absurdist

“It’s parabolic, absurdist, quirky family comedy, and you could see a world in which a network or studio may think, ‘Let’s make it grounded.’

Oyelowo, also an executive producer, has a ready description of the tone: “it’s a parabolic surrealist absurdist family comedy,” he said in an interview.

Rather, this inauguration was downright goofy, an ostentatious demonstration of absurdist pageantry and empty promises.

Also, absurdist fare that has you questioning "Why?" is a mood we're all embracing right now.

Outside of his core group of devotees, audiences didn’t know what to make of its trippy horror, absurdist humor and often frustrating digressions.