"Comedic effect" refers to something that is said or done to make people laugh or find something funny. It is a technique used in comedy to generate humor or amusement. Full definition
Every word coming out of their mouths were either meant for comedic effect or to move the story alone, due to the small nature of the story. (rottentomatoes.com)
It's all wonderfully confusing and the pop - art colour palette only adds to the overall comedic effect. (creativeboom.com)
For the record I turned out to be fairly balanced person and have never once tried to reproduce an act in the game other than for comedic effect. (gamesetwatch.com)