Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FUNNY
I. adjective (funnier; -est)
Date: 1756
1. affording light mirth and laughter ; amusing , seeking or intended to amuse ; facetious , differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way ; peculiar , involving trickery or deception , funnily adverb funniness noun funny adverb
II. noun (plural funnies)
Date: 1852
one that is funny, comic strips or the comic section of a periodical