A word for a joke so poorly told and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh

There is a word for this in Indonesian language: jayus.

(Maybe, it is used in Filipino and Malaysian language also.)

It is a joke that is so bad, it's funny. It is often mentioned as untranslatable. I wonder if there is any English equivalent though. (and yes, English does not have to have a word for everything but there is always a chance or we can find a close match at least.)

Lame joke is mentioned in some of the sources but it does not quite fit. Here is an explanation:

Some argue that “lame joke” would do just fine, but not all lame jokes can make one laugh. A joke becomes a jayus when those who heard it laughed, not at the joke but at the person’s failed attempt to deliver a punch line.
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Solution 1:

I think what you are looking for is anti-joke, from Wikipedia:

Anti-humor is a type of indirect humor that involves the joke-teller delivering something which is deliberately not funny, or lacking in intrinsic meaning. The practice relies on the expectation on the part of the audience of something humorous, and when this does not happen, the irony itself is of comedic value. Anti-humor is also the basis of various types of pranks and hoaxes

Solution 2:

So bad, it's good is often used in reference to movies like this, but can also apply to comedians or any other entertainment, and presumably a joke.

Example usage:

Troll 2 is one of those so-bad-it's-good movies.

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I just watched Troll 2 it was so bad it was good.

Within the context of telling a joke you could say something like:

Alvin is terrible joke teller, the way he told the joke was so bad it was good.

or simply

That joke was so bad, it was good.

Solution 3:

A phrase that's often used would be a dad joke.

(nb: You don't need to be a dad to make one, as my S.O. likes to remind me with my jokes...)

Any joke that's so abysmal such that it makes people groan could fall under this. Essentially, think of any joke your dad would make.

Dad, I'm hungry!
Hi Hungry, I'm dad!

Also, jokes with a buildup you just know it's going to suck, but you can't help but laugh because of it. And so on.

Solution 4:

Corny joke might be what you're after.