What you must have heard was tongue in cheek and it means
farcical.
A play done tongue in cheek makes fun of itself. It is a
parody.
Basically: joking.
Tongue in cheek refers to the facial gesture of using the tongue
to make the cheek stick out on one side, which is a sign of
skepticism or disbelief. Something said "tongue in cheek" is not to
be taken seriously.