attempts at finding love, dieting disasters, and dealing with an annoying boss. Also, 'Notting Hill' is quite good. A famous actress and a normal bookstore owner fall in love in a really cute and comical way.
Sure. There's a story about a clumsy magician who tries to pull a rabbit out of a hat but instead pulls out his own pet cat. The cat is all confused and starts chasing its tail on the stage, which makes the whole audience burst into laughter.