Can you recommend some good comedic short stories?
Well, 'The Catbird Seat' by James Thurber is a comedic short story. Mr. Martin, a meek - looking man, plans to get rid of his annoying co - worker, Mrs. Barrows. His elaborate and rather silly plan makes for a very humorous read. And 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl has some comical elements too. A woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then manages to get the police to eat the evidence while they search for the weapon.
Yes. 'A Retrieved Reformation' by O. Henry is quite comical. It tells the story of a safecracker who tries to start a new life but gets caught up in an old habit in a rather funny way. Also, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain is a classic comedic short story. The story is narrated by a man who is trying to find out about a man named Leonidas W. Smiley, but gets a long - winded and comical account about a frog - jumping contest instead.
