screwball

We never tell him, 'Great screwball,' though, because then his elbow would hurt.

His Girl Friday (1940) A must for anyone interested in journalism (or screwball comedies).

The quirky tenor of his voice, combined with his observant, mocking tone, gelled perfectly with the screwball proceedings.

Their screwball-style repartee—intellectual rather than romantic—reveals not a sexual chemistry, but a winning comedic one.

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, by G.K. Chesterton—A nightmare all right: lurid, screwball, and grotesque.

An unpredictable, erratic screwball but one of the finest rocket riders who ever flashed through the void.

"This is what I got out of checking all the screwball factories I could reach personal and by mail," Clocker said.

Whatever came up—a screwball flying saucer or a berserk psycho waving a gun.