farcical

The election process became farcical when it was revealed that more votes were cast than there were voters.

(Chinese) 当发现投票数多于选民人数时，选举过程变得荒谬可笑。

The attempted cover-up was so poorly executed that it became farcical.

(Chinese) 那场试图掩盖真相的行动执行得如此拙劣，以至于变得荒唐可笑。