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Meanings of black comedy in English

Russian
чёрный юмор
Portuguese
humor macabro
Catalan
humor negre
Spanish
comedia negra
Wikidata

Comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor.

Related terms
чёрный юмор
Usage of black comedy in English
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He said that No Man's Land is just a wonderful black comedy.
The Guardian
2
What happened next: an orderly retreat for the Chris Morris black comedy.
The Guardian
3
It was written in the early 1960s and it's a black comedy.
The Guardian
4
A fascinating study of a dysfunctional relationship and a brilliant black comedy.
The Guardian
5
The head-slapping stupidity of the situation could only be viewed as black comedy.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
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Used to be in that very black comedy show about the Korean War.
Crooked little vein
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It also examines the social impact of black comedy and its notable artists.
Reuters
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Somewhere along the way, a sharp black comedy lost its bite.
Reuters
9
The black comedy thriller is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
The South African
10
That's something very specific but I like old school humour and black comedy.
The Guardian
11
Is it therapy as music, catharsis as a black , black comedy?
The Irish Times
12
As a result, black comedy on TV is severely rationed.
The Guardian
13
A black comedy about the Gleiwitz incident and the start of World War Two.
Radio NZ
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Who knows, maybe this will rescue the tepid black comedy for some audience members.
Reuters
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It should be read by normal readers, if read at all, as black comedy.
The Irish Times
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He and Lizzie Tollmache talk about the existentialist black comedy Third Person - Tense!
Radio NZ
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Translations for black comedy
Black comedy through the time
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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