comic strip vs farce

comic strip

noun
  • A series of illustrations, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature. 

farce

noun
  • A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method. 

  • A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents. 

  • Forcemeat, stuffing. 

  • A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor. 

  • A ridiculous or empty show. 

verb
  • To stuff with forcemeat or other food items. 

  • To fill full; to stuff. 

How often have the words comic strip and farce occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )