Usage of "black humour"

The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect.

Uso de black humour en inglés

The black humour, by all accounts, is of a pretty high standard. 
 The Irish Times 

Then he laughs at the black humour the film sparked in his family. 
 The Guardian 

I think perky black humour thoughts, as I get rained on. 
 Radio NZ 

But such was the scale of defeat that it also inspired black humour. 
 The Guardian 

There is a lot of black humour that emanates from that. 
 The Guardian 

Too dark, even for black humour, I thought it more cynical than funny. 
 The Irish Times 

Letters are often laced with black humour: Have you done any more horoscopes lately? 
 The Irish Times 

He has this subversive black humour, that is really special. 
 The Guardian 

Murphy's previous TV outings set the scene for this interest in black humour and camp. 
 The Guardian 

I was thrilled by the Polish defiance of Soviet power, their black humour, their wildness. 
 The Irish Times 

Or are you more drawn to the black humour and sun-kissed violence of Breaking Bad? 
 The Irish Times 

Echoes of Beckett are everywhere -in the dialogue's black humour, rhythmic repetition and wordplay. 
 The Guardian 

He tells anecdotes, with black humour, of other unexpected visitors who arrive, hoping to die. 
 The Guardian 

Homes, whose first name is Amy, often laces her novels with violence, sex and black humour. 
 Reuters 

Cardiff on Thursday, was John Hart's reply, and it seemed an unwitting example of black humour. 
 The Irish Times 

The police are not your friends, we often joke, with our special blend of black humour. 
 The Guardian 

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Black humour por variante geográfica

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Significados de black humour en inglés