Clowning
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To act in a silly or playful fashion.
Example sentence: My father was always clowning around. It was a huge influence on me. In my family, everything is turned into a joke.
Drollery
Part of speech: noun
Definition: comical quality.amusing behaviour.something humorous, funny or comical.a puppet show; a comic play or entertainment; a comic picture; a caricature.a joke; a funny story.