Yes, a few come to mind. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy starts as a bleak sci‑fi premise but spirals into absurdity, turning every “serious” revelation into a punchline. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is another, where the apocalypse is a bureaucratic mishap. Even Austen’s Pride and Prejudice can feel like a comedy of errors if you read past the surface: each misstep is a cleverly staged gag dressed in genteel language. The trick is spotting the satire buried in the “straight‑forward” narration.