Shakespeare's insufficiency of real sense of humor in his comedy is usually (and easily) pardoned by the contemporary audiences for his excellence in language and his legacy. "It was written 400 years ago. What did you expect? Naturally most jokes were worn out!" Some say. And admittedly, I'll buy tickets to see Benedick/Beatrice, Rosaline/Berowne. and Kathrine/Petruchio bickering all day. His comedy does not even need to be funny in plots and in characterizations in the first place (for me). There're so many other aspects to be praised.
However, works of Ben Jonson, e.g. the devil is an ass, remind me that the Jacobean comedies can actually be funny, with their timeless jokes criticizing human beings' foul plays. A good sense of humor can be appreciated even when the playwright was long buried (standing up).
All hail Ben Jonson the satirist. I hope I can see one production of his plays live one day.