Dark comedy

/dˈɑːk kˈɒmədi/

/dˈɑːɹk kˈɑːmədi/

Dark comedy

a genre of comedy that often deals with serious or taboo topics in a humorous or satirical way

Examples

1. He would do his dark comedy.

2. Of course, it was a dark comedy, "The Merchant of Venice."

3. After seven seasons of The Good Wife, the actress returned to TV in dark comedy series Dietland.

4. The Bar Straight from Spain comes The Bar, a film that adds a dark comedy edge to a paranoid nightmare.