droll·er·y 
(drōlə-rē)
(drōlə-rē)n. pl. droll·er·ies
1. A comical or whimsical quality.
2. A comical or whimsical way of acting, talking, or behaving.
3.
a. The act of joking; clowning.
b. Something, such as a story, that is comical or whimsical.