Definition of "funny story" []

• An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "It started small—just a funny story about my boys posted once a week on the site—then a sign-up to get The Queen of Lakewood’s Weekly Address via e-mail."
• "The great jazzman Hilton Fenton came over to our table and told us a funny story about the actor Morgan Freeman."
• "In Chapter 3, “To Err Is Human,” you’ll read lots of stories from people who have their weak moments, including Rebecca Hill’s very funny story about working on a fitness video shoot in Hawaii with a super fit staff."