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I think you need to listen to reason. Snow Crash is serious business!

Reason is capitalised, unless you mean actual reason.

Serious science fiction does not need to be bereft of comedy. Satirical science fiction, like many of the works of Vonnegut, are hilarious and ludicrous, but no less science fiction for that fact.

I've read comedy science fiction and horror. I don't have a problem with it per se. I just haven't expected it in this case and it was really stupid.

Humoristic books can be also the poignant. Humour does not invalidate an authors observation of human condition.

Keep reading.

Man, I could really go some pizza delivery science fiction parody right about now...

Why can't it be both?

Try:

1. Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge 2. Otherland, by Tad Williams