15 Funniest Far Side Comics That Are Also Incredibly Gross
Gary Larson's Far Side comics are best known for their irreverent humor, but these hilarious iterations of the strip are just plain gross.
The Far Side
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- Gary Larson
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- Gary Larson
Summary
Written and drawn by Gary Larson, The Far Side is a comic strip series that ran from December 1979 to January 1995. A worldwide hit, The Far Side explores life's surreal side and uses a mix of humans and anthropomorphic animals. As of 2020, Gary Larson decided to pick his pencil back up again and has started The Far Side up, circulating the comics on his official website.
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10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Haven't Been Overshared... Yet
Given the vast catalog of Far Side panels from the strip's long run, some absolute gems are bound to fall out of circulation..but not forever.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Break the Fourth Wall
While The Far Side is known for its surreal approach to comedy, many of its funniest comics come from breaking the fourth wall with meta humor.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Prove It's Obsessed with Chickens
The Far Side is known for its surreal and slightly morbid sense of humor, and that's rarely more apparent than when it brings out the chickens.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Where Only 1 Character Speaks
Take a side-splitting journey through Gary Larson's 'The Far Side,' as we spotlight the top 10 comics where one character's joke steals the show.
13 Funniest Far Side Comics That Prove It's Obsessed with Ducks
The Far Side is known for its surreal sensibilities and morbid sense of humor, and few of its recurring characters are darker than its criminal ducks.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Starring Elephants
Gary Larson's Far Side frequently feature giant trunked pachyderms, and their magnificent foibles. Here are 10 of the funniest elephant installments.
11 Funniest Far Side Comics with a Named Character
The Far Side never used recurring characters, but here are the 11 best strips where something was added to the humor by naming one of the characters.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Reference Iconic Movies
Some of The Far Side's funniest comics reference classic movies including King Kong, The Godfather, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
This Brilliant Peanuts Reference Proves Far Side Is the Smartest Comic Strip Ever
Gary Larson's Far Side comic made several references to its long-running predecessor Peanuts, with one proving just how smart Larson's comic was.
1 Far Side Comic Is Hiding a Surprisingly Dark Joke About Charlie Brown
One Far Side strip imagined a universe where all the newspaper comic strips are real - and Charlie Brown has a much darker side than anyone realized.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Reference Classic Cartoons
Classic cartoons were a huge influence on Gary Larson's long-running absurdist newspaper strip The Far Side. Here are the ten best references.
"It Was Cruel, Stupid and Ridiculous": 10 Most Controversial Far Side Comics Ever
While Gary Larson's The Far Side is considered family friendly today, it has angered many readers in its time, receiving piles of hate mail.
15 Funniest The Far Side Comics That Will Never Get Old
Ripped straight from the funny pages, these are the 15 most hilarious Far Side comic strips that will never get old.
Far Side's Baby-Eating Snake Is Based on a Dark Real-Life Experience
Snakes are the punchline of dozens of Far Side panels, but creator Gary Larson's influence came from a terrifying incident with one of the reptiles.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Only Use 2 Words
From beaver hunting gone wrong, to primitive UFOs, these one paneled comics only need two words to get their hilarious punchlines across.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Where Everybody Dies
The Far Side doesn't consider humans the smartest animals, depicting a variety of ways in which its hapless characters meet their end.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Don't Use Any Words
Gary Larson's Far Side often proved the adage "Silence is Golden." Here are ten of the strip's funniest panels that do not use a single word.
10 Darkest Far Side Comics That Don't Use Any Words
Gary Larson's Far Side comics were known for their dark humor and their minimalism. Here are ten of the darkest strips that don't use a single word.
Far Side's Creator Has a Smart Theory About Its Hilarious Caption Swap with Dennis the Menace
Far Side creator Gary Larson suggested in the "Prehistory of The Far Side" retrospective that swapped captions might not have been an "accident."
13 Darkest Far Side Comics That Reference Iconic Movies
The Far Side is known for its morbid & surreal humor - a quality the strip applies to classic movies like Alien, The Sound of Music and King Kong.