: Re: Does having too many humorous scenes make the readers unable to take the plot seriously? The story I'm writing has its epicness and drama, but I also want it to be funny, with jokes, puns,
"Humor" should be taken in context of the whole story.
If your story is basically humorous, then "humor" is what one would expect, and would help, not hurt the story.
If your story is basically serious, you may have one or two humorous scenes for "comic relief," but "too much humor would detract from the story.
From the sound of the question, your story is of the first kind, and a lot of humor would be OK.
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