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science fiction comedy Science fiction comedy (sci-fi comedy) or comic science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that exploits the science-fiction (SF) genre's conventions for comedy, comedic effect. Comic science fiction often mocks or satirize ...

works—those mixing soft science fiction or

science fantasy Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. In a conventional science fiction story, the world is presented as being scientif ...

with comedy.

Literature

* Douglas Adams' novels: ** ''The'' ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' and sequels **'' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' * Robert Asprin's ''Phule'' series * Fredric Brown's '' Martians, Go Home'' and other novels and short works. *

Steven Erikson Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ...

's ''Willful Child'' * Jasper Fforde's novel '' The Eyre Affair'' * David S. Garnett's ''

Stargonauts David Stanley Garnett (born 1947) is a UK science fiction author and editor. His first novel, ''Mirror in the Sky'', was published in 1969. Three of his books are comic science fiction novels: ''Stargonauts'', ''Bikini Planet'' and ''Space Waste ...

'', '' Bikini Planet'' and ''Space Wasters'' * Most of Ron Goulart's work *

Rob Grant Robert Grant is an English comedy writer, television producer and co-creator of ''Red Dwarf''. Since ''Red Dwarf'', Grant has written two television series, ''The Strangerers'' and '' Dark Ages'', and four solo novels, his most recent being '' F ...

and Doug Naylor's ''

Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...

'' * The novels of

('' Colony'', '' Incompetence'' and '' Fat''). * Harry Harrison's ''

Stainless Steel Rat James Bolivar diGriz, alias "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison. Description James Bolivar diGriz goes by many aliases, including "Slippe ...

'', ''

Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers ''Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers'' is a 1973 comic science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison. It is a parody of the space opera genre and in particular, the Lensman and Skylark series of E. E. "Doc" Smith. The main characters ...

'' and '' Bill, the Galactic Hero'' novels * Simon Haynes's Hal Spacejock novels *

Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadwa ...

's '' The Road to Mars'' * Stanislaw Lem's novel '' Cyberiad'' and his '' Ijon Tichy'' stories. * Larry Niven's collection '' The Draco Tavern'' * John Scalzi's '' Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas'' * Much of Robert Sheckley's work * Jonathan Swift's novel ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'', a proto-science fiction satire * Kurt Vonnegut's novel '' The Sirens of Titan'', and a lot of his work, including '' Slaughterhouse-Five'' * Much of the work of Connie Willis * D. Harlan Wilson's novels '' Dr. Identity'' and ''Codename Prague'' * The novels of

John Sladek John Thomas Sladek (December 15, 1937 – March 10, 2000) was an American science fiction author, known for his satirical and surreal novels. Life and work Born in Waverly, Iowa, in 1937, Sladek was in England in the 1960s for the New Wave ...

. *

Charles Yu Charles Chowkai Yu (born January 3, 1976) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels ''How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe'' and '' Interior Chinatown'', as well as the short-story collections ''Third Class Superhero'' ...

's novel ''

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ''How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe'' is a 2010 novel by American writer Charles Yu. The novel revolves around a search for a father and the father-son relationship. It also includes themes about life and how we live especially ...

Films

Television

There are many animated Japanese series which use a science fiction-comedy or science fiction-fantasy-comedy setting. '' Urusei Yatsura'', '' Dr. Slump'', '' FLCL'', ''

Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Productions, King Records and VAP. '' ...

'' and '' Tenchi Muyo!'' are examples.

Video games

*'' Giants: Citizen Kabuto'' *'' Ratchet & Clank'' series *'' Space Quest'' series *'' Leather Goddesses of Phobos'' series *'' Mother'' series *''

Portal Portal often refers to: * Portal (architecture), an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Portal'' (series), two video games ...

'' series *''

Day of the Tentacle ''Day of the Tentacle'', also known as ''Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle'', is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game ''Maniac Mansion''. The plot follows Bernard Bernoulli a ...

'' *''

Borderlands A borderland or borderlands are the geographical space or zone around a territorial border. Borderland or borderlands may refer to: Places * Borderland, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia * Borderland (ele ...

'' series *'' Earthworm Jim'' series *'' Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender''

Machinima

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Red vs. Blue ''Red vs. Blue'', often abbreviated as ''RvB'', is an American web series created by Burnie Burns with his production company Rooster Teeth. The show is based on the setting of the military science fiction first-person shooter series and media fr ...

'' (2003–present)

Web series and streaming television

*''

Lobo Lobo may refer to: Places *Lobo, Batangas, a municipality in the Philippines *Lobo, Texas, a ghost town *Lobo, Indonesia *Lobo, Cameroon, a town in Cameroon *Lobo Hill, near Belchite, Aragon, Spain * Lobo, Ontario, near London, Ontario, Canada Pe ...

'' (2000) *'' The Crew'' (2008–present) *''

Voyage Trekkers Voyage Trekkers is an American comedy web series created by director Nathan Blackwell and co-writer Craig Michael Curtis. The series is broadcast on the internet and premiered on 9 July 2011. The webseries spanned 2 seasons and in 2018 a TV episode ...

'' (2011–present) *'' Other Space'' (2015–present)

Webcomics

*'' Starslip Crisis'' (2005–present) *'' Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!'' (2004–present) *''

Schlock Mercenary ''Schlock Mercenary'' is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting. After its debut on June 12, 2000 ...

'' (2000–present)

Manga and anime

* '' Hyper Police'' series by Minoru Tachikawa * '' Gin Tama'' series by Hideaki Sorachi

Radio

*'' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (1978–2005) *'' Canadia: 2056'' (2007–present) *''

Nebulous ''Nebulous'' is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comedy radio show written by Graham Duff and produced by Ted Dowd from Baby Cow Productions; it is directed by Nicholas Briggs. The series premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Radio 4. Set ...

'' (2005–2008) *'' Space Hacks'' (2007–2008) *''

The Spaceship ''The Spaceship'' is a science fiction comedy set in the year 2104 and onwards that premiered on BBC Radio 7 over the course of five days during the last week of June 2005. It was written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst and was directed by Sal ...

'' (2005–2008) *''

Undone Undone may refer to: Music * "Undone – The Sweater Song", a 1994 single by Weezer * "Undone" (Stellar song), 1999 * "Undone" (Joe Nichols song), 2016 * ''Undone'' (Brian & Jenn Johnson album), 2001 * ''Undone'' (MercyMe album), 2004 * ''U ...

'' (2006–2010)

Audio

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Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe ''Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe'' is a science fiction radio drama series by the ZBS Foundation, written by Thomas Lopez. The first series, ''Ruby: Adventures of A Galactic Gumshoe'', was created in 1982. In each story, the title character Ruby is hi ...

'' (1982–present)

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